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GREAT IS ALASKA.
One of the most interesting and op
timistic editorials ever w ritten abo.it
Alaska is contained in a recent is
sue of the Morning Oregonian, of
Portland.
The writer pens a beautiful picture
of Alaska '* the supposed change of
the Japan current is permanent. The
Orogoniin stays:
"Nature seems t?> lia\e faro-ed
the United States in its acquisition
of VJasl;a. Politicians have exploit
ed it. mercenaries have plucked it.
and theoris's have tried to bottle it.
but steadi'v with the years Nature
has .infolded its wealth and disclosed
to an astonished world its grand
properties and possibilities. Now i>s
auriferous sands have yielded up un
guessed treasures, now its colonies
of seals have laden commerce with
valuable pelts; again its fisheries
have givon returns in excess of all
expectation, and yet again, and
more wonderful than all. the j?>s
sibtliUes of agriculture within its
great exivir.se hav o been established,
while its unmeasured timber are?s
and undeveloped coal mines suggest
a national opulence that in contemp
lation sar pas*, the dreams of avarice.
"And now comes a report of a
softening of the Arctic into the North
Temperate zone temperature along
the coast through the shifting of the
Japan current inshore, due to a con
vulsion of Nature whereby islands
have been erupts! into the North
Pacific. A temperature as soft as
that of April is recorded at Ska? way.
with little or no snow on the ground
? climatic conditions that have never
before, so far as records show. pre
vails in. that far Northern city, to
account for which the theory of the
shifting inshore of the Japan current,
due to seismic disturbances of the
ocean-bed. has been advanced.
?"Whatever the cause, the effect
noted is magical, and, if permanent,
will affect the entire peninsula The
great bare uplands of the Yukon
river, carpeted with wild flowers in
the greatest variety and profusion in
the short summer, and piled high
with snow in winter, will become
productive grain fields, pastures and
garden tracts dotted with homes and
schools and churches. Stock industry
and poultry raising will become profi
table and fhe depeiidance of the <"iii
zeas of Alaska upon more southern
lands for means of subsistence dur
ing the long twilight of the year
will cease Homesteading on 'he
great plateaus of the wonderful penin
sula will develop from a vague possi
bility into a certainty that will fur
nish an abiding place for thousands:
the clutch of conservation will loosen
its hold upon the forest and coal
fields, and from the inhospitable sil
ence of the shadowy land known in
Che geographies of the past genera
tions as "Russian- America."' ? and
vaguely known at that ? an empire
of surpassing beauty and fertility and
of boundless resources will be evolv
ed
"Nature holds the key to this vast
domain. Its surrender to the fturees
of civilisation and development has
been demanded and slowly in her
own, gracious way. as is her wont in
moving in any direction. great nature
fe yielding to the sway of man."'
APTERMATH.
T\*HKN tlM ran mown
?? When the birds are fledged and
flown
And the dry lesvrs strew the path;
With the fatiir.c of the snow.
With the caw in e of the crow
Once again the fields we mow
And gather In the aftermath
Not the sweet new grass with flowers
Is this harvest .ng of ours
Not the upland clover Noom.
Bnt the rowen mixed with weeds.
Tangled tufts from marsh and meads.
Where the poppy drops its seeds
In the *ilenc? and the gloom
? Lonjfelio-*.
They Met on
The Ocean
Rv MRS. MARY C. EL WOOD
1 sometimes believe thnt there have
been more matrimonial matches made
en the ocean than on the land. 1 have
crossed many times between America
nnd Kngland and in most of tny voy
ages have soon one or more cases which
I believed to be courtships. I can ac
count for it only on the ground that
during the period of crossing certain
persons who nre thrown together have
nothing to do bnt make love.
On one of my voyages I. an elderly
woman, roomed with a young Swiss
girl who was coming to America to
make a new home. She was a young
thing without experience and spoke
only the Gorman language. Since I
spoke it. too. Pert ha Gerstein relied
ui>on me to toll her what she should
do in all t hose matters coining up In
trnvel and especially when she reach
ed A me: ion. I was glad to inform her,
and she apjieaivd very grateful.
One thin.: I noticed at>out her that
excited m> curiosity? her undercloth
ing w. < pr ifu?'l\ decorated with lace,
not worked i:i. but loosely lacked on.
Seeitr- me > t it wondcringly. she
told li.e t!i s'.o had understood that
the cn^toii.s o.'.eers in the United
States d:d i t v\ y a duty on anything
worn on the person. If she could got
the lace through the custom house she
could sell it at a good profit and thus
Increase her little savings. I told her
that day hid pissed and passengers
were required to sign statements as to
the goods ; ::r based abroad which
they l?r?nt: hr ? - r with them. This
troll bill her. slio decided to wear
the l;:<v ashore as a [?art of her gar
men's and '?<>: ed she would have no
tror.Me.
The first or two out from T Lon
don I sat a ' deal on deck with my
roommate. A ; oiing inati with a lot
of tumbled ! I ha'r s.it near us one
morning a::d i ered into e.uiversation
with ik lie ? as a Swede and giini:
to A merit ?< e v.-m e ????rsmd as P->r
tha to m:i\e lioiue for himself ! I ? ?
soeued t ?> excellent > ?-.in-- m:'n.
and. s?s>i?c ' i lie and Iter hi appctr
ed to be f ? r lv predisposed toward
each oth-r. ! ? t them a Vie tngothet
and went I e\er,
I seldom s :t lonj with Hertha on
de^k after this, for the young man.
Peter Jn> aluost always joined
her. and 1 l..:e-,v that to a voiiug cou
ple 1 v. mi d U> sui>erflnous. 1 could
see d'--i; tl.>. however, that Hertha
had can- t i se. sickness that does not
pertain to t' .< stomach. She was fall
ing in love with Mr. Jaeobson. Flow
ever, she (ontinued to rely on me for
what she should do after making port,
and I agreed to take Jier to a house
where I li. d l> vt riled for a number of
years till she could learn what her
more permanent plans would be.
Shortly 1 f vv the termination of the
voyage the I1 tie Swiss girl eontided
to me that slie and the Swede had
agreed to join their fortunes in Amer
ica. It seemed very quick work to
me. and I asked her if she thought she
could trust him on such short ac
quaintance. whereupon she declared
that she would as soon distrust the
Angel Gabriel
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Flavoring Extracts
If you want a flavoring Extract that Is far superior to any you J
buy anywhere else, we have them and sell them at prices you pay ?
for Inferior brands.
Vanilla, Lemon, Bitter Almonds, Orange, Raspberry, Strawberry, i
Banana, Ginger, Wlntergre?n. and Rose. X
WILLIAM BRITT
xne night before we ronchetl tin?
dock Bertha told me that she Imd con
fided to young Jacobson that she had
a lot of lace sewed on to her clothes
that she proposed to smuggle through.
I gasped for breath, but, knowing It
would bo useless to say anythtug, bold
my peace. The next morning Bertha
went ashore with nip, Jacobson going
before. While we were standing over j
our baggage waiting for an examina- |
tlon I noticed him talking with an in- |
spector and looking toward us. Then
the customs man came to us and told
Bertha to come with him. 1 went, too. 1
and she was taken to a room where a
woman examined her clothing and ex
posed the smuggled lace.
Of course it was confiscated. When
we were through with the matter and
drove uptown I told Pert ha that her
lover had informed upon her. Contra- ,
ry to what 1 expected, she believed lue
and was heartbroken, but neither of
us could understand why he had done
so. 1 strove to comfort the girl and
read her a lecture at I h.' same tinir. ;
telling her that the world was full of
sharpers and their most prolific field .
was women. For the future she must
trust no one except after a long ac- j
quaintance. and even then it was dan- (
gerous.
We had arrived early in the morning,
but owing to Bertha's trouble <li<l not
reach my boarding house till late in I lie
afternoon, when Hertha went directly
to her room to weep. In the evening
1 was told that a young man wished
j to see me in the parlor, and I went ,
j there to find .Jacobson.
"I wish to make an explanation to j
| you." he said, "and 1 will trust you not ;
to give me away. Before leaving Sue
den 1 put all the money I had in dia- j
rnotids and smuggled them through iln>
! rustom house in my hair. Seeing an
Inspector looking at (lie great growth
on ray head suspiciously, to divert In
attention I directed It to your room i
mate, telling him that she was a suing
| gler and that I would claim a reward i
for my information. I knew tin- ili:i !
monds on me were worth ten limes the ;
| lace on her. I have come to make this
explanation ami assure her that my
diamonds are hers as well as mine.
Will yon kindly se<- Imr and in:ik<" my
apologies to tier "
| One of tlie pleasantest duties I have
ever |?erformed was carrying this nu-s
sage to th^ sobbing girl. They are now
! a happy married couple will' a number
of children.
' CAMP HAINES ELECTS
AND INITIATES FRIDAY
Camp Haines No. .17. Arctic Broth
1 or hood, held its regular meeting Fr
iday night, April 1-, at which time!
I the following officers were Hvcted j
for the ensuing term:
Arctic Chief, \V. K. Fender.
Vice Arctic Chief, A. C. Witt.
Arctic Recorder, Steve Ragan.
Arctic Keeper of Nuggets, James .
' Fay
Arctic Chaplain, Jerry Collins.
Trustees, Fred Handy, C. Galleher,
R. Walkley. Jos. Gills, C A hind- j
: holm.
Camp Haines No. IT is in a flourish i
! ing condition, and is adding good mot
bers to its rolls at almost every meet-|
ing.
Camp Haines is taking in n< w men !
bers at ench meeting, and rapidly
coming to the front as one of the
strongest camps of the Brotherhoo |.
FIRE SALE I Flht SALEI
WOOD TO BURN
? Good Dry Planking for Summer us*1.
Special price this month
>2.00 PER P CK.
8< <> ? H E R B TAT') R ? Phone
NEW SUFFRAGE FLAG
HAS ONLY SIX STARS.
NEW YORK, April 20? "Votes for
women." A modern Uets'y ltoi-g lias
remodeled tho American flag Tor tl^e
suffrage parade on May 4, It was
learned today. The Htripes will stand
as before, but 42 stars will be miss-i
ins Six stars <?nlv, to represent the
states where women are enfranchise'1,
will appear on the bine field.
