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July S, 1SSS. at the Postofflc*
at Skagway, Alaska.
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the bugaboo of war A tax
ON PROSPERITY.
t
Thomas Buckle, the ruinous histor
ian, said the invention of gunpowder,
itself an instrument of destruction,
was in the wain responsible for the
decrease in the number of wars dur
ing the last two centuries. J?arl.v his
tory is largely au account of Incess
ant strife. In those days men fought
with swords and spears. W>en guns
wore perfected the execution became
so great that nations were and are
loath to fight except as a last resort.
^et never before was there a time
wneu the military tax has been so
hisb. All Europe is au armed ramp
today and Germany, Prance and En
gland ure bankrupting themselves to
si:piK>rt their armies. How about tile
I lat. J States?
In lyo; congress appropriated to
the army and navy? not inclusive of
$140,000,000 in pensions ? $180,000,000
The total appropriations for 1M07
were $549,000,000. .More than one
third of our national income went foj"
military purposes.
This is not an argument agaiiut
supporting an adequate army and
navy. We must maintain our posi
tion as a world power. Congress
must build battleships that cost $10,
OOO.OOo each and which will be prac
tically useless ten years hence even
though good roads are lacking in Al
aska and the .Mississippi remains un
dredged.
But isn't it silly, after all? Our
army will probably never fight and
our navy has to keep in trim by prac
tice cruises? the last cruise cost $17.
000,000 by the way. ' If the money
that has been spent on our militarv
forces in the last ten years had been
devoted to our material prosperity
where would our country be today?
Alaska would have good roads; the
Mississippi would be navigated by a
host of craft: our coasts would be
lighted; and our tariff lowered ?
which means the cost of living would
be about 30 por cent lower for the
common man. We would all have
more money and more to show for it.
This is supposed to be an enlight
ened age. "an era of peace and
prosperity has been ushered in" ? so
our orators say;? and yet the leading
nations of the world are plunged in
debt to maintain nrtned men in idle
ness. How the Man in the Moon
must laugh!
A system of international law and
arbitration seems to be far in the fu
ture ? despite the laudable efforts of
one, Carnegie. Religion, common
sense and economics have failed to
do away with war. There is but one
thing that leads us to believe our de
scendants will not be taxed out of
prosperity even as we are. That is
invention.
The flying machine will be a thing
to reckon with in a few years. If
gunpowder has lessened war, flying
? machines should end it outright. The
horrors of aerial warfare are too gre*S
to conceive, too awful to be endured.
Then will come peace.
ROOSEVELT AND THE CONGRESS.
Despite Roosevelt's last broadside
congress is still full of fight. In his
special* message the president inti
mated that the secret service appro
priation was held up because congress
feared investigation. Teddy also won
dered if some of the senators really
believed in punishing crime ? that is
certain kinds of crime, "high fi
nance." for example.
The senate intends to retaliate by
striking off part of the speech from
'the records, according to yesterday's
dispatches. This is a neat little in
sult which will anger the president'
and please the democrats.
The senate had best beware. !
Roosevelt has the people and the
newspapers on his side. If the bat
tle goes much farther congress will
find itself in the condition of the late
lamented Tommy Burns when the
police stopped his mill with Johnson
? game, but very groggy.
HUGHES ADVOCATES PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW.
Governor Hughes of New York in
his annual message has strongly
urged upon his state the necessity of
passing a primary election law which
will take the nominating power from
politicians and place it with the peo
ple. In so doing Governor Hughes
has once more shown himself to be
one of the most progressive and lib
eral men in public affairs.
Washington, Oregon. North Dakota
ami several other states have passed
primary election laws. In each case
the removal of the absurd system of
having conventions select the peo
ple's candidates lias resulted in the
election of cleaner and abler men.
In Washington, Levi Ankeny, one of
the most corrupt men in the United
States senate, found that even his
collossal fortune was not sufficient
to bribe all the people. Oregon got
rid of Fulton; and in North Dakota,
for the first time in years, the voters '
were able to free theinslves from I
the domination of Alec McKenzie,
I'The Alaskan Looter." and break the
railroad ring.
The lesson is plain. Conventions
can be bribed or misled and corrupt
men nominated ? but no man can buy
out an entire state and it's mighty
hard to "lool all the people all the
time."
It would not be altogether surpris
ing if some day we have a national
primary election law.
The school board want the Skag
way city council to distinctly under
stand that the school water pipes
were not frozen through neglect, that
they were put in wrong in the first
place, and that it's none of the coun
cil's business anyway. So there!
