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TROOPS. TROOPS. TROOPS-TROOPS AT
TREADWELL. TROOPS AT 60L0FIEL0; !
TROOPS AT FAIRBANKS-ALL WORKING
TOWARD ULTIMATE PEACE
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What labor needs is wise leadership.
And that labor should have wise lead
ership is one of the most important
nee. Is of the world. Labor Is the main
thing, the great moving power, the im
portant factor to tho economy of the
world. Therefore its needs are the
most important needs, la which all
have a part. That labor has not of^en
pood leadership is not half so notable a
thing as that ever has lead"
ership. For to lead labor requires rare
qualities. Labor is a mass of that dif
ficult thiai: called human nature. It
has infinita variations of interests, for
the most part coaflicting one with
another? imp rative, mandatory influ
ences pulling and hauling at it In dif
ferent directions, ambitions, feverish
desires to get rich, or to find ease or
rest, spurring it to selfish indiscretions,
sick or hungry wives and children, or
unsatisfied mortgages that whip the
ami into humility and the accjptance
of the terms of the master. Leadership
to be successful must marshal all these
into one strange combination.
Ignoranc ? whew!? that's another
one. And what reserve of power must
be brought into play where this irri
tating, dense, refractory quality is to
be reconciled with all the others.
Thus it is ra*,her the wonder that suc
cessful leadership ever outlasts a
spasmodic occasion.
And yet there have been magnificent
successes in this difficult field. One of
;hem has been stricken from the list by
sickness? Mitchell by name. Another
has been at the head of the American
Federation for many years and is still
ther These indicate future possibili
ties- It is that personified inertia, Ig
norance- 'or which there is vast excuse
? in this great mass ? that makes bad
leadership popular. Labor! were this
giant ab'e to gather its?U up and pre
cipitate iuelf upon a jjiven point under
good leadership there would be ?
nothing to it: no war. The gates
would quietly fall away before the
irresis able force, ?nd there we would
all be toge'.her? in paradise. But the
slow movement where witb nature
worKs, the steady grind of EVOLU
TION is nec^ss iry tnat those immediate
necessi ies that now divide the mass
into so many individuals, shall at
last become amalgamated. Hence the
war drives on. And so it is that labor
is to be confronted by the soldiers at
Tread well, so it is that Fairbanks Is
being "scabbed" as that greatest of
raining camps (rnd where lately labor
was strong to the point of arrogance)
has been scabbed and spolied utterly.
But these are but processes in the
work of evolution. Bad leaders have
their educational uses as well as ? per
haps better than? the good.
Yep, let us hare another fifty thou or
so for Alaska schools. We need it for
the fulfillment of our desire to set up
industrial schcola. This is one thing
we should like to see the government
undertake in earnest. Industrial schools
point the direct rtfad to better condi
tion among native* and white children
alike. The suggestion made by Dr.
Button, who has made a study of tbe
condition of the natives has much to
recommend it. He says: "Instruct the
adults in bow to be clean and healthy
and not only self-supportingwfor they
are that now, ? but that they may kcow
hyw for themselves to improve their
condition."
It has been said that it must neces
sarily be a wise child who knows hia
own father but here is a father down In
Spokane who had his child stolen from
him two year* ago and who is now of
fered a child with assurance that it is
the same that w?s taken away and he
is not able to convince himself. It is
not necessary to point out that this is a
most painful and embarrassing situa
tion.
? ?
If you had a notion of seeing Old
Drury Lane theatre and you have yet
to do your going abroad, you Uave al
ready waited too long, it will be the
same way with voting if vou postpone
the duty of registering that is still open
to you.
When that old horror Leopold dijs
the only place there will be any tears
shad will be in heiven.
THE FINAL THROW
At the hazard table tbe players sat.
Unknown to fame,
In old Pompeii, dust-covered town?
At a dlclng-game,
When swift from the mountain's Mim
ing side,
The storm swept down,
And the aihes buried them as they sat
In that lcng lost town.
And so they waited through endless
years,
With heads bent low,
While countless nation rose and fell,
For the final throw;
Till the light of day burst on the scene,
And they fell to dust;
For so Death finished their game of
chance,
As old Death must.
We, too. sit at our dicing-game,
While over all
Fate drops its ashy cloud of years,
in deathly pall.
Aud so we wait through endless years,
With heads bent low,
Till Death shall finish our game. of
chance,
With the final throw!
?Horace Adams.
1 NOTE AND COMMENT OF
1 NORTHERN NEWSPAPERS |
The much alive and up-to-date grand
jury, recently in session, in addition to
its other labors drafted a bill 'govern
ing the establishment and control of
all banks in the territory that do a
general banking business." Alaska h .s
no banking laws, and the bill is design
ed to meet the deficiency. The bill as
prepared seems to be fair and sound.
It has been sent to Delegate Cale, who
without doubt, will use his best en
deavors to have it passed. There are
only two national banks In all Alxska,
but there is quite a number of private
acd incorporated banks doing business
in the various towns, and a banking
law, adequate in its scope and provis
ions, is certainly needed. In this
connection it may be interesting to
note that Alaska has never bad a bank
failure.? Katalla Herald.
As for the opposition to home rule in
Alaska, we here set it down without
fear of successful contradiction, that
the opposition to a government bv the
people, and not by bureaucracy, is
mainly confined to a few federal officials
acd the paid agents of the b'g corpo
rations. their pie-biters and paid cla
quers. Delegate Cale is right when
he tells the president that the state
ments mape by "federal officials," are
untrue, and President Roosevelt might
believe him were not the chief exec
utive so thoroughly saturated with tbe
centralization of power doctriae. In
some respects he is as bitter a tory as
ever preached the divine ti^bt of kings.
? Katalla Herald.
STORY OF A RAHE CGiN.
*.nd How Many Denied Ownership,
but Afterward Were Sorry.
"Mr. Peaberry." said the uian with
the frazzled mustache, "I bought a
bottle of tomato catchup here iasl
Wednesday afternoon, and"?
"Anything wrong with the catchup?"
"No; I'm only mentioning It to bring
the matter to your recollection. I
handed you a five dollar bill, and you
gave me the change. Perhaps you
don't remember that the change was
nearly all in silver dollars."
"I certainly don't. Mr. Clayburg."
"Are you sure you didn't have this
sliver dollar in your money drawer?"
Here he produced the coin.
The man behind the counter took It
and looked at it.
"Are you sure, Mr. Clayburg, that I
gave you that dollar in change?"
"No. I'm not. But"?
"Then how do you expect me to re
member?"
"I didn't expect you to. but I thought
It might be possible"?
"What's the matter with it? Doesn't
tt ring all right?"
"Yes. hut you'll notice It has n pe
Cu'lnr"
"It lm!;s all right to oie. You'll have
no t:*o:j!>h? In passing It."
"I don ( want to pass it. If 1 got I.
?lere. I want you to take It back; that'
.-.ll."
'? I f yon thongllt there was anything
.vri-ng with It. Mr. Clayburg, you
?h<> d have spoken about It at the
tin
"1 didn't notice It at the time."
? .'hen wl it makes you think you got
t 1- re'f"
' .'ve Inquired at every other place
wk re I bought anything that day, and
I c a't get any satisfaction."
"That's no proof that 1 gnrr H to
..?O'."
"I know It. I'm the last man on
earth to want to do anything unfair.
Mr. I*eal>erry. but"
"lt seems to me you're taking alto
gether too much for granted. If yon
don't know where you got that coin,
what right have you to ask me to take
It off your hands aud give you another
one In exchange for It V"
"Xo right at all If you absolutely re
fuse to do It."
"I certainly do. To the best of my
recollection I never saw that dollar be
fore."
