Qje .Alaskan
Official City Paper
L. S. ^JLLMR, PUBLISHER
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0 "The attitude of courage, good #
cbe.r, health and kindness leads d
to pleasant pathways." #
0.1 E TAX OUTRAGE
Th* He?vy Ft** Charged Against the
Roadhoase Kaep*r for Doing tha
Thing nil Men want Him to do
A wr.ter in the Alaska-Yukon mag
azine has touched upon a most, timely
topio in a most convincing way. He
sets out on a journey on foot from Fair
banks to the mines on Cleary creek?
and the itory particularly appeals to
the editor of the Alaskan since he has
traveled that same trail many a time
himself. The writer, in his story, toils
up and up and up to the summit of the
difficult divide, the horizon slowly
broadening until at the top a m.?gnlfi>
cent landscape spreads away under bis
eye. He fee^s himself aloje almost in
c'ouds with the busy mines of Pedro
and Gold Stream on the one tide and
those of Cleary on the other making
their feeble tracings along the distant
creeks like so m?ny ant hills in the
great sweep of the picture. But he is
not alone. There is a roadhouse near?
and how it appeals to bini atter the
wearisome climb. Now to quote the
magazine writer:
"The ro dhcuse was a large log cabin,
in the rear of which was she kitchen,
where a woman was baking bread. In
the front room was a rude bar, and a few
chairs and two or three benches where
the w?arr might sit and partake of
tbeir refreshments. The most con
spuious things in this humble place
were the government licenses. They
made a big patch on the bare walls back
of the b>r. I noticed first the name.
Martin Danielsen, then I read on far
ther. fifteen dollars for the privilege of
selling tobacco and cigars: just below
this on the wall was another license,
fifteen dollars for the privilege of con
ducting a resiaurant; then there was
another license, five hundred dollars for
privilege of retailing liquors; and b -
nealu nil this evidence of revenue paid
to the federal governs ent was the in
t roal revenue license of twenty-five
dollars,, making a total of ?>5o, tribute
money that tliis man in his log cabin,
twenty miles from an lccorporated
town and in a country which but a few
j ears before was a wilderness, was com
Delled to pay to the United States lor
the privilege of conducting a wayside
inn.
?To my mica tncre appears to oe
sometbiug anomalous io these revenue
lags and the surroundings. Here was
a log cabio, rudely constructed, several
miles distant from the neares' habita
tion, erected by the loadsiae and on an
elevation commanding one of the most
magnificent views to be bad in Alaska;
where vast expanse of untrodden terri
tory and great reaches of unexplored
bill and valley, emphasized the feeling
of llOerty and lack of restraint which
comes to every man when he first visits
this country; and yet amid all these
primitive conditions our ereat and ben
eficent government was eiactiog a
quadruple toll from a citizen for the
privilege of conducting a wayside Inn.
It did not 9eem right, it does not seem
right now; for that matter any tax upon
thrift, Ii.dusiry or enterprise does not
seem right. License lair may be neces
sary in order to provide revenue. The
exigencies of business demand things
that are not ethical; but I would like to
see a license law which would be less
burdensome to the Alaska roadbouse
keeper."
Yes and so would many others. The
Idea of the government fining a man
lor doing the thing that the travel
er in the wilderness blesses him for do
ing, seems monstrous. Perhaps, after
all, the liquor license bill of Governor
Hogg&tt, against which the Alaskan
protested some time since is the better
one after ail. It refuses a license to the
roadhoase keeper entiiely. Of oourse
every bedj knows what the reault of
such a measure would be. Those who
believe in law and in tlie respect
(or and observance of the same, wou'd
prefer t<j see these things done In rev
son. But in the faco of Goes like these,
levied against men for doing the things
that all men want done and which are
necessary to be done, the disposition U
to close ones eyes against the infraction
of a law which forbids their being done.
In the story of the bright business
outlook told with relation to Juneau
particulary, and for all Southeastern
Alaska in general in an interview in
Saturday's Alaskan, Skagway buys
"hereto." Business was never better
since the days of the Klondike boom.
The arrival of two mall carrying
steamers on one day Is still the order of
the running no less to the amazement
than the irritation of the people of
Southeastern Alaska. Such an ur
rangement ia to the interested but
helpless onlooker unfathotmble.
A RETROSPECTIVE
By Rex A. Lampmun
My boyhood lies fur, far away
Down the dim road of Yesterday,
Yet oft the heart within mo cries
For just one glimpso of those glad
skies.
Of that lest time when hearts were gay.
What joyous c?re-free days were they!
What merry games we used to play !j
1 gaze back where? ah! how time
flies ?
My boyhool lies.
So n?w, my temples streaked with gray
I sit and dream of lifetime's May,
As Memory old Timejdetits:
Though smiliog, I cannot despise
Those master fictions of their day?
My boyhood lies.
?May Smart Set.
1 PERFECT MAY DAY IN APRIL I
| S
I LOCAL ANO INTERIOR WEATHER ij
8 5
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnignt, April 26
1908, is as follows:
Temperature timeobservat'n.42 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hour*. 48 above
Min. " " " " ..42 above
Mean " " " " ..45 above
Barometer 29.88
Kain, Cilm. *
Whitehorse- clear, s wind 22 above.
.\tlln? clear, s wind, 37 above.
Ctnter? clear, s wind 33 above.
Caribou? clear, calm 30 above.
Tagish? clear, calm, 32 above.
Labarge? clear, s wind 34 above.
Hoo alinqua? clear, s wind, 38 above.
Yukon Crossing? clear, s wind,38 above
Stewart? clear, s wicd 32 above.
