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EDITORIAL PAGE
THE ANTIQUITY OF ALASKA
Long before California was more
than a myth, before the Columbia,
was discovered, before there was a
United States, Alaska had b«.eu par
tially explored and settled, if Chi
nese records are to be believed, the
discovery of Alaska auteuatvg the
jaur.ii.vi of the Norsciueu to Uie.'U
laud and across tho Atlantic. Ac
cording to t-iese records, a Chiut*o
Buddhist priest traversed the Alas
kan shore in 4ya A. D. In 1711 the
Cossacks of Russia were hunting
sable in Alaska. In 17-4 1'eter the
Greit with his own hand wrote the
instruction tor the expedition that
led to the discovery and explora
tion oi Uering sea, and ui the fol
lowing century Spanish, English and
French navigators again and again
headed for the Alaskan cosat in a
vain effort to find the northwest
passage from the Pacific to the At
lantic. The record of these explor
ations constitute a most important
phase 111 the history of America.
1* is gratifying to learn that, co
incident with the beginning of con
struction on the government rail
way, Alaska is to receive a practi
cally complete library, covering its
pntiro history from the Middle Ages
to 'he Divseut. James Wickershaw,
Alaska's territorial dolegu(e to
congress, with several associates,
has collected from the libraries of
half a dozeu European countries
every known work on earlv Alaskan
explorations. substituting photo
graphic copies when the original
could not be obtained. In addition
this library has been en
riched by the addition of
modern books, of magazine and
newspaper articles, until it be
comes a permanent record of almost
ever printed utterance of Alaska.
To the future historian this collec
tion will be fully as important as
the Bancroft collection has been to
the students of Western American
history.—Ex.
1'IOXEER ALASKANS
ALLOWED PENSIONS
Juneau Empire, Sept. 14: Prof. C.
C. Gfcorgeson was a passenger on the
Northwestern for Knik, where be
will spend several days inspecting
the government agricultural experi
ment'station. While in Juneau
Prof.' Georgeson passed upon the
applications of several pioneers
for 'pensions. • These applications
have; beeii qu file in the gov
ernor's office for several weeks
awaiting Prof. Georgesoti's arriv
al, They were granted today and
the following pioneers will re
ceive allowances:
William Henry Robinson, age s4,
Valdez, $10; John Kerr, age 74,
Nome, $10; Cap King, age 66,
Nome, $S; Michael Hart.v, age, 66,
Fox, $Si.
The board of trustees of the Al
aska Pioneer's Home is composed
of n-ov. J F. A. Strong, Prof. C. C
Georgeson and W P. Mills.
■A3H.ii,; other matters which will
be attended to by Professor George
Eon 's the pro-position of cross
bretding the yak with Gallo-way cat
tle, which was recently proposed.
Prof. Georgeson was not in a posi
tion to state just what steps would
be taken, if any, in regard to the
experiment, and stated that no de
finite plans would be outlined un
til after the matter had been thor
oughly investigated.
COAST ROAD FOR
MILITARY IS PROPOSED
Oakland, Sept. 17—A project for
the construction of a great military
road along the entire coast through
California, Oregon and Washington,
to be built by the federal govern
ment will bo presented to the Pan
American road congress now in Btg
sion here.
It is estimated that thu 'road
will cost $50,000 per mile.
Thj cost, however, is considered
o« little moment compared with the
advantage that would result in ease
of aa attack by a foreigu enemy.
The improvement would enable the
jl'nited States to move its troops
land heavy artillery quickly from
one i oiat to another.
[ The proposed improvement would
I also gi\e work to a large number of
I men and would greatly assist in de
I veloping the surrounding country
| by providing a good highway in
j times of peace.
Those advocating the improve
jment believe that the benefits to be
derived even during a time of peace
more than justify the expenditure.
Lux is just the thing for doing
[ a little laundering while traveling.
I Convenient to use and sure and safe
14a results. 10c at Kellers'. tf.
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Truck garden across river from
Skarway, contains 5 3-10 acres,
about two acres under cultivation.
Good house, all kinds of tools, suit
able for chicken ranch. Inquire
Dailv Alaskan or P. O. Box 59
9-10-12t.
LUX won't shrink woolens. Get
t at Keller Bros. 10c box. tf.
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Insurance
REAL ESTATE
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TME
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Famous for it: Home Cooking,
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Fresh Egg.-. et>
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Skagway. Alaska
Potash, Perlfflutter
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By MONTAGUE GLASS
Vill.— THE CENTER
OF POPULATION
[Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Co.]
TIIUICE Fenerations are common
ly snlU to complete the cycle
from shirtsleeve to shirt
sleeves. Even though It Is not
encompassed In six or seven, collateral
branches of the same family, at all
times during the trausltion, may dis
close not only shirtsleeves, but patched
overalls and Horace Greeley whiskers
to boot. Thus, while Frederic Goodel
pursued the lucrative occupation of a
dealer in "investment securities," his
cousin, Lafayette Goodel, tilled the an
cestral farm iu Sullivan county and
each year came within perhaps a hun
dred dollars of clearing expenses.
The deficit was supplied by Frederic,
who took in exchange an occasional
basket of small sour peaches. Once ho
had paid his cousin a visit projected
to last for ten days. He rowed on the
lake, climbed the mountain, grew bll
ons from drinking too much milk and
at the end of the third afternoon
waved an adieu from the rear platform
of the observation car. into which he
immediately disappeared, not to emerge
again until the porter's whlskbrooin
heralded his Imminent arrival In town.
"What a place!" he ejaculated to his
brother-in-law, Ruslitnore Ltuldlngton.
"Hard beds, soft water, unripe fruit
and everything fried to a crisp!"
"That's the way our ancestors were
raised, though," Luddington replied,
"and what a sturdy lot of fellows they
were!"
"Of course they were. They simply
had to be If they survived at all."
"But then, you know, there's the lake
and the mountain, the whole," Lud
dington concluded, "providing an ideal
place for a boy's holiday."
Goode! struck the desk.
"By Jove, an admirable suggestion!"
he exclaimed. "Jlmmle shall go there
next week. Sour peaches at a hundred
dollars a basket are too expensive for
me. I once had Jlmmle out to lunch,
and if he doesn't eat Cousin Lafe out
of house and home I'm no judge of a
good appetite!"
At this juncture Mr. Goodel's only
clerical assistant, the sixteen-year-old
Jlmmle Brennan. entered and deposit
ed a bundle of canceled vouchers on
his employer's desk.
"Now, Mr. Goodel," he said, "dat
guy at de bank wanted me to sign a
receipt for dem cut checks."
"And did you?" Mr. Goodel asked.
"I did not." Jlmmle replied, and pro
duced the unsigned receipt from his
breast pocket.
"Quite right." Mr. Goodel commented
as he adjusted a pair of gold glasses
on tils shapely nose. "Never sign any
thing for me unless 1 tell you to do
so. and never sign anything for your
self unless you read It over first."
Tlieu.. adding example to percept,
Mr. Goodel carefully perused the print
ed slip. lie crossed out one or .two
words nnil ap
pended Ills slgnii
turo with ctinr
ucterlstic' neat
ness.
"My boy, be
ware of printed
forms." he con
tinued to Jini
mie, who receiv
ed the admoni
tion with n scar
ed gravity. "Ev
erybody signs
them and nobody
reads them.
Hence the sup
posed order for
the encyclopedia,
with an appen
dix, proves to be
a promissory
note for §500."
He emphasized
# . , . me rcuioriL v>iui
"Beware of printed . . .
forms." he con- " Vl/0r,0"f Wluk
tinued to Jimmio. Luddington.
"And now, JUn
mle," he wont on. "how would you like
to have a vacation?"
| "A vacation!" Jimmio cried. "Why,
I ain't sick. Sir. Goodel."
Goodel gazed critically at Jlmmle's
shining veil cheeks and neatly combed
hair.
"I admit," he said, appealing to Lud
diugton, "that he doesn't look it"
Jlmiuie's face expanded Into a broad
grin, and Luddingtuu nudded slowly.
- "True," he agreed In solemn nccents;
"but there any be some Internal dis
order. and therefore"—
"And therefore," Goodel interrupted,
"Jlmmie leaves for Cousin Lafe's next
week!"
Many years of plowing had reduced
the action of Lafe Goodel's mare to a
deliberate amble, which as much re
sembled the gait of a normal horse ns
the progress of a baby's bassinet ?om
A GKEAT RACKET
That is what a number of vis
itors hav said about the new
"Korstman" tennis racket, of which
wo have just received a complete
line direct from the manufacturers.
Pi'nces range from $2.50 to $10.00.
All are guaranteed against defects.
Come in and look them over. Kel
Wr Bros Drug Co. tf.
For all fine fabrics use LUX. I
10c box at Kellers. tf.
prth«r to Hie "onrushing" touring car.
She had been dubbed Olympta by
Lafe's sister, who deemed tlio name
not only euphonious, but an apt alln
slon to a slight lameness with which
the inare was afflicted. For the rest
Olympln was blind of one eye and
very timid about automobiles, nt which
she Invariably shied. This was evi
denced by a certain switching of her
attenuated tall, and nt periods of great
emotion, such as a locomotivo might
engender, she waggled her right ear.
When Jlmmle Brennan stepped from
the New York express to the platform
of the little flag station at Goodel's
Corners, Olympia's ear and tall twitch
ed a frenzied equivalent to the run
ning awuy of the normal horse, and
Lafe was alarmed in proportion.
"Whoa, dern yerl" he bellowed.
"What alls yer?" lie seized the lines
with a tense grip and sat bolt upright,
prepared for any emergency, as Jlmmle
approached. "I never see uothln' like
It!" he declared. "This blame hoss
can't never git used to no engynes. 1
bet I druv her down here four times,
countln' this year nn' last, an' she al
ways kicks up the same folderol!"
Jlmmle flung his valise on the back
of the wagon and climbed up besldo
Lafe.
"That's right," Lafe said. "Jos' make
yerself ter hum. I'd let yer drive, but
1 dassen't trust her to yer."
After a sharp "Gldap!" from Lafe,
the old mare moved slowly away from
the tracks. Jlmmle and his host main
tained an embarrassed silence. The
boy furtively glanced at his employer's
cousin and made mental note of tho
rugged fringe of whiskers that adorned
the farmer's neck. As Lafe shifted a
huge mouthful of tobacco from cheek I
to cheek his Adam's apple jerked con
vulsively. Apparently, it roamed about
at will, and disappeared beneath his
shirt collar only to bob up among the
thicket of whiskers with an agility that
completely fascinated Jlmmle.
"Say," he said at length and by way
of conversation, "was you over to ras
ter's?"
Lafe bestowed the cud In one corner
of his mouth, voided a pint or so of
the attendant moisture and wiped his
Hps on the back of his hand.
"Which wan?" he asked.
"On Fourteent' street"
"No," he answered. "I never was to
the city. Uldap!" He fell again to
the rumination of his fine cut "Why
d'ye ask?"
"I t'ought I seen yer dere wanst,"
Jlmmle replied, "wid a lady wot play
ed on de trambone. You wuz tellln'
her about de circus comiu' ter town,
an' den yer diil a sand dance toged
der."
Lafe gasj>ed in astonishment and al
most swallowed his tobacco.
"Look a-here, young feller," he said. I
(Continued on rage 3.)
He's a
Plunger
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\ Tt'
(See next page.)
F. * A. M.
Whito Pass Lodge I
F. t A. M. No. 113 I
meets 2d anO 4th
Frt Ev'gs. of each
Vtoilias brothers are wel-1
Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L, Whoeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
Va 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets first
and third Thurs
day evenings at
8:30 o'clock. Vis
brothers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Kagles—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eag'.es meets the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall oh Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially lavited to attend.
John C.'Wood, W. P., J. K. Mc
AlisUr, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
_ Visiting brotter* cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctic
flhlef, W R Hlllery, Arotio Re
corder
pa. sharp.
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Sitka
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagumy
a. s. sfokane
Sept. 20- 30 Oct. 11. 22
S. 3. CITY OF SEATTLE
Sept. 24 Oct. 5, 16, 27
Connects at Seattle with through pftseen ger itMaxn, kjj
CONGRESS. GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT, UMATILLA
AND CITY OP PCJEBLA
Sailiug Tuesday, Thursday Bad Friday, 11 p. m.
FOR SAN VRANCISCO, LOS ANGELHK, SAN DIEGO.
Through ticket# oold and baggage checked to ell point* ia
United btatca and Canada. For folder* and foil particulars,
adilro.se V. A. PETERSON, Agul
H. BRANDT, G. A- P. D. Phone BO, 8KAGWAI •
SOS Socond Ave., Seattle, Waab. >
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.!
SAILINGS FROn SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
JEFFERSON Monday, Sept. 20
NORTHWESTERN, Thursday, Sept. 23
DOLPHIN Sunday, Sept. 26
MARIPOSA Monday, Sept. 27
ALAMEDA Wednesday, Oct. 6
WESTBOUND
ALAMEDA, Tuesday, Sept. 28
Passengers will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
TELEPHONE SO. OS.
E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
J
SEASON 1915
New Steel SteamsHips
Princess
Princess Sophia
WILL LEAVE SKAGWAY
Every Thursday 7 p. m.
Sept. 2-9-16-23-30
Oct. 7-14-21-28
Nov. 4
For Prince R upert,'Vancouver,'Victoria,Seattle
Let us arrange your trip to the Fair, or to the East
Cheap round trip rates with choice of routes
F. F. W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 or 141 SKAGWAY
Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATED TO S. E. ALASKA
Sailing Dates from Skagway to Seattle
Sept. 21 Oct. 3
$5022 licand trip to Seattle and return
,SAILING DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
Through Tickets Honored
Transfers to Vancouver, Victoria and Tacoma
WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGE
DORTERO & SON, Skagway Agents
Seattle Office, tickets and all information
7 ! 2 Second Ave. Call Pliono 88
Snow Shoe Time Is Gone
i But Kodak Time Has Come
KELLER BROS. DRUG CO.