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Iiijsi! --; i'-n Is granted
aiytttnwit.
• :i of five sjiewh ie
ti-v. r listen.
.] is I i-'-.-r. >-:i? Wet!. let'»
. !■:<•; .! :.lnl <-:it hwist.
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t!::it I'S.-ap.M
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i: ■ ".'I m- <• nt pii-rps
a. ■ 'iii- if there
attention
>li tiu uu^lit
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i-k "f two. but
r t;: . » rn wooden I
»!.-r :> U:. k that can
!•"« ."M v . '! !» s'vr nilv!oe ]
:!! the potato licetle, |
t.t ■ .t h yntir potato.
(ifill ! wnuli! fall upon
' u.titler ami love
lier s.-x >!.otild take io overalls!
Purls w..:iu-n are wearing wooden
huts 1! e.itil.i yott tell, lots of
l!t:-.es "la-re a wooden llilt begins?
Who can Ulanie the president of
r- ■ e f r i .in' • •» to get hi* wife
Into the fcoti-n wearing So.tXK) hat*?
The ratted .<•: • < has recocnized
the republic •''f At !;.enla. hut will Its
I .-t f: .1 it in ten years from
now?
However, -•it'ethi. s tells us that
Venus. i-c the ular.et more likely to
! ive s.•; _ .. - :y. Venus is fem
inine.
; h the man who l>e
h "Say, listen." Now
and t! .•:» ; ■ :.•• -:.i!!y has something
to say.
■ -es of footwear
have r. ailed peak. Imt what we
v a.at t.' know is uLeu they'll start the
lie;'.cat.
School Opens
For Fall Term
The opening of School in the
1*11 Is usua"y a big day in the
l'fe of th<> town uibj in the Ilev®
of mother*. A\'» are Juf.t'y
proud of our school In Skagway.
ami! the excellent work it Is do
ing.
Our Boarj of Trusted if pi:'
•iiis forth all vasonahle» effort
to provide everything wit bin the'
means at their command to se
cure for the children of our tow
all th'ngs ne>>dfu' for the best'uii
dtrstandlng of th<?ir courses
of »*udy.
Most of our townspeople are a
ware of the Improvement* which
hav« beea going on during the
tummer at the* . stfhool hut few
r^-a'ize how much has be°n done
u-atll they vlslt the cehoo1. Tho
big thing la the matter of r8-.
pa r' Is the n«'w Gymnasium aad
A*8emb'y Hall which has beea
put In on the north side of t^e
top floor. This room Hi 86 feet
long by twenty five ft-et V"1de
<»ir screened I'ghts and windows
so that bas&et bal' can e indulg
ed in by 'he boyff and girl9 In
th« grade# and High, 'School. Th'p
as*emblyh Hall w-ils on® of Lh«
obvlou'ly needful things at the
eatertainmlfT-ta given lafct' ye-^r,
uul the preceding years.
The school desires to have a
part In the Gym ai'-d will there
fore u'e 'he money «Jecur*d'from
its entertainment this fall fo
the purcha'.-e of! needful equip
ment -«
Another much Heeded, featUroVas
the renovation and readjustment of
the heating plajit. Heretofore some
rooms had too little ^eat and Somej
an ov<r supply, and it could tto
be resuiated so a' too give each
room the needfu". amount. Thfl>
h«» been taken car® of this sum
mer and it is confidently ex
pected that all will be pi^a^d.
with the results this winter.
The teaching force is chan^M by
only two members. The new tea
cher' arO Mt» Mary Woodson, anj
Mls< Ruby Stono, Ki*,ter of the
principal. The harmony and <■
operation of the teaching fOrCp •»
assured, and parents can confident
ly cspect the tamo excgjient worlt
thi=» jear a3 was done last year
ii 'he,. »ki:1>.s and in the high
School.
The Prlac'pal Miss Matin
Pat'J Stone an.i Mi'. Lena I/uns
ford will curry most of the Higli
Schotl work. This year that work
will bc done in tV tenth and
twelfth year it b<-ing the cust
om of provldlng th^ hl^h Rctiool.
courses In alternating odd and
ev»n years. There are two »tt 1
«nt«. foro tho twelfth year a- |
thrte for the tenth year. With thi9,
start is confidently hoped that a ]
> early addition to the r°'l °f
High School students will enable
the Foard to provide al' four years J
each y<?ar. This will mean the
addition *0f a faclier or two for,
the carrylng on of the work.
