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EDITORIAL PAGE
Man progresses at a snail pace
In this life. It takes a good many
(?aerations to discover anything
new. The very observation that
we ?re making now has probably
been made a million times a mil
lion rears ago. After reading "the
six test sellers,'' most of us are
o* the opinion that we are some
what up iu literature, and start out
overpowering the common herd with
a display of our superior knowl
edge.
The graduates of the most mod
ern colleges, are but repeating the
thoughts of those who lived thous
ands of years ago. The young gos
lings who come out of universities
wttv their hair combed straight
bsck from their throbbing brows,
have learned nothing new In phil
osophy or mathematics or religion
and but mighty little In science
and mechanics Take the subject
of philosophy; in all tho observation
of human conduct there is nothing
more true than the following quo
tation from Confucious, who lived
five hundred years before the Chris
tian ?ra. Confucious was a China
man born In Twin Shoe or Hop Loo
or some laughable place in the
Oriental Empire, now Republic, be
fore any ol the present European J
countries arpeared on the map.
He says, and says It well:
"It is because men are prone to
be partial to those they love, un
just towards those they hate, ser
vile towards those above them, ar-'
rogant towards those below them
and either harsh or over-Indulgent
towards those in poverty and dts
tress, that It Is so difficult to find
any one capable of exercising sound
Judgment with respect to the qual
ities of others. Therefore It is a
part of w-isdom to withhold Judg
ment and Immerse ourselves in our
own business In order that others
may attend to theirs.
As was anticipated, the annual
report of Secretary Fisher, of the
department of the Interior, con
tains a warm recommendation tor
the construction by the government
of a central trunk line of railroad
from tide water through the Mat
anuska coal fields to the Tanana or
the Yukon river. It Is a recom
mendation which congress should
carry Into effect If It Is Intent on
doing mere Justice to the people of
Alaska.
This railroad would have been
constructed by private capital long
before this time had it not been
for the sudden change In the gov
ernment attitude which followed
when the Plnchot Influences obtain
ed control of the department of the
interior and the agricultural depart
ment. There was a railroad under
construction by private capital to
the Matanuska coal fields; there
were preparations to open the
mines to production; the navy de
partment had secured a site for a
naval coaling station on Resurrect
ion bay, adjacent to the terminals
of the railroad then under con
struction, wheu the new policies
went into effect.
All of the coal claims were tied
up; all other coal land was with
drawn from entry and the workings
of the laws which congress had
passed upou the subject were an
nulled; no further capital could be
secured to complete the construct
ion of the railroad, for there was
no tonnage for it until the coal
mines were opened, and the rail
road company went into bankruptcy.
The blight which fell upon the
whole region has never been lifted.
The experiences of :he past have
operated to deter effectually any
private capital from attempting
anew the work of developing trans
portation facilities. They will now
be furnished, if at all, alone by the
government. It is a duty which the
government owes to the people of
Alaska to construct this road. There
is a military necessity for It, for the
road will open for naval usee the
finest body of steam coal on this
continent. ? Seattle P. -I.
It Takes a Large Brain
to Acquire and Make
Use of Knowledge
By Dr. P. ANTHONY SP1TZKA.
Brain Specialist
VIGOROUS MINOS DEPEND NOT ONLY UPON THE ACQUISI
TION OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT AL80 UPON THE INITIATIVE
POWER OF UTILIZING KNOWLEDGE TO THE BEST AD
VANTAGE. TO DO THIS THE INDIVIDUAL MUST POSSESS
A BRAIN OF SUPERIOR ORGANIZATION.
* ? II
Not only must it be large enough ; its elements must consist of the
BEST MATERIAL, and the plan of construction must be one of the
most elaborate and efficient kind possible.
A Swiss watch of fine construction is a MORE RELIABLE
timepiece than a cheap and hastily manufactured alarm clock. In like
manner the expert anatomist discerns the differences between the lim
ply constructed brains of lower forms and the complex thought appa
ratus of man, and even within our own species demonstrable differ
ences in the elaboration of cerebral architecture have been detehniuxi.
The brain of a first class genius like Frederich Qaua- is as FAR
REMOVED FROM THAT OF THE SAVAGE BU ilTiiAN as
that of the latter is removed from the brain of the nearest related ape.
The range of brain weight within the human species is a vory wide
one, from a TourgenefFs brain weighing 2,012 grams or a Curier's
weighing 1,S30 grams to that of a Zulu weighing only 1,050 grams.
There is a distinct gap between the lowest brain weight of a nor
mal human being and the highest figure recorded for an anthropoid,
435 grams in a gorilla.
