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THK ACE OP ISO'!
Or. K. U. Biyua ■ ;v . t s.s
men, sciertut,
era were se.ectei . t ia u«.t. ai a
their ages inquired into, t . tli
with the question of the p i i<- «I oi
the greaiest work. it w;.s found
that only five per cent or' ihetu
uoctmplished their world. work
before reaching the age of 40.
Ten per ceut of them showed their
greatest efficiency between 40 and
50. Twenty per cent of tuese not
able men did uoi accomplish any
thing until they h.id roaciud lue
period between 50 and t>0, while
35 cer cent of them did their real
work boi'k tin 60 ami 7i>. There,'
were uc /vorer than 22 per ceat.
of the famous men wK had duuel
their grea^st work between the I
ages of "v and So, tut at that
point the pert outage went down ; d
outy f» per cent of them I.ad P- ■
tornied '*>■¥ notable f« • t after
reaching ilic age cf SO. Oulv 0
per ceut—but note that is a gre-:
er :>er cent than did anything wcitk
while before they reached t:.e •--e
'I HEY aT.\lia> '
The u.-; — tti©
-
rear guard actions , h will en
able the major pait oi a force to
eluds a superior enemy Involves a
courage, discipline c "d wihngaess
to <acrs!ce oneself greater than is
usually r. iuirttL T> the soldiers
of the victorious .irmy naturally 1
goes 'he ;>u!m cf victory, hut one
is iuclmed to iv ervo the greener
laurels of the hero ftv the tlo^-'l
few who oive theuiaOlvts as a will-'
knowing, that their • >ii
be saved.
A dispatch from Lo j-n t'--l»
how two companies o: the Royal I
nis-kitl:iig Fusiliers, one of the
fice. Tremer.douslv
"
tillery support, t. x
cidge un'il tue re t of i ilrif.Jh
t'orc<s bad a chanoo to retire anil
prepare a new defensive position.
Hardly one of tha Irishmen, escaped.
Hut they did not fall until they
U-d done their work and once more
uown the mettle of tha rac^. from
which ihey came.
"They rtayed and died." In the
Pantheon which the Ireland of
home rule will raise to perpetuate I
tno names and shelter the memory I
of the de<>ds which hayq added lus
ter *o the race these now unnamed
heroes will not be forgotten. Some
tablets w:Il stand therein inscribed
with »he names of all the Kellys,
Burkes and Sheas, who Save known
how to light the weary stretchee
and the wearier memories of a
lost campaign with the fadeless
.splendor ct a high and heroic death.
Krin so Bragh!—Valdea Prospect
or.
lat chickens
FOR MORAL TO.VE
Prof. M. E. Jaffa, the nutrition
e\peit of the University of Cali
fornia, has declared that differe.t
sorts cf food had distinct, but va. -
ing 'ff> eta upon the moral char
acter of numan beings.
"If one eats chicken exclusively
it lir rigs out the finest qualities of |
tile person's higher nature," he j
said. i f;
"The lighter foods, such as veg- :
tu bits, tend to make an aesthetic.
Ou the ether hand, beef brings out
the 'luality of savagery.
"I o:tce knew an actor," he added,
v.j.j always ate large quantities of
bee. beforo palying a heavy tragic J
$100 Reward, $100
T e readers -of this paper will b«
r,!. 1 in learn that there is at least one
ire iiled disease that science has
• to cure in all Its stages, and ffcat Is
rh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only
:ve cure now known to the medical
ir. rnlty. Catarrh being a constitutional
-■ a^e. requires a constitutional treat
t. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken ln
•• . ,:iy, acting directly upon the blood
■l mucous surfaces of the system, there
destroying the foundation of the dis
13V. and giving the patient strength by
'ding up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing Its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In Its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that It falls to cure. Send
for list of testimonial!.
Addrm: F. J CHENEY & CO.. Tol«do. a
Sold by all Drugitl»t«. 75c.
Taku Hair* Family Pills for constipation.
Zeuitn 011 prevents rust and pre
i:rves the surface. A little Zen- j
;th Oil put upon any metal sur- |
ice excludes the air and dampius
and prevents rust forming. 10c, ,
25c, 50c bottles. Keller Bros., Suit
Pack Train Restaruant
The Delmotiico of Alaska
CHARI.EY - -JOHM
Hakaman & Clecay
fkofriktors
Wkcvr lou Can i*b*» 1 uu De*ir« Oootsd M i» C«
k*ke a oi B» q»«U ud Prlrat# Dlaaer Partte*
A vail (xatoriaDI# ji*co for a sapper *ff«r tie abow
or i»ac» wrr.n la cotj ptT&t« dooUu II Je«lre<i
•We Want Alaska and Canadian Furs
OF ALL KINDS
\»; are
Located in
America's
Greatest
Fur Market,
Where Fur*
A! way* Bring
the MOST
MONEY
We Wire Offer,
on Sp«c i a i Lots
We Have a
Special
Demand the
Year Round
for Fine
Alaska and
Canadian
Furs
Correct
Valuation on
All Shipments
Black, Silver and Cross Foxes Specially Wanted
Be Sure You Cei Our Prices Before Selling Your Furs
WRiTE TODAV
Rogers F;' mpmy, Dept. a. c., St. Louis, Mo., U. s. A.
ioIe He found the added savagery
aided ia Ms dramatic portrayal."—
Saa Francisco Bulletin.
XKADK STATISTICS
FOE "-AST YEAR
Washington, Feb. 10—American
exports tar December exceed those
for any nievlous month iix the coon
try's history, accoruing to figures
just made public by tae Bureau of
Foreign and Domofetlc Com
merce. The total vi lua of the ;
goods sli pped abroa.. mr tho mouth
is placeu at $059,00^,271, which
brings the total exports for 1915
to $3,550,915,393, or about a bil
lion dollars more thau, *as ever be
fore exported during a like pe
riod.
