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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY*
"America For Americans
Let Us Be
thankful
• • •
Gratitude is a virtue too oftei
inadequately expressed. However
it does not follow that Fe an
wholly or evea seriously deficien
ia appreciation because of faiiuri
to b» continually openly acknowl
edging indebtedness for a multitudi
of blessings. An individual to<
profuse in expressions of thank
runs the risk of being regarded wit
a bit cf suspicion.
Ia Its Inner tabernacle the humb!
soul may daily sing praises for '
continuance of blessings and by «
credominance of such thoughts de
velop a, beauty and richness whicl
prbicb will thrill and inspire whei
occasion demands tthat it shoul<
bs heard. Tlie nobility of ou;
thoughts and not the multitude o
our words determines our character
Thanksgiving is more a matter o:
attitude than of speaking. It i!
spiritual.
Thif does not mean that wi
should be dumb in the presence o
abundance of good things show
•red upon us by Providence and bi
friends. Out of the abundance o
a grateful heart the mouth ehoult
speak A virtue well developet
cannct be stifled—true characte:
speaks through every act, wher
Tords are scant.
Thanksgiving should be a dailj
devotion, unmarred by mockery oi
Insincerity. Such devotion was
more predominant among our pious
New England forbears than witt
as today. Comparatively scant af
were their blessings and grievous
*s tere their privations, they sin
cerely professed to find muct
with occasion for dailv thanksgiving
Efei with these devotions a daj
of special thanksgiving and praist
was deemed meet. And thus was
born the beautiful custom of oui
annual Thanksgiving.
SIMPLE RECORD OF
FIRST THANKSGIVING
When TTe Devout Pilgrims Show
ed Their Gratitude For
Their BJessings
"Our harvest being gotten in, oui
lOTVBOr (William Bradford) senl
lour met on Xoullng, so that we
atelit after a more special mannei
•«lUc» together after we had gath
?r«d the fruit of our labors. Tney
our In one day killed as much
ouie as, with a little help beside,
■erred the company almost a weeke
i* which time, amongst other recrea.
tea, we exercised our arms, many
t the Indians coming amongst us,
nd among the rest their greatest
;l»f, Massasoit, with Borne ninety
j*a, whom for three days we en
wUiued and feasted, and they
'♦nt out and killed fine deer, which
IV brought to the plantation and
WWW<*4 C" our governor aud up
SKAGWAY RED
CROSS NOtES
The classes la surgical dressings
will cot meet again tills week)
Thursday being Thanksgiving and
the Saturday classes having been,
discontinued. Next week the class
es will meet as usual on Monday
and Thursday afternoon and Tues
day evening.
The knitted garments will be
packed for shipment Fridaj after
noon.
Tho lights at headquarters are
beiny donated by the HQme Power
c°. :
Some of our married men ct>uld
appreciate the cartoon by Herbert
Johnson in the Saturday Evening
Post of Nov. 24th,
Elsewhere in this paper is
an appeal from YOUR Red Cross
lor financial aid. What are you
golug to do about it?
On Monday evening, Nov. 26 th,
the Executive Committee met in
regular monthly session. The fol
lowing report^ were read and ap
proved:
Social Cojumitee
Amounts received since Oct. 22, '17
Chain Parties — 2.00
Membership Committee
Members before Oct. 22, '17 288.00
Members since Oct. 22, '17 6.0G
Total Membership 294.0C
Military Belief Committee
Articles ready for shipment:
418** doz, surgical dressings.
5 knitted sweaters
7 knitted mufflers
5 pr -wristlets.
53 pr. socks.
Ar'icies on hand:
4 doz. urglcal dressings.
Finance Committee
Receipts
Ain't received prior to Oct.
22, 1917 ... ... -. ~ . 11214.71
An.'ts. received since Oct.
Oct. 22, 1917
Membership fees 6.01
From sale vegetables .. . 4.61
From sale knitting needles 1.6'
Sals Red Cross Magazines 1.8'
. Chain Parties .. .. _ . 2.0'
, Irene Adams from sale of
i yoke .. , 28.41
; Doaat on 10.01
. Donation ... ......... 1.01
. Donation .. .... 1-0'
, Donation -21
( 11271.2
i Disbursements
Am ts. disbursed prior to
Oct. 22, 1917 $1098.2!
■ Am'ts. disbursed since Oct.
22, 1917:
Yarn from Red Cross Sup
ply Service 42.61
Express on yarn 2.01
I Supplies from local stores 33.5!
■ Gauze from W. P. & Y. Ry. 56.4!
' Junefu Chapter ^ Member
ship 4.5l
' Am't. ?t bank % member
shir. 3.01
Am't at bank, price Red
Cross Magazines 1.01
Am t at bank for use local
Red Cross 29.9:
11271.2:
Soapston*.
Soi.pstone Is a massive r<xk so rlcl
!n talc as to have a soapy feeL It It
:uore exteusive'y quarried and used ii
che Inked States than iu any othei
■ountry. Its most Important applies
Ion, de(>endlng on Its resistance tc
heat, acids and electricity. Is In tht
manufacture of laundry tubs, labors
:ory table tops, tanks, sinks, fuim
iioods and switchboards and in genera
us'tlation, besides many smaller uses
irowlnj; out of Its slow radiation ol
heat. Almost the entire output of tli<
I'nited States comes from Virginia.
oa the captain (Miles Standish.
and ethers"
Such la the historic record o
th« llrst Thanksgiving in Ply
moutk colony 291 years ago. Lesi
tbaa p. year before the Mayflower
bear.'j.y its little band of 102 Pll
gr.'ms, anchored off the rockbounc
New England coast. Alone iu th<
boundless wilderness of the Ne*
World the heroic Puritans strug
gled through the relentless winter
battl.'ng with snow and wind, sar
age foes, hunger, sickness, anc
death itself. In three monthi
their number yas almost one-ha.ll
of the entire company. But wltl
the spring time life looked more
kindly upon the exiles; summei
smiled on their corn fields, and
autumn brought abundant harvest
A few little dwellings had been
built, and preparations had been
made for others, making a tiny oasl
of homes on the desert of tthe New
World. Then it was that Governor
Bradford issued hJs first proclama
tion, and the Pilgrims and their In
dian guests partook of that first
and now historic feast.
ill
E
How one little canary bird caus
ed consternation among an entire
[division of British troops and bro't
down upon its own head a hurri
cane of rifle fire and finally point
blank shell fire is told by Dr. Rob
ert Davis, recently arrived in the
United States to lecture on the
activities of the Red Cross in Eu
rope.
Escaped Prom Its C»go
For more than a xuonth. on a nor
thern sector of the lino the British
Jjsrf been secretly mining beneath
the German trenches. The work
was almost complete. During the
operation several canary birds, as
usual, were ept kin the excavations
to warn the workers of the pres
ence of fire damp, which is fatal
to the birds. One little songster,
however, escaped from its job, flew
lato the middle of "no man's land"
and, alighting on a bush, began to
Bin*.
Fe»red Germans Would Get Cue
Consternation reigned in the
British lines. If the bird should be
discovered by the Germans the work
of weeks would go for naught, as
thQ enemy could easily interpret
the meaning of its presence and pre
pare to combat the sapping opera
tions. The infantry was immediate
ly ordered to open, fire ou the
canary to destroy it. But it seemed
'o bear a charmed life. Even the
sharp shooters failed to bring it
down as it hopped from twig to
t twlK. Finally the artillery had to
be called on. A trench gun with a
well-timed shell blew the bird and
the bush and the Bong into nothing
ness.
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fikag.vay Citizens Canpol Doubt It
Dean's Kidney Pills were used—
They brought benefit.
I Time has strengthened the evi
dence.
Has proven the result lasting.
; The proof of merit is convincing.
L. Bauer, 203 S. Delmas Ave., Sa
Jose, Calif., says: "I was taken
»lth a terrible pain in my back.
; lf I stooped, lifted or made a
j misstep, darting pains shot thru
I my kidneys causing the worst kind
, of suffering. I got a box of Doan's
Kidney Pills, being told they were
i the best medicine to be had for
paits in the back and other kid
l ney trouble. They removed the
pain and distress and I have never
i had a return of the complaint."
(Statement given October 23,
1912.)
THE RESULTS LASTED
I On May 22, 1916 Mr. Bauer said:
•'My cure has proven to be a per
manent one. I never stop praising
Doan'a Kidney Pills."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
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BEST
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Juneau, Alaska.
September 24, 1917.
Notic* Is hereby given that John
Roseue, Jr., of Haines Alaska, has
i filed application under tha provi
sion of Sec. 2306, R. S. as as
signee of Angellotte Van Buskirk,
widow of John O. Van Buskirk, to
mak entry of the land embraced
In U. S. Survey 784, situate near
Hainet, District Alaska, Lat.
59* 14' N., Long. 135° 26' W., and
mors particularly described as fol
lows, U-wit:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence
U. H. L. M. No. 573 bears S. 24°
16' E. 33.46 chj. and Cor. 1,
Survey 208, bears S. 8.23 chs.
thenee N. 10.02 chs. to Cor No.
2, thence E. 1.32 chs. to Cor.
No 3, thence S. 10.02 chs. to
Cor No. 4, thence W. to Cor. No.
1, 1.32 chs. the place of begin
| ning. containing an area of 1.33
acree. Mag. Var. 30" 45' E.,
and known ag Survey 784.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First publication, Sept. 29.
Final publication Pec, 8, 1917.
fraternal orders
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Cams Skagwuy No. 1,
A. B. meats every ®eo
ond asfl. fourth,' Tues
day ovening at 8:30 p.
m. sU«rp. Vlsitlnj: brotherra cordial
ly welcome. Edward A. Rasmu^on,
Arctic Chief, W. R. Qray, Arctic
Recorder.
Fraternal Order
leaflet*—
BtBgway Aerie
No. 26, Frater
nal Oixler ut
It.'*Kle« moots the) first and third
Wednesday night of caeh month at
twii h»ll on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cordially Invite*! to
Attend. J. M. Gieisbacb, \V. P.
J. V. .Miller, Secretary.
F. & A. BL
White Paa» Lodge
P. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2(1 and 4th
Saturday Evenings
or each mouths. Visiting Brethren
are welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMliS WALLACE, Secretary.
B. P. O. RliKS
Skagway Lodg*
No. 421, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday at 8:30
p. m. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. J. VAfcDEWALii, Sacietary.
Pioneer of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* In A. B. Hall first Monday In
every month at 8:80 p. nt.
VlnltiDg Brothers cordially wel
come.
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