The council ought to be good after
this dignified slap on the wrist.
The income of the Standard Oil
company has increased some $:t2o.
000,000 during the year just passed.
Rockefeller didu't object to that
240,000 fine because of poverty ? just
a matter of principle with old John 1>
Theodore Shout's new grandson is
named Emmanuel Theodore Bernart
Marie Luyes d'Aillv, due de Chaulnes.
They will probably call him Kmil or
Teddy.
The northwest is in the grip of a
severe blizzard. \V hen will people
learn to winter in Alaska? .
ALL ALASKA '?'?
Judge Reid, of the third judicial
district, has returned to Fairbanks,
after an absence of seven months.
Much litigation has accumulated dur
ing his absence.
, ? ?
H. H. C. Allen, a Nome mine oper
ator who is living in Seattle, has lost
a malamute dog. for the return of
which he agrees to give a paying
mine in the Nome country.
? ? ?
The five wireless stations in
stalled in Alaska ihiring the past
summer have cost the government
$H3,07D.3i>. They are located at
Nome, Fort Egbert, Fort Gibbon, Cir
cle and Fairbanks.
/ ? ? ?
After all the preachers have taken
a fling at the morals of Dawson, a
Salvation army leader says that it is
better in that respect than Vancouver
Seattle or any of the other coast
cities.
? ? ?
Beneath the level of the old, second
beach line outside the city limits of
Nome, another rich strike has been
made, running 42 cents to the pan.
The Nome Gold Digger says a large
| COLDEST DAY OF YEAR
The result of the observation taken |
Ht Moore wharf at mldnljjht, JaD. ti-.h
taOi?, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n. 3 above
JJax.temp.precedlnp 24 hours 9 nbove
Mln. " " " " 0 abovo
Mean " " " " 4* above
Barometer 30.59.
Clear, strong north wind
INTERIOR WEATHER
Whitehoise, ... 55lelow|
Tafflsh ....
AtHu, .... 37
Hootallnqua ... 54
lilg Salmon - - - ? 52
Yukon Crossing ? - .
Selki-k - l>2
Coffee Creek, ?
Stewart, - ? - - 42
Oft II vie
Dawson, .... 54
number of claims have been staked
and leased.
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A bunch of violets picked in Ju
neau on December 12, Is to form a
part of the Alaska exhibit at the A.
Y.-P. exposition. The violets wye
were -picked by Chief Special Agent
J. L. Farmer. *
J. R. Stewart, a mining man and ex
pert of Victoria, lias been in Juneau
for some time looking Into the Peter
son claims at Auk bay. near the
rich Childs strike. If this ore comes
up to expectations there is ample
money back of Mr. Stewart to develo
the property and place It on a produc
ing basis at once. ? Juneau Trans
cript.
? ? ?
As usual, the steamer Corwin will
be the first to Inaugurate the Nome
season, leaving Seattle on -May 10.
L. H. Gray & Co.. agents for the
steamer, have the contract to carry
the first mail of the 1909 Nome sea
son. The agents announce that al
ready reservations for the first sailln
on the Corwin are almost sold out.
there being a special demand among
old-timers for upper deck rooms.
Annual Pest.
He coine*
To drive you to despair "i
And 11)1
Your soul
With woo
And mako you wish
That ho
Were dead?
TJio man
Who told you so.
See " -
How he gloats
And grasps .
Your hand. t ?
So eager to retail '
Tho story
Of
Ills splendid guess, i
The undent ,
Thrice told tale.
You feel i
That he Is eyual to
Most any . . .
Sort of crlma
As o'er t *
And o'er ?
He says again
He knew It i ,
All the time.
He waits
Till
Tho returns are In,
And then
He makes his guess.
Quite certain
If
He waits till then
He w ill
Not make a mess.
The premium *,S.
Election bore, ,
The villain
Vile and low. ' 1
A pet aversion '
And a pest?
Tho man
Who told you so.
Those "electrically propelled sleep
ing cars" will at lenst give passengers
a chance to sleep when the power
gives out.
Probably those English suffragettes
remember that the Magna Clmrta was
not wrung from King John by molly
coddles.
There Is no hue and cry about put
ting that new English cure for lari
ness ou the free tariff list.
TO CURE ANY DISEASE.
The Caukr Munt be Removed, Sam*
Way With Dandruff.
Kill the germ that causes dandruff,
falling hair and baldness, you will have
no more dandruff, and your hair must
?row luxuriantly. Ncwbro's Herplelde
lot only Contains the dandruff germ
."lontroyer, but It lo also a most delight
rut hair dressing for regular toilet uso.
Yo ether hair preparation Is on this
*cl' ntlfle bat-Is of de.stoylng tho dandruff
,er:r.s. U stops all Irritation, keeps thj
ea'p sweet, pure and wholesome. Rc
nember that something claimed to ho
Ju:U ns good," will not do tho work of
l :".!!no Herplelde. Sold by leading
lrncKlsts. Send 10c. In stamps for sam
j..o to The Herplelde Co., Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes? 50 cents and $1.00.
Wm. Brltt, Special agent, Skagway
IF YOU ONLY
mm
How much real satisfac
tion there is in a bottle of
Cucumber and A mond
Cream
You would never be without
it. It is not eticky, contains
no grease, never soiles the
most dainty fabric, and is
the most soothing, healing,
balm for chaps, cracks and
wind roughened skin, we|
know of. Try a bottle of it.
We garantee satisfaction.
WM. BRUT
The Druggist]
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BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER.
Having put in a steam boiler and
other machinery wo are bettor pro
pared than over to do first-class work
on short notice.
SKAGWAY LAUNDRY.
All whiskies and wines served at
the Pack TTain Bar is purchased by
Mr. Grim direct from the cnstlllers
and win.ries. tf
If you have something you don't
need, why not advertise It for sale
or exchange in The Alaskan?
Why not put a rew crisp readers
in The Alaskan, advertising your
long stock, and get rid of it?
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIC FITE 0 -8TE AM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Currying U. S. Mail
For Haines, Bernnrs Bay, Juneau,
Honnn, Tmakee, Sitka and Wa>ports
SAILS
December C, 12, 18, 24, 30.
WILLIS NOWELI., M^r., Juneau
W. BOUUtiTON, A^ent
Brosdwuv *n>l Fifth Ave. ?hone 90
U. S Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying Passengers and Mall will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning loaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M. same day.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
Pacific Coat S. S. to.
PIONEER i.ASKA LINE
SPEED, SArfY COMFORT,
S titr.:, niicl otlyu^ot Sound Porto
CAKRyrNtp g MAtI i
Steamers of Thl? Compa Leave
HUMBOLDT
COTTAGE CITV '
Connect' rip with t^e Comply'-" '?'team ts at S\tje f0r san FRANCISCO,
Southern C alifoknia, Korkka (h mb't Hlly) n d mrxico
vnr Above aohedulr Subject 10 Change wtthoi*jolico.
FRANK H. STU^r, Agent
Secot.d tii.j}r01lriway, >kajrw.?y
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 Ja?s gT,
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
11- M w h* 1 f)<ro -. ->& r > rtiiOiHeo, l
4NHRY 7
jNiJARY 18 30
warn mnuNnmraT
Canadian Pacific Rdiway |
I B. C. COAST SERVICE )
aOHEDCLE OF SAILINGS FROM SKAQWAY
* Subject to change without notice
I TsTEAM(smp' PRINCES5 M\Y
December 5=19 January 2=16=30
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world ard 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 Passentrer Steamers _
Jefferson Jan. 11, 23
Feb. 4, 16, 28
Compaay rcHuw ight to change sailing date without notice
Transfers to Victoria nud Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone bfl
The White Pass &Yukon Route
'IMK TABLE IMo.
(D.vilj Fxoept Sunday.)
IS
Vo. J. N. Wound
1st Ol&SE>.
8 30 a. ro.
10 (0 p. m.
11 00 "
ii 3D "
1 31 p. m.'
3 45
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITK 1'ASb
log cabin
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White 'Horse
Arrives
Leaves
fo. 2, S. Boone
1st claie
3 2 ) p. ml
1 45 "
12 42 "
12 10 "
10 2 > a, n>.
8 16 "
Pa^aencors must be at dei>ot8 In time to have Bapp.ag'e Inspected anci
checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes botorr leavinp time of train. .
150 pounds of baggape will be cheeked free vrith caoh full faro ticket
and *i5 panada with each half fare tkk?t.
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlln, White Horse, Big SalmoD, Dawson and Intermedial Yukon River Points.
Tne new placer camps In the Alsek and Kluane Mining1 Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter seasoo, when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue runniug between
Ska;way and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be tonintaiped
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line betweeD Wbitev Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, feave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to C?ribou.
For laforuintion rt-lativeHo passengei, freight and tele-risphio rates, &ppij
to any agent of tho Company, or to'
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, P. ,
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. P. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agert
Vm-jouver, B. 0. rtv! Alftstr Skftpuaj, A itka
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