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FOR HKiHEK RATKS
Cleveland Leader; Ju granting
iie railroads of the very ;>opulous
and industrially aud commercially
<important section of the I'nited
<t.;tes between. I ho AtlaiU c and
the. .Mississippi, norfh of the Po
tomac and the Ohio, a general ad
vance in freight rates, the laterstat«
Commerce Commission, bos&> its de
cision upon the broadest grounds of
equity and need. Its action is
justified by great aad iar-reaching
changes in business and financial
conditions, aud th» railway com
panies are only i>eruutted to meet(
.in emergency which they had no
►•art or lot in creating.
i'ue commissioa recogu.aes the
tact that when half a million dol
lars in railroad bonds and notes
mature, which will fall due within
the shortest period in which war
conditions will govern the money
markets of the world, a'ouormally
high interest rates will prevail.
I', also takes, cogniztaice ot the ef
fect of the war in making supplies
of many kinds required by rail
roads uncommonly expensive.
In the face of a general dislo
cation of the trade and industries
of the world, the majority of the
commissioners do noi feel justified
in denying to the railroad com
panies a. slight share in the gen
■ ral advance in prices. They pe
ceive that for the great common
carrying corporations the cost, of
doing business has risen as surely
and as inevitably as the cost of
living has increased for private cit
£ 4
Foe these reasoi:s rather than
because better times for the rail
roads are expected to help materi
ally iu making the times better
all business and for the couti
au advance iu rates is allowed,
wirh several uotcworihy excep
tions. It is denied to lake-and
ia:l traffic, in whatever combina
t'ou the land and water transpor
tation may be divided. Higher
rates are forbidden 0:1 bituminous
coal and coke. They are denied
upon anthracite coal and rron ore,
tor the present, at least. Another
.'-so is pending which involves the
charges for such traffic.
These exceptions affect a very
great volume of business on which
the freight rates are lower, as a
rule, than on other kinds of rail
traffic. The cost of the ra;v maite
vials which underlies many of the
larger industries of the country is
uoc to be increased bv higher rail
road ratts.
On mature consideration, me
common sense of the country is
I'Koly to agree substantially with
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion's decision. It will be (elt that
the shipppers, producers r.nd con
sumers can well afford to divide
among them the cost of an in
crease of 5 per cent in railroad
rates, except as to several impor
tant commodities and the great
lake-and-rail traffic, if the effect
can be felt in a general quicken
ing of industry and trada The
more thoroughly the text of the
decision is studied and weighed,
the harder it will be found to dis
sent from the commission's con
clusion that justice and common
carrying corporations be permitted
to do something to offset their
sh.^re in the increased cost of liv
ing
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
catarrh that contain
MERCURY
As mercury will surety destroy
the sense of smell and complete
ly derange the wholo system when
entering it thruogh the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never
te usai except on orescriptions from
reputable physicians, as the dam
age they will do tea fold to the
good you can posjlb'y derive from
them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man
and is taken internally, acting dir
cctljr upon the blood and mucous
surfr-cco of the system. In buying
[ Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you
; ge<; the genuine. It is taken in
j ternalljr and made la Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney & Ca. Testimonials
j free.
| Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
I bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
",JIST A COLD''
You may call it ''just a little
cold," yet it is so easy for a light
' cold to develop into a serious one.
j Ask y°ur druggist for a b°x
"PUROLA" Laxative Cold Tablets
and break up the cold at once. Do
it today. Price 25c. Specify "PUR
OLA.!' ' Sold by Keller Bros. Drug
r
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Jt urinary troubles set in.
Perhaps your kidneys are "in
: bad way."
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j Mrs. Martha Kane. 102 'fait Ave.,
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! in my back for two years. Once I
I was so bad that I fell while going I
down stairs and for some time |
! was almost helpless with my back.
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get Doan's Kidney Pi.'te—the same
that Mrs, Kana had. Fostcr-Milbur
i Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Wanted salesmen to Bell cigars,
j cigarettes, and tobacco to dealers.
Experience unnecessary. Weekly sal
ary and 15 a day travel'ng expens
es. EASTERN TOBACCO CO., Bos
t ton, Mass.
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both on draft *ad In bottles is kept
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of Trade Bar where the celebrated
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tle*. tf
A most popu
lar and effect
ive remedy for
breaking up a
COLD.
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Che Admiral Cine
Westbound
S. S. Admiral Watson
January 9
LEAVING SEATTLE OX THE 5th, 13th AND 25th OP
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWAk ON THE 0th,
19th AND 28th., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATION ON THE Oth,
10th., AND 21)tii. -
Seattle to San Francisco
8. S. ADMIRAL DEWEY 8. 8. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
8. 8. ADMIRAL SCHLEY
Leaving Seattle every Wednesday and Sunday for San Francisco
and Southern California porta. Connexions at San Francisco
PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO- STEAMERS
S. 8. YALE 8. 8. HARVARD
Fop Los Angel®, San Diego and Southarn California joints.
. i lo I i' PACiFl'O ALASKA NAVIG VTIOX CO. |!
HUGH P. GALLAGHER, Agent. Skagw*y, Alaska.
" "
Savage rtetort.
Butcher—I can't give you further
credit, sir! Your bill is bigger now
than it should be.
Customer—I know that. Just make
it out for what it should be and I'll
pay It.—Chicago News.
FREMONT AND KIT CARSON.
Pen Pictures of the Pathfinder and the
Famous Scout.
In "Kit Carson Daya.'' by Edward
L. Sabln, we get this glimpse ot the
personal appearance of Carson aud
Fremont when the two daring spirits
first met:
"In June, 1842. came the fateful
meeting of the trapper scout, already
known throughout the west, and the
Pathfinder whose great fame was stiN
to come.
