U. S. District Court
Has Skagway
Session
On Sunday morning the court of
ficials of the l!. S. District court of
lae tirst d.vision arrived on the
S|n>k.ine and .Monday morninK held
a short term of court.
The term of court was held in
SkaKway in order to hear and sass
on the applications of a number of
would he citizens who had filed ap
plications. The court room was
crowded with citizens when court
opened and after careful question
ing liv the I". S. District attorney.
A t". Slioup. as well as Judpe Reed,
t'.i :olio.ving well Vnown men were
made full Hedged I'nited States clt
•::s: Sam Hanson. Kd. Hestness.
.1 Mci' inn, Lionel Talbot. Father
R. Callant. Clyde R. L. Rogers.
Martin Iijen. Karl I^arson and An
drew Stroed.
>11 were heartily congratulated by
itv friends after court adjourn
ed.
MKS. I.KIl.A K. CHOW
IWSSKS AWAY IX SKATTLK
Mr. John M. Keller received a
-ram yesterday conveying the
eliigence of the Jeath of Mrs.
. :!a K. Crow, mother of Mrs. Kel
.Mr-i. Crow went to Seattle several
• s a-'o in search of health and
.- been under treatment during
■:iiire time since leaving Skag
»ay. and while her condition was
Hisidered serious, it was not
t -iit iiaill recently that it would
I'pon receiving advice early in
r ,i>t>r that her mother's condi
ul become more serious. Mrs
- . nmediately left for the
.tt-s to l>e at her mother's bed
Mrs. Crow has made her home
Ii.t daughter in Skagway for
il y'-irs and was a most estim
i .inn; in. and was loved aud re
■i-:.d !>y all who knew her. At
time of her dfparture for the
* Mrs. I'row *as secretary of
>11 ..ipter. Orier of the Kast
. and she was also a mem
oral fraternal societies in
iitle. being an active worker in
. !l of tiiem.
Mrs. Crow leaves one married son,
Fred Lindsay of Seattle, and her
t.r. .Mrs. John M. Keller of
i • >. to mourn her loss.
Provisions Of
Currency Bill
Washington, Dec. 17.—Chairman
Curry's new Alaskan bill, which was
presented to the House yesterday,
and is the expression of t:ie admin
istration with reference to the de
velopment of Alaska, has in it the
following provisions:
The forestry service will be trans
ferred to the Interior department,
as will the forest preservation; the
leasing of lands for furbearing ani
mal propogation: the development
of water power, the control of the
Natives of Alaska: the mainten
ance of roads and trails, though the
present board of toad commission
ers will continue to function under
the direction of the secretary of the
interior istead of the war depart
ment as at present. No provision
is made in the bill that would com
pel the commission which is to su
pervise the development of the ter
ritory to reside In Alaska. This was
a provision deaired. but which was
not put in the bill.
Assurance was given the commit
tee by Secretary full that he would
select persons who would be in Al
aska continuously \n order that
they might direct the work to be
done there by the Interior depart
ment.
LEO SIMMON'S CJETS
\VHITEHORSE COLLECTORS!!!!*
Word has been received that Leo
Simmons, who h;us been collector of
customs at Carcro«s ever since it
was started, has beon appointed col
lector at Whitehorsd. This position
is the head of the customs in south
ern Yukon and is a well merited
advancement for M;. Simmons.
The place was made vacant by the
illness and resignation of Fred Mac
lennan. who held the office for over
fifteen years.
It is not known who will succeed
Mr. Simmons at Carcross.
Word was received in Skugwav
yesterday that Doctor Culbertson
of Whitehorse had been called to
Atlin in consultation with Doctor
Rogers. Krom tne information
gathered it seems t!iat Chris Beaton
who was injured some time ago.
would have to be operated on and
Doctor Culbertson will ass.st the lo
cal doctor.
To Cure a Colo tn Due Day
Take Grove's LAA.IT1VE UROMO
QC1X1NE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature of E. W. Grove. 30c.