The txcess of exports over im
ports for 1915 was $1,772,309,538
which is a Btriking increase over
th»» average of about $ic0,000,000
for a number of years before the
war started. The excess of ex
ports over imports for Docemhor1
alouo was $187,459,609, au in
crease ii r.bout $47,000,000 over
Dl ceiubc .• of the previous year.
Vlie .aiport tx.-wy continued to'
g;iiu du .ig Deceit.and the to
tal of ? i1,8 41,tit* was larger
than for auy othu' mguth of the i
year, auu is an increase of $57,
185,120 over the total imports for
December, 1914. It is only .$12,
183,906 short of the total for De
cember, iyl3, which was the larg
est in the history of our import
trade. Tbe total value of articles
impoitrd during the calendar year
1915 is placed at $1,778,605,855,
which is tha lowest figure for a
number of years. In 1914 the
imports were placed at $1,789,
276,001; in 1913, at $1,792,596,
480; and for 1912, at $1,818,
073,055. Duty free imports com
prised 71.7 per cent Of tho De
cemb<v, 1915, imports.
Gold imports in December last
were valued at $43,412,677, as '
compared with $4,109,063 in Do-1
cember, yi4. I**. year's gold)
imports aggregated $451,954,591.'
as ag.iii t $57,i .741 for 1K14. I
Gold C-: ,'orts ti '->& $11,889,285
Iiec li snd 5,918 for tho
•mber, 1915.
i -aent of gold
v.- j 528,672, com
■ i-'. outward mova
. ;iti5,2^8,416 in 1914.
\i:\v hospital inspected
BV MEDICAL MEN*
Toe medical board oi the town I
of Seward met today at the r»- I
cently completed ho.-pital to ap- !
prove the finishing r.-uchtB of the |
work and decide upon tha equipmei.1
ol the operating tli- Itr. The board
consists of the five physicians of
Saward, Dr. H. O. Svlialeben, Dr. J.
H. P.omig, Dr J A 31 ugh man, Dr.
J. N. Sloan and Dr. i.I. S. Coble.
It was decided i.- purchase an
up-to-d:.tb optvatint, la'ole and two
extra gl.ss top tables beside all
other necessary equipment.
With the exception of putting in
the light lixturcs, attaching the
radiators aaid some Interior de
iNi r s-s^-.r
| jasav^e A^sbbs'
Cures i . id in On' i i; T ^
I.v.. '3c
& yQ. • n?c>*
1897 1910
Established 18 Years
PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REALTY
COLLECTIONS
G-ENX AG-ENT
NOTARY Public
ii Tioo
!ocks, watches
Tl in In body it
ihe finest parte of
i. i, acate mechanisms, lubricat
iaij tlic-m correctly without gum
ming; cleaning those parts and
preventing rust. 10c, 25c 50c bot
tles. Keller Bros., Sole Skagryay
Agents.
corating, the building is complete
is to interior. Somo furniture has
been Installed and a number ol
other rooms will be fitted up Boon.
Tim institution jvas formally
named the Seward General Hospital
and is the only general hospital on,
the Alaskan coast between Juneau
and N'omt-.—Seward Post, Jan. 26. I
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
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Uiki M'xlcrii Htihudt
Opo» Gvoalaga
orflce Hours. s»-12 a m 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
3KAGWAY ALASKA
UII.IIOI IMM.ISTKR, M f»
► rii:«r|y of
Sp*cL...,t in the irenlmenl o«
jiutl deformities ol th** vjr
nr. in, ,m thrMM.
SO ■'flu ll
a * ;B
U 8. STOUT
A ( i v ' • • 1 At Law.
c'i «rar» •* *11 courU
Is m-mary nt Alaaka
HaUet AlaaK»
PIANO TUNER
Geo. Anderson, piano export and
factory representative for high
grade pianos will be iu Skagway in
the near future. Pianos for sale
and real. Home address. Box
991, Juneau, Alaska. Pullen
House, Skagway. *2-17.
Zeuith Oil for moving picture ma
chines, talking machines, phono
graphs and musical instruments, au
tomobile magnetos aud dynamos, js
unexcelled. 10c, 25c, 50c bottles.
Keller Bros. Solo Skagway Agents.
a + + + + + + + + +
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». * A. M.
Wtilto Fsm Lodgb
F. k A M. NO. 113
meet« 2<1 at>«. t>
e'rt Kv'g3 of taci
iLo.'iil vm.Lim, brothers are we>
'■'me Phil Abrahams, Secretary
Elm«r L. WtanelT. W. M
B. P. O. KJL.HS
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting broth
ers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J VANDEWALL, Secretary
Fraternal OrtW
KaglM—
Skagwaj Aarlt
No. 26, FrPtf
u&l Orde' <»'
•.iiKit* -ii eu> tbe ilnK and ujr.
vVediitsadf-y ulgbt of eacfc mouiii »
heir hall on Fifth a-reiiue Vlsittn.
hrotben- cordially Invited to attend
U. E. Hadson, W. P., J. <K. Mo
Mister. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 P
cu. snr: Visiting brothere cordial
ly wJ • je. & M. Keller, V. Arc
•ic CV W. R. Hillery, Arctic
(lerortf. .
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Koyai M-iil Stage
leaves WhiteLorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
point? and also on the
seventeenth if every
month for Clinuipaigne
Passengers and Freightsol
icited. Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
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OFFICE
Kegina Hotel •: While! one, / T
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juneau, Petersburg, Wrong ell, and Ketchikan
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Through tiVsrta add aftd aos^ag* necked to all points ta
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