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EDITORIAL
"ALASKA'S POPULATION OUTSIDE"
Alaska su:fers most from "absent
treatment • Evcn a good Part of
its r°?"l tion is outside. For in
^3nce cnnnary statistics show that
) sahuon fishers ia San Francisc
V oaee a year V3 Alaska for th0
•i iaual rack. Oth0rs come from
Seattle, ^ti!l others from Port
1 .-.J lad oth r coast towns.
S-o:>ose the*e rvople resided in
.Vlaska the Je^r 'round. It would
!::^an an addition of possibly 20,
;0 ia po^uluti^n. It would m^an
: r. L,s ii Alaska, mora PeOP'e
t > l>ay goods from stores; mare
le tu fill th thcatrts; and to
.• r tux^s and he'j> support thu
st aoola.
-V-itl. r theSe aliens nor their em
I'lo. rs V.avs any interest in Alaska.,
as a rule, other than the dollars
riiat xaay le taken out. Is it not
ajou time a change inpoiicy ,vbp
•• ui. n.lyd? "Alaska for Alaskans'*
•is a joke so long as Such proced
ure is continued.
Incubating oy
must l>e op
f":" I. f'»"i.
I:'- it.n nu-rv-t mi<Ti»l>e of n mfen '
:■ wntuan must tell tier j
t'te wnrlil over
< to that good old
eet Home."
■ of the decline In |
:.:'rely r-n which side
i-'s standing.
cost of hat« will J
■ she old "plugs" lu !
:• ^arretted.
! n'.T to official esti- i
millions a day to run ]
:tie country!
.-amblers, pestiferous 1
; ii ar<\ • • !titvi> devoted their '
l;\e> t.i playini; tlie saxophone.
r < o' ' «• : •en indicate that
: •■!•'< liea-': r i.yet come into the
dignity of I • culled "millinery."
It i' rea^nrim: to learn that this
winter there will-he fuel enoush for
everybody who has money to burn.
I'ar , r clothi!!? !« to be shown here.
1'nder the prt-s-i * circumstances It
appears to be a vnful waste of paper.
France Is afraid of the man on
horseback. ihrr la-re we fear the
■ I in the big an
ti-mobile.
With ci il a' ever so much a ton
ft -h : ir i - ' 'is ventilation Is
;S»;i1S to co t a Iof money this com*
las wiai-rj
The '
tobotto' ii
of S.V
tin.- l..
• % nof down
: i]. i; ^ v.howitis siinis [
djtvuwurU ru..gs of j
WORSE THAN ANCIENT FORMS 1
Oldtlme Ordeal by F're and Water
Declared Eclipsed by That of
Modern Travel.
Those who opine that the widely ad
vertised ordeals and trials of the olden
days were the only simon-pure speci
mens have another opine coming to
thetn. Their oplners, I may say, are
badly out of kilter, writes Kenneth 1
L. Roberts In the Saturday Evening 1
Post. There was a time when I could
shudder as with the palsy at some,
of the trials upon which mankind I
deliberately embarked before the old I
world had become as shopworn as It !
now is; but now that I have looked |
more deeply Into the mntter I can't |
get a shudder out of any of them, j
They weren't genuine, blovn-ln-the- |
glass articles at all. Anybody could i
beat the game. There was always
a little shop up an alley whe-e for a I
certain consideration one could buy i
flreproofiing material guaranteed to
carry him safely through trial by fire. |
or an Imitation stomach which could '
be lowered cunningly down the throat I
so that trial by poison could be safely j
negotiated, or asbestos paint of such J
potency that after three coats had |
been applied to the soles of the feet |
the owner of the feet could not only ,
skip lightly across nine red-hot plow
shares, but could even do a marathon
on them If the occasion demanded It. I
No; the gentlemen back In the dark
ages who .went through fire and water
In order to demonstrate their worthl
ness to tall willowy blonds who lived
in unhealed stone castles and were ,
therefore subject to Inflammatory rheu
matism were not so hardy and reek
less as some people suppose. And
there Is a present-day trial which
makes those cleverly press agented I
trials of the moldy past look rickety I
and undernourished and nauseated. I
refer to that celebrated European or
deal known as trial by travel.
