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EDITORIAL PAGE
A lJlRTY KNOCK"
In :i recent uublication of the
Smithsoniau Institution, H. M. Ca
dell in his report of the Klondike
oil J Yukon gold fields describes
Skagway "as a wretched little town
with decayed wooden houses aud
gross-grown streets, the scene of
many robberies, ricts and murders
at the time of the gold rush, which
the policy authorities bad neither
tbe power nor energy to control.
Skagway is not, and can neTer be,
of much use to thel I'nitod States,
except as au obstruction to Can
adian progress, but might be of
some advantage to the vast Cana
dia Uiuterlaud less than 20 miles
inland."
Who is H. M. Cadell:
We are unable to answer this
ijuestion, for although he is
vou.S ed far by the Smithsonian In
stitution of Washington, D. C., an
institution of learning established
lu '164C> for the "increase and dif
fusion of knowledge among men,"
and which is distributing his libel
ous and untruthful statements
broadcast over the land to work
an irreparable injury to a prosper
ous, peaceful and law-abiding com
munity cf free-bom Americans who,
arsonauts iu the march of north
western civilization, have through
^'augers that might well have aoal
led the most brave aud by
an jitinity of labor that would
have effectually deterred any but
the stoutest hearted, wrested a
gem of the ourest water from its
primeval setting of forest and Arc
tic moss, and transformed it into
the central jewel in the diadem of
the northland—a garden spot of
beauty ^ud productiveness — we
have been unable to find his name
inscribed iu the hall of either liter
ary or newspaper fame.
That he is not an American citi
zen we are firmly convinced, or if
so, is a naturalized one who is dis
loya' to the land of his adoption.
That he is narrow-minded and pre^
ju'liced is proved by his utterances,
for he is apparently unable, or
unwilling, to draw a lino of dem
arcation between the lawlessness
oi only a few months that existed
iu a frontier camp of 17 years ago,
and the succeeding'jteaceful quietudi
tuat has' prevailed without in
terruption since the committee of
10U disposed of 'the remnants of
Soapy Smith's notorious gang In
the summer of ISPS, after their
leader had been effectually quieted
for rill time by au officer of tho
law .
Mr. Cadell is blinded by self-con
ceit, too, for ho presumes to -pro
phesy the future of Skagway from
a very brief time spent here while
passing to and from tho iuterior. In
answer to his dismal prognostica
tions we refer him to the strong
objections urged by certain mem
bers of the United States congress
against the acquisition of the ter
ritory now embraced iu the states
of Oregon and Washington at the
time -hat matter was under dis
cussion.
'u aldition to his narrow-minded
ness and blinduess he is also deaf,
for how could he be in the posses
sion cf his sense of hearing and
not be cognizant of the rumblings of
the advance of'a great era of pros
perity for the whole of Alaska and
the great Canadian interior as
well?
Of Mr. Cadell's absolutely uncalled
for remarks about Skagway the
V.'h.tcUorse Star of July 2od iu com
menting upon his article says,' in
which we fully concur: 1
' Jlr. Cadell, without apparout
cau.'e and, in our opinion, manifest
ing a sour disposition as well as
very poor taste for an official writ
er, i^ces out of his way to givo
our neighboring town oi Skagway a
wheily uncalled for and "dirty
knock" which appears in the third
paragraph of his four page article.
Just what Mr. Cadell oi the Smith
sonian Institution (Institute it was
formerly called) a government' con
cern, <ould possibly gain by villi
fj'ng the present good name ■ of
Skagway, as is done above, is be
yoi:>i conprehension." '
A FLOWER
AMONG WEEDS
Story of the Eighteenth
Century.
By F. A. MITCHEL
During the- reign of Louis XV. Franco
reached a culmination of profligacy
which hail been growing for years.
While the king was in his minority the j
regent, lils uncle. Duke of Orleans, set '
the example of debauchery to the court |
and through the court to the kingdom, j
Louis himself, on assuming the scep
ter, by continuing In his uncle's foot- !
steps completed the work of laying the
foundation for the French revolution
which broke out during the reign of,
his successor.
During the regency of the Duke of j
Orleans the wealthiest nobles owned j
estates In different parts of France.
Only the more moral of these lived In
their country chateaus. for the profli
gate could not endure to live elsewhere
than In Paris, where the intriguing
and debauchery were going on. Among
those who preferred the virtue of rural
life was the young Marquis Gaston de
Roquette, who, though a soldier of ac
knowledged bravery, had a mind capa
* 4t,~ rocpnt
"However, the marquis was obliged
occasionally to go to Paris either at tho
call of the regent or on account of
some duty connected with his station
as a peer of the realm. One day on
the street on which stands what was
then the palace of the Louvre he
passed a young lady riding in her
"chair," the very sight of whom deeply
Impressed him. She was not only
beautiful, but a natural purity showed
itself in every line of her countenance.
This was the more noticeable, for at
that time the women of the court were
as bad as the men, and the lives they
led were discernible in their features.
The marquis followed the young lady
with his eyes, and when he saw her
carried into tho palace he heaved a
sigh, for he did not believe that any
woman could enter that royal abode
and be good. Ilcr entrance there, how
ever, proved that she was a lady of
rajit
The marquis' duty to tho sovereign
later called him to the court, and ho
saw there tho lady whom he hud met
in her "chair." Hanging over her
was a famous but notorious duke, the
most pronounced and successful beau
of that period. He was a very wealthy
man. and he was also the most accom
plished villain of his day. Three times
he had been In the Bastille, the third
time for having attempted to betray
France.