"Tho two men were opposites. Car
son was Scotch-Irish, gray blue eyed,
sandy complexloned (under his tan),
light haired, rather flat featured,
gritty, but so quiet and ordinary both
In appearance and manner that few
not knowing his name would bestow
upon him more than a passing glance.
Fremont was French, flashing blue
eyes, olive white complexion, thick
brown hair, features regular and oval,
disposition sensitive, quick, eager and
Indomitable. Few would forget hitu.
"Fremont was a scholar of botli
American and continental accomplish
ments. At this time Carson could not
read nor write even his own name,
and his speech even in 1SCG was of
patois wherein mingled Mexican, In
dian and many a frontier English
'thar,' 'fout.' 'massacreed,' 'pore,' etc.
But he spoke in more languages than
did Fremont himself, not only being
fluent In English. French. Spanish and
several Indian tongues, all acquired
orally, but also being well conversant
with the sign language of red man
and of trail."
Of this meeting on the Missouri, out
from St. Eouls, came comradeship
first and a friendship that never ceas
ed. In California and in the Mexican
struggle the stanchness of both men
and their loyalty to the flag were well
tested
FEMININE BEAUTY.
Maturity Has a Charm Greater Than
That of "Sweet Sixteen."
There Is a beauty quite apart from
youth—the beauty of the mature wo
man. Some there are who maintain
that beauty does not reach the zenith
under the age of thirty-five or forty
In a measure this is burnt out by the
events of the antique past, which tuay
likewise be parallel with instances of
our own day.
Helen of Troy appeared on the scene
at the age of forty. Cleopatra was past
thirty when she met Antony. Aspasia, I
married to Pericles when she was thir- |
ty-slx, was a figure brilliant in her j
world for thirty years after. When
Diane de Poitiers was past thirty-six
she won the heart of Henry II., and he
was but half her age
Anne of Austria was thirty-eight
when dt'scril>etl as the most beautiful
woman of Kurope Mile Mar was her
alded as the greatest of beauties at
forty-five, and Mme. Creamier was at
her best between the ases of thirty-five
and fifty Mme. de Matntenon was
forty-three when united to I.ouis, and
Catherine of Russia was thirty-three
when she took her seat on the throne
which she occupied f.-r tliirt.v-live years.
All these women were world famed
for their beauty and gave the lie direct
to that toothless old saw that buzzes
the power of "sweet sixteen." The dew
of youth and complexion of roses, it
must be admitted, sometimes combine
lu a face that Is uumoving, irrespon
sive, utterly lacking in the expression
which goes to the making of a perfect
ly molded visage.—Bohemian.
Mighty Handy.
Some negroes are Insatiable "jiners,"
and their favorite organizations are
those which assure an ostentatious fu
neral.
A mistress was remonstrating with
her servant about belonging to one of
them.
"Bonnibel, don't you think It is,
mighty foolish to pay the 'Friends and
True Mourners' society' 25 cents every J
month?"
"Now'm, Miss Ma'y, I don't. Vou
see, dee ain't like some of de s'cieties:
dee acts liberal, and don't skimp an
nothin'. Dee gives you de finest kind
of coffin, en makes a way for ev'ybody
to git to your burial. En den. 'sides
dat, dee gives you $30 at the grave, en
you know $30 comes In mighty handy."
—New York Post.
Oh '* • * A. M.
,?X\ Whlto Pass Lodge
r^»\\ x» ? & A M No< 113
meets 2d and 4th
frl. Ev'gs. of each
mouth. Vlsltiiig brothers are wel
come. Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
W. C. Wright, W. M.
P \\ VV1
w:
frYatemal Order
Vj^lea—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
nal Order of
fiaglea meet* the itirst Pad tnlrd
j Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Firth aTeaue. Vialtlng
brothers cordially luvr.ed to attend.
■ Elmer ^Vbeeler, W. P., J. M. Keller,
| Secretary.
B. P. O. ElJiS
Skagwaj Lodg
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meeta every
Thursday even
ng at 8 o'clock.
Visiting broth
"rs cordially welcome. Jas Ken
nedy, Ex. R Geo. Magee Secretary.
m. suarp. /Isltlnp- brothers cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Acheson, Arctic
Chief, w. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder.
ritOFESSI ~ CARDS.
OH. L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Most Modern Methods.
Ope i Evening!.
Of'ce Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m
Alaskan Uuilding - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A.. B. meets every Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist iu the treatment of
diseases nuil deformities of the eye,
car, nose and tliroafc.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. E. M. BEVIS
physician and Surgeon
JUNEAU ALASKA
Office—Second Street; in offices
formerly occupied by Dr. Simpson.
\V. B. STOUT.
\ • t <• r n e y At Law.
Practices iu all conrtt,
In Territory of Alaska
Alaska.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
I and the Service First Class.
~ H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
j Regina Hotel :: Whitehor»e, Y. T
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagmay
S.S. City of Seattle, Jan* 2, 12, 22
And every ten days following. Modern comfortable ships,
excellent service Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers,
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. m. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELAS, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold anil baggage checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. D. Phone 50, SKAGWAY
60S Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
WINTER SAILINGS
S. S.JEFFERSON
JANUARY 11-23
FEBRUARY 8-15-27
MARCH 11-23
APRIL 4
Passengers will be transferred to
Vancouver or Victoria without
extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 06.
E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
Prince Hop rt, Vancouver, Yictoria, Seattle
January
February
March
April
13
10
6
6
27
24
16
16
26
26
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