J,VI the idle hours
with pleasure!
Time never hangs. heavy on jour hands when you have a
VICTROLA
In the house
By our liberal
Installment Plan
you'ean now have any instrument we have"In-stock put
iu your home at onee and enjoy all the creat mu
sical artists while you are paying for it.
Remember, all we ask is a small
payment down and the. bal
ance to suit your
convenience
KELLER BROTHERS
SJUbiOBELEs
NEED SEEN FOR SANITATION*
IX ALASKA DAIRIES |
As ii follow-up on the recent In
spection of dairy cattle In Alaska,
the territorial board of health is
preparing to promulgate certain reg
ulation covering matters of sanita
tion to keep the dairies up to a nor
mal standard, according to a state
ment issued from the olllce of the
territorial commissioner of health.
Dr. H. C. DeVighne An annual in
spection of herds a'one cannot keep
the dairies up to standard unless re
inforced by necessary sanitary regu
lations. said Dr. DeVighue.
Touching on the need for herd In-1
spectioti and rigid enforcement of
regulations, the statement Issued by
the commissioner of health said:
"There are intelligent people in
this world who clain to believe that
disease is merely a matter of false(
belief. Others, equally Intelligent
have learned the melancholy truth;
that it is always an undesirable af
diction and often a drcadl'ul tragedy
There was a time when it was i
taught and commonly believed Hint
the variety of tuberculosis found in
cattle, pigs und chickens was not i
transmitted to human beings, that
milk is milk, regardless of whein • 1
it comes or what happens to it on
the way. We now know to a cer
tainty that several diseases can l"'.:
and frequently are, carried by in
fected milk und tint tuberculosis i.*
often transmitted directly from ti,
bercular cow to a healthy child, by
milk. The bureau of animal indus
try. department of agriculture, h -
011 tile hundreds of cases similar to
the one given below, yet some mis
guided souls still object to havinr
their pet cow Inspected and test> J j
and killed it found diseased
"The report, as published in a re-l
cent bulletin of the department >>f
agriculture, follows:
"'J'aris. III.—The res uoms 01 r.u-,
gar county arc greatly aroused ir.iT
an epidemic of tuberculosis w;,n n
lias recently occur rod in a famil; n
this vicinity resiiltiag from the u e
of milk from a tuItorcular cow f>.r-1
merly owned by a farmer. Ildbert ]
Goben. His entire nerd was tuber I
culin tested by a federal voteri: .r- ,
ian two years ago. One cow reacted
to tl'e test and was* tagged, brand 'it1
and placed under quarantine h> '.,e
federal ollicial until such time ;s '
she could be killed, llecause she
was in good flesh aiul apparent-,
healthy. Goben claimed she did tuv !
have tuberculosis, and it is said |
boasted that he would be glad tc j
have a whole herd just like her. S.
he removed the government t. - and j
gave the cow to his tann hand, Itob 1
ert Kelly, in lieu of moi.ei owed i
•Mr. Kelly. Kelly stated :: .it he I
took the cow to his home ia <j>rini; J
During the follow.ng Juiu > ie or,
his girls, live years old. complained ]
of a pain in her bark. l>r. Martin,
a local physician, was called and i
pronounced the case one of tubercu
losis. Since then, .'our other child
ren in the family have developed the'
disease. These children raiu e from i
3 to 9 years in age. All have en- |
larged glands. One is in a serious
condition as the spine is affected.
The cow was killed, and the post- |
mortem examination made by Dr.
Granigen. a bureau inspei tor, assist- '
ed by Or. .1. \V. Martin, t e attend- ;
ing physician of t'..e Kelly family.
There was positive proof that the |
cow was in an advanced stage of |
tuberculosis. There are seven child
ren in the Kelly family and all but
two have tuberculosis. All were |
healthy before Gobea gave Kelly the
cow. One girl, lis years old, does
not drink milk and she seems to bo
perfectly healthy. This is also true |
of the six months' old baby which
has received no ccxs' milk. It is
understood that the state's attorney
is to prosecute Goben on a criminal j
charge.' "
HAS MANY CLAIMS TO FAME
Island of Jersey Has Been Called a
Wonderland—Really Is an
Interesting Place.
