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EDITORIAL
plainsman com
lu the passing- away of William F
Cody, more familiarly known as
"Hufl'alo Bill" almost the last of
the great plaiusmen of the Ameri
can continent ha\e gone to the
Urea* Beyond.
As Iowa, his native state in
1S04, *ti« year of his birth, was
iu the fa-re west. Colonel Cody is
u 'ytical westerner. He had never
known anything but the frontier all
his life, and whfa {lie civil war
broke out, and his country called
for men, he was among the Xrrst to
respond to the call. He acted us
scout all through, the war, his field
of operations being the western
fiout^er. Then followed the great
ludiaa outbreaks, when the red mea
of tiie plains massacred thousauds
of the western settlers, and Cody
w?s among the first to engage in
bat "I.* with the reds, lie knew thei
6fyle of warfare, and lie and his'
men were never caught unawares.
To such men as he, Great West
of today owes much of its greatness
fcr it was these cunuing scouts who
urotectrd the lives of the hardy
uicneer, and thousands of those whaj
had traveled from the East to the
unkuowu west to make homes for
themselves were awakened from
peaceful slumber by the tlmaly
warning of these men to arm them
selves and either fight or flee for
their lives, else they would have
been murdered t>y the crafty and
blood thirsty Sioux or Cheyenne.
Buffalo Bill has been the hero
of thousands of Indian stories, and
there is scarce a boy of the United
Sta'es, and the west especially, who
b"3 net read of this greatest of all
scouts.
It was 'he privilege of the writ
er to know this man personally, and.
when a bey he U;ls listened to him
ttII cf his fights with, the "Reds."
lie was never so busy but that he
could find time to get away in some
nooV or corner, where surrounded
by a circle of barefooted and
frrckle faced lads, he would tell
tIk m a real Indian rtory, which
wc uld make the hair of ones head
stand cd end, and chills creep up
and down ones back.
In disposition he was a kindly
man, and adopting the custom of
t''.e early scouts, that of wearing a
large sombraro over his long hair,
and otherwise wearing the costume
of the plains, he presented a most
romantic appearance.
He was a man of moderate habits
a total abstainer from liquors, ad
dicted to the use of much profanity,
wnich was more of a habit thian, a
desire to be profane. He will live
Ju the memory of those who bad th
good fortune of knowing him as a
loavble old man.
CEllMAXS CONSERVE
SHOES AND CLOTHES
The latest German papers con
tain tlie federal council's regula
tions regarding1 shoes End clothes
lor 1917. Ttiey; prescribe that
only 1wo pair of so-called "6hoes de
lore" "will bg sold on, the turning in
o* cast-Off but still wearable pairs.
The uUliztioti of cast-off clothing is
♦o ba entrusted to> communi'ies
whic. have a monopoly for the pur
chase of htese articles. The ex
change of old for new articles will
he alloweO only thfrcugh tickets .
POSTAL RATES
MAY BE CHANGED
Washington — Tlie annual post
of tic*- appropriation, bill reported t)
'he rouse carried provisions to in
crease Tates on newspapers, maga
z'nee and other second-class matter
bv a zone system; establish penny
oostage on local letters and impose
heavier penalties for sending liquor
through the mails. The bill would
aDproDTta'e 5329,553,120, $4,000,
OflLO more than the current postoffice
act, reajust rural carriers' salar
'es and increase the pay of a num
ber of employes.
Magazine publishers have orottst
ed vigorously against the rate in
crease, which would! affect only pub
lieaticns carried more th»n/ 300
miles, and Postmaster General Bur
leso • proposed to Chairman. Moon,
of the house postoffice committee, a
sub-provision to postpone the ef
fectiveness of the increase for a
year after the measure becomes* a
law. The bUl as reported wonld
make the new rates apply after
June 30, however, and Mr. Moon h.;-d
not indicated jvhat action 5vill be
recommended on Mr. Burleson's sug-<
/estlon. The bill probably will be
debared in the house within a few
1 !• I
The bill directs that htereafter ca£
alogues and similar publications
be classified as third class matter
with increased postage. Another
section provides that after July 1
next rural carriers' pay shall be
based Cu length of routes, time re
quired to serve them, and quamtity
of mail transported. The maximum
pay would be $2000 with a mini
mum of $4S0 a year. No -rural
route which would require an auto
mobile is to be established unless
the car can be used with reasonable
regularity throughout the year.
BE AN OPTIMIST.
To ignore trifling annoyances,
to avoid ultra fastidiousness, to
condone human frailties, "re
membering whereof we are all
made;" to helieve that the dark
est hour is just before dawn—in
a word, to make the best of
things—is. besides making life a
joy, to become a public benefac
tor without profession of philan
thropy.
It IS fcasy 10 noai.
Floating n:e:'.ns reclining on the wa
ter So long as oue's body Is straight
ened out ami the head Is thrown well
back In the water the arms and less
will take care of themselves. One has
nothing to do but malntalu a straight
back and submerge the head to the
ears. In this position one cannot help
but float. It ts a .physical Impossi
bility for the body to drown so long
as this position is maintained. But the
minute you raise your head out of the
water or bend the body or draw up the
knees down you go.—Outing.
WOMEN'S WOES
Alaskan Women Are Finding Kcliet
At Last
It seems that women have more
than a fair share of the aches and
paiLS that afflict humanity; they
mua* "keep up," must attend duties
■n spite of constantly aching backs,
or headaches, dizzy spells, bearing
down pains; they must stoop over,
when to stoop means torture. They
must walk and bend and work with:
racking pains and many aches from
kidney ills. Keeping the kidneys
well has spa-red thousands of wo
men much misery. Read what one
woman says.
Mrs, M. I. Davis, 296 Weidler St.,
Portland, Ore., says: "For years
I had a great deal of trouble with
my back and kidneys. ShaTp pains
would catch me and it seemed as
if m.v back was giving out on me.
My kidneys acted too frequently,
causing much annoyance. Doan's
Kidney Pills rid me of the pains.
My back got strong and well and
my kidneys became normal. I
have had no severe attacks of that
kin;" since."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
tba* Mrs. Davis had. Faster-mil
burn, Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
TONGUE FOLLOWS
FLAG IN ALSAGE
W llx the French A.iny In Al
sace, Dee. — French, has replaced
Alsatian dialect and German as
tue language iu that part of Alsace,
r .red to France as the result of
Freuch military successes. So soon
as the blue-clad soldiers occupied
tflf. villages and towns. German
signs were torn djowu lvcm the
fronts of the stores and replaced by
French. Finger poets along the
roads were altered, au,d directions
•at grade erccssinus ovfir the* railroad
tracks were changed. Restaurant
Uil's of fare were wi itteii; iu French
instead of German. The titles of pub-»
Uc offices were painted over and
now designations i>ut in their place.
Prices also were transformed into
francs and centimes from marks and
pfennigs.
Most of the municipal offlcals un
dor Gorman rule were of Prussian
origin and fled with. the German
troops The other male inhabitants
— most of them old or very young,
as all those of niili'ary age had be<u|
ei'her taken, into the German army
or v ad fled to France — ha^ never
had experience of local government
aud were incapable of uiulerstandii ij
the public utilities or caring for the
heal h cr sanitary condition of the
people. It was found necessary to
acpoin' French administrators, and
these were chosen from <unong of
ficers who had been wounded in the
war cr who had fallen sick during1
'he campaign. In one locality a
military mayor was nominated. He
was a captain who had lost lijs
rig arm iu battle. For two yeans
he has carried out the functions of
hia office, and co successfully that
the citizens declare they Jiaev never
been more wisely ruled.
Ouo of the first tasks uncienuKeu
was *.o set again in motion tho edu
cational system .which* hud been in
terrupted by the hostilities. Class
es were formed for the children of
bclh sexes, and these were placed
in the charge of sisters of a re
ligicus order which devotes itself to
education. There was some diffi
culty at first as the public knew no
other language than their JoctU dia
lect. They showed such zeal, how
ever, in acquiring French| thfct with
in a few weeks the teachers were
able to carry 011 the lessons. When
Prince Arthur of Connauglit recent
ly visited the classes he was amaz
ed at the change brought about la
so shc.rt a time.
French officials and. the people
of Alsace themselves ascribe the
readiness of the Alsatians to adopt
French ideas and education to the
fact that they have in i>art raelized
their dreams of being rejoined to
France. At any rate, it is a patent
fact that, although they are still
W'thin sound pf the German guns,
everybody in the reconquered terri
tory a* present speaks French The
children at their games on the
street? use nothing but French ex
pressions. Workmen and workwo
men going to and from the factories
and while engaged there rarely—an
then only in the case of elderly peo
2le w-ho cannot change their life
long habits—utter a ward in any
thin cxcept French. I11 tho cafea
and Hotels and in the stores French
is everywhere used, while in the
churches the sermons are now
preached in Frenh.
Squelchcc'.
"While rrofos.Ni>! I!tiHiivs!<y was play
ing the violin it seemed to mo that I
heard heavenly voices singing." said
the tempera mental yonng woman.
•'How did the miisie affect you, Mr.
Dubson ?"
"Oh—er— I was considerably moved
myself," answered that gentleman,
"but when I started to beat time to
the music by tapping my foot on the
floor several people glared at me so
fiercely that I subsided "-Birmingham
Age-Ilerald.
Water Chestnuts.
A curious plant called the "water
chestnut" is to be found in China.
The tubers, eaten raw or in stews, are
much liked by the native epicures.
They are also sliced and shredded for
soups.
Heiress (after rejecting hirot—I really
had to say what 1 did I'm sorry if
I hurt your feelings.
Suitor—Worse than that, you've hurt
my credit.—Roston Transcript.
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Flaharty's Premium Bon Bons and Caramels 50c lb.
Flaharty's Premium Chocolates 60c lb.
Flaharty's Famous Nut Chews 40c lb.
Flaharty's Premium Peanut Crisp and Taffies 40c lb.
Flaharty's Premium Hard Candies 35c lb.
Flaharty's Mexican Pe-can-ola 60c lb.
Flaharty's Dainty Cream Wafers 35c lb.
THE SWEET SHOP
FRATERNAL ORDERS
Arctic Brotherhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1»
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth! Tues
day evening at 8:30 P
m. sQttrp. Visiting brothers cordial
ly wfrK-cane. w. L. stevemson, Arc
tic Chief. W. E. Burford, Arctic
Usee rder.
Fraternal Order
EagHt»—
Skagw«y Aerlo
No. 25, FV«tcr
nal Order ot
IC«gIetj meets UiC| first and third
\V ednesday night of each month at
tnrii hall on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cowlifljl/ invitefd to
Attend. L. E. Hudson, W. P.,
J. M. Oraisbach, Secretary.
F. & A. M.
White* Pase Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
meets 2d and 4 th
Frl. E\'gs, of each
montij. Visiting brothers are wel
come.
Elmer L. Wheeler, W. M.
Address all communications to
the 3e<fr^tary.
B. P. O. ELKS
8kajjway Lodge
NO. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday night
8:00 o'clock.
Visiting brothers
coraiany welcome.
HENRY FRIEDENTHAL, E. R.
F. J. Y ASIDE WALL, Secretary
Plpnpfir of Alaska Igloo, No. 12,
meet* in A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come. .. • .
W. L. STEVENSON, PreB.
V. T. DORTERO. Rec. Sac.
rnorassiDNAL cakds
DI{. L. 8. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modjcrn Mettiiods
Offke Hours: 0-12 a. m. 1-0 p. m.
Alaskan Building .... BtVMdway
8KAGWAY, w ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLKTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Sjxvialfgt In tie treaftmffit of
disease and defarndtles of thc|
eye, ear, nose and throat.
Of Dee: Goldstein Building, Ju
n«iu, Alaska.
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Low
Practice in all courts
Iu Territory of Alatifca
BAIXES ALASKA
Alaska Junk Co
of June** AlMka,
Dealers 1>
RUBBER, COPPER, BRASS
LEAD, ZINC, SACKS, RAG8
ROPE, SCRAP IRON
Rear of Sylckett'a Poatoftlee
store.
J. IKUTA
MA xUFACTUBISv'
JEWELER
WATCHES&CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watch Inspector for the
[ W. P. & Y. Route
| Mail Orders • iven prompt care
RAW FURS
WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOR PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
Othkoth, • Wisconsin f.
Pacific Steamship Co.
ADMIRAL LINE
OUR LARGE FLEET OF MAGNIFICENT STEAMSHIPS
Offers Frequent and Perfect Service Between All Ports in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
LEAVE SKAGWAY FOR
Haines, Juneau, Douglas, Pet
ersbu.g, Wrangel, Ketchikan,
Prince Rupert, Vancouver,
SEATTLE and TACOMA.
CONNECTS at JUNEAU FOR
Yakutat, Katallu, Cordova,
Valdez, Seward, Seldovia
Steamships Admiral Evanj, Admiral Wat
son, Admiral Farragut
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE Leaves Skagway
January 14—25
CALIFORNIA ROUTE—Leave Seattle Monday's, Friday's.
Saturday's for San Franc'sco» Los Angeles, San Diego.
If Your Ticket R«ad« PACIFIC STEAMSHIP Co. You are Assured the very Beit
San Francisco to Lot Angeles Daily except Sunday
....... For Full Particulars, Address
H. G. WEIR, Agent SKAGWAY, Alaska
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROH SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
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January 20
TEM5PHOTO' KO. ««.
K. J. SHAW, A tent, SKAGWAY.
SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
| 1916 - WINTER - 1917
S.S. Princess Sophia
Jan. 18 Feb. i = 15
To
Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle
REDUCED THROUGH RATES TO EAST
All Information From
L. H. JOHNSTON Agt. Phone 87 or 118 SKAGWAY
FIRE INSURANCE
ON DWELLINGS
AT LOWEST RATES FOR
THREE]
YEAR
POLICY
IN GOOD STRONG COMPANIES
REGISTERED IN
ALASKA
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LICENSBD AGENT AT SKAGWAY
You make a mistake it
vou df not stoo at
THE
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Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own da^v
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN. Piop.
Skagway. Alaska
SAILINGS
FROM SKAGWAY
S.S. PRINCE JOHN
10 a.m. Every Alternate Saturday
JANUARY 13th, 27th - FEBRUARY 10th, 24th
MARCH 10th, 24th
TRAVEL VIA PRINCE RUPERT
"THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE EAST"
—VIA—
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Reservations, Tickets and Full Information cheerfully furnished by
J. D. McAuley
Travelling Agent.
Juneau, Alaska
w- G. Powell
Frt. & Pass. Agent
Phone 43, Broadway
Skagway, Alaska }