An addition to 'he refercnc° book
of the bchool is made in .the form
of th» latest edition of the New]
International Enflypoedla, tho
last word la enclypo'Mia making
in ?his country. Thi«j edition' Is
jus' now coming from the Pr^ss
and promised to be tip to the last
minute as a reference and In
formation. For the grades there ha
been added the splendid work in
twenty volume', '"The Book Of
Kcovl'dge"'. lica'de* t'a°se two'bis
s'ts two w-lj bouni ^pSe siz"
Standard dictionaries have bee
added to the equipment, these have
separately bound atlas e».
In seeping with the Territorial*
Educational Boa-rdu recommendat
ion the school has been provided, i
w'th new texts books covering a-1
bout one half of the change whic
will be eve-c.tua.iiy made. This put
us in llne with all the schools not
only la Alaska, but with the
h'-st of tho3e lit the otutes so far
as t«xt are concerned.
For the artAtic decoration of
the school two new pictures hav I
been added. These ar® 'a kepingj
with the fine Rejection made an |
hungs in the school a year or tw
ago. One 's lhe picture of Sir.
Galahad, the other Is "F°°diag'C>ur
Birds". Mr. John Aden contr'but
ed* his iiki;l in framing the pjc
turt3 so that they are now onthe
walls.
It has be°ii the custom of the
School Board to provide the'text
bookso in the 's3verai ( eours^'J fo
ail students, these text/! then be
long to the school. This year 'he
B',ard has gone a step further
and will provide pencils sad
lablets, note books and i^uier5,
In fact everything needed by the
t*lioiars. This will give uniform1
tjr and bo a Bavins la the Ion I
run,, as the teacher® caa then lite |
tha' things ore taJien car® of as'
th>y should bo. This however,
doe8 not prevent Parents from,
furnishing their own to the'r'cihli
dr«n If they desire (o do l>o.
The registration for tho firstj
day was better than, many had j
expected inasmuch as a number of i
fam-Uts in quarantine on ac
count -t>f a few fcasJi o tho meiasK' I
Fifty one we,* registered on the'f'rS
day. It i3 expected when mil are!
back that between eighty and'eightyj
f'v0 wiU be the i-egistration'or
the winter.
A good year i» looked forward to
in our school. The sympathetic
and constructive cooperation^ ow
the parental ^ desired by both. |
the Board iind th° Tochers. Tile
stand ready to do all in th'Vpo
er too glvo too the chlldjeu of
sUagwav i|ie best possible.
A TEST OF SKILL.
"You don't know how much ynu
have cheered me," said the fashiona
ble physician.
"Why, doctor, how can 1, a sick man.
cheer you"'
"Because yon are really sick and
need my professional skill to cure you. i
Most of uiy patients are rich people |
with Imaginary ailments. I'm glad m j
get a chance now and then to prae- j
lice something besides deception."
More Easily Learned.
"Would you rather write the songs !
of a nation than the laws?"
"I'm not absolutely sure," replied |
Senator Sorghum. "But 1 cannot ftiil j
to observe that most people know the j
songs bv heart ami do not trouble to
inform themselves about the laws."
Just at the Limit.
Tier Husband—l»o you mean to say.
you're actually going to wear that new
evening gown? Why, they pinched a
vaudeville woman l'ur less than that.
.Mrs. La Mode—1 should think thej
would. l ess than this would be quite
too daring.
AX IMPROVEMENT.
"Do you think the world Is Im
proving?"
*'0( course. You hardly ever hear
of a young girl who speaks pieces
nowadays."
1 ne i wo aiaes.
"We have so much trouble with tint
help." snys capital.
"We have so much trouble wltX
the bosses." say.i labor.
Easy Question.
"What are the best sellers Juft
low?"
"L>o I have to tell you? Those wlih
(he biggest stock laid u» In Vm."
TH£ SASSX Kb \ UK ib -\OU
r/i.M THINK OP
afterward ?
TH S SELLER'S BEAUTN"
PHILOSOPHICAL FIUU
SUCH as \T \S
&OES DE-EI
MOST .
TRAGEDIES
Tie touched nn electric wire to see
If It wiis alive. It was.
lie struck a match to see If his gas
oline tank was empty. It wasn't.
lie looked down the barrel of n
gun to see if It was loaded. It was.
He stepped nn the throttle to see If
he could beat the train to the cross
lug. lie couldn't.
lie patted a strange bulldog on the
head to see If the critter was affec
tionate. It wasn't
lie said he would not bond his
clerk because he thought he was hon
est. lie wasn't.—Weekly Underwrit
er.
SPLINTERS
Vice that they don't see doesn't
worry most people.
1/ :i man doesn't enjoy life very well,
he suves a lot of money.