The Island of Jersey is fa mod for 1
many things, remarks tin- "Under the
Clock" columnist of the London
I>ail,v News. . . . lilies, pilfers, "won- i
ders," potatoes and cabbages ten feet
lilt;)!, to mention only u few of Its most
obvious specialities, lint its chief
claim to fame Is that it Is the residu
ary lecutee of the old Norman duchy, i
therefore the Inheritor (and presuiu- |
ably the proprietor) of the British (
empire. Jerseymen undoubtedly fought
in William's victorious army, at Hast- I
iugs. and to this day the Island has
u constitution and laws which have
been little altered since the reign of
King John, and which, on occasions,
have even dared to defy the thunders
of the privy council.
The inhabitants are a most Intense
ly loyal people, and thp two greatest
blows that can be offerefl to their
pride are. first, to confuse their Island
with Guernsey, and second, to call
tliem French. Fancy the joy of the
Jersey contingent which was welcomed
Into Fenuoy with the strains of the
Marseillaise I Jersey ha# never been
i conquered; England has; the dedue
Qua Is oltvloiu.
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ELECTION HELD
FOR ALASKA PIONEERS
12. J, White was elected president
of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska
at the meeting of last night and he
with Hie other officials elected will
be installed at the first meeting in
January, Thursday, January 5.
A committee was appointed to act
with a similar committee that has
been appointed by the Womau's
Auxiliary to arrange for social times
for the two orders. These sociais,
it is thought, will he held about
once a month and give all an op
portunity to become acquainted.
The full list of officers elected at
last nights meeting was as follows:
President—E. J. "White.
First Vice President—J. T. White.
Second Vice Prosident — J. T.
Spickett.
Secretary—H. R. Shepard.
Treasurer—John Reck.
Chaplain—S. Wa.lstedt.
Historian—Rev. A. P. Kashevar
otr.
Sergeant at Arms—W. D. Brown.
Trustee, one year—F. Wolland.
Trustee, two yefcrs—W. C. Irish
Trustee, three years—R. M. Kee
ay.
HAD IDLAL DEMOCRATIC RULE
In Early Years of the Republic, Roman
Citizens in Mass Meeting
Enacted Laws.
Tlie constitution of the Roman re
imlilir, especially during tlie early
centuries of Its existence, was demo
cratic beyond any constitution known
today. Tlie citizens of Koine asseiu
liled in a mass meeting culled the
remain. and enacted the laws, and the
people each year elected two chief ex
eciilive olllcers, who were called con
suls. Another important office was
that of the tribune, who was also
elected for a year. lie possessed the
vein power, that Is. he could veto or
annul luws passed by the comltla.
and was held to be the special and
powerful guardian of popular rights
and the welfare of the common wealth.
The number was Increased, and the
body of tribunes became one of the
most powerful parts of the govern
ment. According to the modem use
of the word, a tribune Is a champion
of. the rights and liberties of the peo
ple.
The word also had another mean-1
im:. being used as a name for a plat- I
form and especially the platform and
pulpit-like structure In tlie French
chamber of deputies from which a |
member addresses the assembly. |
Stones That Absorb Watsr.
Stone is by no means Impervious to
water. Some kinds, Dotubly coarse
sandstones, hold a large percentage.
