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E D_I T ORIAL PAGE
SI RE SOURCE OF PROFIT
One of the commonest news
items of the day is the one
which tells how many thousand
horses some agent of a foreign
government Is buying in the United
States. Wherever horses can be
obtained in large numbers such
transactions are taking place.
The great war is simply consum
ing horses by wholesale. It is
killing them and maiming them so
fast that at tho rat« things have
been going there will bQ nearly a
horse famine if tha struggle goes
on a year or two longer.
Obviously, one of the surest
sources of profit for American
farmers is the raising of good |
horses. The end of the war will j
not only find Europe largely de- |
nuded of horses for all purposes j
but it will be followed by such de
mands for industrial and com
mercial purposes that the United I
States will be called upon to make
good the Old World's lack, much
as it Is depended upon now.
The colts foaled next summer
will be fully matured before the
effects of the war upon the supply
of horses and the need of them in
many parts of the world can pass
away or cease to keep prices above
the normal level.
EDUCATION
The note of warning sounded by
an eminent English professor re
centl-, against the danger of sub
stituting technical training for a
generous education, ought not to
pass unheeded. Any one who takes
even tlie most casual survey of the
educational history of the last foity
yeiirs must be struck with the accel
eration everywhere noticeable tc
ward specialization. It is the age
of the specialist, as It is
the a^e of the division and sub
division of labor, and any one who
works out this tendency to its logi
cal conclusion must recognize the
need of such a warning as has been
alluded to. With an extraordinary
^i';tuile fo« coining phrases which
has already considerably enriched
the language, an eminent British
politician recently inveighed against
the attempt on the part of a purely
materialistic outlook "to recreate
man, the image and likeness of
God, in the image and likeness of a
Diesel engine." Some methods and
developments of modern education
cannot be held wholly blameless of
such a tendency.
There is a story told of Raikes,
which is not inapposite in this
connection. Well known for the ex
traordinary sweep of his general in
formation, there was an earnest
concern amongst some of his friends
to discover some subject with which
he was not familiar. On one oc
casion. a fellow guest at a dinner
party, at Holland house, attempt
ed to achieve this purpose. In col
lision with some other men, he
raised a discussion on Chinese
metaphysics. To their surprise and
horror, Raikes plunged into the dis
cussion, contradicted them all point
I'lank, and wound up with the amus
t-d remark, "Now, gentlemen, I
know where you got all your infor
mation. You got it from an article
I wrote many yeaTS ago in an en
cyclopedia. I was ill-Informed on
the subject then, and am in a much
better position to educate you in
the matter now."
The world's greatest men have
always beon the men with the wid
est interests, men capable of sym
pathizing with many pursuits and
many ideals, and who, through the
broad understanding which this
brought to them were able to take
into account, at their full value,
great fundamental facts which the
more specialized and technically ef
ficient theorist might have complete
ly lost. In regard to such a vast
question as education, it is use
less to aUfcmpt to Indicate a royal
road in an apothegm, but where the
question lies as between the "gen
erous education" of the universities
of fifty years ago and the special
ized education of some of the more
modern schools, the solution, broad
ly speaking, is surely to be found
in that Word of common sense and
profound wisdom uttered over 2000
years ago: "These ought vq to
have done, and not to leave the
other undone."—C. S. Monitor.
Need of More Women
In the Medical Pro
fession
By Dr. GERTRUDE A. WALKER,
Former President of Women's Med'
ical College of Pennsylvania
MEDICINE has not been made
so prominent as an occupa
tion for women as, for in
stance, social service. NEYER
fHELESS IT IS A FACT THAT
THERE ARE MORE POSITIONS
AWAITING WOMEN PHYSI
CIAN'S THAN CAN BE FILLED
TODAY.
The Women's Medical College of
Pennsylvania, founded sixty-six
years ago, was the first chartered
institution of its kind in any coun
try of the globe and is still now
i the only regular school of medicine
j for the separate education of wo
i men in medicine. Its diploma gives
students the right to practice medi
cine in the broadest possible way.
this school were to
CLOSE ITS DOORS I BELIEVE
THAT THAT WOULD BE A DE
CIDEDLY RETROGRADE STEP IN
THE WOMAN MOVEMENT.
Supposing that coeducation doea
prevail at many medical colleges, it
seems to me that women ought to
be allowed to choose whether they
will study in classes with men or by
themselves.
Her Version of It.
She was a wee scrap of a thing just
three .veal's old, but with a soul of a
heroine shining out of her great browu
eyes. It was lier tirst visit to the zoo,
and the babel of queer noises and rows
of strange big beasts might well have
daunted her baby heart But she
scorned to seem afraid. Only when
they approached the towering form of
the elephant did she draw back.
"I'm not goin' too close, papa," she
whispered; "I might scare hiro!"—Wo
man's Home Companion.
PICK YOUR COMPANY.
Be very circumspect in the choice
of thy company. In the society of
thine equaU it is I rue thou shalt en
joy more pleasure, but in the socie
ty of thy superiors ihou shalt find
mote profit. To be the best in the
company is the way to grow worse.
The best means to grow better is J
to be the worst there.—Quar!cs. j
ine Hose in curope.
] "A rose by miy other nnmeH- says
Shakespeare, but it is interesting to
note liow very little the name varies
among different nations. The (Jreeks
ealkd it rltodoti: the Romans, rosa — a
form adhered to l:i Italian. Portuguese
Spauisb and Russian. In Polish it is
roza: in Dntt-h. rovsrr- in Swedish, ros
and in French, German and Danish
I rose.