The banner will be carried flat : ,
by a large body of inarching w-omen.
The design is that of Mrs, Harriet (
Stanton ltlitih, president of the Wo j
man's Poli'lcal 1'nlon.
The beds are new and clean anil 1
unly ,">0c and up nt t ie I*>minion llo 1
tel. Whltohorse, V. T.
PROFERS'ONAL CA??^
Attorn?y?
GUNNISON & MARSHALL
Attorneys-At-I,a\v
P O. Boi E .1 uiicati. Mask* j
H. B. LE FEVRE
ATTORNEY- AT- LAW
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
Skagway, Masks
STEVE RAGAN
Attorney at Low
ALASKA
DR. k. . S. KELLER
DENTIST
Most Mcdern Method*
Open Evenings.
Cfflce Honrs: 3-12 a. m 1 6 d. m.
Alaskan Ruiltl'ng, - 1 troad uv j
SKAGWAY, - - . ALASKA.
Dental Supp..t <
M. F. PATTERSON <t COMPANY
? Dealeri In ?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
229 Walker Dldjj., Seattle, Wash
Ciders by iuu;i 01 c^bie will r
ct!%e prompt attention. CaUlogu
'Ti request
Musle Teacher*.
MISS M. G. HINDSHAW
Tea oiier of
PIANO FORTE
Special Terms for a Limited
Number of Beginner0
EIGHTK AVE. AND VAIN ST.
raras*ac53MEP
SHIP YOUR
I RAW FURS
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to
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
W (or Circiilar -
An ska Furs a Specialty
Very Top Fr ees Paid.
Make - Trial - Shipment
MOORE'S WHARF CO
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route.
All S<>uthbouudSteamer? Arrive and I)ej>art From This Pock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from S a iu. to p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers can be obtained at the V. S. cus
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this h^ur.
BAGGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY.
No charge for baps and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is Hearing
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. E. J. SHAW, General Manager.
TheWhitePass (StYukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 28.
No. 1, N. Bound, 1st class Mon- No. 2, S. Bound, 1st class, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday day, Wednesday and Friday
8:30 a. m. Leaves SKAGUAY Arrives 3:20 p. m.
10:15 p. m. " WHITE PASS Leaves 1:45 "
11:10 - - LOG CABIN " 12:47 "
12:05 rt " BENNETT " 12:15 "
1:30 " - CARIBOU - 10:25 i. m.
3:45 " Arrives WHITEHORSE Leaves 8:15 "
Passengers mast be at depots in time to have baggage Inspected
and checked. Inspection 4s stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare tick- 1
et and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
STEAMERS FOR
1
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver. Anacorte*. Beihgham
Everett, Olympu, Port Townwnd, Sooth
Bellm^ham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 Jame? St.. Seattle 1 12 Market St, San Fnoci trr |
Rifhl rMpfred to chant* tf??
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE |
City of Seattle April 25, May 7-19-31
June 12-24 , July 6-18-30
Spokane April 19 May 1 13 25 June 6
Stale of California July 12 24
FRANK II. POLD, Agent, 3ml <fc Broiflway. hkagway |
I Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL AND WILL? FARGO EXPRESS
Next ?Allin* of Ui? f**t tnjwtonfw
[ Jefferson, April 9, 21 May 3, 15, 27
Dolphin, April 3, 15, 27 May 9, 21
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Company r<*w>cv? the right to chtnr sn 1 1 1 n * without eo'Ir*
TELEPHONE NO. 6?. C. B. OUPTILL, AGENT.
sh Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B C. COAST SERVICE) ? -
Sailings From SKa^way
Subject ?ochnrp. ?;t.iout o
Screw
SS. PRINCESS MAY
April 1 2-23 May 3-14-24
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
| PhoreR; f. F W LOWLE, A0-nt
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S Steamship iiunitmldt
Will Sail From
SKAGWAY for SEATTLE and Way Ports
APRIL 19th
Sulllnjt date aubjert to rhantro wl'Jl-ioC no'lr*>
V THROUGH tickets HONORED
S Seattle Offlp*: Psr tick??s.
a 7 1 8 j'vwnd Av??niifl. Apply or Bi?rd Ship.
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For Atliti, Whitehorse, Dawson
And all Lower River Points in
Alaska and Yukon Territory
Train Service Monday, Wednesday and Friday Between SKAGUAY and WHITE
HORSE. Train Service Monday. Wednesday and Friday Betwrrn WHITEHORSE and
SKAGUAY.
Carrying Passengers. Baggage, Mail and Express. Connecting With Finely Appointed
Lake and Kiver Steamers to all Points in Alaska and the Yukon.
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska. Canada U. S.
Write for Descriptive Literature and Summer Kxcnroion Rates.
TRAFFIC DEPARTi^[NT.
Vancouver, R. C.
0. L. MESON, PRESIDENT
Vancouver, B. C., and Skajruay, Alaska.
C. W. CASH. TOURIST 1ST.
.Skaruay, Alaska.