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EDITORIAL
OLD GLORY
"America For Americans"
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Uncle Sam Will Givo You Free Advice
cn This Vital Subject.
Llealth insurance U s grown to l>e
more and more recognized us a vital '
factor hi the welfare of auy commu
nity. Vigorous campaigning: ou the j
part of federal, state and municipal
health authorities ha< led to the pre
vention of a (neat deal of unneces
sary disease, bur to !*? really success
ful the co-oj'eratiou of citizens is con
sidered essential.
"You have insured your nu r.handise
aguinst loss." says a bulletin of the
United Stall's public health service.
"You have insured your house and ham
against tire. You have perhaps even
taken out j.u insurance policy to pro
vide the iiLi.essarics of life for your
family in case you become ill. But
have you «';ven to the question of pre
venting such illness tl.e thought and
study that s» important a matter de
serves?"
The United States public health serv.
ice devotes much of its time and ef
fort to the stndy of preventable dis
eases and has issued numerous pam
phlets containing the fundamental
principles of disease prevention. They
are sent free of charcre on request.
Among them are included "Typhoid
Fever—Its Causation and Prevention."
"Prevention . r .Malaria." "The I'reven
tlon of Pellagra." "Ttilierculosis—Its
Predisposing Causes." "Ilay Fever
and Its Prevention." "Infantile Paraly
sis" and "The Care of the ttaby."
There are 35,000,000 Christiana in
China.
Argentina devotes 4.000. C.16 acres to
oats growing.
Daily History Class—July 4.
1776—Declaration of American inde
pendence by the Continental con
gress In session at Philadelphia.
1S26—John Adams, secoud president of
the I'll it til States, died: born 1735.
Thomas Jefferson, third president,
died; born 1743.
1S31—James Monroe, fifth president of
the United States, died; born 175S.
1S9S—Truce at Santiago.
1916—Austrians and Russians fought
around Lutsk, Volhynia. Germans
retook Thiaumont, Verdun. British
captured La Boisselle.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sua on the meridian of Washington
•t 4 minutes S seconds after 12 o'clock.
Total eclipse of the moon. Invisible in
the United States: visible in parts of
Europe, Asia, Africa and South Amer
ica. Independence day.
Daily History Class—July 5.
175S—George Augustus Viscount Howe
killed in battle with the French
near Fort Ticonderoga, N. X.
1S01—Admiral David Glasgow Farra
gut, American naval hero, born;
died 1S70.
1814—Battle of Chippewa, Canada.
1915—The Italian navy closed block
ade of the entire coast of Austria
Hungary.
1916—Germans were repulsed on the
Somme front, but repulsed enemy
attacks at Hardecourt and La Bois
aelle.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENT8.
Corona Borealis (the Northern
Crown j Is south of zenith early in the
evening. Venus 1 degree north of the
moon. ..
HOW T& PREPARE
THE GARDEN SOIL
Fertilizer* and Lime Should Be Applied
Whan Ground I* Ready.
[Prepared by United States department oI
agriculture.]
A simple test to determine whea
garden soil Is ready for plowing of
Working Is to take a handful of earth
from the surface and close the fingers
tightly on It. If the earth compacted
In this way Is dry enough for cultiva
tion It will fall apart when the band
Is opened. This test Is applicable only
to comparatively heavy soils, but It is
these which receive the most Injury If
they are worked when wet On such
soils overzealous gardeners not only
waste their time, but frequently do
actual damage by attempting to work
them too early.
After plowing or working with a
spade It Is usually desirable to apply
some form of fertilizer. Barnyard or
stable manure, which furnishes both
plant food and humus. Is undoubtedly
the best, and applications of from
twenty to thirty tons to the aero are
satisfactory. The manure should ba
distributed evenly over the surface and
later worked in with a hoe and rake.
Frequently it is advisable also to ap
ply commercial fertilizer, especially
phosphate. An application of 300 to
000 pounds of acid phosphate to the
acre Is usually sufficient. In order to
supply potash, if this Is needed, un
bleached wood ashes may be dlstrlb
'Jted over the garden at the rate of
1,000 pounds to the acre. Wet or leach
ed ashes have less fertilizer value.
