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EDITORIAL PAGE
Il ?
Saturday, February 1, the Skag-'
way Dally Alaskan rloeed the fif
teenth years of Its existence and
Honda; entered that lovable age
known aa tweet sixteen
The Dally Alaskan is the oldeet
daily newspaper In Alaska Older
by several months than any other
one now being published, notwlth- 1
standing the unethical and inac
curate published claim by a Juneau
dally that It occupies that status
in Alaska Journalism
John W Troy, formerly editor of
the Daily Alaskan, and now at the
head of the Alaska-Yukon rnaga
tine, writing to the present editor
on the subject says:
"We had quite a diwnwiiw over
that mat I it in January IWM. when
the Daily Alaskan annoumvil that
tt hut la?allnl in It.* office the
fint liMty|?' machine to he ?pi'r
MaI In Alaska on the IMh of Jan
uary of that > oar, an<l the matter
nan aettJnl hy securing a 5>) of
Vol. I, Xo. 2. thu* justifying Mr.
Dunbar'* recollect i??n that he w
?ahti*hol the l>ail\ tlankan an<l
prraluml its flrM i*.*ue IVhruarj I.
1IW. C. 1.. Andrew* having the
copy that iletermineil the question.
This make* the I>ai1y Alaskan the
oMmt dail> |<at?er now N-ing |?uh
ll*h?>l In Alaska. The Junoau Dis
patch <IM not a|>penr for some time
after that <late. ami the dailies that
haTe hee?\ puMishol hrfmv that
time hare all pa.?*ol away."
After being scared out of half
our lives and all our good health
for the past generation by Imagin
ary germs, predigested dopes, patent
foods and sterlllted decoctions, the
people of the world are getting
back to a more common sense view
of things, and are eating three,
clean, square meals a day and for
getting their ills. We all remem
ber when we were kids how It was
believed that if we ate chokecher
rtes an'* then drank milk some
thing awful would happen to our
Inside* and death would result. If
we killed a toad the cow would give
bloody milk. If we were disobedient
the boogy man would get us.
Those Ideas, with hundreds of
other* imbibed In childhood, when
our minds were impressionable,
have lingered long after experience
and common sense teaches a differ
ent lesson ; ?o that even now the
most scientific persons sometimes
cling to the superstitions that fresh
water carries malignant germs to
causs death and fresh air is freight
ed with monsters to cause colds
and consumption A short time
ago the doctors gave us saccharine
because sugar was injurious, now
they are giving us glucose because
saccharine is Injurious, next will
come sugar of milk because both
the other kinds are injurious
Speaking of sugar, Dr Hershberg
of John Hopkins, says
There s lots of Ignorance floating
around about the things we eat.
especially the sweet things called
?ug&r. for there is not one, but
many sugars, varying one from the
other in certain qualities There is
a sugar from the cane, from the
beet and the maple There is a
sugar called glucose and another
called fructose. which when com
bined are Invert sugar One or
both of these sugars are universally
distributed They are to be found
tn all fruits When cane sugar has
been boiled with an acid or cream
of tartar In the making of candy
It Is changed Into glucose; in the
human system all starch is digested
Into this glucose Also this Is the
starch which gives the sweetness to
commercial glucose, which when
made from starch of the com Is
known as corn syrup, and when
made from starch of the potato has
been called potato syrup Then
there Is the sugar of milk
Cane sugar Is Intensely sweet,
fructose is even sweeter, glucose is
not as sweet and milk sugar has
scarcely any sweetness They are
all equally nutritious
Let any man who has spent, let ?
us say. a doxen years in Alaska,
look back and ask himself If he
coald not have had money If he
had only applied himself to making
It.
Mm any man In the street and
ask him If, after several years in
Alaska, he has made nothing.
That man will have pride enough
to answer that he could have made
it if he so desired. Lot his answer
he otherwise and he marks him
self down a weak incompetent.
Aa a rule the men who choose
a frontier country like Alaska as
the field of their labors are men
gifted with the courage and the de
sire to get away from the hope
less drudging of large population
centers They are men who are
willing to hew out a road for them
selves
Of course, into frontier countries
from time to time men find their
way from slums and similar places
and become either a charge on the
cit liens or eke a precarious exis
tence by methods horrowed from
their former surroundings. But
such are a very small minority and
can be regarded as a negligible
quantity when dealing for in
stance with Alaskans as a whole.
The real Alaskan makes good
money but he does not always
keep It. A Chinaman could do the
same, no doubt, for the real diffi
culty comes in trying to stick on
to the coin But, great Scott, what
a good time he has. Why, he hard
ly even gets time to know he Is
broke.
