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CUEAl'ER COAL
Tile oiucial aiuioiuiceiii'ej.t l>y Sec
retary Lane that r^uiaUuns ftave
Let a isauod under whici* private In
dividuala and corporations nw.y,
without iurtlleT delay, tx%iu tUe
leasing and operation ol tiie vast
coa^ ileitis oi tue .Nortiuand. .No
ioas«.r am til a ejet endive auUiraeitc
•i-.a 0 it anions resources oi Alaska 10
bo caused lu Aine/ican oapilal anu
t-nterprise.
leu j oars have elajised since the
Alaska coal lienis wo, a withdrawn
l.urn pi ivale entry ami develop
ment. The issuance oi the new
nijuiafioa® iroin the secretary's oi
l'ce mean that ahuUi 13,y20 aatj
la lug jiaiaiiiibiui section a.e re
stored 'u eatry, totetiier with. 33,
o * 'j ai.ru> oJL coal boaiui^ lands ill
lue Beting river ccuntry. i»iuaU
artas in e^-eh oi these iields nas
1*. on reserved to tne government.
The amount least*! to any oue per
son is limited to »ot>J acres.
The avurage io^oii.j; units are
iroin 32u acrcs to l,20u a^ret in
tag Malanuska Iruni 200 to l'-Zv
la the Bering itiver sectiou. Leases
will Le granted ior a yuriod 01
nit'-' >»*ars. The government exacts
a royalty oi two cents yor ton tae
Iii';-l in e years, and five cents pet
toil lei Lao saocetdiag twenty* years,
A.lex this period it is provided that
tar royalty shall uot exceed live
per cent c£ the selling price oX the
ccai.
lhe opening oi these fields will
rnrun cheaper coal for min
ii.y, maawacturing and other pur
1'i.s s. uct only in tue Territory.
l>ui alci-g the Piuliic Cos>t guiwral
ly. It is also exyecUd thai it
•a i.l wi uve a dutliW ad\ outage uiul
lUL-eiiiiTb to proiptciors. i»reXw
t-iue w'il be given to those who
will make the largest investment*
aiij tue earliest deveiopment ol
the coal fields for ct>mniurcial pur
poses.
Tlie lorrn of 'he lease Is similar
iu larjje part to tlits private l«ases
obtaining in the Wee* Virginia coal
fields aid has baeu passed upon by
a boa-rd of practical coal operators
who have appro*rd 1* as a workabh
Itxxso.
CAULK SERVICE
The fifth plaak la the Rep-u&li
cau platform for the Territory oi
Alaska. "That Congress is irrg»d
to make appropriations for the ex
tension of 'he Alaska cable and
wireless systems to all parts ol
the Territory," Is in keeping with
the development of the Territory.
Certainly we must have adequate
methods of keeping ia touch' with
th& country at large by telegrpahj
if we wish to keep abreast of the
curanr.-ev ial world and happenings i
the 'ifcld of current events. The
extension. of the cable .-ervice tc
places where it is needed would be
a boon to the people. A wirele^t
in this town would be a nelp to
the 'own, but Is aot at the present
time a necessity.
I A SOLVED PROBLEM
I* is with a deal o' pleasure that
we welcome Captain Young and hi
tine boat, The Golden Rod, to
Skagway, The Golden Rod's arriv
al has solved a perplexing problem
that his been confronting the trans
portatioc officials and hotel men
in 'his city for a number of yeairs.
Offering, as it does, tba best toiir
Ut kcation ia Alaska, Sxagway nos ,
bee up against it far o&e'ing uru- ,
par facilities to the tourist iou suae <
trips. Now with the »xj4>uiiia- boat •
in pon the qutxftiiou is solved auU '
tourists can bow arrange Xur siao
trfpg ou L> un Canal.
bpoitsuien ia tnis vicinity will 110 J ]
douot t>~ right ou deck whtu it ,
comes to uuiis advutage of 'lie
now boat. There are s«ve,ui stretuns
ill tne immediate vicinity thaq oftais
excelltur fishing if a tiauapoita
tion facility were available. Hunt- '
iii£ nai"itw iu tiie fail will find
couiui> uious uoeouiuioaaUoii au tue
beat, it cairries berth aud dining ac
eoinuiuJiB-Uons bo taat any paaty
will be sure >o be satisfied.
i'HI/K AWAITS tXJBXUXATK ONE
A urbe which has been offered '
by tUe City Dads for Borne tiuie j"
still remains, aad to tne person J (
showing the professional touch and ,
the ability to open a safe iu tiie ,
City Hull, the combination of which ■
Uu« beeu lost, will be awarded a
prize.
