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EDITORIAL PAGE
Give the kids a good time during
the holidays. They are young and c
romantic, and though the present |
given be of small value, their lm- |
agination will transmute It Into
pure gold. Fancy Is the phll- I
osopher's stone that takes base
metal and shapes It to the heart's '
dalre.
This worldwide equinoctial festi
val which has been celebrated since
the d?w? of civilization. Is not a
product of the Christian religion,
but through its adoption as com
memorative of the birth of Jesus |
o' Nazareth, it has been giveu a
new significance to western nations,
and that fancy which makes all
things glor.ous, has adopted the
offspring of the ancients and reared
it as a child of our own creation.
It's a pretty festival, and though
some of us who are growing old and
losing the romance of youth, may
feel that the festivities are a lot
of tomfoolery, the fact remains that
Christmas time adds much joy to
th? world, and you can't give joy
to anyone else without retaining
more or less of it yourself.
There are to be some more tests
made of Alaska coal for naval uses.
Some 850 tons from the Bering
river fields have been mined and
will be taken to the coast for use
on the warships. Other coal from
the Matanuska fields Is also to be
tried. The result of the tests will
do much toward Influencing con
gress to make the proposed provis
ion for the construction by the gov
ernment of a railroad to open the
Alaska coal fields.
It may be stated that there have
been previous practical testa made
of some of the Alaska coals, sup
plementing the many laboratory ex
periments which have been made.
Some years since, and before the
servatlon embargo put a stop to
railroad construction and coal-mine
opening, the cruiser Buffalo secured
11 quantity of coal from the Matan
uska field and made a thorough test
of it. The conclusion reached by
? he engineering force of that cruiser
was that this coal is fully aqual in
every respect to the coal from the
Pocahontas fields, from which the
greater part of the nary supply is
drawn at the present time.
So impressed was Capt. Pond, of
the Buffalo, with the result of the
tests and the value of the coal sup
ply in the Matanuska field, that he
promptly communicated the re
sult to the department and was In
strumental in having a reservation
made for the naval coaling station
on Resurrection bay, at a point to
which a spur from the railroad then
building to the coal mines could
readily be constructed.
The tying up of all of the coal
claims and the consequent bank
ruptcy of the railroad, which could
command no further financial back
ing as soon as it became apparent
that it would be many years before
the coal mines could be opened, op
erated to delay the carrying into ef
fect of the plans to secure this coal
for naval uses. The navy depart
ment alone has paid out not less
than a million dollars a year ever
since that time in bringing around
from the Atlantic coal for naval
uses, over and above what the Al
aska coal would have cost ? Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Nation Should
Take Care of
Disa bled I
By WILLIAM J. GAYNOR.
Mayor of New York
City
Photo 9 by American Proi Association.
IN THE FULFILLMENT OF
GOD'S TIME ALL THE
PEOPLE NOW DEPEND
ENT ON CHARITY WILL
BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE
GOVERNMENT. I KNOW OF NO
REASON WHATEVER WHY THE
MEN AT WORK WHO ARE IN
JURED BY MACHINERY OR THOSE
WHO BECOME SICK AND INCA
PABLE SHOULD BE TURNED OUT
AND NOT TAKEN CARE OF. MY
OWN NOTION IS THAT THE NA
TION IS BOUND IN MORALS AND
GOOD CONSCIENCE TO TAKE
CARE OF THEM.
Some think it is a vast scheme.
Why, it is not vast at all. It would
lie just a* easy to do it that way as
to do it in the poorhouse and in
the other way. The tax on the
production of the world would do
that very thing ? PAY EVERY
BODY WHO LOSES A FIN
GER OR AX ARM OR A LEG,
THOSE WHO GET SICK,
THOSE WHO GET TOO OLD
TO WORK ANY LONGER.
The tax that would take care of
these people without any lawsuits
or contentions or trouble would
be a very small tax, after all, on the great body of goods produced in
this country.
It is now a thing right before the American people. As is usual
with them. in such thing? they are the LAST I N* THE WOULD.
And yet we are a vain people and have the vanity to think we lead the
world. Those who travel in Europe know better than that.
Over there Prussia has had such laws since 1847, and most coun
tries have had them for generations. And I dare say when our courts,
through the infinity of their wisdom, will stop declaring such laws un
constitutional, as they call it in this country, and void ? as soon as
thev quit that we will have such a law not only in the national gov
ernment, but in EVERY STATE IN THIS UNION.
CRAB MKAT COCK TAILS
TTi? l*ack Train R?tauran?
Served a U carle.
COAL.