Ogilve? clear, calm, 30 above
Djwson? cloudy, s wind 3" above.
Best meals in Whltehorse at Com
mPif.ml Cafe. tf
THE Mir SHIRT SET
The Smart Set for M?y opens with a
brilliant novelette by Elisabeth R'jblns,
entitled "The Will of tne Gods." A
more unusual stjjfv has seldom been
printed in a mtinnzlue.
In short fiction the May number Is
very strong, There Isf a splendid char
acter study by Elizabeth Jordan en
titled "Tillie necrotic's Developing
Soul " Miss Jordan has excelled her
self in this tale. ' In Stateroom C-5,"
by Frauk A. Ward, Is the pathetic
story of acrlminal who is being brought
to America; "Gossamer Glory," by
Mrs. Henry Dudeney, "is one of this
distinguished ICnglish writer's best
stories; "The Debt," by Arthur Stan
ley Wheeler, is a splendid analyst of
an event in college professor's life;
"The Night of the Wedding," by Rich
ard Duffy, is a one-act play of more
than ordinary dramatic value; It tells
simply yet powerfully, a very human
story. "The Shocking of Felicia," by
Catharine Carr; "Their Own Kind,"
by Kate Masterson; "The Bomb PlaLt
ers," by Alfred Damon Runycn; "Be
neath the Surface," by Sidney Fred
eiloks, and "The White Peacock," by
Carr Alison, are other admirable
stories.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case of itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles iu 6 to 14
days or money refunded. 60c
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED.
'?? Constant Wrirlne of a lint Propo
uat' ii Dandruff Germs.
are^many men who wear their
-actlcally all the time when awake,
. ;; ro blessed with a heavy shook Of
.:v; yet If tho scalps of these same raon
? became Infested with dandruff
rms. the parasites would multiply all
quicker for lack of air. Baldness
? jld ensue as the final result New
ro's Herplcldo. kills these germs and
stimulates unhealthy hair to abundant
growth. Herplcldo Is a pleasant hair
dressing as well as a dandruff cure and
contains not an atom of Injurious sub
s' ince. Sold by leading druggists. Send
Wc. In stamps for sample to Tho Horpl
- !e Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Two slzos ? SO cents and 91.00.
Win. Britt, Special agent, Skagwav
ttoVltuftl
^ Constipation
Naybe permanently overcome jjy proper j
personal efforts witMbe assistance i
of the one truly jjenejicial \axativc
remedy, Oyrupojiigs and El'uxr cjSeimj
uhieH enables one to Jorm regular
kabtts daily .so that assistance to na
ture may be gradually dispensed witH
vvtan no (on?er needed asthebestof
remedies, when required, arc to assist
nature and not to supplant the natur.
al functions, vbicb must depend ulti
mately upon proper nourishment,
proper efforts, and rigkt living generally.
To get its beneficial eftects, aLayS
buy tbo genuine
Syrupfftgs^D ixir?f Senna
' tnonujacturotl by the
California
Fig Syrup Co. only,
SOLD By ALL LEADINC DRUCCISTS
one size only, regular price 50fi*r Bottle
CflHADIflH UK OF COMMERCE
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING E3 V MAIL
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSl'ED ON" ANY PLACE IN THE WOKLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
H. D. K I R MSE
W\LTHAM r _ Fi'th Ave-^&^Broadway
' JlAILROAD cue scarab or
Sacred Beetle
A symbol of Good Luck has been
adapted to Jewelry purposes by
Payo. Baker & Co. of Mass. who
were also _ the originators of the
Swastika jewelry. We have Just
received a second slhpment of
SCARAB JEWELRY
f^^WATCHES
lu Scarf Pins. Hal Pins. Fobs, Link
Official Watch hector for the W. P. 5 Y. R. BUt,0n#- *" ^ #nP RmOChCS
Do You Know
what constitutes good
writing paper? First
of all, good linen cloth
for the pulp; second,
pure water, that the
color may be clear and
Unsullied; third, intel
ligent workmen, but
most of all good taste.
The beautiful and
unusual finishes of the
Eaton papers are the
product of designers
noted for ability.
Let us show you
Eaton's
Hot-Pressed
Vellum
II 1III, PI. 6.
DRUGGIST
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Tare one way $150
Round trir) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mull
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakec, Sitka and Wayports
SA I LS ?
APRIL 2, 8, 14,
20, 26
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Afont
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEEB ALASKA LIN F
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Huget 8o*nd Forts
CARRYING U.S. M All .
Steamers of This Company Leave
CITV Or SEATTLE - MAy I, II, 21 and 31
HUMBOLDT - April 27, May 7, 17 and 27
Connrctin? with the Company's Steamers at Senltle for San Francisco,
Southern Calfiornia, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) and Mexico
t&- Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
SecoDd and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Street, San Pranolsoo, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. G. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi"
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
APRIL 18, and 28. MAY 8, 18, 28.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.ho world aod all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska P&cltlc Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenper Steamers
Dolphin ' April 24 g
Jefferson May 4, 14, 24
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice. m
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phono 66
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIMK TABLE No
(Daily Exoept Sunday.)
18.
No. 1. N. EoundJ
1st olass.
8 30 a. m.
10110 "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.'
3 25
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE 'PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
Whiti HORsr
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st clais
3 20 p m.
1 45 "
12 45 ?'
12 05'
10 30a. m.
8 20 "
Pttssenpers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected and
ohecked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will bo checked free with eaoh full fare ticket
?\nd 75 pounds with each half faro ticket.
Through Line Prom
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River 'Points.
The new placer camps In the Alsek and Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, whenlnavigation is closed, dally trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horae and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White' Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in'the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For Information relative to passenget, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska