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L S. KELLER Publisher .... ESTABLISHED 189SI
Olilcst Daily la Alaska ..... Official City Psper
Adaillied 03 Second-class mail mailer as a Daily newspaper July 3,
1S9S, and entered as Second-class mail matter, as a tri weekly August 26.
lS-.O. according to the postal requirements.
The Daily Alaskan charges tor ali publications not solicited, which
ir :ndcs all notices, other than churches, or charitable societies.
M BSCRIlTItMi
One month by mail
One month by carrier 1-00
Three months by mail 2.25
Hx months by mail •'•50
Or.o year by mall S CO
Subscripiionn jn.il Advert isiiieuts Received l>>
Scnnctt News Company Whilehorse, Y.T.
fc. W. Gideon.*. Carcross, Y.T.
v.. L» rilaian...^....., Atlln, B.C.
WHY THK STROl.LKK'S \\ I I'M Y
f! ■ tv ;re tuo things that we consider it our duty to support—our
' ■ and t ie cous'itutlon of the Vniied States In order that the first
■ f those duties may he fulfilled it is necessary that we engage in some
r ' -.try ' w !.i, h we can make a living and. owning a tirst-olnss news
I that was located in a temporarily waning town, we decided to!
ve it 10 the best town in Alaska and take pot luck "till similar indus j
Not that there is a long felt want in the newspaper field here to be ■
: • J or that the patient public is yearning for additional publications |
i t t wo. ow . : s; .1 good plant, and having a Hung to make, decided to |
<e t.:o best of existing conditions—and here we are. The ofllce of The
* "roller's \\ e k y is on Second street between Seward and Franklin ami
■phone number is 3»JT. We are prepared to do all kinds of job :
r ;■ d respoottully solicit patronage in that 1 ue.
Stroller's Weekly, successor to the Douglas lslaud News, will ap
>• Saturday and will be devoted to the advancement of the inter
file town and vicinity in particular ard of the Territory of Al
t era! tiastlneau Channel a!'.*ays has been and. we believe, will
be the st stable and subs' n tial Siilion of this great north
i . C We believe thi- part of Alaska lias a gr< .it future and that
yir will witness migh-v strides along the line of commercial and
la! activities.
!y w.:h a bonnet or a brick as the exigencies of the occasion
. w i — "..tit. Born and raised a Republican in Ohio. this editor went.
_ i.is majority to Florida, where the aroma of llepublicau con
drove h;:a into the Democratic fold. Therefore. having watched
- ft. ni both angles, he feels that lie is in position to keep
,ia. ■ .. the road and will endeavor to do so—independent in
bit i v ;.tr.ii in nothing. Anyway, and situ-i tariff ceased to be
about ail there is to politics is the trough—those who have their
.<:.d those whose feet are it* hiug to get in.
-i ption ; r.co of the Stroller's Weekly is three dollars per year,
advance, this price beitiu made possible unh by indications
t" print paper will gradually get bio 1» to where it was in the
i! '.lar would buy a dollar's worlh lite paper will be en
- In the very to ,ir future a id t • price will remain
• r s Weekly will devote its >oliiniiis to local and
<;s of interest and to lo. 1 and tem :,il articles We
• -.i ti' publish ,i pupfr that u.li . popular, a paper
wheiever it goes and a paper that will he road with
• of people.—The Stroller's \\e.kly.
i'in\Kl'.us i\ v.v\ror\i-:k
.>:nplU !.#d -should prove of ad* ..mage to the members of
• j>. i-ts. Fraternal and son.il advantages of such ail
. know. and generally recognized In addition to these fea
..•dse should be aide to promote closer and better
s the Pacific coast metropolis of the Dominion, s'.oiiltl
mst with Yukon than it is. It has now I:ere near the close
'. rritory that Seattle lias with Ala.-K.i There must
.
■! sttpplj; the remedy.
■> ikoners now in Vancouver aggregale thousands. The
iap* nuts well into fuur tigu'es. It is Hoped that (he niaxi
■ ■: >l.ip will be acquired bv the new lodue, and that it will rise
■ of L i '15 Vancouver and lSrilish Columbia a better 1111
true conditions and possibilities in thi> gn at and protii
i t bi.i has been a great beneficiary of the Yukon, and the
- ire !:as gone to Vancouver The value of tr.ercantile shipments
t port t - Dawson the last quarter of ceuiurv totaled many mil
T':e investment hv Yukon in Vaneotivi-r real estate an 1
i ia h s received many of the most talented professional atd
^ n. s. t! have an undying i.i.th in :nd love for Northland,
on .ir d women are in a position to hrinc about !>• iter general rela
te l.o two territories. The new lod^e forms the nucleus
;i ( lumbia has several members in parliament who could be
rough., aware of Yukon's importai; e with mutual benefits
t:.cse I . ; geographical areas. The new lodge can be an instru
i g d in many respects Yukon, as a whole, has every reason
ased o' • r the formation of the lodge ..ml to know that from the
■ - it lia^- attracted so many capable and energetic sourdoughs and
Editorial Paragraphs
Mtiiil in *» -1.
iLt'lr f«H»t iiis*' it.
It's grain# tniMvr h;i«! wisUt to u
tlie tiirlj ni»«»M v\««u.« u.
Ommuttlsm as prmtittHl toiia.v Is
the .nrt living without workup.
Time will toil just how large a ma
jority the KoMieviki are or are not.
Coal dealer* say prlec* will vary
this summer. Kut probably upward
Will "upprox taunt* dfsnniuuww
preclude 11 future "wastage from »arT .
The golden rule in business too
often is: "L»o others before they tlo
you,"
What a pity che<s phenomenon* can
not bo n-vtl to unravel the knot^ In ,
Industry.
That suggestion to cancel war debts
to the I'nlted Slates Is very popular
In Kuroi>e.
The movement to remodel church#*
Into homes Is practical religion with »
vengeance.
The Mystery of !
Hartley House
llv
< i.iri <>hi» s. 1: \vmom»
um-iI
"Hut [i hi'lt>s to it.-.-.
"XotblM: il.u-.'n.v IK- vya* .{.•
colveil oiily for n s: - >
want for l!?« mlstiilc-. II
ofciRo -r • l .:n. i;
uiotlior sit.ro lln'ii < 1 • ! h«:.iro."
"That N Iwmmw lu> I" a <
I hiiw liiin whoro li i
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dmnrhtor. That w* h.i
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Isohel cnaio Hv. In
fjltluT. t" !l I"!..!" V. !> tl II'
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tro«s In r mm hor. Is.>!.«•! sssil.l hIiiiI
sho tli"<>i.'lit. H'T '
from llolio-'v -no ■ r II '■!*•>!)■
mot hor iVi«»r !<*! life ;i« -
hor. tin* only j-r.■;
Isohol \v:i»r h i-t.«i.i- Tof.Ml-|.lvr
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»r four sot* i-\< ry af -rjimm, >
llliivl .Irlvt- a .-rir a:
1 .Irovo inn! r-Mo >■
dial >l>.- ttiiin.-.l i«
nf ilNmny. IsoM si ll» f-rclt • n;»l
smil.ii.
•
sho -aM.
I tl|..nsht of (ho ln-n al !ho ponil's
ediv sit-ins: hor hr«»»l of iliH.im.r- In
llii» vvhIit. Mrs. SM:u-y »:i< not in n
pit alo mi.! slio ili.I ift till-tor. l.ut hor
illstrr>> was ii'-utt*. >In- know ;! »rirl
hail to ili'voli'p aii'! sli«" knew that she
N
lea. Hill knowMge :s :iot n ivinp
anodyne to pain.
I sol •■! t"ok hor nolh. r"« lr -nl and
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In *U' !i nn honest. frank. perivptlve
fashlmi—I know tlml a snilli u e.>n
tnln all the htiTmin nnilei-nnillinr In
the world. hocniiso 1 «nw Noln-:'—anil
thon. holdlnc h> r mot! »r's ha: sli
niont «>f dislpe»« "I'll I ho intlnialo stijv
port of her own f.re*enet\
It " : > seem :i <!!)!! (I
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w itnes«e.J It. phi! !i ll.id no t
Jwlii-I knew her mother ed. hut
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(iiit knew her ilnuchHT,
"OifiJ-tiye. mother." said Jsohol. "Wo
shn'n't ho pone lone. 0«nic John."
That was (ho llr«t time s
rolled me John honestly :! « . .tit
eomi-dy. I know hor finesse. She «1:tl
t! to (,-lvp her mother the comfort >l-'e
sense ihat who «nii not peine upon a
wild adventure of bii automobile r..!e
with nn unrelated man hut »:,> uiihiu
the strict Intimacy of the family.
We wont driving. Isobol at tho nhoo'
She likoi] lo drive fnst unci I do not.
I inn timid. I do not think tin: loeo
motion N n genuine hum i ]■!•■ -Miro.
IVsslhlv It Is. behind either a f: or
n plodding horse. I prefer the plodding
horse, l.ocomotion tlien nierelj reveals
gradually chancing fin'Ots of tin- s< one:
one like* to see the iiiatliin' i aspects
of a landscape nni'old. Put an ,n:Io
luubilo driven a< lsohel wanted to
drive It revoaliM no facets. It II'' rely
blurred ilip Vision and t ve the idea
that I he satisfaction sought va« a re
tain fimount of wind blown In the : ..ee.
For Mieli as love ft. not for mo!
•
.lie snld
Illustrated i>v u;n i.\ jhmi> ;
Copyright by George H. Doran Co j
1 know t lint wns wnat sne wunin j
nil mo next—"rtiwtor." I came ill- |
' -wily down out of tlio clouds.
"1 know It wns," 1 said. "nnd I ad
.ilri 'l tlio lionost way In which you I
I managed It."
"1 think I shuII continue to call you 1
' .Mm Ju>t that way." she sBld. "It ;
n.vuis moro honest and decent. After ,
all. «o are engaged."
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Somettmes Mr. Sidney could ho |
rak>'ii "ill In an automobile, of a warm,
ft,fr nftornoon. It was not often that ;
his Mroncth permitted this. bat when
ever It did. 1 was glad not only to al- j
low but to suggest that he mnke use
of all opportunities.
The most beautiful of our river ;
Irlv.-s broncht us. within the limitation
I .if Mr. Sidney's strength, to the peni-1
! lentlary at Alwlok. It was a hideous
-trucinre of barracks, work-rooms and
nulls, of colls and armed cuards; but |
j It was In lovely surroundings, and If |
we took the best roods, we came nat'or-1
j allj to the prison waiis.
j Mr. Sidney wo?ild look nt the en- '
oh" v Mid the guards In ill* turrets.
I us If Interpreting his own life In the 1
ten - .if pri«..n existence. We may
hue taken this drive by the prison
1 Mi times when, approaching It
: li.T of our outings. Mr. Sidney
had the driver Mop at the etitniuce. j
"1 (Vol very strong and well today.,
. di' tor." he said, "and If you do not .
'.-of. 1 think I should like to go In
1 have soon the outside so many
Ti- 1 have a curiosity to see the In
I c.. <on:.-d, thinking that with Jed
■: :: helping him—we acted as his ,
eliding and sustaining his feeble
:is—he wns strons enough to
lake the effort. I did not know I
»I.i t'.or it was c..od oc bad pyschology
• - .him a sight of so many lmprls
•i i .n, but my Instinct sucsrested
that it would. In his case, be good. He
wns a logical, reasoning man—a rare
phenomonnn In the human race. If he
d been emotional and sentimental. I
I ssliouM have had more doubt.
.Mr. > :ney was imponnm iv
be known in the neighborhood. The
«::rden of the prison came to meet him
11 : "flice a-> soon as we had entered.
He >' < very cordial to Mr. Sidney,
who himself never showed more his
aristocracy of democracy. I am a
i democrat. I am wost fond of an
arlstoer: ic democrat. Such was Mr.
j Sidney.
Our clmrmlnR old srentleman conld J
not po Throtsph the entire Institution, •
and the warden led him to the most ,
nooo«v!!i]p parts of the Interesting ,
ph We saw (he rattan-chair works
and the honor men In the gardens. We
. <o tool; one glance at a tier of cell- .
!i msos and peeped Into the dlnlng-hall ]
and into the chapel.
■
1 had to forbid this. It would have ,
ln-'U ti'O ii nch of a physical strait
Mr Sidney. 1 knew that the lit
-slon wa« Interesting him. and ,
I v : - pi: i to have him Interested, but
| I did not want to tax his strength, j
"I'm the doctor's servant." he said. !
"I'll Ion!, into the library If you don't
mind, warden. and then we'll obey the
Warden Williams led ti* te the 11
Ihr ' >. which contained a largo eM
i••• on of books. An elderly convict
\\:t- ■ :ic: ced in cataloguing some new
volumes which had Just been taken ;
out of boxes. He was Interested and
1 paid no attention to us.
Mr. Sidney looked at him for a few j
(Continued on Tuesday)
Regina Hotel
MODERN SERVICE
....Tourist Trade Solicited....
Automobiles for Sight Seeing Tours
c. H.
WH1TKHORSK.
JOHNSON, Proprietor
Yl'KOX TKR
Home Made Candy Shop
CarrroM, V. T.
GLADYS SIMMONS. Proprietress
Latitude, T1 Drfr»ri Altitude, F
TAKE A SOUVENIR EOX HOME
..Rochester Hotel..
A. Rystogi, Pivtp
All Modern Conveniences
Corner King Street and Second Ave.. D aWSON. Y.T
Seven-Passenger McLaughiin-Euick Car Senice
Attention
Tourists
\vhv:\ is \\ iiitkhoiisi:
°°'"CITY CAFE F°r
GOOD EA TS
1.1 V( IIKS, SHOUT <lRl>ri:s. \NI» I I : ! Mi \l - -I K\ | It
(ieorge Yashida. Propr ictor
MANAtiKR or III!
Caribou hotel Dining SCoom
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White Pass & V
TIMK 1 \IM.i: N<>
Daily • v>M't Sund
No 1, X. Honnd
1st (1#s>.
9:30 a.m. leaves
11:55 a. m.
1:30 p. m.
3:05 p. m. "
5:25 p m. Arrives
sk.u;\\ w
V IIITK I'ASS
m:\nktt
c.ircross
\\ HITKHORSK
rasser.fen must 1>* at the depot Id tin*
specied, and checked. Inspection ;> supped i ;>
leaving time of trains.
160 pounds of Baggage will be >'1 <vked fr. e "
ticket, ai;d *5 pounds with ea>'b Lalf fa-e ; eke:
\«». i s I (..in 1
1 m .Class
irriv. s 4:30 p m
1,eaves 3:00 p.m.
1:45 p. m.
11:60 a. m.
9 2 0 a in
o have Baggage In
. tv minutes befnre
full fare
.JUST A REMINDER- - WE TV> I-'IK>T rl.ASS PRINTING
('o he
Clancy
Timmie Has Faith
in Human Nature
By PERCY L. CROSBY
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