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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Admitted as second class mall matter
July S. 139$, at the Postofflce
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. S. Keller, Publisher.
Subscription Kates.
Oh mouth by carrier 1.00
One mouth by mall 75
Three mouths by mall 2.2
Six mouths by mall 4.50
One year by mall 9-00
THE INFLUENCE ON CHARACTER
OF CLIMATE AND SCENERY.
W hen a man can think of nothing
elae he talks about the weather.
Surely then mention of the elements
is periuissable at this time, even
though it predicates a somewhat
jaded coudltiou of the editorial mind.
However, the weather is uot the dry
and fruitless topic that some people
think it. We are all barometers to a
certaiu extent aud there is little
doubt but that climatic influences
play an important part in the develop
ment of human character.
For instance the peoples of the
balmy south are inclined to indolence
and passiveness. On the other hand
the rigorous winters of the uorth
with the incidental train of frozen
fiugers, bursted water pipes aud et
cetra, are conducive to the strenuous
life and sometimes profanity. Most
of us are prone to pessimism on a
dark and gloomy day, while when
the sunlight kisses the snow cresteu
peaks of the mountains and the air
tastes like new wine our spirits art
attuin J to nature's lov lines* and wt
thrill with the "joy of life."
If the people of Skagwav can claim
any superiority over those who re
side in other sections of this muudau
sphere ? aud we think they can ? the
weather is tiu; reason. In summer
we have blue skies with fleecy clouds
ravelling overhead. The air is cool,
aud vibrant with cuergv. In winter
'tis seldom cold aud even our present
touch of Icyness is less severe than
what is being experienced in the
states. At all times the mountains
around us rear their majestic crests
of suow to greet the morning sun and
to be caressed by its golden flood
when the day is done. The winking
?rs and northern lights add to the
splendor of the scene.
True, we have rain now and then,
and the "wind bloweth where it
listeth." Uut what is this? Nature
has blessed us in Skagwav and its
influence helps to shape our lives
day by day.
THE REMOVAL OF THE ROAD
COMMISSION.
The people of Skagway read with
regret the announcement that the
war department has determined to re
move the headquarters of the Alaska
Koad Commission from Skagway to
Valdez. Practically all the supplies
used by the Koatl Commission were
purchased at Seattle, but at the sam<
lime the change will take a number
of residents from Skagway aud will
be a loss, to some extent, to every
merchant in the city.
The Road Commission was also a
Six) (I advertisement for Skagway.
Press dispatches concerning its work
or the arrivals and departures of Ala
Jor Richardson an<l other officers al
ways mentioned Skagway.
Although rumors were circulated
about the removal for many months
before the announcement, no organ
ized effort was made by the mer
chants of Skagway or the Chamber
of Commerce to influence the war
department to retain the headquarter
here. It may be that the logical city
for the headquarters is Valdez, but at
the same time Skagway is the gate
way to Alaska aud the work could
have been carried on here.
It is probably too late now to tak^
any action but the business men of
Skagway should profit by this exam
ple. There is also talk of removing
the federal court from Skagway.
These rumors may be unfounded. But
at thu same tim? it b?heov?? th?
people of this city to make & strong]
and concerted effort to prevent the I
removal of the federal court to Ju-j
neau. There is no use in watching a
stable after the mare is stolen.
The reappointment of Judge Hoyal
A. Gunnison to the bench of District
No. I, Alaska, is something of a re
buke to that "Spanish Inquisitor,"
Governor Hoggatt, who entertains the
optoruimic opinion thai he is the only
maggot in the cheese. ? Whitehorse
Star.
%
According to Stroller White of the
Whitehorse Star Bob Lowe of White
horse will be the next member from
Yukon to the Dominion parliament.
Lowe is well known in Skagway and
has always worked for the interests
of the country.
If Billy Sunday's translation of
the Bible were the authorized version
the good book would be more widely
read. William has a spicy way of
putting things.
San Kraucisco lias such a reputa
tion for graft that I'ncle Sam has
removed J222.500.0UO from tin Frisco
mint and placed it iu Denver.
Capt. Pete Madsen says that the
Standard Oil company is to blame for
the "near wreck" of the Hesg.
Old Dame Nature smashed the rec
ord for the coldest day of the winter
to a still lower notch today.
Security.
Although tin* fleet Is far ft way
In KTay arid distant seas.
Our aeacoust vnprotected quite
Should foemen come to tease.
We are rot w-rrl-1 nor afraid:
We do no: quake In fear.
Why sliould v show the left: t alarm?
Our orators are here.
What thouirh ilons our const should
cruia<-.
Equipped to cannonade.
A fleet of haft and hostile ships?
We wocl.l not he afraid.
Not by li e I. i of Buffalo Kill.
Although th..- bennl Is -
Our orators we'd bid njvance
And let the .1 speechify.
When grl-.led . .illora came to claim
Some mot 10 devour
Or loo?inj; u 1 :.. e to plant
A loveh Uvd hower
We'd I the eatlemcn of words.
