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First M. E. Church
Sunday Church terries 11 a. m. aad
<:30 p. m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:3l>.
Friday choir meett 8 o’clock.
First and third Wednesday after
aoons at ^:30 Ladies Aid Society.
U. W. MIOHKiNFB, Pattor.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Low’ Mass at 8:30 a. m.
High Mass at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday School at 2:30p.m.
Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.
Week Duy Mass at 8 a. m.
Rev. PAUL P. KERNS.
Pastor.
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Saint John’s Church
Rev. Harry P. Corser, Priest ir
charge.
Sunday 8 a.m. (second Sun
day of the month) Holy Com
munion.
0:45 a.m. Native Sunday
School.
11 a.m. Morning Prayer and
Sermon. During December, 2mj
and 4th Sundays.
7:30 p.?n. Evening Prayer
with Sermon. 2nd and 4th Sun
days of December. Musical
service 1st and 3rd Sundays.
Thursday 8 p.na. Choir prac
tice.
Meeting of Vestry first Mon
day night of each month;
Woman’s Guild, alternate
Thursdays.
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Christian Science Society
Subject for January 24th
“TRUTH”
Front street, Ketchikan,
Hegular Services Sunday 11 am
Wednesday evening reading
and Song Services, at 7:30 p.m.
All Are Welcome
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RICHARD BUSHELL. Jit. Editor M. H. BUSHELL. Associate Editor
[ToTf O R \ ;Cl PAGE
SECOND GREATEST RIVER
IN ALASKA IS OPENED
Washington, Jan. 25—Secretary of
Commerce Redfield made the official
announcement today that a practical
navigable channel from the Bering
•Sea into the month of the Kuskokwim
river had been discovered by Captain
I,likens of tho Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
The Kuskokwim river is the second
greatest river in Alaska. It is nine
miles wide at its mountli and navi
gable for over CO miles inland. The
great submerged flats of the delta
of tliis river extend 100 miles out
to seC' and it was through thi unchart
ed delta that the surveying steamer
Yukon made the discovery of the
channel which means so much to the
commerce of that section of Alaska.
Tho Kuskokwim is one of the three
great Alaskan rivers emptying into
the Bering Sea which has been opened
to commerce as a result of the chart
ing operations of the Const and Geo
detic Survey. The mouth of the Yu
kon was surveyed in 1S98 and in a
few years that river became one of
the. greatest commerical arteries of
Alaska. In 1910 Nushagaw Bay was
■halted, and now the Koskokwim, by
far are most dreaded and unknown of
these rivers will no longer lie a men
ace or mystery to the navigator who
has one of the new charts of its en
trance about to be issued by the Coast
nd Geodetic Survey.
Some Difficuiies of The Survey
The survey of the Bering Sea in
Hie vicinity of the Kuskokwim was
tarted in 1811 and continued the fol
lowing summers of 1912 and 1913
Hut it. was not until the past field
season that a surveying vessel suc
ceeded in tracing and charting chan
nels through tho great area of the sub
merged flats which make up the del
ta of the Kuskokwim.
In making the survey, Captain
Lukens reports he took 1-1,256 sound,
ilifts covering an area of over 100
square miles. This in itself is quite
in achievement when considered in
onnection with the customary bad
'•eather in Alaska and the fact that
a some instances it was necessary to
ocatc soundings by observations on
lountaiu peaks more than 60 miles
iistant. The whole working season
vas confined to 83 days and in July
'lone 29 1-2 of these days were lost
m account of the weather being either
I
nd or not sufficiently dear to see
Iistant surveying marks,
commercial Resources
of the Kuskokwim,
When the new Coast and Geodetic
Purvey chart showing the newly dis
overed channel is issued, it will bo
ossible for steamship companies to
mmi vessels to the Kuskokwim and
i has initiate the development of the
’tent mining' fishing, and agrlcul
mini resources of that region.