Phone 7? for 3tiaw'? coal. Henry
| Friedenthul tf
New Stock of
STATIONERY
The latest and most up-to-date
stock of Tablets, Box Paper,
Correspondence Paper in Bulk,
Score Cards, Place Cards, Etc.
Also School Supplies of Tablets,
Composition Books, Dictionaries
Crayons, Pencils now on dislay
William Britt
THE DRUGGIST
INEXPENSIVE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
We believe that the moat appreciat
ed holiday preseut you could send
to friends In the States would be
one of the
11EAITTIFUL 8x10
VIEWS OF SKAOWAY
or vicinity, taken by Draper & Co 's
artists. These scenes represent all
parts of Alaska. Home and gar
dens and scenes of the city, to
gether with views of mountains,
glaciers and waterfalls. Nothing
could be more appropriate. And
the cost is but
25 CENTS EACH.
Just one half the price usually
charged. A thousand views to se
lect from.
DKAPEK * COMPANY.
HOME GROW* SPRING
CHICKE N
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium [smu] Alaska
'-ftrt'P, CI pan, Individual Maths.
Abundance of water. Heat of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent. ....
Excellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes semi-monthly ralta. In
formation and rate* upon request
Dr. F. L Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALAS K A
COAL
Moore's Wharf Co.
?Phone 10.
Skagway, Al*?k?.
MOORES' WHRRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
AllSuuthbonndSteamerfArrive and Depart From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a m. to 6 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered om Sunday or at night
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. cus
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY
No charge for bags and gripe when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer Is ne*rtng
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box ITS. E. J. SHAW, General Manager. I
The White Pass dtYukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday*.
No. 1 N. Bound No. 2 8. Bound
1st class let class
8:80 a. in. Leave* SKAGl'AY Arrives 8:20 p. m.
11:05 " " WHITE PA8t> Leaves 1:40 '?
11:40 ? " LOG CABIN " 10:47 "*
12:85 p. m. - BENNETT " 11:50 a. m.
2:00 " " CARIBOU " 10:25 *
4:15 " Arrives WHITEHORSE leaves 8:15 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggagi) inspected
and checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
160 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket aad 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.
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C. E. Bogardus
Assay er
?
Gold ft SUtw 91 M
Gold. Silver ft Copper .. I 64
Cyanide and UlUlog TWi.
.?
90 Colombia St. Seattle
JUNEAU 8. 8. CO'8.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. 9. Mali
For Haines, Berners Bay. Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Ports.
SAILS
FROM 8KAGWAY
Dorrmber 16, 22 an<l 28.
Jan liar)- 3, 9, 15, 21 anil 27.
February 2, 8, 14, 20 ami iM.
at 8:00 m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mjr., JUNKAt
Alaska Steamship
Company
! ] CARRYING U. a. MAIL AND W?LL?rARGO EXPRKM
N*it Of ?b? tft?
DOLPHIN
Nov. 17 - 28. Dec. 9 - 21
Jan. - 2
Ooraptnj rmrrM Um? r1?kt to ctaif *ll1n? A wlthi**
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. ?. OURTIUL, AO? NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
1912 FROM SKAGWAY 1913
PRINCESS MAY
Dec. 5-19
Jan. 2 - 10 - 30
Feb. 13 - 27
SabjMt to ehc?nr# N *l~*
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Ph.*. 17 F. F. W. LOWLE, Ag.nl
Steamship Itamboldt
THE ONLT IN3EPEN3ENT STUISHiP OPEMIKC TO S 1 kliU
Will uil from Skapray for Seattle and Way Porta
Nov. 27. Dec. 9 - 20.
Sailing nbKt to ckuv/r* without antic*.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Rwttli OfBc*: TVkMi mkI ill Tnformotlnw
Til feeond At?bu?. B. n \RT\Vir;SKX. fttfi A nrmAWj.
E WHITE PUSS 8 1
E
Winter Route
Stage Service
Daring the winter mm?w of 1012-191.1, a through Mail, Pmwupt, f'rrlgM Sorrtce
be maintAlnnl Mnrrn Whit? florae and Dawaon. affoffltag nil nrt foe tra
bjr meana of ?
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter iiwmb tiie Company'* comfortable train* will npwut* on a trtnw*lf rM?l?
tweea Sk a(tui?jt an J While Horae, train* leaving earh terminal 'I >.Un Wedn*??afa f
FYiflay*.
For Information relative to paaeeeger and frHglit r?l? "pHx *?
H. WHKELKR, Htijtt., Mail Her* Ice Department. ...
O. Ik DIOKRSOX, PrMKKMt,
Whttftmnw, T. T.
Ala*a.
We make telegraphic transfer of fund* to or fmni Vancouver or *e?t?le.