tivates patience, self reliance, accur
acy, persistence, and habits of indus
try.
Naturally, the question arises, now
can a school teacher, supposed to know
nothing in the world but books, in
struct boys in the handling of metals
and wood? The answer, however, is
easy. Manual training has been going
on in the states for years. Teachers
are training for the work—taught not
only how to make things out of wood
and iron, but how to teach boys to do
jt, to teach them how to like to do it.
And strangely enough, women teach
ers have shown themselves to be well
adapted for this work.
This little struggle that the Douglas
school board and the Douglas teachers
are making is only for a start in man
ual training, but it is the best thing
that has ever happened in the history
of our town’s educational system. An
hour of manual training is worth a
month of Latin. Every practical man,
every business man who employs help,
every man who believes that education
should be useful rather than ornament
al, should be a staunch friend of manu
al training in the public schools. And
let us give to the Douglas school board
and the Douglas teachers the credit
to which they are entitled. Our b,oys,
although they live in Alaska, Are en
titled to the best that modern; educat
ion affords.
urn G&mMera Mad to
By MIKE RICE
There’s something sort of missing
. In our winsome atmosphere,
The breeze is just as cooling,
And the Arctic sun as clehr,
But the gang is broken hearted—
They are sort of lonsome like
Since the Ball has stopped a rolling,
And the gamblers had to hike.
I ^in’t a savin ’ partner,
That it ain’t all for the best
Tho’ some of us feel lonesome,
[With our aces in our vests,
But for life, Juneau ain’t in it
With the graveyard down the pike,
Since the ball has stopped a rollin ’
And the gamblers had to hike.
We are now engaged in pastimes, \
Like old maids and house croqudt,
And the ladies ip the dance halls,
Are learning to croshay
And the boosters hunt their blahtets*
When they hear the curfew strike
Since the ball has stopped a rolling,
And the gamblers had to hike.
The town awoke one morning
And sadly was surprised
When they read the startling tidings
That they were “Gun-nis-son-ized”
They held a rump convention )
To, hear from “ Three-Card-Ike
That the ball had stopped a rolling
And the gamblers had to hike^,
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THERE ARE WHOLE TRIBES WHO FEEL THIS WAY, BUT MOST OF
THEM CANNOT READ. IN ORDER TO ENJOY A NEWSPAPER, TWO
THINGS ARE NECESSARY: ONE MUST BE ABLE TO READ, BUT ALSO
THEY MUST ALSO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INTELLIGENCE SO
THAT THE THINKING PROCESS WILL NOT BE PAINFUL.
THE SOURDOUGH IS NOT LESS INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU TAKE
A DAILY. YOU MAY HAVE READ THE NEWS FROM DAY TO DAY, YET
THE SOURDOUGH IS FULL OF NEWS, PRINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
DAILY NEWSPAPER READERS APPRECIATE A GOOD NEWSPAPER, AND
WE EXPECT THE MOST OF THEM TO TAKE THE SOURDOUGH.
BUT IN DOUGLAS AND JUNEAU AND THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST
ERN ALASKA, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INTELLIGENT MEN AND
WOMEN WHO DO NOT TAKE A DAILY PAPER BECAUSE THEY FEEL
THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.
OF CHINESE ANCESTRY
Minted in the Flowery Kingdom
more than two thousand years ago, a
eoin is in the possession of Goon Dip,
Chinese consul for the state of Wash
ington, but a resident of Portland, Ore.
Together with many other coins of
oriental stamp, it was taken recently
from a jar uncovered by Indians on
the shore of Alaska, near Wrangel.
The coin in the possession of Dip was
purchased from the Indians by Goon
Sing Chee, an Alaska canneryman, and
brought to Portland.
In the same vicinity the Indians dug
up a tombstone of ancient make, on
which was inscribed in Chinese char
acters the name of Lee Lei Lang Bay.
Other relics were found, showing that
Alaska was unquestionably inhabited
by Chinese long before the Christian
era began. Among the other finds was
a piece of teakwood, a grade of wood
produced in no other country.but China
It is believed to have come from some
ship which was wrecked.
The coins were in a jar made of pot
tery. Portland Chinese regard the find
as conclusive proof that the North
American Indians are of Chinese des
cent. In no other wTay can they ac
count for the presence of the relics
which were unearthed. The coin
brought south by the canneryman is
described by the Portland Telegram
as about a size larger than a silver dol
lar. It is of copper metal and little
blemished from the stain of age. There
is a square hole cut in the center. On
both sides are hieroglyphics undeciph
erable to any one but a Chinese stu
dent of antiquity.
Moy Bock Hin, Chinese consul at
Portland, says that he has long been
convinced that the American Indians
are descendants of the Chinese. Dur
ing his long residence in the United
States he explains that many incidents
coming under his observation have led
him to such a conclusion. In early
days in the west he states that it is a
well known fact when the Indians were
on the warpath they never molested a
Chinaman, as they regarded his as a
relative. He declares that he recalls an
instance of this sort over in Idaho,
when the regular soldiers were called
to put down an Indian uprising. While
the red men were murdering many
whites that happened to cross their
path, they refused to harm the Chinese
who were mining in that section at the
time.
Goon Din, Moy Back and other lead
ing Chinese residents of Portland give
it as their opinion that more than 20
centuries ago a ship engaged in the
coastwise trade of the Flowery King
dom, ran into a terrific storm. It is
conjectured that she was blown far out
to sea and probably disabled. Help
lessly adrift, it is surmised that event
ually she brought up on the Alaska
coast. The survivors managed to get
ashore. Unable to return across the
Pacific, they made the best of their
lot by taking up their abode in the
Northland. They increased in numb
ers, and the tribes found scattered ov
er the North American continent when
Columbus arrived on his voyage of dis
covery many centuries later, were the
posterity of this band of shipwrecked
Celestials.
“That boy of mine,” said C. B.
Walker, register of the Juneau land
office, one day last week, “shows a
strong indication of becoming a pugil
ist .They have to put gloves on him
now to keep him from hammering his
head off.”
At P. a Fox’s
Beyond any question, this store car
ries the finest line of women’s shoes on
the Gastineau Channel. We can satis
fy every desire in the shoe line, and
you will find not only the shoes, but
the prices satisfactory.
Among the many makes and kinds
we have for you to select from, the
Dr. Edison Cushion Shoe is the easiest
made for women. It is a remarkable
combination of elegance and comfort.
We also have great values in Min
ers’ Shoes.
ISLAND
DEPARTMENT
STORE
To JUNEAU
HOUSE
HOLDERS
THE DOUGLAS ISLAND CONCRETE WORKS
have made the blocks for nearly three hundred chim
ney during the summer just past and all of them are
giving perfect satisfaction. 8 inch Chimney Blocks
50c each. Telephone Douglas 4-3-6.
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DOUGLAS
ISLAND
MEAT
MARKET
MEATS OF ALL KINDS.
FISH AND GAME IN SEASON.
D STREET, BETWEEN
FIRST AND SECOND
E. M. Peters
PLUMBING
STEAM FITTING, SHEET
METAL AND MACHINE
WORK. JOBBING AND
ALL KINDS OF REPAIR
ING DONE ON PHONO
GRAPHS, GAS ENGINES,
& SEWING MACHINES.
FRONT STREET
Near Baseball Park
DOUGLAS CITY