Stability of Wax.
j The stability of wax Is well illus
trated by the perfect condition of
many mediaeval seals, some as oli)
as the thirteenth century, in which no
alteration can be found in the chemical
and physical properties of the wa.\
These were made from pure bepswa.\
or from beeswax and -osin mixed. -
New York World.
John's Crest Loss.
"For goodness" sake. Harriet, why v
sad?"
"The cook's left, hut dun isn't t •
worst of it >" »• 'v!.!> Vet 1
recipe boo' f" >•'*'
mother used to make."—Brooklyn LiU
GOOD NEWS
Many Alaska Renders Have Heard
It and Profited Thereby.
"Good news travels fast," and
the bad back eulforeri in this vlc
j lolty are glad to learn where re
! lief may be fouad. Many a lame,
| weak and aching back is bud no
J more, thanks to Doau's Kidney PU19.
Thousands upon thousands oi oeo
]:le are telling the good news of
their experience with this tesi-ed
remedy. Here is an example worth
reading:
F. H. Wieland, 1002 E. 41st St..
Los Angeles, C.U., says: "For a
long time 1 suffered irom pains m
the small o£ my back aud 1 coul l
scarcely get around. My kidneys
were disordered aud the kidney ce
crotions wero highly colored and
irregular In paastge. Doau's Kid
ney Pills relieved the lameness an:l
weakness and removed all trouble
with the kldneya I have had no
return of the complaint."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don"
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Wieland had. Foster-.\I 11
burn Co., Props.. Buffalo, N. Y.
ONLY ONE "Broroo Quinine," that is
| axative Rromo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days
on box. 25c.
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A most popu
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ive remedy for
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BT* war
WARSHIP . SS
Work Involved In the Fianning of
a Dreadnought.
\ TASK OF MANY PROBLEMS.
Th# Monster Armored fiaval Battery
Mult Be Steady In a Heavy Sea, Els*
She Is Not a Good Gun Platform.
Wonderful Accuracy In Results.
Tnlk of a Chinese puzzle. It Is noth
ing to the problem set before a naval
designer who has to build a battleship, j
Here ho has n steel structure ol such
and such a length and breadth and
depth, mid Into litis spare, which la
| controlled hy hard and fast measure
j uients, he has to it -o mtieb coal. so
much arinnniriit '.m for so mtieh am |
munition. «|iiar. . for so niau.v men,
space for enC* s <>f a re-'tain power
and also nil.**/or an immense weight j
of armor
Take the ■vt/lnal Dreadnought. for '
instance The task wti'eh was given to j
Sir Philip Wait.- «■•:> to plan a battle
ship ca pa tile of >-:c amlU'J -I IHHI i::i>s at
il knots, with room for M>o oUlcers and
men and able to carry ten twelve-tnch
guns with eighty rounds of nuimuul I
tion for each
She had also to he enormously; heav
ily armored I'hls armor ni«ne \vhen
the sum was worked out was found to !
weigh nearly ih.uio tons and the neces |
sary coal to weigh •'.fitio totis The
guns and their mountings welshed
t.COO tons, their ammunition 4"tii tons
When you add to this that the boil
ers and machinery of the first Dread j
nought were calculated to weigh in* |
less than l.'JtH) tons the readei may be- !
gin to get some faint idea ot the dllli
cutties before the designer
We have not even mentioned the i
smaller but quite important details, j
such as boats—some ot litem large {
steam launches sixty feet long—an
chors aud cables of gigantic ^Ize and
weight, torpedoes, etc
To be a good naval designer a man !
must be far more than a mere naval
architect He must have the most ex
tensive knowledge of all sorts ol < raft
and be blessed with a large share of
< imagination into tlis bargain.
UEU'ARB OF OINTMENTS FOB
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY
As mercury will bureiy destroy
t lie ueuso of smell and complete
ly derange the whola system when
entering it thruogh the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never
tie usa:l except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians, aa the dam
age they will do ys ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from
them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Uoledo, O., contains no mercury,
cctly upon the blood and mucous
surf-coo of the Bystem. in buying
Wall's Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. It is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
tree.
Sold by druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
F. & A. M.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4th.
Fri. Ev'gs. of each
Visiting brothers are wel
Phll Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer I* "Wheeler, W. M.
B. r. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431. B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
ijrytf7r«r Visiting brothers
cordially welcome. Jas. Kennedy,
Ex R. Geo. Magee, Secretary.
Fraternal Order
Eagles—
Skagway Aerie
"5®^^ No- 25, Frater
' V v<5 nal Order of
Eagles meets the firsi and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Invited to attend.
Jhou C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A B. meet* every Tues
d.-»v evening at 8-00 p
tu. sUarp. Visiting brotters cordial
ly welcome. A J. Achesoa, Arctic
hief, w. R. Hlllery, Arctic Re
corder
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DR. L. S. KELLER.
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Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
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WILLIAM 1WLLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
in i', iiose and throaty
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. E. M. BE VIS
Physician and Surgeon
JUNEAU ALASKA
Office—Second 8treet; i* offices \
former ty occupied by Dr. Simpson.
W. B. STOUT.
Attorney At Law.'
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaska.
Haines ------ Alaska,
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves vVhitehorwe 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
and the Service First Class.
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert
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APRIL 4
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Will leave Skagway for
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January 27
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