CONCERNING DISCHARGES:::
An"honorable discharge-character excellent",i
is a document to be proud of,-something that your family and your
»friends will look upon,in later years,with admiration* Xou,to©#
win take ifluch prIda in Showing the paper,and in hanging it upon
the Wall* off your hone in an appropriate f name, when you retire into
* civil life.
H But only too many tines these valued documents are
poorly written by those whose duty it is to draw then up f or you
on your discharge.Instead of being a thing of beauty, such as
would grace any home, they are often marred by very crude penman**
ship. It would be very fine,and only proper,to give the depart
ing soldi era carefully written parchment,-one that he, and others,
might readily easily;-a document with the style and class of pen
manship that makes it an article of which one has & right to be
proud;-in fine,a discharge that is a credit to the departing sol
dier, and to the organisation with whieh he was associated.
* To those who are entrusted with the duty of furnish
ing the discharged man with his document of severance from the
Array,we say earnestly-"Give your departing comrade the best you’re
:g‘et;>-raake him feel that he is receiving a document that he should
' treasure.Doyour very best to draw up for him a discharge that is
neat,artistic,and legible.He has been your friend and comrade,-let
him ,carry into his future years the visible proof of your pains
taking friendship, whieh is shown in no way better than by the
parchment that states plainly that you always gave him of your
very best*"
(Die Adjutant.)
CHILKAT VALLEY SCHOOL DANCE A BIG SUCCESS:
Die Barn Dance Riven By the Chilkat Valley School
' Association at A.B •Hall, in Haines, on ,la*t Saturday evening, was
most successful,socially and financially* Ihe attendance was large,
and a good sum was netted for the use of the School. Many clever
novelties were introduced as part of the entertainxaent at the
Dance,and added to the joy of the party* Ihe nusic was furnished
by the ChiIkoot Barracks Jatz Orchestra, and was pronounced splen
did by all present* Director Hoffman and his men deserve credit*
” Alaska
“It lay in the North,deserted,
Unmantled, chilled, and spare;
A waif of the icy ages,
The word of the grim white bear.
None but the wrecked and lawless .
Had ventured within its fold,
Till off in the frozen silence
Somebody whispered-"Goldl“
A rush of youth was the answer,
A tumult,eager and fleet;
A few to an Eldorado,
But most to a stark defeat*
They lie in the Yukon canyons,
They sleep in the Arctic pale.
They fell like a harnessed legion
On the slope of Chilkoot Trail.
01 land of forbidden legend,
the veil will be rent one day.
Ihe idols of falsehood shattered,
The nyths will be swept away.
And you with your harvest of plenty
'Till enter the nation’s mart.
Vill feast at the nation’s table;
And throb with the nation’s heart.
(San Ant#nit Express')