Another sigh marked the marquis'
discovery that the girl who had made
such an impression on him was prob
ably falling into the hands of this no-1
torious villaiu. Leaving the palace'
without even inquiring the name or j
rank of the young lady. M. IJoquette I
returned to his estate and, shutting!
Mmaoif nn In his chateau, endeavored j
eil lilra since tlie first moment lie bad
seen her.
Tills was not possible. To the young
such Impressions are very strong.
What it was In that pure face that had
taken hold of him he did not know.
What he did know was that she was
a member of a profligate court, that he
had seen Its most notorious rake hang
ing over her, and he did not doubt that
sooner or later she would go down un
der the Influences which surrounded
her.
Gaston de Roquette remained on his
estate for & month without returning
to Parts. Often was he tempted to go
there for another glimpse of the face
that had enthralled him, but he be
lieved that in yielding to the tempta
tion ho would only bring upon himself
greater pain. So he devoted himself
to the care of his estate and to his ten
ants. lie endeavored to occupy him
self with his books, but this was im
possible, for, whatever bo did, his mind
was upon that pure being, growing like
a flower in the midst of poisonous
weeds.
Whether It was that the young mar
quis was a poor sleeper or that Cupid
was keeping him awake, he went to
bed late and at times when unable to
sleep would arise, dress himself and
walk about outside. Not far from the
chntenu was the church where he and
his household and his tenants wor
shiped and about which their forefa
thers slept Withlu the structure were
the bones of the De Itoquettes Incased I
In sepulchers or under the flags, the)
sepulchers supporting marble figures of
the departed, while here and there
were tlie arms the men had borne in
war.
Gaston de Iloquette often strolled
about durlug his midnight walks In the
churchyard, but had never cared to
enter the church at night when it was
deserted. One night when troubled
with sleeplessness be was strolling In
the grounds near the chuteau when,
glancing toward tho church, he saw a
light apparently within the structure.
Thinking that be had seen a firefly, he
was turning away, when he saw the
light again, this time shining evident
ly through n different window than be
fore. Surely some one was moving
In the church. Walking toward it, he
went to a window nnd looked In. There
was no light except that the moon,
which was nearly full, shone In. dimly
revealing the recumbent marble fig
ures on the sepulchers.
Thinking again that he had been mis
taken, he was about to turn away when
it occurred to blm to try the knob of
the door at the main entrance. To his
surprise, the door was not locked. En
tering the church, bo found no one, but
through a crack In a door leading from
the "chancel "to « rooiu-used by the
priest and acolytes came a ray of light,
^at could It mean? Tho pastor of
the church was an old man, too feeble
to bo engaged In any cburch duty at
dead of nlgbt It was no religious
matter that was being observed.
The marqulB was about to walk to
ward the door through which the light
came when It opened and half a dozen
persons came out of the rfpartnient
They bore lights, but so dim were they
that De Iloquette could not distinguish
the faces of tbe several members of
the party. There were a priest who
was unknown to him, two men and
two women, evidently persons of rank,
and the last two to enter the church
were a man and a woman. From this
woman's dress Do Itoquetto judged
that the couplo were about to be mar
ried. The little party moved toward
the chancel, where the priest stationed
himself, the couple before him, the
two other men on the side of tho
groom, the two women on the side of
tho bride.
The marquis walked softly forward,
hoping to get a nearer view of tho
faces, but before he reached a point of
vantage their backs were to him. Tho
priest faced him, and he saw at onco
that he was not the pastor of tho
church. To the marquis' astonishment
he recognized In a priest's garb a
worthless fellow of tho neighborhood,
who had served several terms In prison
as a malefactor.
Assured that some piece of villainy
was being perpetrated, I>e Itoquetto
seized an enormous sword resting 011
tho tomb of oue of his ancestors and,
pushing forward till he stood directly
behind the wedding party, cried out:
"I forbid the bans!"
The false priest looked tip from a
book he held In his band, and the oth
ers turned quickly.
Then did the marquis meet with a
great surprise. The attendants wore
men and ■women of tho court. The
groom was the profligate duke, while
the bride wag tho lady of whom tho
marquis had been dreaming. She had
entered with apparent reluctance and
now looked up like a frightened bird.
Tho duke, with tho assurance that
often characterizes vice, knit bis brows
and said threateningly:
"Who are yon, monsieur?"
"Gaston, Marquis de Itoquetto, pro
prietor of the estate on which this
church stands. No ceremo:iy Is per
mitted here except It Is conducted by
Father Arouet, tho pastor. Surely
none will be permitted by one not In
orders and tho veriest scamp In the
province!"
Paralyzed by these words, the group,
(Continued on Page 3.)
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(Formerly of Seattle)
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diseases and deformities of U>e eye,
ear, uoee and thro®^
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Blcagway Lodge
Vo. 431. B. P. O.
E. meets first
aud Thurs
day ovenfiigs at
8:30 .o'clock. Vis
1U11P brothers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALI,, Secretary.
Pi'uipnial Order
Eagles—
Skagway Aerie
Vo. 25, Frater
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rtagles meets the first a;:.t third
Wednesday night of each mouth at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially Ixrited to attend.
J ho* C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prlt
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway # No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
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day evening at 8:00 p
m. sUiirp Visiting brcvtters cordlal
ly welcome. A, J. Acbeson, Arctic
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