Witty people dote on others who
are not If they are only good laughers.
She is a wise wife who pretends to
believe anything her husband tells her.
It Is the rule not to take life either
seriously or flippantly, but Just to
take It.
Poetical Relief.
"Ho von still believe that Bacon
wrote the Shakespeare plays?"
"What difference docs it make?"
' "None In particular. Only a little
conversation on the subject might help
to take our minds off the League of
Nations for a few minutes."
The Amosphere of Argument.
"llow's your singing society getting
on?"
"Fine," answered Jud Tunkins.
"The music hasn't come along very
strong as yet; hut the debating Is
something extraordinary."
Pro Rata.
Neverpave—Could you Rive me just
one minute of your time? I want to
borrow $5.
Wyse—That would be plvlng you a
whole day; I only pet $30 a week.—<
Boston Transcript.
Profiteering.
Huteher—"This meat Is just a little
over two pounds, madam."
Mrs. Wiseyo—"Well, take one pound
of fist off the scale and I'll see how
big it is."
Cynosure of Every One.
John, why are you looking so in
tently at the goldfish? Don't you think
tlir.v should have some privacy?"
"That's Just ft. I was thinking of
that last berth I had in a sleeper."
The rich women in Spain are going
t.ithout bats, while some in this coun
try are going without almost every
Ihlng else.
MICKIE SAYS:
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OU know the
realm of child
hood dreams
is a iand of
sweets.
Make some of
those dreams
a delightful
reality by
taking home
frequently.
How about
tonight?
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KEPT R'GHT
The Flavor
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Quickly Eased By Penetrating
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to relieve the pains of Rheumatism,
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Hamlin'* Wizard Oil It penetrates .
quickly, drives out soreness,' and
limber* up stiff aching joints and I
muscle*.
You will find almost daily uses for !
it in cases of siirtden mishaps or ac
cident* such as sprains, bruises, cuts, 1
burns, bites and stings. Just as re^ j
liable, too, for caiache, toothache,
croup and colic.
Get it from druggists for 30 cents, j
If not satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick
headache? *Just try Wizard Liver j
Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 30
cents. Guaranteed.
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To get the gotiu'ne, call for full
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Tablets- Look for signature of E- W- j
UROVE- Cures a Cold In One
Day. SOo
When Your H%ir |
Begins To Fa/I
You Need
t/eu/bro's Herpicide
Opp/lcrtKo*? it Qarbzr Shops |
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IPS E i IIS
A Helping Hand Extended to Many
Old P-.ople in Sltrgway
Host old people have a bad back
The kidney3 are offn wealc.
Or worn out with years of won;.
Backache weans days or misery,
Urlnajy irnub!es, nights of unrest.
Do?l.'3 Kidney 1'ills have helped to
make jife ass.ier for many.
They ;.re doing ®o tor old and
young.
Read the following n dor3oment.
James burke, retfrsi contractor,
COG N. Vlroi^ia St. Kano, KevJ;
says; "Jly pack was lame and my
kidney3 were weak a year ago.
When "j tried to get up from a
chair, a territic paia struck mo in
the small of my back and I had
to brace my hand3 on the arm3 of
the chair la order* *o raise up I
goot up several times at night
pass the kidney secr'-Jon', which
were Lighhly colored and burned in
passage. I heard, about Doau's'Kid
n<y Pills and one uox from Jul
ojojs SnJa s.jaAuqg Pars truf
cur«d my back and made it sound
and well. My kidney3 acted'like
clockwork.''
frlce GOc. at all dealers. Don't
simply- ask for a kidney remedy —
get Doau's Kideny Pills — tba
*aine that Mr. 'Burke had, Fost
er-1111 burn Co; llfgrs. Buffalo. N. Y
Hereafter the discount on Can
adian Currency will ba 13 per cent
2t Bank of Alaska.
For Colds or Influenza
and as » Preventative take LAXA
TIVE LROMO QUININE Tablets
Lrooli fcr E- W- GROVE'S signat
ure on the box- 30c.
White Fass & Yukon Rout*
So. 1, N. Bound
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TIME TABLE NO. 45
Dally except Sunday
SKAGWAY Arr'vo
WHITE PASS Leaves
BENNETT >
CARCROSS t
WTHTEHORSE „
Passengers must be at depot 'u fme to have Baggage In
pected and checked. Inspection l* 'topped 30 m'nutes before
leav'ng time of trains. - —
150 pound' of Baggage w'l be checked free with each full
are fckct and 75 pound* svltn eash half fare t!cket.
No 2, 8. Bound
trt Cl»s»
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