Several •"Hams" worked upon it i
last u:ilit. The guides were worked
ou many of the combinations and )
once or twice It was thought that i
they had the big bolt reauy to i
drop, but locked it was and locked :
it remains. it ha* beeu propped j1
that 'be safe be put m>Oiu public
exhibition and & prise offered at
the cele&ration for the cracker
who can open it. |i
IV slNKSS IHlLDlXCi PAl.NTKD
Paintars are busily engaged this
moraiug painting the building oc
cupltd by Pwlerceii E"*>
gr.LpiiH suyre. L. A. Harrison and
Mr. t>.irn«.tt are making the paiut
brushes cover the frame work with j
a ligii' trauu color surfacing, which
adds oi>t» hundred per ce-nt »o the 1
apptarance ol the building.
17 SENIORS UNKISSED.
Class President Say* They Are Crosse*
Between Heroes and Darned Fools, j
Muskogee. Okla.—Of the thirty-five
boy members of the senior class of
Central hlgii school In this city seven
teen admit they hnve never kissed or
been kissed.
Thomas Ijeech, president of the
class. Is not one of fbetn. "As presi
dent of the chiss." he said. "I cousider
that the unklssed reflect great glory
upon the seniors aud upou Central
high. As a man. spcaktng unofficially,
I say I think they are darned fools or
perhaps martyrs. That Is what a mar
tyr Is nu.vhow— u cross between a hero
and a darned fool."
The girl members of the class are.
to pit it mildly, astonished at the reve
lation. One of them declared that she
whs "for starting a campaign for the
| !:eue!it of the seventeen," ami that. If
necessary, she was perfectly willing
to undertake the whole task by her
M»lf
Man Powar.
There Is a distinct difference between
I lower and endurance. The average
woman seeais to have quite as much
endurance as iLie average man. but in
actual physical power she is entirely
outclassed. In a series of experiments
to determine this point it was found
that the average energy a man can de
velop is one-tifth horseiiower. that of a
woman only half as much. The ma
chine for making the tests is a bicycle
mounted on a tlxeil frame and seared
to a brake wheel. The person under
test works the pedals, and the poiut at
which the friction of the brok? causes
the machine to stop Indicates the horse- I
power he has reached. — Tittsburgh I
Press.
A Strang* Toast,
There used to be a curious toast
which one of the Scottish regiments
quartered at Edinburgh castle in the
early years of last century was accus
tomed to drink at mess. The toast
was, "A clean sword aud a dirty Bi
ble." If the sword bad to be drawu
it must only be In the cause of honor,
for the protection of the weak, for the
defense of the helpless. The dirty Bi
ble meant a Bible whose leaves were
thumbed and frayed with constant use
The second condition secures the
first for the Bible Is the foundation of |
chivalry and honor and the only ef
fectual and enduring antidote to strife
Itetween man and man. — London I
Standard.
Took It Literally.
Just outside StookjMirt. on the Great
Central railway, is a station named
Hyde.
The other day a farm laborer was
somewhat startled on arriving at the
station by bearing the guard shout
"Hyde!" The station master, in a
raucous voice, also shouted "Hyde!"
and several porters took up the refrain.
"Hyde! Hyde!"
Wondering what could be the mat
ter. but thinking discretion the better
part of valor, the man immediately
got under the seat, and, It was there
the ticket collector found him when the
train reached Stockport—London Tit
Bits.
Hia Maal Tiekat
"I cannot live without you." ha murmur
ed with a sob.
Sbe said. "I do not doubt you -unless you
Set a Job."
—Judge.
RESTRICTING HOME'.STREETS ♦
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Home 8treetsishotlld)be sacred *
to homes. ami S they,'should be +
| protected from |the (invasion of +
1 all kinds of business. The home *
I is the climax oil urban v activity. +
and It should lieVer lie sucrlllced +
to commerce, or ^industry *)f any +
character. X, Jt;. wounds v Itself +
when It harres n borne. Aod so +
there sbouldl besregnlntlong\and *
t ordinances t»> protect the homes *
I against business. Business can 4*
i take care of Iteeif; the home +
'can't. A taippy'home, the most +
'useful awl honorable thins In a +
commui.tty, loses Its high char- +
acter lr".:i shop of gome kind isi*
stuck lip-Hlanfrside'Of It. Yes; It *
is necessary for a man to make a ♦
living, but itjls not right to make +
other people/tinhappy In doing It. +
We simply'suggest that there is *
ample room here for a salutary +
regulation.—Ohio State Journal. +
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TEACHERS' COTTAGES.