Two thousand pounds of these should
be used. In order to start the plants
early In the spring applications of 100
pounds to the acre of Hltrate of soda
are sometimes used. It Is important,
however, to remember that no form of
commercial fertilizer will yield good
results unless the soli Is well supplied
with humus. This frequently may be
furnished In the form of sod or other
vegetation which has overgrown a
garden spot and may be turned under
with a plow or spade.
In certain localities it is also ad
visable to test the soil for acidity.
Naturally moist soils are likely to be
sour and in such a condition are not
likely to produce the most satisfactory
crops. The test for acidity or sour
ness Is a very simple one. A handful
of the soil slightly moistened and a
piece of blue litmus paper, which can
be obtained from any drug store, are
all that is necessary. When placed on
sour soil the paper will turn red. To
correct such a condition lime should
be used. The ground should be cov
ered with a thin coat of air slaked
lime and the latter worked in well.
Lime is not a plant food, but it will
correct the acidity and will improve
the physical condition of the soil.
ON GROWING ONIONS.
On Small Areas It Is Preferable to
Plant Sets.
(Prepared by United States department ot
agriculture.]
Onions. like potatoes, are a staple
crop that Is grown commercially on a
very extensive scale. As a general
rule, It Is well to have the crop follow
some other one that has been kept un
der the hoe and free from weeds tha
previous season.
In the north seed is sown as early In
Che spring as the soil can tie brought
to the proper condition. In the south
onion sets are frequently put out lu
the autumn and carried through the
winter with the protection of a little
hay or straw. There are three meth
ods of propagating onions—the first, by
sowing the seed in rows where the
crop is to grow; second, by sowing the
seed in specially prepared beds and
transplanting the seedlings to the open
ground, and. third, by planting sets
which have been kept through the win
ter. The first method is used by large
commercial growers on account of the
amount of labor involved in the others.
On small areas, however, it may be
preferable to plant sets. Under normal
conditions these may usually be ob
tained at planting time for about $2.50
a bushel, eight or nine bushels being
required to plant an acre. Onions
planted from sets will ripen earlier
than those from seed sown in tha
fields. When the transplanting meth
od is used the seed is sown in green,
houses, hotbeds, cold frames or spe
cially prepared beds at the rate of
three and one-half to four pounds tor
each acre to be planted. The seed
lings are transplanted when they are
somewhat smaller than a lead pencil
and rather stocky. The root end of
the seedling if pushed into the soil
with one finger, and the soil is then
firmed about the plant
The seed is sown thickly in drills
about twelve to fourteen Inches apart
After the plants become established
they are thinned to two or three inches
apart The maturity of the bulbs may
be hastened by preventing the con
tinued growth of the tops. This is
sometimes accomplished by rolling an
empty barrel over the rows and break
ing down the tops. After these are
practically dead the onion bulbs may
be pulled up by hand irom the soil
and spread in a dry, well ventilated
place to cure. Thereafter they may
be stored in crates or bags for winter
use. In the north the crop ripens and
is harvested during the latter part of
the summer and early autumn. In
the southern states, where tha crop Is
grown during the winter, the harvest
ing and marketing period takes place
, during the spring months.
FOB YOUNG FOLKS
Sleepy Time Story That Is of In
terest to Children.
A BOY WHO WAS VERY LAZY.
Stubborn Youth Who Was Cerelese
About Study and Behind In Hi» Lo«
■ons Get3 a Surpriso—After a Tim#
He Is Cured of His Slothful Way*.
When I was a boy, said Uncle Ben
to little Ned and Polly Ann, we were
taught to march, aud that brings me
to my story about a boy who
WOULDN'T MARCH.
I hope you will always tako an in
terest in the marching. Little Tommy,
a boy I have heard about, did not car®
to march. He was fat and would
rather sit still than run about
Tommy's mother had told the teach
er that he must take part in the march
ing or any exercises that might tak«
some of the extra fat off his lazy bones.
So the tcacher tried her best to get
Tommy interested in marching. II#
was a new boy in her class.
But one morning when Tommy had
missed a good many words In spelling
and had not hud the right answer to
many of his arithmetic questions lie
was a bit sulky. Instead of blaming
the mistakes on his own carelessness
he was vexed with the teacher and
cross with the children who had dono
their work right It was very silly of
Tommy.
And when the teacher threw up the
windows and said, "Now the class will
stand up, ready for the march," Tom
my planted his feet stubbornly on the
floor and settled back in his seat
The teacher looked surprised when
Tommy did not rise with the others.
8he said: "Tommy, please rise. You
know we are going to march now."
But Tommy growled, "I don't want
to march."
The little girl at the piano began
playing the march. The other children
stepped briskly around the room, and
when the last child passed Tommy'*
desk the teacher was behind him. She
whisked Tommy out of his seat and.
with her hands upon his shoulders,
pushed him into place aud walked him
around the room with the rest of the
children.
At first Tommy was too taken back
to object, but when he found himself
being marched around the room against
his will he squirmed and struggled so
much that the rest of the children
who had been trying to keep sober
burst out laughing.
"Don't you think you could march by
yourself now?" whispered the teacher,
and Tommy murmured, "Yes."
With his eyes on the ground he
tramped briskly after the other chil
dren, and from that day to this the
teacher has had no trouble in getting
Tommy to Join in the marching.
Boy Scout Professorship.
In order to make the preparations of
boy scout leaders and scout masters a
regular feature of the curriculum of
Teachers' college, New York city, the
board of trustees accepted the offer
made by Cleveland II. Dodge and
Francis Phelps Dodge, presented
through the Boy Scouts of America by
the chief executive, James E. West to
maintain in Teachers' college for a cer
tain number of years a provisional pro
fessorship In scouting and recreational
leadership.
Shadow Tag.
This If* a game to play when the sun
shines. One person Is chosen to be "It"
and must run after tho others. He
does not have to tag them, however.
ne must only step on the shadow of
one, calling that player's name at the
same time. When he succeeds that
player must change places with him.
A Beautiful Visitor.
There are several species of the
woodpecker family, with which young
people in the country and even the city
are familiar. They are the flickor, the
IXC HEADED WOOD PEC KM.
downy woodpecker and the red headed
woodpecker. All are handsome birds,
and they iiake a lot of noue pecking
at the bark of treat and also cutting
holes for nests. The bird pictured is a
young red headed woodpecker, one of
the handsomest of the tribe.
fraternal orders
Aretlo Brotherhood. —
Camp Bkagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fouirth1 Tues
day eventDg at 8:30 P
m. BU*rp. Visiting brothera cordial
ly ■welcome. J. M. Tanmor, Arotio
CWif. W. B. Hargraves, Arctic Re
corder.
Fraternal Order
Eagl<$—
SkAgwaj? Aerie]
No. 20, Frater
nal Oilier orf
Kagle§ meets the; first and third
Wednesday night of each month, at
ta«Jr ball on Fifth Avenue. Visit
in g brotllions cordially Invitttl to
MtraiJ. J. M. Qreisbach, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113'
meets 2d and 4th
Saturday- Evenings
of each months. Visitiag Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMES WALLACE, Secretary.
B. ■ P. G. ELKS
Skagway Lodg«
No. 421, B. P. O.
E. meets every
let and 3rd. Thurs
day night at 8:30
o'clock. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, B. R.
F. J. VJcWDEWALL, Secretary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* to A. B. H»U first Monday in
ewry month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
coma.
W. L. STEVENSON, Prefl.
F. H. Doree, Rec. See.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Denifct
Meet Modtarn Melthods
Office Honrs: 8-12 ». m. 1-6 p. nu
Alaakna Ruilding .... BrwMJway
8KAUWAY ALASKA
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alank*
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Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
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We oSer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENET & CO.. Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL, BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cosa surfaces of the system. Testimonials
»ent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Hall * rami!? Pt!l« for constipation.
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Saturday's for San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego.
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SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY JUNE I9I7
FOR SEATTLE and PUGET SOUND PORTS
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Excursion Season opens with sailing of S. S. Dolphin from Seattle, June 18
and closes with sailing of same Steamer August 19. During
this period Sitka and Taku Glacier will be ports of call.
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