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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Admitted as second class mall matter;
July 8, 1393, at the Poatofflc* j
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. S. K?ller, Publisher.
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CHILD LABOR.
For several years Senator Albert
Beveri'geof Indiana his been trying
to puss a bill in congress prohibiting
the labor of children under the age of
IK yeor . Several days ago news dis
imtcbe* fiora Washington. I>. stated
that the bill h?d been sidetracked in a
committee roo-n and could not be pass
ed at least at the present session.
There is not one single excuse for
child labor in factories and mines. To
say that it is ciuel and Inhuman ;sto
sta-e the case iu trie mildest term*. A
society thit permits such economic con
ditions is fundamentally wrong.
The factory owners of the south,
however, have always been able to de
feat national legislation against child
laboa. Today thouiands of children,
maoy ot them less than 10 years of age.
are employed In the southern factories.
Words are impossible to adequately
describe their lot. Denied the fresh
airandpUy that is a child's natural
heritage they are condemned to toil
amid racking rracbiaery in unsanitary
rooms. Their frail bodies cannot stand
the strain and most of them fall prey
to luug trouble before thjy roach the
age of maturity. iheir minds are
dul'ed and atrophied by oppressive
work.
Our child labor laws are a disgrace
to civilization, it's time our legisla
tors removed this national reproach
.Money is powerful, but corporation
lobbn-s o" :ht not to be able to uiis
lead our congressmen into allowing
children's tears* to be coiued to gold.
Purely as an economic problem we
ean't afford it.
SoniH years ago Mrs. Browning,
fired by the conditions then existiug
in the English factories, wrote the
"Cry of The Children." The following
verses of that poem should be embla
zoned on the walls of our national
legislative halls until congress has ab
solutely prohibited the labor of chil
dren:
THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN.
"Do ye hear the children weeping, O
my brothers.
Ere the sorrow comes with years'
They are leaning their young heads
against their mothers.
And that cannot stop their tears.
The young lambs are bleating in the
meadews.
The young birds are chirping in the
nest,
The young fawns are playing with th
shadows,
The young flowers are blowing to
ward the west ?
But the young, young children, O my
brothers,
They are weeping bitterly!
They are weeping in the playtime
of the others,
In the country of the free."
? ? ?
"All day, the wheels are droning,
turning ?
Their wind comes in our faces,?
"*"?11 our hearts turn, our heads with
pulses burning,
And the walls turn in their places.
Turns the sky in the high window
blank and reeling,
Turns the long light that drops
adown the wall,
Turn the black flies that crawl along
the ceiling.
All are turning, all the day, and we
with all.
And all day the iron wheels are dron
ing.
And sometimes we could pray,
'O ye wheels,' (breaking out in a
mad moaning)
'Stop! be silent for today!' "
The l'arisian astronomer who predict
ed severe earthquakes all over Europe
is probably the only person who rojrots
the prophecy didn't c??tno true.
John L. Sullivan and Hill Taft ure
both e.xpected to visit Alaska thU
summer. It won't be safe for these
two heavyweights to come by the s u>?
boat.
The price of stock of the steam
tarewer Is quoted wj?y above par. In
f-ct George Dillon savs he won't sell ut
auy tigure.
Alaskan school teachers arc em
powered to uijke miests. Who
wouldn't be " pinched ' by a fair ?choo
ma' in?
The town council of Ska^way soctns
reluctant to meet. Perhaps the li..auc:
al stringency accouuts for ibe fact.
A He-go>sip usually lacks braiDS to
discuas anything worth serious con
sideration.
Home rule i-s the fundamental princi
pal of republican government.
"Peopl# who live in glass bou<M
should 't throw s'ones "
NOT THEY WHO SOAR.
NOT they who soar, but they who
plod
Their rugged way unhelped to
God.
Are heroes They who hltcher
fare
And. living, f.in the upi>er nlr
MlM all the toll that hugs the sod.
'TIs they whose lacks have felt the rod
Whose feet have pressed the path un
shod.
May smile upon defeated care.
Not they who soar.
HlKh up there are no thorns to prod
Nor bowlders lurking neath the clod
To turn the keenness of the share.
For illicit is ever free an.l rare.
But heroes they t ? ? I who v> trod.
Not they who soar.
P:\ul l.'urenee Dunbar.
The Rc^'ess.
Adrlnn Block built America's llrst
ship on Manhattan Island in H!13. She
was called the Kcstlcss.
Stock Exchanges.
The New York Stock Exchange was
formed in IT'.C b> twenty-four bro
kers. hut did n t have a building until
18?R. The I.ondon Stock Kxchnnge
(Capel court i building dates from 1801
itnd that of Purls from 1S'_'>;.
Mothers' Nipht.
Among the early English Christmas
eve was known as "nun hers' night."
The Honeymoon.
The word "honeymoon" is said to
ort* Its origin to the < u?totii of an an
elent Ceriuau people who were in the
habit of drinking mead mingled with
honey fo.* thirty days after a wedding
took place.
First Lightning Rod.
Bishop Idlwlsch. a poor monk of
Bohemia, erected the llrst lightning
rod June 1.". IT" I
Columbia Riv..
Tlie ndghiy river of the northwest
known as the Columbia was discov
ered on the I lib day of May. IT'.C. bj
Captain IJobert Cray, at the time mas
ter of the trt'dlng ship Columbia, In
whose honor the rh ? r was named.
A Ne^o Feast.
At one feast Nero Is said to have
spent more than $1ih>,ink> in roses.
A Russ ?n Legend.
The czar Alexander I. while in Slbo
rla is alleged to have led a double life
and also to have arranged a bogus
funeral of himself. I'he story has long
been (Irmly credited by the middle and
lower classes in Uussia. and It has
even received a measure of counte
nance from the best of Alexander's
biographers. (! en era I Scliilders.
The Alaskans.
The natives of Alaska seldom change
their clothes unless they are worn out
Pnqland'? Last Duel.
The last duel fought In England be
tween British subjects took place on
the 20th of May, 184.1. at Southsea. be
tween Captain Setoii of the Eleventh
hussars and Lieutenant Hawkey of the
royal marines.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
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| WARMER AND NO WIND
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Feb. 23
I90t?, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n. 21 above
Max. tomp. preceding 24 hours 29 abo\ e
Min. " " " " 17 above
Meitn " " " 11 23 above
Barometer 29. 1*< .
Cle>r, light north wind.
INTERIOR WEATHER
Whltehorso,
Tagish ....
Atliu, ....
Hootalinqua
BIk Salmon -
Yukon Cro?sing ? - .
Selkirk ....
Coffee Creek, ?
Stewart, ....
Ogilvie ....
Dawson, ....
ti below
35
19
2<i
11
It)
251
18
THE PEOPLE ALL
In Chorus Crlrd, lilvp C? Xrnliro'i
llerpleldr.
'.'Ms word of late has been In every- .
mouth, anil many are wondering
it lite word algnlflea, though no on<
>??! wen found, who will deny that
\*EWIiRiYS HERPICIDE does the worn
\\ II, for the Information of thousands o:
?><?. ; le who like to know all about n goo<!
n ?\ o would say that HERPICIDE
ivins a destroyer or killer of "Herpes,"
\..w "Herpes" is the family nan?? of n
av caused by various vegetable par
?itis. A similar microbe causes dan
IrutT. Itching scalp, and falling hair; this
microbe that NBWBRO'S HERPI
CIDB promptly destroys; after which the1
hair grows. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 10c. In stamps for sample to Tli?
llerplcldo Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes? 50 cents and $1 .00.
Wm. Britt, Special agent. Skagway
DEEP CRACKS
FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay Slate-Pencil in One
Hands in Dreadful State? Dis
ease Defied Remedies and Pre
scriptions? Suffered Seven Years.
FOUND A PERMANENT
CURE IN CUTICURA
" T hod eczema in m v hands for about
seven years and c ..ring that time 1 had
usod several so-called
remedies, together with
physicians' and drug
gists' prescriptions. The
disease was so bad on
my hands that I could
lay a slate-pencil in one
of the cracks and a rule
placed across the hand
would not touch the
pencil. I used ,
. Skin Lotion,
Remedy and
others externally but 1
did not use any internal remedy, and
while some gave partial relief, none re
1 eved as much as did the first box of
Cutieura Ointment. I madf u purchase
if Cutieura Soap and Oiitment and
my hands were perfectly cuml after two
boxes of Cutieura Ointmeit and one
cake of soap were used. 1 now keep
them on hand for sunburn, etc.. nnd use
Cutieura Simp for shaving. Icould write
a great dral more in refertnee to my
cure -but do not want to tflke more of
your time. William H. Dean, Newark,
bel.. Mar. 28, li?07."
CHILD SUFFERED
With Sores on Legs. Cured in
Two Weeks by Cutieura.
"My little daughter suTored with
sores on her legs all last sunnier. Her
feet were sore, too, and sle couldn't
wear her shoes. I think she was poisoned
by running through weeds hit tho doc
tor said it was twema. I Med several
remedies but failed to find a:ure. Then
I sent for Cuticuro Soap aid Cutieura
Ointment which cured her irtwo weeks.
1 find Cutieura the best I e'er tried for
any kind of sore and I hope ] shall never
Is' without it. Mrs. Gertii Laughlin.
Ivydale, W. Va., Apr. 25. U07."
Complete Extrnwl nnd Internal TrwitmMit for
I vrry Humor nt Infanta. Ctilldra. and Adult*
roiuliti ol (Mtlcuni s.?ti (JSc) u> oanar thti Sktn,
Cutieura Olntmnit < h- I to Ural tin- Skin, and
Cutieura Hmntvrnt tSOi'.Mortn the frraotChoeoUt#
Otatrd l'lll? 25c. prr vial "t 00> toPrtty U? Wood.
i<old throughout the world. I'oUcflirug A Chcm.
Corp . S.IU- 1'rupa., lhnnm. Maaa
mr Mailed 1-Yue, Cutuura Dock oiSkta Ulacaws.
Warm, clean beds it Dominion
Hotel, Whltehorse, 50c up.
RAW FUB
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTOFS
are requested to correspond with us about thi* sea
son's catch of FURS. We want the kakly catch as 1
well as the late catch. We will pay full narket
value at all times. Price list and tags can be lud for
the asking at any time.
Herman Schmerl & Do.
28 West Thirty-First Street
NEW YORK CITY
HI I1GHK
?
To enable you to withstand
the bad weather of winter,
your health must be in good
vigorous condition
CELERY HERVE AND BLOOD IONIC
is an extremely valua ap
petite ? arousing, strength ?
building, nerve and brain
nourishing, system invigorat
ing tonic for putting you in
splendid condition to defy
the winter. This preparation
is also a delightful Cordial,
pleasant to the taste and ac
ceptable to even the weakest
stomach.
75c per bottle
WM. BRUT ?
? The Druggist
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon Rye and Belmont
Bourbon direct from bond at whole
sale price by the gallon. The Mas
cot, phone C7. Delivery free.
Yes, we have the proper sizes of
calling cards in the crash finish bris
tol. The proper type, too. The
Daily Alaskan Job Dept.
All whiskies and wines served at
th?> Pack Train Bar is purchased by
Mr. Criiu direct from the ci.stillors; ,
and win. ies. tf
JUNEAU S. iS. CO JS.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mull
For IJ nines, Hemrrs Bay, Juneau,
Hooor, Tenakee, Sitka and Wa\ ports
SAILS
January 5, 12, 19, 26.
February 2, 9, 16, 23.
WILLIS NOW ELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOCUHTON, A^ent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. phon? dO
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying Passengers and Mail *'111
leave Skagwav for Ilaines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning leaves Haines for Skas
way at 2 P. M. same day.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
Pacific toast 5 A to. j
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
tie. ?nl othrr l*tiret Brand I'om
CARRTINO V.*. M All .
Steamer* of Thi? Company L<cave
COTTAGE CITV FEB. 23, MAR. 7-19-31
Connecting with the Company'* Kt*am?M at S**?tl? for Sa* F**MCI>X)i
Southern' California. Kuhkka (11 imboldt Bay) and Mexico
ttfr Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Hroadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General I'ahaenger Agent,
112 Market Hire?? San t-r*not?eo, Oal
Canadian Pacific I
RAILWAY
< B. r. COAST SERVICE )
3CHKDVLK OK HAILING! FROM HKAOWAT
Subject 10 change without notice
TWIN
STEAM
S? PRINCESS MAY
Feb. 27 Harch 12-22 April I
For Vancouver. Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Ticket? to any part of '.he world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of tbo Fast Passenger Steamer*
Jefferson February 28
March 12, 24
Company reserve* right to chantr** ? k i 1 i n tr date without notice
Tram-fers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to Sati Francl*co
R. A. CARROLL. Agent. Phone Bfl
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIM TABLE No. !??
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Hound
lot ciiw*.
3 30 a. m.
10 (0 p. ra.
11 00 "
11 30 "
1 ;{J p. m.
3 45
Leaven
Airive*
SKAOUAY
WHITE PASfc
LOO CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
WlIITK HORft
Arrive*
Leave*
No. I. S. Bound
l?t clan
3 2} p m
1 46 "
12 42 "
12 10 "
10 2*> A. IT
8 15 "
Pas?'j3(rcif mu*t ho >it depot* In time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection Is etoppnl 30 minutes beforo leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with caoh full fare ticket
And 76 pounds * 1th naoh half faro ticket.
PD
Through Line From
SWagway to Allln, White Horse, Bin Salmon, l>?w<<i>n and Intermediate Yukon River Point*.
Trie new plaoer camps in the Alsek ?nd Kluane Mining Diet.ricts are reached only via White Howe
Winter Route Stage Service
Dunne the winter season, when, navigation is closed, daily train* will continue running be>.veen ?
Slta: way and White Horso. A throne'' Mail, Passenger and Freight Service wlU be maintained
by 14 Thoroughly Equipped StaQe Line between White norsc and Dawson.
Regular stages, currying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Daw?ooJ and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and ,'sbuloualy rich qtiat tf camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Csribou.
Fo? Information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rMos, anoly
to anr agent of the Company, or to
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACH ER G?n. A*eot
Vancouver, B. C. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Ala?ka
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