Even the men who work for
wages with a pick and shovel are
hardly happy till they spend what
they get either In prospecting or
having a good time Some of them,
more power to them, in one sum
mer season make more than many
bank cashiers outside could make in
a J ear. ye*, bank cashiers are re
fa Pled, poor devils, as capitalists
'.hemselvCT
This Alaska is certainly a hor
rible country for a poor man No
wonder we shine against the condi
tions when we blow in more than
enough to give us a leading place
in the highest social circles of
some p ace like Puyallup. We cer
tainly do need aid. Or, Is It a
guardian. ? Nome Nugget
SIN THRA ZWAR IS \?MK
TIT1.K GIVBI HY NATIVES
Here N'ome bu been living In a
false paradise for several years
never doubting for a moment It*
own perfect loveliness of character
while all the time a great portion
of It* population called it a name
which translated means the very
opposite of what we had believed
ourselves to be, says the Nugget.
Sin thra swak is the name by
which the Kakimo* know our fair
city and Sin thra iwak means, pure
ly ind simply and literally, "Some
thing crooked."
The Eskimo language ha* been
fully mastered by a resident of
Nome and its grammar arranged
and a vocabulary compiled. One
very remarkable fact about the
language is that besides Greek, It
is the only tongue which has a
dual case. It will Bay one "man,"* i
three or four "men" but when
speaking about two It changes the
form of the noun and, as an ex
ample. man or men might become
mon.
Snake river has no particular
name When alluding to any stream
the Ksklmo simply says "the river"
which in his own language Is kook.
Kook puk is big river and by that
word they speak of the Yukon. The
Kobuk probably received its name
that way also.
Sledge Island is pronounced t-a.
Two words are used for snow, or
rather two pronunciations for the
same word. They are apun and
avun. See-guk Is Ice.
No one seems to know how Nome
first got the name of being some
thing crooked. There Is still a
hope that our own fellow cttlxons
did not mean the description as a
reflection upon our moral character.
The name may after all have been
suggested by the contour of some
of our streets particularly In the
suburb so much frequented by our
critics.
A \
Complete
Stock
Our stock of Drug*, Patent Mt-di- ?
clnta, Rubber Uoorfs, Toilet Articlett,
Perfumes, Stationery, Candlee, ale.,
la complete and wo are able to sup
ply our customers with everything
usually found In a first class and
well stocked prescription pharmacy.
Our prescription work Is subject to
the utmost accuracy. Mail orders
have our special attention and no
pain is spared to fill them to satis
faction
WILLIAM BHITT, Ph. <J.
Druggist
l?t?r?a at Skagway Juueaa.
INEXPENSIVE
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
We believe that the most appreciat
ed holiday present you could send
to friends in the States would be
on? of the
HEAITIFUL 8*10
YIKWs) OF SKAGWAY
or vicinity, takon by Draper & Co. 'a
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 BACH.
Just one half the price usually
charged. A thousand views to se
lect from.
DRAPKti & COMPANY.
HOME ? R O WN SPRING
CHICKK N
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Sanitarium |"") Alaska
mmmmmmmamtmmmmmm
'?arjre, Clean. Individual Hatha.
Abundance of >Vater. Hf>?t of
Hotel Accommodations For
niahed Cabin* for Rent . . .
Kxoellent Hunting and Flatting.
Motor Hotting and Sailing
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes aeml-monthly vlidta. In
formation and rate* upon requeat
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALASKA)
COAL
Moore's Wharf Co.
?Phone 10. SKagway. AlaaVa.
MOORES' WHARF CO.
Terminus W. P. ft T. Rout*
A HSouthbonndStHanierf Arrive and IVj artFromThiplKx-k
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouse* open tor delivery of merchandise from 8 a nj. 6 p. m.
Perlt babies ONLY delivered on Sunday ?r at night
All freight ahlpinenta destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers onn be obtained at the U. 8. cns
toms office) and must >>e delivered before fi p. m. No freight will be
received ou the wharf after this hour.
RAOGAE? Tolls will be collerted on CHECKED BAOOAOE ONLT
No charge for b&n and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer Is ne*rln(
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on appU<atk>n at office on dock.
P. O. Box 17ft. E. J. SHAW, General U **?<??'
The White Pass AYukon Route
i ^ TIMK TAIILK NO. 80.
Mondays, Wednesdays anil Frld?) ?.