FORCED TO RENEW LEARNING
Mrs. Minerva Jones and Her Unfortu
nate Instructor Both Played in
Hard Luck.
In attending the Americanization
class Mrs. Minerva Jones had one ob
ject. and one only. She wanted to
leurn to write her name. For a time
all effort seemed futile, and the pains
taking and conscientious teacher was
on the verge of despair; hut at last pa
tience had It.- reward, and toward the
end of the course Minerva was ahle
to trace laboriously hut proudly the
magic symbols. Then she rested on
her laurels. The exhausted teacher
heaved a sigh of relief as the door
closed on Minerva's portly form.
"I feel that I have not acted In vain,
but I should hate to go through that
sgain," she said to one of the assist
ants.
At the beginning of the next term,
much to the astonishment of all. Mi
nerva again presented herself, bland
and smiling as usual.
"Weil, Minerva, what can we do for
you?"
The Instructor endeavored to speak
cheerfully.
"I've done come to learn to write my
name. Miss Mary," announced Minerva
complacently.
"Hut you learned how to do that last
term, Minerva. You surely haven't
forgotten so soon."
Minerva smiled broadly. "No. I alr.'t
fogot. Miss Mary. but I've done
changed my name since then. I'm Mrs.
Kphraim Jackson now."—Youth's Com
panion.
When Laundry Traveled Far.
Vo present-day washing bills reach ,
the figures attained by such documents
In the days when people wer.t far
afield to ensure good laundry work.
French exquisites of the court of Hen
ry III had their washing done In Hol
land, where the s»ft water of the
dykes was supposed !o Impart a spe
cial gloss to linen.
Apparently this practice lasted un
til the close of the eighteenth century,
for Sebostien Mercler. In his "Tableau
de Faris," published shortly before the :
French revolution, protests against
the patronage by rich people of the
Dutch, to the exclusion of native,
laundresses. Still more remarkable is ,
the fact, mentioned in the "Memoirs I
du Comte de Vaublans," that wealthy 1
merchants In Bordeaux used to send j
their linen all the way to San r>o- J
mingo to be washed.
The Philosopher.
Those who belong to this small class
have tasted how sweet and blessed a
possession philosophy is and have also
seen and been satisfied of the mad
ness of the multitude and know that
there Is no one who acts honestly In the
administration of states, nor any help
er who will save anyone who main
tains the cause of the Just. And he
reflects upon all this and holds his
peace and does his own business. He
Is content If only he can,live his own
life and be pure from evil or unright
eousness and depart In peace and good
will with bright hopes.—Plato.
Sex of an Egg.
Various methods have been tried,
and according to the Purls Academy
of Science the sex of eggs laid by
pure-bred fowls may be determined by
weight and size. A test well known in
the north of Scotland is to hold the
ess in the left hand in the sun or
close to an electric or gas light. Shade
the encfof the egg with the right hand,
and'look for the nir space or "setting"
(a dark watery spot larger than a
dime) ; If this Is found on the top tt
Is a male, but if lower dowp the side
It Is a female egg.
WON NAME BY INGENUITY
Humorous Description of How Phrase
•'Wise Men of Gotham" Had
Its Origin.
The phrase, "wise men of Gotham,"
came Into being Id a most peculiar
manner. Gotham was a small town In
Nottingham, far from the ufeual com
merce of old England's highways. King
John, at the head of a goodly company,
decided one day to so Journey that he
would pass through the town. In those
days the passage of a royal retinue
through a village meant numerous
hardships fur the citizens. The king's
guards demanded food for man and
beast, and generally forgot to pay for
It. In addition, horseshoers, car
penters and other tradesmen were
called upon to do various work with
out any return. The citizens therefore
devised n scheme to turn their king
from his path. ,
When his majesty came within a
mile or so of the hamlet he met vari
ous citizens engaged In the most out
landish pursuits. One was attempting
to drown an eel, another attempting
to drag the reflection of an early
evening moon from a poud with the
aid of a rope, another was building
a fence around a cuckoo that had lit
on a bush, and a fourth was attempt
ing to sharpen a sword on' a bit- of
cheese.
The king decided nt once that the
village was a gathering place of mad
men, and ordered the route changed,
and his troops and geuUemen passed
around the supposed haunt of lunatics.
From this came the local proverb:
"More fools pass through Gotham
than remain In it."
FOOD AT 18 CENTS A DAY
Laborer's Allowance Was Indeed a
Mere Pittance During the Sev
enteenth Century.
In the early part of the seventeenth
century the maximum wages a carpen
ter, stoue mason or plasterer was al
lowed to demand was 500 a year.
Bldtksralths and shoemakers were
permitted to earn up to $50 a year.
Tailors were limited to $40 a year. If
lhey worked by the day and supplied
their own meat tmd drink, stone ma- i
sons and carpenters were allowed to
demand as much as 54 cents a day; If !
the master supplied the meat and
drink, the maximum dally wage was
only 30 cents.
Women servants were graded In"
three classes, the maximum wages be
ing $20, $15 and $10 a year, respec
tively, for the flrst. second and third
classes. These yearly rates, of course,
were in addition to food and drink. A
woman worker In the fields was per- I
■nitted to demand up to 11! cents a day
iutd food and drink, or 24 cents a day
if she provided her own nourishment.
i'rom these figures it would seem as
If IS cents for men and 12 cents for
women was deemed sufficient to cover
the daily cost of footl and drink. Even
after allowing fur the difference In
money's purchasing power then and
now, n is obvious that the laborer of
that epoch was w illing to live on much
less than Is his descendant of today.—
I.ee Meriwether in the Missouri His
torical Review.
In Addressing the Strfnger.
Kvery locality In. America has .more
or less definitely defined nicknames
the resident" mil strangers win n ad
dressing them. In I'liiliiuelphia. for
Instance, strangers are addressed as
"Mack." A Philadelphia!! wishing to
ask the time from some one he didn't
know would say: "What time Is It,,
Mack?" !
Out In Seattle the common name
for a stranger is "Bo." This is prob
ably due to the Influence of the I. W.j
W. Lumber jacks, mine workers and
"blanket stiffs" all go by the familiar
name of "Bo." The extensive use of
this term has gradually been adopted
by the more polite strata of society In
that seclou, and Is now considered |
good form.
In Denver they have the breezy |
western "Bill." In Chicago It Is'
"Jack;" In the army "Buddy." In'
Louisville it Is "Colonel," of course, j
Iu Boston It Is "Neighbor," while in j
New York one Broadwayite Insists It !
Is "Ikey."
Pianos Require Fine Wood. |
There is no oilier industry for which (
a greater variety of fine timber Is re
quired, and none in which the timber j
must lie seasoned more carefully than]
piano bnlldlrig. The varieties Include i
Canadian spruce, American oak andi
whltewood, Honduras mahogany and j
best English beech. Sounding boards |
are made of Swiss pine, the "Aides
excelsa." which Is nothing but the fa-1
miliar Christmas tree. All this tlm-j
her has to be seasoned In a special
heating chamber, where It Is subjected i
for days together to a powerful draft'
of dry air.
It was not until more than half of!
the Eighteenth century had passed
that the piano became popular. • i
In His "Ain Countrie."
As a boy Sir James Barrie was the
despair of his teachers. - In fact he j
was marked down by them, according j
to an English weekly, as the laziest |
lad In his school, Dumfries academy.
This was remembered against him
when, after achieving fame and for
tune, he returned for a while to his
native village of Kirriemuir—the
"Thrums" of his books.
"I'uir James 1" they exclaimed, shak
ing their heads dolefully. "Puir James!
He was aye that delicate, and aye
that lazy! No wonder he had to tak
to writtn' bulks for • >lvin\"
Cuticura Girls Are
Sweet and Dainty
Nothing 90 insures a healthy, dear com
plexion, soft, white hands, and glossy,
luxuriant hair as Cuticura Soap, assisted
by Cuticura Ointment when necessary.
Cuticura Talcum is delicate, delightful.
distinguS. It imparts t» the person a
charm incomparable and peculiar to itself.
•CoiScnra Talcum Powder'
Do not fail lo test the fascinating . ra
grance of this exquisitely scented face,
baby, dusting and skin perfuming powder.
Delicate, delightful, distingut. It a indis
pensable for every toilet table. For eample
of Soap. Ointment and Talcum free.addre*s
post*card: "CuricurK. Dept. 7T. MoMw.
Musi " Sold everywhere at 25c. each.
3N£~Cuticur> Soap •haTO without mm
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HEADED
He has an
open mind.
Yes. That's
the reason noth
ing stays in it.
HA! HA!
Look at that old miser bug—Jurt
rollino In wealth.
NOT THE
SLIGHTEST
Green Golfer:
Does It make
any difference
which club you
use?
Caddy: Not to
me It don't.
CRAZY
Daubs has such funny notions.
"We artists can't," said he,
"In oils paint stormy oceans
Because oil calms the sea."
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NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.
Noiic® Js 3-ttat there
wj'l) be a lE-.'Cthis of th0 stockhold
er or ThG ENGINEER MINING CO.
a corporation, organized and exist
ing und^r and by virtue of the laws
cf the Territofry cf Alaska, to be
held at II. D. Clark's residence Skag
way, Alas3:a cii t!ie 10th day of
January, 1921 at 2 P. M.
The purpose of said meeting Us to
elect a Board of Directors for the
uiisuing year, also to authorize the
Board of Directois or tie officers
of Mid corporation, to c^'or into
a contract and c-"rry out said
contract with any person or persons
to ciiiv*'y to such Peison or Per
seus an interest in th0 mining
claims and appurtenances of said
corporation not exceeding an undi
vided half interest in said mining
clvnis and appurtenances for mon
«v sd'/unced and services rendered
•ty ••uch person or persons In the
VrCO't ry the Property of said
corporation, which is and has been.
for 8<Y«ral years, adversely held
and claimed by others.
A'sc said meeting of stockholders
to P: so upon and ratify th0 b7-laws
<>1 ssid corporation said by laws
to tsice Place of the original by-laws
wUl:tl lave been lost or destroyed
a'so tn conduct such other business
as way properly come before said
B'ock-holder's meeting.
Ditpd. Skagway Alaska this 8th
d-y ot DeCember. 1020.
A. II. Brackett. President
Attfgt. Secretary.W. L. Thompson.
First Pub. Dec. 9. 1920.
j^ins.! pub. Jan. 9. 1921
White Fass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 4G
Tuesday and Fr?d»J"
Nt, lt N. Bound
1st Cl*«s
S. S. Bound
1st Cl»sg
i:SO a. m. Leaves
11:00 a. m.
12:40 P. m.
2:10 P. m.
4:30 p. vO".
SKAGWAY
WHITE PASS
BENNETT
CARCROSS
WHITEHORSE
Att'to
braves
3:45 p. in.
2:10 P. m.
l£:-!5 P. m.
lC: 65 a. m.
S:30 a. m.
PafSengws must bo at depot 'i, t'me to have Baggage ia
pected, and checked. Inspection >* "topped 30 m'nutea before
leav'ng time of trains.
150 pound" of Baggage w'l be checked free w'th each full
far# ttciet and 75 pound* wltn eajh half fai-e ticket.