Kven marbles absorb quantities. The
absorptive capacity of limestones I
r antes from 7 per cent or more
ilowii to practically zero. Porous
limestones to which tlie pore sjmce
ranges from 10 to 15 per cent, will i
absorb from 4 to 6 per cent of |
water, in-cording to the Unitedj
States geological survey, Department |
of the Interior, whereas semlcrystal
line and crystalline limestones or mar
bles have lower percentages of pore
space and absorption, such marbles as
those from Vermont, Tennessee and
Ceorgia being almost nonabsorbent.
i'umice stone, which Is usually lighter
than water, owing to its great amount
of [Mire space, will absorb large quan
tities of water; obsidian and volcanic
glass which are of the same chemical
composition a: pumice stone, but sev
eral times heavier than water, will ab
sorb none. Quartztte, granite and the
numerous eruptive rocks are practi
cally Imjiervlous to water.
"Cockles of the Heart."
Physiologists will tell one that there
are no "cockles" In the heart, and yet
people have asseverated for many
years that certain Incidents have
"n tinned the cockles of their hearts."
Etymologists have been puzzled over
the expression, and so far have sought |
In vain Its derivation. The theory |
most favored lies In the general re-1
semblance, more fancied perhaps than
real, between the human heart ond i
the cockleshell, the base of the heart |
being compared to the hinge of the
bivalve.
Whether by coincidence or other
wise. the scientific name for the
cockleshell family Is cardlutn, mean
ing the heart, from the Latin, although i
originating In the Greek language.
The cockleshell long ago was the em
blem of the pilgrim returning from
the Holy land.
Musical "Performance*."
The columnist of the London Dally
Express adds a sequel to the story of
the London violinist who, when the
conductor announced at a Strauss re
hearsal, "Tod und Verklaning" would
he played next, observed: "Good
heavens, I've just played thatl"
When Strauss came over to conduct
his "Slnfonla Domestic®"—or was It
"Heldenlehen?'—with the London
Symphony orchestra he finished a re
hearsal by thanking the orchestra for
whut. he said, was the finest Inter
pretation of his work he hnfl yet
hen rd.
Whereupon one of the horn players
turned to a colleague and remarked
casually: "Well, I've still got two
pajjes to play, anyhow."
SANG WITH PATRIOTIC FERVOR
Britain Owe* Great Debt ts Charles
Dibdin for His Work In Popu
larizing the Navy.
Charles Plbdtn did more to gain re
cruits for the British navy In the na
val war between France and England
than all of the press gangs combined,
and to him belongs the credit of typi
fying the British sailor as a being of
reckless courage, generosity and sim
ple-heartedness. He sang his patriotic
songs with a fervor which was con
tagious and his notes were caught up
and repeated throughout the land, es
pecially those which referred to Ad
miral Nelson. For tills the government
gave him a pension of £200 a year.
He was paralyzed about a year before
his de*th, which occurred July 25,
1814. The great mass of his songs,
however, are now forgotten, although
some of his operas still Infrequently
are heard, and his melody and sweet
ness are excelled by few. Dibdin
wrote a dozen novels, a history of the
stage and an autobiography. He was
the eighteenth child of a Southamp
ton silversmith, and his mother was
nearly fifty years of age at his birth
lo 1745. Dlbdin's parents designed
him for the church, but he would
have none of the life of the cleric and
ran away to London to be near the
theaters. When only sixteen he man
aged to bring out one of his operas,
'The Shepherd's Artifice," at Covent
Garden, the very theater which made
him musical director some years la
ter.—Chicago Journal.
DELVING INTO MOTHER EARTH
Man Has Gone Far Underground In
Search of Rlche* That She
Hat Concealed.
For centuries man lias been engaged
In burrowing his way deeper and
deeper Into the crust of old Mother
Earth, In order to extract the minerals
which she hides beneath her surface.
A century ago 1.000 feet was thought
to he a stupendous depth for any
shaft; for In those days there were
no engines capable of pumping from
greater depths, and no system of ven
tilation had been devised which would
make It possible to work In galleries
at a greater distance from the surface.
Coiil pits over 3,000 feet deep are
now fairly common In England, while
Belgium has two which exceed 4.HOO
feet in depth.
But coal Is not alone In having deep
pits. There Is In Australia a silver
mine whose bottom Is 3,500 feet below
the surface, while a gold mine at Ben
digo. In Australia, has been sunk to
4,H(>0 feet.