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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
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parts of Alaska. Home and gar
dens and scenes of the city, to
gether with views of mountains,
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the cost Is but
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charged. A thousand vlew? to se
lect from.
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Abundance of Water. Heat of
Hotel Accommodation*. Far
niahed Cabina for llent
Excellent Hunting ami Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes ?emi-roonthly Tiaiu. In
formation and ratei upon requeat
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
A L AS K A
COAL
Moore's Wharf Co.
Phone 10. frkagway, Alaaka.
MOORES' WHRRF CO.
Termini* W. P. & T. Route.
A llSouthbouudSteamere Arrive and DepartFrom This Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a u. to 6 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night
All freight shipment* destined southbound must be accompanied by s
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (paper* oan be obtained at tie U. 8. cus
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BAQOAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED It AGO AGE ONLT
No charge for ban snd grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer Is ne*ring
dock and will be opened when passengers hare disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff oan be had on application at office oil dock.
P. O. Bo* ITS. I. J. SHAW, Qensril Want
The White Pass AYukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 30.
Mondays, Wedneedays am] Friday*.
No. 2 8. Bound
1st class
SKAfil'AY Arrival 3:20 p. m.
WHITK PASS Leaven 1:40 ?
LOO CABIN " 12:47 "*
BENNETT - 1150 a. m.
CARIBOU " 10:2A "
WHITEHOKSK I /eaves 8:15 "
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage inspected
and checked. Inspection is stopped SO minutes before leaving time of
trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket aad 78 pounds with each half fare ticket.
No. 1 N. Bound
1st class
8:30 a. m. Leaves
11:05 "
11:40 "
18:85 p. m. "
2:00 "
4:15 " Arrives
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
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fwll, Part Txwnml, 9m*
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San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
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NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Curacao?Dec. 16, 28
C. D. GRANGE. Acting Agent
ind <fe Broadway. Skagway, Alaska
f " ?' \
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYINO U. a MAIL AND WCLL?FAROO CXPftiaa
Ncit Miitnc at M m it?Mr
DOLPHIN
Jan. - 6
Com pan/ rmtrrm th? right to <*e?r aUUaa ?>**?? wHkn?l mrfk*
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. ft. OUPTILL. AOCNT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C COAST SERVICE)
Winter Sailings
FROM SKAGWAY
PRINCESS MAY
? Jan. 2 - 16 - 30 J
Feb. 13
27
Subject to ekun N *l?
Vancouver, Victoria# Seattle via Prince Rupert
87 F. F W LOWLE. A??M
Steamship Humboldt
the mmjiimkii sruasmr aPEMint n;i t iiisu
Will uil from Skojwiy for Scottlo to<f Wot Porta
Jan. 1-11
Sailing d*t? rabjoct to ehMff* **?!<>*
THROUGH TICKITB HONORED
SMtUo OCBob: T? ckMm Mid ?J| Inform tin*
TU H*?o A Krmv. B. H* RTWK ,*K X. Mh ? nrot+mfj.
JUNEAU 8. 8. CITS.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED 8TEAMEH
Georgia
Carrying U. 9. Mali
For Haines, Bernera Bay. Juneau
Hoonah, Tenekee and Way Ports.
? SAILS
FROM 8KAGWAV
December 18, 22 and 28.
January 3, 0, IS, 21 and 27.
February 2, 8, 14, 20 and 20.
at 8:00 m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., JUNEAt
SMOKERS ATTENTION
Harold Hartwlgeen, eucceeeor U
W. W. Boughton, has token th?
agency toe the Jvttr flunoua
EL INFINITO CLEAR
HAVANA CIQARS.
6,000 Juat received trom the fao
tory at Tampa, FU. If you want the
don't fall to ?ive thee? goods
i trial
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Winter Route
Stage Service
Daring th? winter seaaon of 1012-1913, a through Mail, P*wn grr, and
be maintained hetwwn White Hor*e Mid Dawaon, aff. -riling nil |mwlW?
by mcwia of a IS#' :l?l?a i ?
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
For the winter i?o*Mon the Company ?? comfortable trmhia win operate on a fii-wufcly
twe<*i Skagunj- nml White Horse, train* )Mrln( each terminal oa M(*d?p, Wafwalan
Fridays.
Wart If w*l
for
For information relative to paawenger and ratea apply to
H. WHEKLKR, Supt., Mail Scrrk-o Department, ...?
O. L. DICKESOV, Prenfclcnt,
We make telegniphic transfer of fund* to or from Van roarer or Seattle.
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