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Official City Paper
L. S. KELLER, PCBLI3HHR
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POVERTY AND ITS CAUSE
The stories of poverty and distress that
the big newspapers bring up here from
all par s of the United States aud
charge to the slump in business result
ing from the brief period of financial
stringency, are nothing less than aston
ishing. In New York the hungry are
fighting like tigers over the coffee and
rolls that are measured out at midnight
in certain quarters. At one place the
cups of coffee and the rolls to be doled
out, one to each applicant at midnight,
numbered just one thousand and no
more. The end of the rolls being
reached, the end of the line of appli
cants is still a block away and as the
end of the rolls appears there is a mad
rush of the unsatisfied to get the last
one.
In Seattle they are housing the home
less in the jail, packing them solid for
sleep on the stone tloor, and in the
morning some of them do not watce.
being rendered insensible by the foul
air. Such reports come from all part
of the country, and immediately upon
the interruption of that stream of
wages that is reported to have (lowed
more steadily for a longer psricd and at
a higher mark than ever before.
Some charge this condition to thrift
le?>oess oc the part of the sufferers.
This is an explanation for some. For
with money in the pocket it is impos
sible for some men to imagine a time
when there shall be none. But for such
a general condition it is not the eman
ation. It is illustrative of how com
pletely, under present cond. lions the
great ma^sof the human family is de
pendent on the few. A condition that
locks the door against opportunity for
this great ma*?: this is the one ex
planation. that may be applied down
the length of the lice.
SI. PETER VINDICATED
A woman at Juneau wrote the edi'or
of the Douglas Island News for his
opinion on an assertion made by an
evangelist that children are sent by the
Lord. The editor evided the question
by giving the opinion of leadinsr au
thorities on both sides of the question.
Many years ago. he says, one of the
lesser lights in New Eagland poetry
wrote: ?
One night as old St. Peter slept,
He left the gates of Heaven ajar.
And through a little angel crept
And caire down with a falling star.
And when the morning's /osy beams
Were shining, and my blushing bride
Awakened from some pleasant dreams
She found that angel by her side.
God grant but this? I ask no more?
That when he leaves this world of
pain,
He'll wing his way to that bright shore
And find the road to Heavin again.
The editor then quotes that matter
of-fact poet John.G. Saxe's reply on
behalf of St. Peter, whom he thought
had beea s'aedcred:
Full eighteen hundred yjsars or more,
I've kept, my sate securely fast;
There has no little angel strayed,
Nor recreant through its portals
passed.
I did net sleep, as you suppose,
Nor have I left my gates ajar:
Nor has a little angel left,
And gone down with a falling 9tar.
Go to that "blushing bride" ar.d see
If she'll not frankly own and say,
?. That when she found that angel babe,
She found it io the good old way.
As an illustration of how greatly
environment and custom affects
judgments the action of an officer of a
humane society in San Francisco is to
be noted. He hod an Alaskan arrested
there who was exhibiting his team of^
huskies in harness. Of course there
were Alaskans enough in Spn Francis
co to have the case laughed out of
court. For they could tell how they
know it to be true that doss, like near
ly all creatures, are all the better for a
little work. But if the German custom
wa9 introduced in San FYancisco of
making women work in harness, would J
the Humane society interfere?
THE WEATHER
INTERIOR AND LOCAL
Whitehorse? Cloudy, n wind, 4 abeve.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, oalrn, 2 above.
Big Salmon? loudy, calm 4 below.
Yukon Crossing? Cloudy, calm, 8 be
low.
CotTee Creek? Clear, calm, 17. below.
Stewart? Clear, calm, 5 below.
Dawson? Clear, calm, 10 below.
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Mar. 22 1
1908, is as follows
Temperature timeobservat'n..37 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours, 48 above
Min. " " " " ..37 above
Mean " " " " ..43 above
Barometer 29.76
Cloudy, calm. *
LIMERICK COMPETITION
The Board of Trade they tried to kill.
The front door didn't fill the bill
Till the boys slid a think
That they wanted a drink
Now up the alley they wander at will.
There was a young: man called Tuck
The Board of Trade opened for luck
But the man said "no
This saloon don't go"'
So he waltzed up the alley for luck.
The Board of Trade is offering a
prize, consisting of a box of cigars or a
bottle of wine for tho best Limerick
advertising their new alley entrance
Tho conditions of this contest are that
each Limerick shall contain the name
"Board of Trade"' and use the term
"Alley." N
LIST OF LETTERS
Unclaimed letters remaining in Skag
way postottice March 22th, 1908.
O'Brien, N Esq.
A. ?. Kindell,
Acting P. M.
Eight Mandolins in Ooo
At the Mascot there is the most wont
derful musical instrument ever brought
to Skogway. It has a quality of eigh
Mamiolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
Seven foorn furnished house to rent
on Third Avejue. Enquire of G. E.
Howard. 264-tf
A Feast of Kisses.
"I once visited the little town of Ilal
rnagen, ia Roumanla," said a strolling
player who used to wander into the
odd corners of the world, "but even 1?
and my i^ir Is getting a little thin, and
I wouldn't take first prize in a beauty
contest? got enough kisses in one day
to last an average lifetime. It seems
that Ilalmagen from time immemorial
has had an annual festival, and on this
day the population of about eighty vil
lages come swarming in. Every young
woman of the town, married or single,
goes out on this day carrying a vessel
of wine and a small garland of ilowers.
To every visitor they offer a sup of
wine and a kiss."? St. Loui9 Republic.
The Bull Dog cigar at Tony Dortero'
Phono City Transfer
For your ,:oal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar
store. 10-4-1 m
? Sarcastic.
.\rt Master (pointing to a lean horse)
-What d-> yctii call that? Cabby? An
orse. >lr. Art Master? A horse! Rub
.t o?t. and d?> It again.? London An
'.vers.