Of full, explosive breath. '
To orate ? > the hostile fle?*t
And talk the crew to death.
Or." hundred thousand orator"
To drown the cannons* roar!
Should that l<c Insufficient found
Then we could rustle more.
All talking :.r vhe incm
Should : ike the stoutest quail.
Haul down t':el rotors or reverso
Tgi. Ir enslne-- and turn tall.
Sure Remedy.
30 31-32^33 -3^-3
/ ' \
"He had j;rent ambitions to be a
puslllsf."
"Yes. but ho is completely cured."
"What did he take for It?"
"The count."
The Slip.
The atmosphere l.s tinged with blu?.
Ami hazy l.s the! sun.
Anit I am blue ami !mi)' too;
My fortun* 1* undone.
The Hummer's pone. It won't com#
back
My !;'>|" ' .-re badly shattered
I made u tuck, got off the track
Shipwrecked and badly battered.
Who tries an helrvt- to pursuo
Thromrho-jt a m .nmer season
Will pet his due. 'twist me and you.
Willi neither rhyme nor reason.
For (%:'!Me?! r !k H's no use to cry.
But life' hi l. ' h*.r funny.
And wh\, oh. v.l)j will men- man try
To love u jrfrl with money?
Clever Suagestion.
"The} say that flie? carry disease
perms on their fc -t."
"Tltnt oucht to In; easy enough to
prevent."
"How would you It?"
"Make the tli< w< r slippers and
take tliem off hefoiv tbey come Into
the house."
Htsriless Relative.
"Got any ne:ir relations?"
"Just a rk'h uncle."
"That's great. Think he will leave
you anything, when he dies?"
"I donht It V'l: i 1 leave ray watch
and overcoat with hlsu now i have the ?
time of my life settitij them back." '
"GOING OOWii"
The result of tho observation taken
nt '-Iooih wharf at midnight, J au. Iti.h
.9C'i', is as follows:
feu tporature time observat'o. 3 below
.Max. temp. preceding 24 hours 2|below
Mtn. " " " " 5 below
vlenn " <?>.<< ?< ;ij below
Barometer 20.82.
Clear Strong North wind.
INTERIOR WEATHER
Whitehorse,
Tffglsh
Atliu,
Hootalinqua
liiK Salmon ?
Yukon Cro?siag
Selkirk
Coffee Creek,
Stewart,
Ogilvio
Damson,
38 ke'ow
66 "
30 "
45 "
44 "
58
60
CATHOLIC.
S.'JO a m Holy Communioo
10:30 a in Moss and sermon.
2: 15 p in Sunday school.
3:00 p m U.-LOdiction.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Rev. P. H. Turnell, S. J
PRE8HYT KRI A M
Hfih Avenue and State street.
11:00 a. m. Morning worship.
12 m. " Sunday School.
7:00 p. m. Senior Christian En
deavor.
8 p m livening worship.
Midweek praytr meeting at 8:00
Wednesday eveninc.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
ilev. Geo. 10. Good, 1'astor.
I he jul'jeci of the morning sertron
wni be. ? The True Found. tion of tbo
Church."
The subject of the eveninn *erwon
will be, "John tee Baptist's Testimony
t ) Christ."
ST. SAVIOURS Kl'ISCOPAL CHURCH)
2'-d Sunday after Kplphmv
10:45 u. m. Holy Eucharist, and Ser
mon.
12 in School
7:30 p. 111 Kvensonj; and sermon.
fa the evening a series of sermons
will b? begun or. Some Kirsl Principles
ol Ktiigeon.
The morning service has bean
ontnged to 10:4.1
Kver>b(dy is welcome at these ser
vices, the seats are all free.
SUFFERED WITH
immm
Limb Peeled and Foot Was Like
Raw Flesh? Had to Use Crutches,
and Doctors Thought Amputation
Necessary ? Montreal Woman
Writes of Cure Seven Years Ago.
BELIEVES LIFE SAVED
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES
"I I) five boon treat t"<i by doctors for
twenty-five years for a bad case of
eczema on my leg. They did their bet>t,
. but failed to cure it.
p.'. My doctor had ad
V -- \ vised me to have my
J y leg cut off, but I
\ U said I would try the
Cuticura Remedies
first. He said, "Try
JVrT/ 'i''' l them if you like, but
\s4\ff t4i > ^ I do not think they
EO - V [. will do any good.
\ ni<*1 \ At this time my
leg was peeled from the knee, my foot
was like a piece of raw ?Vsh. and I had
to walk on crutches. 1 I Knight a cako
of Cuticura Soap, a lx>x of Cuticura
Ointment, and a bottle of Cuticura
Pills. After the first two treatments
the swelling went down, and in two
months my leg wan cured and the new
6kin came on. The doctor could not
believe his own eyes when he saw that
Cuticura had cured me and said that
he would uso it for his own patients.
I used two enkort of Cuticura Soap,
three boxes of Ointment, and five bot
tles of Resolvent, and I have now been
cured over seven years, and but for
the Cuticura Remedies I might have
lost my life. I have lots of grand
children, and they are frequent users
of Cuticura. and I always recommend
it to the many people w'hom my busi
ness brings to my house every day.
Mrs. Jean-Baptiste Renaud, clairvoy
ant, 277, Montana St., Montreal, Que.,
Feb. 20, 1007 "
SLEEP FOR BABIES
Rest for Mothers.
Instant relief and refreshing sleep fof
skin-tortured babies, and rest for tired,
fretted mothers, in warm baths with
Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings
with Cuticura Ointment, the great skin
cure, and purest of eaxoljients.
Cuticura Seap (25c.), Cuticura Ointment (50c.).
and Cuticura Resolvent (50c,). (In long jjj
Ctwcohie Coated Tills 25c per vbl of 60). SOU
tnrounhout the world. Potter Druif A I hem. 0>rp^
Hole ProM.. Boston. Mm. , _
WJttlM i'w, Cullcun on 8*10 DMcaaa*
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 sticky, 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. BRITT
The Druggist,
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER.
Having put in a steam boiler and
Other machinery wo are better pre
pared than ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
SKAGWAY LAUNDRY.
All whiskies aud wines served at
tv Pack Tralu Bar Is purchased by
Mr. Grim direct from tho distillers
and wln. les. tf
If you have something* you don't
need, why not advortlso it for sale
or exchange In The Alaskan?
Why not put a rew crisp readers
in Tho Alaskan, advertising your
long stock, and get rid of it?
JUNEAU S. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Currying U. S. Mali
For Haines, Rerncrs Buy, Junciu,
EIooqh, Trnnkee, Sitka and. Wayjiorts
SAILS
January 5, 12. 19, 2t'>.
February 2. 9. 10, 23.
WILLIS NOWliLL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUUUTON, Agent |
Broadwv and Fifth Ave. ^hone 90
U. S Mail Steamer
Hog
Carrying Passengers and Mall will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at #^A. M.
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M. same day.
Georgia
F are one way $1-50
Round trio $2.50
Pacific Coast 5. S. to.
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
S ettle, ?uil other I'ukcI Sjurnl Pur.B
CARRYING TJ.S. MAlX.
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT - - JANUARY 7
COTTAGE CITY ? - JANUARY 18 30
Conorotintr with tno Company'* steam-rs at Settle for San Francisco,
Southern California, Eureka (il mboldr Bay) a u Mkxico
I Above .*-cbodulij Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skajrway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Mirk. ? c^rcei. ra rri?co:sco, C\
Canadian Pacific
R A I L- M n V
' B. C. COAST SERVICE ) ""
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS FROM SKAOWAY
Subject to change without notice
TsTlENAMsmp' PRINCESS MAY
January 16=30 February 13=27
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world acd all Informntion from
Phone 87 F. F. W LOWLE, Agent
Aiaskct Steamship Co,
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska l'acllic Express
v
::ext Sailing of the Fast Passenccr Steami-Ts
Jefferson Jan. 11, 23
Feb. 4, 16, 28
5
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Company reserve* right to change sailing date without notice
Transfer* to Victoria and Vancouvor Without Additional Charge
Tbiouch Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone (SO
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 18.
(Daily Except Surday.)
No. I. N. Bound P*>. 2, S. Bounr
1st class. , 1st clan
8 30 a. ie. Leaven SKAGUAY Arrives 3 20 u m
10 CO p. m. " WHITE PASS " 1 45 -
1100 " t" LOG CABIN " T2 42 "
11 30 " " BENNETT " 12 10 "
131 p.m. " <: YRIBQU " 10 25 *, m.
3 4"i At rives White Borsk Leaves 8 15 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage inspected and
jheoked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with eaoh full fare ticket
i " i^uud'- with eaoh half fare ticket
II E I
?M rij>
1 %1|3? /
Through Line From
Ska^way lo Allln, White Uo^e, Bi^r Salmon, Dawson ar.d Intermediate Yukon River Points.
Tne dow placer camp* in tho Alsekand Kluane Mining Districts are rpached onlv via White Hone
Winter Route . Stage Service
During the win'ors< ason, wh?>n navigation i dally trains will continue runniu# between
Ska? why and White TTors\ A through Mail", Pa >-enper and Freight Service will be maintained
hy ?? Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line b^weeo White Horr-o and Dawson.
Regular stages, cirryin^ mail, exprets and paK^nsrcs, leave Wt ito Uorse for Dawson and
iniernfediate points.
For Conrad City, locan d in the heart of the newly discovered and f ibolously rich quai U camp
of the Windy Arm Disti ict take our dally trains to Caribou.
J'or Information r> lative to ptiacuge:, freight and tele 'raphio rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to*
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouvur, B. C,
A. L. BERDOE, Geu. Mngr. P. B. WITUZBACRJER Gen. Afent
Vnn-jower. B. 0. and fkncnav, Alaqlrn Niairj * A ttkn