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IVPERVAIXKD SKKV.AXTS
One of the oldest uj»d most re
nowned of the governmental agen
cies of the United Suites is its
geological survey. It has had con
nected with its administiation some
unusually tine individuals, men who
combined technical knowledge with
enterprise, courage and integrity,
and who thus disooveied and saved
tor the nation wealtn of incalculable
value, as well .is administering one
U' the best surveys of the kind in
the world.
If any layman is of the opinion
that this vast country has been j
fully explored and charted by this
survey, and that therefore its con
tinuance is neediest, he should be
come informed as to the facts, first
;ts to the labor that lies ahead for
the agents of the survey, and se
cond as to the service they have
been rendering lately to the govern
ment in its enforcement of laws
conserving water-power, forest lands
and leases of lauds producing min
eral wealth. Most fortunate for the
government in its fight to protect
popular interests ai:-l to make up [
its cases so that hostile liiigation
could not thwart execution of law.
has been the fact thft it could fall
back on the survey experts for evi
dence and advice in all cases where
issues of fact as to soils, mineral
deposits and such things were in
dispute. Thus fortified the gov
ernment has beeu ab'e to cope with
forces that otherwise might have
thwarted it more frequently.
Too often history emphasizes only
rhe record of the open disputant for
a cause and overlooks the service of
rhe mun who made up the case on
its evidential side. The suit at
law seems to be won by the brillian
court advocate; but he knows that
his victory is due to the office
counsellor and investigator who "go
up" the brief. Lest il be inferred
that the success of the "conserva
tion" movement in tha United States
lias been wholly du* to presideuts,
attorney-generals. secretaries of
the interior, and civilian champions,
it may be well to call attention to
tli* civic service of geologists whe
keep in the backsrrotntd but who nil
ihe lime are making their techni
cal knowledge count on the side of
law and justice.
PAX-PACIFIC COXFERKXCK
An extra meeting of the Ameri
can Historical association l»as been
called for next July, to be held con
jointly with the American Asiatic so
ciety and under the auspices of the
Panama-Pacific exposition in San
Francisco. Nations facing on the
Pacific ocean are to be represented
by men competent to deal with past
history and present facts. Nothing
pertinent to intelligent understand
ing of changes wrought by terri
• orial expansion of the United
States, construction of .the Panama
ranal, Canada's initiation as a mili
tary unit of the British empire.
China's political revolution, Ja
pan's alliance with its whilom ri
vals. Russia's development of north
trn Asia, and South America's in
< reased share in a Pan-American
policy will be overlooked in the dis
i ussions that are tr fellow presen
tation of formal papers on these an
other themes.
Such enterprise and prevision
are commendable. Th<- Chicago ex
position of 1893 was notable on
the intellectual side because of its
congress of rettgior.3. The exposi
tion at St. Louis In 1904 brought to
gether a remarkable assembly of
savants from all parts of the
world, who, as specialists, furnish
td material out of which a synthetic
view could be taken of the world's
'hen available knowledge. Now San
Francisco, certain of the large part
in international, as well as na
tional trade which it is to play as
a seaport, and stirred by visions of
the role that th« Pacific coast
states are to play in history as
the scroll unrolls, summons a Pan
Pacific congress of thinkers who
will read the future of the Pacific
fronting nations in the light of
their past and present. The pro
priety o* the plan should not ob
scure its strategy, tactically con
sidered. Sometimes the obvious is
the really subtle course. Sometimes
an opportunity is so wide that it is
overlooked just because it is so
specious. This is a case where com
mon sense and vision meet, where
opportunity has been seen and
seized.—Monitor.
MEDICINAL TREES.
^ Dozen Varieties In Thi9 Country
That Need Attention.
There are about a dozen trees grow
ing in the t'uitp<l States which are en
tirely or juirtly for medicines. On ac
count of the enormous quantities re
quired it is a foregone conclusion that
in the not far distant future trees will
have to be planted to meet the demand
that is fast growing, or else we shall
suffer from the lack of necessary drugs.
The presence of hydrocyanic acid in
the thin inner bark of the wild cherry
and Its tonic and sedative properties
make the tree valuable, it is gathered
in the fall, and a fresh supply is re
quired each year, as it loses strength
if kept too long.
Witch hazel plays a prominent part
in the medicine chest of every house
hold today and represents in its manu
facture many thousands of dollars in
invested capital. The Indian knew of
its healing properties long Itefore the
white man came.
The New England farmers find the
witch hazel crop one of much value
and a regular source of income. The
brush Is taken to the local distillery,
where the essential properties are ex
tracted. While it U usually classified
as a shrub, it has been kuown to glow
to the height of tweut.v-five feet. It
also has the peculiarity of blooming
very late in the fall.
The bark of the slippery elm Is high
ly prized for the relief of colds and to
allay Inflammations. This tree grows
to the height of from forty to seventy
feet, with a trunk two and cue-half
feet thick. The outer bark is shaved
off and the inner one removed aud
dried under pressure In order to keep
It flat. The dried bark is remarkable
for its small proportion of weight to
bulk.
The wnite pine, wnicn piays sucu an
Important part in building industries,
is conspicuous among trees possessing
medicinal properties.
These four are among the best
known and most widely used of na
ture's remedies growing wild in the
woods. There are others of various
kinds and degrees of usefulness. The
tamarack and the aspen, both of them
esteemed as tonics; the white willow,
a tonic, a febrifuge and sometimes
used for rheumatism: the butternut,
whose bark serves :is a tonic and a
mild cathartic; sweet birch, best known
as the principal ingredient In bireh
beer: the white oaU. with Its astrin
gent bark, and, perhaps as popular as
any bark that grows, the sassafras.—
New York American.
Iceberg Lake.
The lakes In Glacier National pari;
that are fed by glacial water nre milk
white, but others are clear and pure
and reflect all the varying aspects of
rhe sky and clouds above On a clear
lay the water Is beautifully blue, but
when storm clouds gather it assumes
larker shades, which uiakc it appear
langeroos and forbidding Oue of the
most attractive" lakes In the park is
Iceberg lake, so called because the
glacier at its edge discharges bergs
into Its waters at intervals, after the
manner of the glaciers found in the
arctic region. The crest of the wall
around this lake Is as hish above the
water as lour buildlntts like New
York's skyscrapers atop one another |
Every one is dissatisfied with his
Iwn fortune.—Cicero
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registration notice
All citizens, male and female, de
siring to vote for candidates for tlie J
common council of Skagway, Alaska j
at the municipal ejection to be j
held on April 6th, 1915, must reg-,
ister.
The registration books will be
open at the town hall from 7:30 to
9:30 o'clock every evening, from
Monday, March 15th until Saturday
April 3rd, 1915.
D. McKAY,
3-5-3-13-J5. Town Clerk.i
NOTICE OF EJECTION
A general muuicipal election will
be held Tuesday, April 6, 1915, for
the purpose of electing seven coun
cilmeu and one member (director)
of the school board
The election will be held at the
town hall aud the hours for voting
wi!J be from 7 a. in. to 7 p. m.
Voters for couucilmt-n must be
citizens of the United States, or
:h<se who have declared their in
tention to become Buth; must be
twenty-one years of age or over, who
have resided continuously one year
next preceding the date of elec
tion in the territory of Alaska, and
for six months preceding the date
of election in the town cf Skagway,
and who have been duly registered.
All adults, male end female, who
are citizens of the United States, or
who have declared their intention to
become such, and who are bona
fido residents of the town of Skag
way, are qualified to vote for the
Dtiector of the School Board.
D. .McKAY,
3-S-td. Town Clerk.
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White Pass Lodge!
F. & A. M. No 113 I
meets 2d and 4th
Fri. Br'ga of each
Visiting brothers are wel
Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler, W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Slragway Lodge
No 431. B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jan. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order |
Eagles—
Skogway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eaglets msets the first and third ,
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Ska<jway No. 1
&. B. meets orory Tuas
day erenlag at 8:00 p
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ly welcome. A. J. Acheron, Arctlo
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