TO CU?E A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets, Druggists refund the money if
it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S sig
nature is on each box. 25c. M
Sometimes Happens That Way.
Throcgius? Did you ever try making
a comrade of your boy?
Phogy? Yes, but it didn't work. 1
found he was too old for me.? Chicago
Tribune.
? ALASKA AND THE YUKON * *
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A lot of plain stealing is done in ibis
column from the Douglas Island News,
which newspaper has condensation
down to a fine art.
Investigations of stream llow in Al
aska, slat ted by the geological survey
In 1906 and extended to the Fairbanks
district in 1907, will be continuod there
this season,
The post office department has recon
s'dered its recent order directing that
mail for Kataila bo left at Cordova. It
is now ordered that mail be tuken direct
to Kataila.
Roadhouse keepers along tho Valdez
Fairbanks trail are complaining that a
large number of men are going through
without money to pay for food or lodg
ings. Thoy call them "dead ones."
The treasury department will create
a new internal revenue division in tho
northwest, to include the states of
Washington, Oregon, Idnho'and; Alaska,
The permanent head quarters will be
located at Seattle.
In 1872 there were 5,000,000 seals in
Arctic waters; today there are not more
than 50,000, according to the latest re~
port of the department of commerce
and labor. The nation has suffered a
property loss of easily $50,000,000. The
seal butchers have profited. One firm,
for example, from au investment of
5100,000 has made an annual profit of
1250,000 for the past IS years.
The development of T. P. McDonald's
C03I property at Boring lake, will be
commenced on a more extensive scale
than ever before, early this spring, and
tho mine will be shipping Alaska
smokeless coal in large quantities early
in the summer.
Seven or eight thousand feet of lum
ber and men to commence the con
structionof new buildings Ht the Sitka
springs, left on the Georgia Monday.
The facilities for the accommodation of
visitors at these springs is to tfe greatly
improved, and Dr. Coddjrd of Douglas
city, who is interested in tho project, is
contemplating the removal of his fam
ily there and the establishment of^a
sanitarium along modern lines.
Mr. Henry 15r<itnobe?\ mining expert,
who has been visiting this part of Al
aska for the past month, left Douglas
on the last trip of the Humboldt for the
states. Ho is so much impressed by tho
prospects of that section that it is saijl
to be altogether probable that he will
return in a short time and invest In a
large property which ho has bten in
specting.
FIFTEEN IIS
OF ECZEMA
Affected Hands, Arms and Legs
Endured Terrible Itching and was
Unable to Sleep? Would Tear
the Bandages to Scratch the Skin
?In less than One Week
CURED ByThE >
CUTICURA REMEDIES
"I had eczema nearly fifteen years.
The affected parts were my hands, arms
and legs. Tney wero the worst in tho
winter time and wero
always itchy, and I
could not keep from
scratching them. 1
had to keep both
hands bandaged all
tho time, and at night
I would have to
scratch through the
bandages as the itch
ing was so severe, and
at times I would liavo
to tear everything off
my hands to scratch
the skin. I could not
rest or sleep. _ I had
several physicians
treat me but they
could not give mo a
permanent cure, nor
even could they stop
tho itching, After
using the Cuticura
Soap, one box Cuti
cura Ointment and
two bottles Cuticura
Resolvent for about
etx days tho itching had ceased, ana now
the sores have disappeared, and I never
felt better in rav lite than I do no?v.
Edward WoreU, kind 30th, U. S. Infan
try, Fort Crook, Nebraska."
Tho most tort urine and disfiguring
humors, eczemiis, rashes, itchings, irn
tations, and inflammations of the skin,
scalp, and blood, with loss of hair of in
fants, children, and adults, are instantly
relieved and speedily cured by the Cuti
cura Remedies, wnen all else fails. .
Complete External and Internal Treatment, for
Every lluroor ot Infant*. Children, and Adults eon
?IsU of Cutleura Map to Chun the Skin, Cutl
eura Olutment. to Heal the Skin, nnd Cutleura In
solvent (or In the form or Chocolate Coated Pills,
In vlaUof sixty) to Purify the Wood. Sold through
out tho worlu. Potter itrufi & Cheni. corp., Solo
Props.. Boston. Mam.
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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.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trii) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mali
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakec, Sitka and Wayports
S A I LS
MARCH 3, 9, 15,
21, 27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau i
W. W. BOUGHTON, Atfent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phono 90 :
Pacific Coast S. S. CoT
PIONEER ALASKA LINE
SPEED, SAFETY, COMFORT,
Soattlo, ond other Puget Sound Porto
CARRYING U.S. MAII .
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT
COTTAGE CITV
CIIV Of SEATTLE
- March 27
March 28
- March 25
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Seattle for San Francisco,
Southern Cai.piornia, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) and Mkxico
1ST Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Btreel, San hranolsoo, Cal
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi"
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
M4RCII 8, 18, and 28TH.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of Ihe world and all information from
Phono 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
mi
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
il. Morel t Ml 1 21 3D - 1
(l, III I II M ?- ?
Conipany reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Viotorla and Vancouver Without Addiiional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 60
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The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME) TABDE No- 18
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. J. N. Bound
1st class.
S 30 a. m,
10 10 "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
II
II
II
II
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE ;PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
. White Horse
Arrives
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II
II
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st clais
3 20 p m.
1 45 ??
12 45 "
12 05'
10 30a. m.
B 20 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
160 pounds of baggage will be checked freo with each full fare ticket
rod 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
a 11 is I in in
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Through Line Prom
Skagway to Atiin, 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, daily trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mall, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line betweeD 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 quartz camp
of tho Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passenget, freight and telegraphic rates, apply1*
to auy agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Cen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska