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EDITORIAL PAGE
W k? ? f pause to over l)M
-ratable mvatery r-?llo<l death. we J
t>?l intmtc the jvstbs that pkikwv
phers have tmvete,! since man ap
(w*rr>d <<? this earth, and w? come
bark to Ike M?)f place whereat we
started A iHatli a* sad as can k?
imagined by the moat sensitive oc
curred yeeterday. and the new* has
brought to this community a shock
which calls us to n sudden con tern- j
plation of the (treat unsolvable mys
Im of life's beginning and life's
end
A few days airo Theater rullen 1
left home. ft 1 Jed with hope *nd kap- |
pit""**, he was going hack to college j
to complete an education which was
well becun He had health aad am- (
billon, and what is better, he had
high id?-als and a fine sense of up
rightness. today he is lying >old in
death, with a heartbroken mother
l<o*ri?( oat her anguish ia tears i
*pite of the apparent Injustice j
?>f it all. humankind still believe* lt'|
is for the best. it is a part of the I
sch? me which an all wise God has 1
planned for the ffaition of ultimate (
rwv! Reason as we way oa the I
< hance called death, oar words are '
|<
but echoing Mrtm when offered '
as nuMlatiM to a heart bowed I
down with grief at the loss of a
loved one Time 1s the only healer |
of the heart's grief With gentle ,(
li
finger* Father Time presses down
I
the lids of care, and closes the ere
to sorrow
I'hwie? rullen has hat passed
from oar material at ht To oar 1
?out's consciousness he is the same
gentle, loving, manly voting man
that he was before It Is only the i
form, the outward show, that leaves
t tie world of perception; the good.
th>> t rue. the constant and everlast
ing. is unchangeable and immuta
ble as tlod. without beginning and
* ithout end
Ttc <4>*rial romnlltc* irlKt*il for
the purpose of Investicatinit 'be v Jo
ist ton* of \b* anti-hrust aft, re- j
iwiIt wit in a minority report,
which has laid hare the operations
of the steel trust Here are some
of the findings <\! fact which show
how th?- iWr public is b?.n? trimmed
by this gicamic corporation: The
committee chances that J. P. Mortal
* coaijvanv and the Hndomritin*
syndicate received JdS.SM.W* for
?>nr?n itir.jj the I'nited Statss Steel
rorporwtkvn
That the corporation <u capital
t*ed at of which near
ly one- half m as water "*
That the averas* annua.) earnings
of the corporation hare been frotn 11 '
to 1 2 per cent on tkf act a a! value of
it* XMFtl
That the corporation controls a lit
tle ow one-half the crude and fin
ished steel bnsin?*s of the fatted
States
That the averaee wholesale price
of steel products has fallen oft
si nee the corporation was organised
That the corporation and all the
independents have aa understanding
as to prices
That the system of interlocking
directorates has insidious coweqneo
ces and facilitates "inside manage
ment" and the stiflin* of coKpetion
That the situation as to Iron-on
supply is rrare and may become me
acin?
That labor conditions in certain,
departments of the steel industry
are bad
Poll and do? taxss are due and
payable September Int.
FRANK PACK,
Tovm Marshal
D 14m) ?' O^MtMNk
When Ptaraell was cnrly and smart
itkI comparative^ unknown he visltsd
the Rot*! Kit ban** of Liverpool to
r<ompaay with Duncan Stewart a le?d
Ins merchant of the cttj. It waa at
klgb noon, and the exchange waa
thronged by mervhsr.ta Tbe scene so
Impi i'wkJ tbe yonrr. member of partla
Bieat that he safe) t* Mr Stewart:
"My Meal of gcstuesa would be that
I man sboald receive the appbose of
web an assemblage ?* tt*4? ? that be j
thould be cbei-ml a* be came Into thta
iwa'
IMsnell went 1r. and came out un
noticed. bot several rear* later be
again vt? ie*l the I Jrerfool exchange
In company with Mr. Stewart Hi* en
trance waa greeted by a cb<-er which
spread Into a roar and ended In an ova
tion The testimony to hla political ?(
prominence deeply moved DtaraelL
who. recalling to Mr Stewart the re j
mark he had made year* before. said
My ideal test of fcreatnvm haa been
mlfcl*
Thunderbolt*.
Thunderbolt* are not completely on
derstood. They are lightning pbeoom
ena. apbertcal or ball lightning. They
are gmaeons beyond doubt for when
they exp'ode with grvat violence no
trace of matter can be discovered !
Tbelr color la bluish. and tbey appear
?t once, when at all, after terrific ?
flashes of lightning of the darting or
filamentary type. Sometimes the lu
minous balls fall slowly, bat do not
usually strike the earth, but move
horizontally as If supported by tbe
electrical field of force of the earth
When they explode a strong wave
mores In air In all direction*, and a
penetrating odor of otone fills the ad
Jacent space The energy of explosion
I* supposed to be that uttllred In tbe
formation of oxygen into tbe otone hy
the lightning. Knowledge of tbe cause
ami real nature of thunderbolts la
meager They are more plentiful at
sea than over land.? New York Amort
cam.
N?t Accustomed to Prineoo.
An Eoflisb paper tells this story
?bout Oliver Wendell Holmes When
m Knciand is 1896 be was at a creat
reception In London He sat quietly In
a corner. feePog a little faint, and. ob
serving refreshment* In the distance,
be turned to an elederly ma n. w hom
he supposed to be a butler ?r somethlnc
of tnst kind. and asked for a bottle of
*>da water The supposed servant I
bnpucbt the soda with ptvnt a lacrttv j
and remarked: "I id very clad to j
meet rea. Dr. Holmes I am Prince |
Christian-"
The autocrat of the breakfast table
was natural!* taken aback, but quickly
recovered himself and saM: ' Dear me!
I bare not had mnch acquaintance
with princes? at least not em-utli to
llstinruisb tbem from t<x iters at a
eteD.'e ~
After that the penis 1 poet soon he i
car* the > -enter of ? circle of royal j
peop>e. whom he entertained for hours |
Odd Definitions.
"Anmsinr and ridiculous answers to j
examination questions are fairly com
wot) la irraded psbttc school* every
where. I suppose." said a teacher at a
public Institution for the hl*ber edit
cation of the colored race, "but an e*
ample recently banded In by a girl al
least eighteen years of ace surpasses j
anything of this kind 1 bar* beard yet
-Belt* required to define the word
tithe" sad compose a sentence show
In* Its use. her paper read: "Tithe,
soroethltyc that binds, lore, friendship
-B)e?t be the tithe that binds." "
"A scarcely less amusing answer was
fffrea by another pupil:
* Tpbrald. to braM up. She up
braided her hair. Tp Tift up They up
braided their hero who was dead with
their bayonets ' "
The grand opera stare I
have gone abroad. (
but
you can still hear them sine I !
thfir greatest triumphs on the |
\ ictor.
Tho?nrh they are thousands of
mites away, (*an?so, Melba, Tet
raz*ini, ami *11 thr other famous
artist* who make words ex
clusively for the Victor, sing for
von whenever and a* often as you
wish.
feme in and Hear Ititm, *n<i w Iht
I <HlT?r*ni of tht Vk?w (UPtolltXM
I and Vitfot Viflrola (IIS to MWI. E??j
term* N deaired. __
! WILLIAM BRITT
THF. DRUGGIST
P*M AdWWIwiwfl.
r.ai< for otvisiox primarikk
X\n <H?\YKNT10N OKTHK PRO
(.KKNSIVK HOMK Rl'I.K l'ARTV
OF ALASKA.