"Well, that lets me out, Mr. Peaber
ry," said the customer, putting the
piece of money back in his pocket "I
found out a little while ago that It's
an odd and exceedingly rare coin and
worth $f>0 to any collector. I've tried
honestly to find where I got It, and I
can't. I can sell It now with a clear
conscience. Good afternoon, Mr. Pen
berry."? Chicago Tribune.
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1 WORLD'S GREATEST WEATHER ON
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If they keep handsomer weather than
this anywhere la the world it is not
true? or if they say they keep it it is
false? perhaps thats better. But the
weather of Skagway is the real goods.
Isn't it fine? The mere record that i*
here printed every day does not tell the
story and it is a story that should not
go without tellinsr. It is a thing that
n akcs gout and dyspepsia and bad tem
p r and poor neighbors, and all discord
of whatever name, impossible. The
people of Skagway have no anxiety of
any oharacter? and principally attri
butable to their sunshine and soft
winds? save that which they tfeel for
the people who do not live here.
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Mar. 26
1W8, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n..28 above
Max. temp. preceding 24hours..48 above
Min " " " " ..23 above
Mean " " " " ..36 above
Barometer 30.12
Fair, calm.
Whitehorse? Clear, calm, 0 below.
Center? Clear, calm, 10 above.
Hootalinqua ? Clear, calm, 12 above.
Big Salmon? Clear, calm, 20 above.
Yukon Crossing? Clear, calm, 15
above.
Selkirk? Clear, calm, 6 above.
Coffee Creek- -Cloudy, East wind, 8
above.
Stewart? Cloudy, S wind, 16 above.
Ogilvie? Cloudy, W est wind, 0
Dawson? Cloudy, South wind, 13
above.
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THE PORTLAND HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
Good warm rooms, 25c to SI. Baths 25c
Porcelain Tubs. Friends and strangers
mide welcome. Fifth ave.. opposite
Canadian bank.
INFORMATION WANTED
If the parties who have Smith and
? roadway's outfit in storage, will notify
the undersigned, he will be reimbursed
for same. The outfit was being taken
into Fairbanks,
?Ernest Broadway,
1935, 9ih ave., west, Seattle. 6t
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Notice is hereby given that on an?1
after the 10th day of March, 190$, ihe
co-partnership existing between
George Vogel and F. Brustkern under
:he firm name and style of Vogel <&
Brustkern doing business in the town
of Haines District of Alaska
has been dissolved. Persons having
claims against the said firm will pre
sent them to Geo. Vogel for payment
and all persons indebted to said firm
will settle at once.
George Vogel
F. Brustkern
Dated March 26-08,
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DRUGGIST
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakec, Sitka and Wayports
S A I LS
MARCH 3, 9, 15,
21, 27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOCGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE
SPEED, SAFETY, COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Puget Sound Porta
CARRYING U.S. MA1I.
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT
COTTAGE CITY
CITY Of SEATTLE
- March 27
March 28
March 25
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Seattle for San Francisco,
Southern Calfiornia, Eorkka (Humboldt Bay) and Mexico
pdT Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Street, San Fr&nolsoo, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi"
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
MARCH 8, 18, and 28TH.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co,
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska. Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
t Ml 1 21 ill
in, mil i ll
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfors to Viotoria and Vancouver Without Addiiional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone i
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIMS T ABIDED Nc 18
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st class.
8 30 a. m.
10 10 ?
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE 'PAS8
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Hors*
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st clans
3 20 p m.
1 45 "
12 45 "
12 05
10 30a. m.
8 20 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected and
cheoked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be cheoked free with eaoh full fare ticket
nnd 75 pounds with eaoh half fare tioket.
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big SalmoD, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps in the Alsekand Kiuane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when|navigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between Whito Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, locatcd in^the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quartz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to pnssengei, freight and telegraphio rates, apply
to anv agent of the Company, or to*
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skajruay, Alaska