^o. 1 *%. Ilonnu
1st claM
8:30 a. hi. LeatM
11:05
tl:?? "
| 12:.H5 p. m. "
2:00 "
4 : IS " Arrlvw
8KAUUAY
WlllTK PASf
liOfl CABIN
nKXXKTT
CARIBOU
WHITKHORSK
>o. i 74. Ivollnil
lht clana
Arrive? 3:80 p. m.
Leaves 1:40 '
" 12:4? ?'
" I1:A0 n. m.
10:25 "
Leaves 8:1.1 *
Passengers must be at depots In time to have naggage ln*pected
Mid checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of
trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each fall fare
ticket aad 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
JiiKiu Sitanuhir Co
r. S. MAIL STEAMER
Georgia
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leavea Juneau for Hoonah, Qyp
sum, Tenakea, Kllltsnoo and Bit*
ka Jan. 22, 28, Feb. I, 9. 15. 21,
27, Mch 6, 11, 17, 23, 29. Leaven
Juneau for Funter and Chatham,
8 am, Jan. 28. Feb. 21, Mch. 17.
l>eavee Juneau for Tyee, 8 a m ,
Jan. 22, Feb. 21, Mar. 23.
Juncau-Skagway Route
leaves Juneau for Pearl Harbor,
Kagle River, Yankee Cove, Comet,
Sentinel Light Station, Eld red
Rock Light Station, Halnee and
Skagway, 8 am., Jan. 20, 28,
Feb. 1, 7. 12, 19, 25, Mar. 2, 9,
15, 21, 27. Returning Leaves
Skagwav following day at 8 a m
WILLIS E. NOWELL, Munatfur.
For 3 5c. you can get a wholiome,
home cooked meal at the New Horn#
Reetaurant, Pth aveune, Ju?t off of
Broadway.
FRESH KA8TKHS OYSTERS
In any quantity, on the half shall,
tint of the teaaon, at the Pack:
Train Reatauraot. i
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Vrtofi^ Vwimvw, P llw^iw
(%?pa, Put T Mi
IW tW fUr?k?, %nn FV?rt ?r?, Mnn
San Francisco, Lo? Angeles, San Diego
C. w. ANORru .H, C A. P 0. C D. tXrNANN. P. T. M
1 13 Jtmt* .V. 1 12 M.rtM Si, Sm Fm mm*
9' nurtW to ykmee ?l>4> kMab
NEXT FAILINGS WILL BE
Curacao -- Feb. 6-18
V. A. PETKR>'0N. Arlin* Agent
?Jfid ?fc Kro^dwiy, Skyway, A
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AHO WELL# F A RGO EXPREM
Scxx ?alltox of *i? tut i
JEFFERSON
Feb. - 12
Compftnj rramrm Um rlrtt to <4ur ?*il In* 4at?a wlthovt
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. QUPTILL, A 01 NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.'
(B C COAST SERVICE)
Sailing
FROM SKAGWAY
PRINCESS MAY
Feb. 13 - 27
March 12 - 22
April 2-12-23
May 3- 14- 24
* infect ti oh*?ir? *"h ?f ??!?*
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F. W. lOWLE Afl?nt
Steamship Humboldt
the Mir ihotkit srsjHW mum m $. iiou
Will tail from Sltafway for Seattle and Way Ports
Jan. - 23
Ratlin* rlftta ?uh)?rt t rt Wttfe#at aotl??
twqoiiOH TICKfT* HO NOR CO
-r?Ul? OfTt'O
711 vV'?MKl A rw ?.
Tkh?" amt an li?fnn?i??lo?
n. H \ItTW I'tBKfff Bill * Br rmAw'f.
n Man
E WHITE PASS a y
Winter Route
Stage Service
During the winter Mmaoe of 1012-lfll.l, * through Mull, Pnwipr, and Freight Wer>l*e will
be maintains! l? livrcn White Ilorae ami P*w?<>tt, efforrltllg all poaeihle e?Hnfort In p
by nicim of *
Thoroughly Equipped Stage
and Automobile Line
Por the winter iwmi the Compiuif'i rom fort able traina will npfnt? rm e tH-wMlf
t?*? 8ka?r>iaj* ami Whit# florae, train* Inning each terminal <m Monday#, W??it?ewl*r#
Friday*.
For Information relative to pi?a*?wiger *"?' 'relght ratea apply to
H. WHKKI.KU, Supt., Mall Serrlce pepertment,
O. L PICKKSON, PreaMwit,
Wbltehoree, Y. T.