Lack of Suitable Boarding Accommo
dation! In Country Diatricta.
Teachers' cottages erected by the
■ominunity in or near the schoolhouse
ind used not only as the teachers'
■esitlem e.«. I»ut also as the community
■enters. are advocated In a bulletin pre
iared by R. S. Kellogg and distributed
by the department of the Interior
hrough Its bureau of education to
rounty superintendents and other offl
•ers In charge of rural schools. The
mlletin deserlltes the movement for
eachers' residences in rural districts
md gives plans for cottages of various
ilzes and tyi>es.
Lack of suitable boarding accommo
lations Is one of the most serious dlffl
•ultles in the way of securing suitable
:eachers for country schools, the bul
etlu declares. There are more than
>00.000 rural school districts In the
L'uited States and over 1G.000.000 chil
Iren of school age who live In the
•ouutry or in towns of less than 2,500
population. yet it is Impossible because
i>f the living conditions to get teachers
it the highest tyi>e to remain in the
fountry.
Mr. Kellogg says: "Many farmhouses
have no accommodations whatever fo;
11 teacher, ami often kitchen, living
room and dining room are combined in
me, with no he:it In any other room In
the house. The farmer and his family
liave to spend most of their time work
ing Indoors or out, eating and sleeping
Their occupations and hours of labor
in no way coricspond to those of the
tea.-her, which In reuses the difficulty
)f fitting the teacher's necessary hab
its to those of the farmer with any
satisfaction to eiiher. A good teacher
must spend h considerable amount of
time almost every evening upon school
work, lor which a quiet, comfortable
room is essential. If she Insists upon
such a room when she goes to board In
the country she is likely to be consid
ered 'stuck up' and exclusive. If she
gets a room by herself it Is often uu
heated and too uncomfortable for
-tudy in cold weather.
"C n the other hand. If the teacher Is
forced to spend her entire time lu the
living loom with the rest of the family
she has no opportunity to prepare prop
erly for her school duties and is also
very likely to be drawn unavoidably
Into neighborhood gossip and factional
disputes to the detriment of her teach
lug influence. Many of the better situ
ated families in the country districts
who have the facilities do not care to
take a steady boarder, so that If a
tea' her gets a pin e to board at all she
may be for. ed to go to farmhouses
with only the barest accommodations."
Cleanest Town In the United States.
Four j La. s ago a si ourge of typhoid
broiie out in Lyndon, Kan. Lyndon
is hard enough to find on the map at
best, but the typhoid pretty nearly
wiped It off altogether.
After the fever abated the residents
of the town cot together and determin
ed that Lyndon should be made "the
cleanest town in the United States." A
special electiou was called and a bond
issue of $05.1X10 voted—quite a bite for
a town of less than 1)00 people. There
were some who protested against the
tax. but the determined cleaners final
ly prevailed.
With the $t5i>,000 a complete sewer
system has been Installed and a new
water system. Today every house,
with one e!ception-a little unoccupied
place at the very edge of the town—Is
connected with the sewer system.
S'> far as is known, there Is no other
town, large or small, in the country of
whi h this can be said. The clubwo
men of the town are especially vigi
lant, and the first words a child is
taught in Lyndou are, "Swat the fly
and bat the rat!"
City That Jack Built.
In the zinc mining districts the Elm
ore as it comes from the mines is
known as "jack." There are several
varieties or jack, each with its own
special name, and miners eau identify
each of them at sight. Jopllu, the
business and financial center of the
southwest Missouri lead and zinc dls
trict. Is now going to give jack due
credit for the prosperity of the town
and the district. A contract has been
let for an electric sign, forty feet long
and twenty feet high, to be erected at
the union station of the city. On the
side of the sign facing the station
there will appear In gigantic letters
the legend. "The City of Joplin That
Jack Built." On the other side will
be the names of several railroads en
tering the city. The sign will cost
$5,000 and will be In red. green and
white lights, the colors of railroad sig
nals.
In Legal Style.
Wife i2 a. in.i—What have you to say
for yourself, sir? And why are you
waving your hiiurls at me in that ridic
ulous fashion?
Husband—I'm only — hie — waiving
examination. ni.v dear. Exchange.
Standards.
"What would ou do if a man made
a direct olTer to sell you his vote?"
"I'd have nothing to do with him."
replied Senator Sorghum "I am no
saint, hut as an artist iu politics I'd
scorn any such coarse work."—Wash
ington Star.
flow ittiiiiT are 'tip nr:o\v of .wvpr
•irv in con>|i«ri«»n with those of guilt:
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Dentist
Most Modern Methods.
Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building . Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTEIt, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
diseases and deiorniities of the
eye, tar, nose and tliroat.
Office: Goldstein Building. Ju
neau, Alaska.
W. 15. STOCX
Attorney At Law
Practice in all courts
In Territory of Alaska
Haines _ _ — — •» Alaska
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LUbtiMI 4U Alix. 4lb
fn. Hi* H" «*1 eaci.
u oil it uroueib
ait* Phil AbraUa'uj*, SecreUiry.
Llxut-r L. W h'wlpr, W. M
a. p. o. elks
okagway lxxlg»
No. 411, B. P. 0.
E. meats erery
Thursday evening
9 at 8:30 o'clock.
ViBitlug broth
ers oordlaliy welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
f. J. VAWDEWALL, Secretary
PraieroaJ Onler
Ska.£ w AOrit
No 26. Fratoi
oa. Order of
»ju-51lXi7 * Mb iuc ijiDw auu i-uiiu
•veuuusdiu ulgtu ol each iDuath &i
a«ir bail ou KifUi aTeiiue VlSlUlig
jroitioi-B i-urdla.ll) larlUiM to attend
L. E. H adson, W. P., J. K. Mo
Aiister. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:30 p.
Visiting bi it tiers cordial
ly welcome. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chltf, W. B. Burford, Arctic
Recorder.
m. snarr.
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vou d' not stoo al
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Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own d^m
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PI I LI £N. Piop.
Skagway. Alaska
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria \
Vancouver, Prince Ruoert
Juneau, Pcternbur#, Wrangell, and Ketchikan |
Leave Skaguiay
S. S. SPOKANE June 13 - 25 July 7 |
S. S. City of Seattle June 7 • 19 July 1 j
Connects at Seattle with through passenger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR 1'RESIDEN'T AND QUEEN.
Sailing Monday l j p. in. nm] Friday at 11 a. in.
FOR SAN KUAN CISCO, L'>S A.M.KLKS, SAN DIEtiO.
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United States and (Jajuula. Pw t'oMers and full particulars, .
address >1. C. WEIR, Agent.
IL BRANDT, C. A. I'. D. Phone 50. SKAOWAV. |
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FkOfl SKAGWAY
Southbound via Sitka
DOLPHIN July 1-12-23 An? 3-14
JEFFERSON June 24 July 7-16-29
Aug. 9-21
SEATTLE DIRECT
MARIPOSA Jwi.28 Jul. 18 Aug 7-28
ALAMEDA July 8-28 Aug 18
Knik, Anchora^ and Way Ports
ALAMEDA Jun. 29 Jul. 19 Aug 9-29
MARIPOSA July 9-29 Aug. 19
ALASKA June 24
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SAILINGS from SKAGWAY
SEASON 1916
Princess Steamers
Charlotte, Alice or Sophia
Every Thursday at 7 p* m.
From JUNE 15th to NOVEMBER 9th Inclusive
Additional Sailings in July of JULY 10, 17, 24, 31
-TO'
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Information Cheerfully Furnished by
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•PUROLA" Peroxiile Cream is
not :iu experiment, for it lias been
sold for yeare and can be relit d up
ou to give perfect -satisfaction to
the user. It is a soothing, healing
and vanishing cream, which dries
quickly and is never sticky or
greasy. You will b© surprised at
the benefits your skin will de
rive from i*s constant use. Sold
Alaska Junk Co. I
4*
of Juneau Alaska, <■
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Dealers In
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LEAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAGS %
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
•5*
Rear of Spickett's Postoffice ❖
store.
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wi'h a money-back guarantee If
u(/» satisfied. 2TpC in jars or tub^s.
•^l-eeify "PUROLA!" Sold by Kel
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| Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaver- v\ hitehorse the
fourth of every mouth
for Kluane and way
point?- and also on the
seventeenth nf every
month for Ohampaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
i and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel u Whitehor»e, ^ T
s. s.
Prince George
(3875 Tons)
s. s.
Prnce Rupert
(3875 Tons)
The Finest. Surest, Swifte t Steamsh'l>= on the N rtll Pacific
LEAVE 5K\GWAY
EVERY SATURDAY P. M.
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SEATTLE
Connections mule at Prince Rupe I with the Grand rrunk Pacific Rail
way for all Poiiiie in Eastern Canada and United Stales
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_ Phone 43, Broadway
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