A famous Transvaal gold-mining
company Is sinking a shaft which,
when complete, will measure more
than 7,000 feet.
Now it seems that the I>eiiip«e>
Onrpentler inailnee having been a l»>x
lng exhibition instead of a prr/.e fiisht.
there Is no objection to sho v in- tl '*
moving pictures of transporting them
from one s*ate to another all o:
which goes to show there i> something
In a name after all.
Piles Cured In t to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and
you can get restful sleep after first
application. 60c.
ntOFEBSKWAL CARDS
W. B. 8TOCT
Attirn*; at L a ,Rj
Practloa In all courU
III Territory of Alaska
HAINES ALA S h Al
DR. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modern Method*
Office Hoars: 0-12 a. m.—1-0 P
Alaskan Building Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
SKAG WAY'S
FRATERNAL ORDERS
C«mp Bk*Kway 5o. i
W mwu «Ter7 aecond ana
stajv**} fourth Tuesday ercnlna
at 8:30 o'clock. Visit
ing brother® cordially welcome.
3, M. Keller, U 8. Keller,
Arctic Recorder, Arctic Clilet
B. P. O. ELKS, Skag
way Lodge, No. 431, B,
P. O. Elks, meets every
Thursday at 8 p. m.
Visiting brothers ccr
dlally welcome.
3. CJ. WOOD, fc. H.
P. J. VAX DEW ALL, Secretary.
g\
P. * A. M.
Whit* Taaa Lodge P. A A
A. SL Xo. 113, meet* -ou
and 4tfi Saturday •rmln^j
of each month at 8 o'cl<» k.
v Visiting -ethren are wel
come.
JOHN N. HANSEN, ft. M,
T. J. Standish, Secretary
Fraternal Order ot
Ea£l<*
Skajrway Aerie, No. —
I' raternal Order ot
ladles, meet tii« first
and Uiir<l l^islnesday nigrht 01 *acD
month at t heir hall on Fifth Atp
11 uft. ViMtinu brothers cordially In
vited to Rtteod.
C. H. ROGERS, W. P.
J. M. (.rieshaoh, Bec'y.
Naomi Chapter No. 9,
O. E. S., meet* In Ma
sonic hall, first and
third Friday, of each
month, at 8 o'clock. Vi»
ilinK members welcome.
I'OI.LV WKBSTER
Worthy Matron.
Iimny S|*H-r, Secretary.
NOTICE
\Vi;en you want anything moved
Trunks. Baggage or anything else.
Call up the John Williams, U. S.
Transfer Co. Also wood, 16 Inch,
dei .ered. $4.50. and coal, per ton,
delivered, IIS.
Subscribe for the Iiatly Alaskan
...Caribou Hotel...
K. W. Glrton. Proprietor.
CARCROSS, V. T.
At the Meeting of Rail and Sail
Steamboats Connect Here
With W.P. & Y.
vRoute ior
Atlin
CARCROSS OFFERS TOURISTS EVERT INDUCEMENT FOR
PLEASANT VACATION
GOOD HUNTING AND FISHING AT THE DOOR
MOTOR BOATS FURNISHED
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 48.
Tuesdays and Fridays
No. 1, N. Bound.
1st Class.
8:30 a.m. Leaves
10:45 a. m. "
12:30 p. m. "
2:00 p. m.
4:25 p.m. Arrives
No. 2, S. Botw(
1st Class.
Arrives 3:35 p. m
Leaves 2:05 p. m
12:45 p. it.
10:55 a. m.
•' 8:30 a. m.
SKAGYVAT
WHITE PASS
BENNETT
CAKCBOSS
WHITEHORSE
Passengers must be at the depot In time to have Baggage In
spected, and checked. Inspection is stopped thirty minutes befo.e
leaving time of trains.
150 pounds of Baggage will be checked free win each full fare
ticket, and T5 pounds with each half fare ticket.