The member# of the Progressive
Home Rule Party in the First Di
vision of the Territory of Alaska,
by authority vested at the Territor
ial Convention held at Valdei on
the 29th day of May, 1912. are here
by notified:
That the primaries to elect dele
pates to the Division Convention of
the First Division of Alaska for the
nomination of four members of the
House of Representatives and two
members of the Senate of the legis
lature of the Territory of Alaska, to
be elected at a regular Territorial
election *o he held on November 5,
191!. are hereby called to be held
on Friday, September 20, 1912, at
10 o'clock, a. m.
The apportionment of the dele
gates to be elected at the said pre
cinct primaries is based upon the
vote cast for Hon. James Wicker
sham at the General Territorial Fl
ection held for the election of a
l>elegate to Congress on August 13,
1912, and Is for the precincts en
titled to representation by reason
of said vote, one delegate for every
twenty votes or major portion there
of so cast, as follows:
Juneau. T; Douglas. 3; Ketchikan,
Skagway, R; Wrangell, 1; Haines
2; Sitka. 2; Silver Dow, 1; Craig,
1; Petersburg, 1.
That the said Division Convention .
Is hereby called to convene at Ju-|
neau, in said Division, on Friday,
October 4. 1912
It is RKCOMMKXDKD that all
District and Precinct Committeemen
of this organisation do advise that
the electors proceed upon the as
sumption that the candidates to be
nominated be chosen with a view
to give equal representation to all
portions of the Division and in ac
cordance with the voting strength of I
the several localities, as follows;
Juneau Recording District, (elim
inating Douglas Island*. . .. 2
Douglas Island 1
Lynn Canal 1
Ketchikan 1
Wrangell and Sitka R< cording Dis
tricts, inclusive, 1
H. B. leFevre.
Chairman of the Territor
ial Committee for the
First Division.
GREAT C? EAR ANCE SALE
Sold at a L?m< Halt Rainier. 20 1
oeots per bottle. Especially prepared
for aick people and Invalids, and ex
cellent for nursing mothers. Only ;
two barrels left. Alter that price wU
be S3 cscfta per bottle. j
Pack Train Bar
Olympla beer on draft at the
Board of Trad* This famous brew
is kept constautly fresh both on
draft and In bottles This is the
time to drink beer. Get It at the
Board of Trade Bar, where the cel
ebrated Rainier Beer is also kept
la bottles. tf.
S5c for a home cooked meal ?
quick, clean aervlce. WhereT At
the New Home Restaurant, Fifth
Avenne. half a minute from Broadwa.
SMOKERS ATTENTION
Harold Hartwigsen. successor t?
W. W. Bough ton. baa taken the
agmcy ft* the Jwtiy famous
EL INFINTTO CLEAR
HAVANA CIGARS.
6.W0 Just received from the fac
tory at Tampa, Fla. If you want the
beat don't fall to give these goods
a trial
PROFESSIONAL CARDt.
Attorney*
GUNNISON A MARSHALL
Attomeya-At-LA<r
P O. Bo* K hineAu. *ia*lra
H. B. Lt P6V.TE
ATTORNKT-AT LAW
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
Skagway, Aia?k*
STEVE RAGAN
? i
Attorney at Law
HAINES ALASKA
DaaOaU.
OR. L. ? . KELLER
DENTIST
Moat Modern Mstltoda
Open Evening*.
Office Hour*: ? 11 a m i-6 p m.
Abakan Building. ? Broadway
SKAGWAY, ? ? ALA8KA. j
Dental Suppllon
M. F. PATTERSON A COMPANY
Dealers Id
DENTAL SUPPLIES
229 Walker Hid*.. Seattle. Was*
0?deri? by nail or cable wtl) re
prompt attention. Cat* login
'.n request
PV* it>c ye?. o*? a wholesome,
Vime cooked n eaJ at the New Home
Restaurant, Uh Are, Jwl off of
Broadway.
Food cooked an !t should be nt
the "White Paw C?fo." Only the
best In the market Mrs. Orloff
King, proprietress. tf
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
from Shaft No. 6. Oyster Bay Mines
at Ladysmith, the highest grade
tt-rosehold coa.1 of all the B. C. fioMa
58.28 FIXED CARSON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform HeaL
Light Ash
* On and after July 1*1, 1910, we
?ball offer this coal, selected and
graded as follows: ?
Double Screened and sacked $13 ton
Screenings (sacked) 8 ton
Screenings (balk) 7 ton j
Above prices Include delivery
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
"Phone 10. Skagway, Alaska, j
JUNEAU b 8 CO'8
RLBCTRIC LIGHTED STRAW
HKATKD STEAM EH
Georgia
Oarrrlna U. S Man
For tfalnos, Fa nert Bay Juneau.
Hoona, Tenakee, S ka and Wavports
S ? IL3
FROM SKAGWAY
AUG. ft, II, 17. SSI. 20.
SKIT. 4. 10, 10, 22, 2R.
at 1 :0c m. m.
*'ILLIS NOWKLL, Mgr . Juneau
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacomaj
Victoria, VioeotfrCT. Anacnftoi, Rellinfftam
E?frt?, Olympti, Port TtfwtHmd, SrxnK |
fUllmtbam. Santa Barbara, Mroro
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego j
G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
. /Mnynr. ?? vj. r\. r. i/. v~ ?*??
113 jamot St., Se?*il* 112 M*?V? 9?., San FranrWr I
ft*<M w?irrHl to (9?W *
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle
July 30 Aug . 11, 23 Sept. 4, 16,28
Spokane Sept. 10, 22 Oct. 4, 16, 28
State of California August 5, 17, 29
FRANK II. FOLD. Agent, 'iofl ?fcBro?ulway. Hkagway
r Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ?. MAIL AND WELLi FARGO EXPREM
NV*t calling r* H* t**t vMtrnngmr * turner
JEFFERSON
Aug. 31. Sept 12-24.
Oct 6-18-30. Nov. 10
DOLPHIN
Sept. 6 ? 1 8 - 30
Oct 1 2- 24. Nov. 5 21
Company rt** rvtm th? right to cb*a?* nailing date? wlthrmt notice
TELEPHONE NO. ??. C. B. GUPTILL, AGENT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B.C. COAST SERVICE)
Sailings From 5Ka^way
Famous Steamers
PRINCESS MAY
PRINCESS ROYAL
or PRINCESS SOPHIA <new)
WILL LEAVE SKAGWAY
EVERY THURSDAY
AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Subjnct ro Bhunpf without ml**
Vancouver, Victoriaft Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F W LOWLE, Afl?nt
Steamship Humboldt]
THE OMIT II3EKNDEIIT STEIIHSHIP 0PEAUII6 TO S. E. ALASKA
Will sail from Skagway for Seattle and Way Ports
Sep. 5th, 18th, 30th. Oct. 12th
Sailing <!at? *ubj?ct to ?b?nsp without notice.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
9?aUl? OfOcn : Tickets and all Information
711 ^?nd Avemia. H. H.UVnVIGSKX. otli * Itroadw'f
WHITE PASS 8 YUKON 1
PB @MF?MTm?L[g [f^gOTE
Through Tickets To and from
Atlin, Dawson Fairbanks, and all Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Points
ArroiXTKn parlor observation CARS
are now in in regular service between Skaguay ami White Horse. The ears* are
designed especially with a view to comfort, affording an opportunity to view the
scenery over the famous White Pass to the best advantage, and are equipped
with spacious individual leather chairs, writing desks, card tables and dressing
rooms. ,
v Regular Sailings between White Horse and Dawson on Commodious Steamer*
ConnUnt Improvement in Service i* Our Aim. s: Suggestion* Invited
For Farther Information, Apply to
O. L. DICKESON, President, Skaguay, Alaska and Vancouver. B. C.