The Kuskokwim valley rovers many I
housnmls of square miles, and no 1
me can predict with certainty what I
his practically virgin territory will !
lovelop when it is thoroughly pros
meted, but it is not. unreasonable to |
appose that the near future will soi
he Kuskokwim river of commercin'
noortance comparable with that of
he Yukon.
Mining Operations Expected
It has been known for sometime
hat there were large areas of miners
amis along tho Kuskokwim with
iromisiug prospects of mercury bear
ng cinnabar, gold bearing quartz,
dacer grounds an 1 coal lands, whose
uccessful development only awaited
‘ reliable means of transportation
inch ns is now promised by the newly
iBcovorod channel.
Raising Reindeer
Continguous to tho Kuskokwim val
:ey there are many thousands of
square miles suitable for reindeer
grazing. Captain Lukens reports that
tlroady the small initial government
.lord has grown until there are now
shout 0,000 reindeer in this vicinity,
lie says that the cost of raising rein
leer is very small. Three men can
take care of 1,000. The animals sub
sist on the country tho year round.
Even in the winter when the ground
is covered with snow, no extra feed
s required for them. The meat of
die reindeer is comparable to that of
mr western beef. Even with the small
market afforded at present, the
uitive herd owners are becoming pros
perous, and now that there Is every
censon to believe that this country
will furnish trousanils of pounds
j{ this excellent meat for shipment to
ho United States.
The Salmon Fisheries
Like other large rivers of this part
if Alaska, the Kuskokwim has a large
million run. Captain Imkens states
lint now reliable transportation is
at hand, the canning companies arc
rranging to extend their operations
nto this region, but that the extent
'f the industry can not be foreasted
ntil after a year of actual fishing.
Vew Steamer Lines to be Established
Among other things given out in
iis announcement of the results of
important charting operations in Al
ska, Secretary Kedfield states that
■Ians are being made in Seattle for
die construction by different cam
nauies of two light draft vessels de
signed especially to take care of the
expected development of the com
merce of the Kuskokwim river, and
that still another shipping firm has
already announced sailings to tho Kus
kokwim river, at tho opening of
navigation in the coming spring.
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BIG BROWN BEAR KILLED THE
SHEEP
A big brown bear on Kodiak Island
succeeded in killing forty-one of the
flock of sheep kept at the experi
mental station by the Department of
Agriculture. The flock numbered
forty-two when tho bear caught up
'•vith them and he succeeded in kill
ing forty-ono and the other little
fellow had his ears chewed but man
aged to escape.
The Department of Agriculture wjII
endeavor to have the protection ex
pended by the law to the brown bear
withdrawn by congressional action,
and possibly the offering of a bounty
for skins so that the natives will g',
uni kill all the bear on the island,
vhieh continually destroy tho flecks
•f the government.
Just why the destructive brown
■ear should be protected is not known
mt it lias been and efforts are now
o be made by the people to the west
vard to induce the administration
0 withdraw the protection to the
rown bear and allow them to lie
slaughtered. Black bear can be kit'ed
t any time, as they are classed ns
ur-bearing animals. The brown bear
1 considered a game animal and must
e guarded from extermination by the
hunters.
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Thomas Knock, a member ot flic
[nines tribe of natives, recently
mglit a black fox in one of his rcb
it sn:res. Before the European war
he pelt of one of theso animals was
•drill about $1,500, but there is no
lomand for them now.
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MOISTURE AND HEAT.
Why a Period May Feel Cold In ■
Room That Is Wall Heated.
It often happens In winter that a per
son living In a steam heated apartment
feels cold even when the thermometer
shows the necessary degree of warmth
in the room. Of course there Is a rea
son for this and ulso a very simple
remedy. The reasou Is that the air in
I he room Is too dry—It does not contain
enough moisture—nnd the remedy is.
of course, to keep some water In the
room all the time, so that it can, evap
orate into the air.
Our bodies, you see, are at all times
exuding moisture in the form of per
spiration. Now, this perspiration, even
In winter, amounts to a great deal
more than one would thiuk, being
measured In the pints. To evaporate
water bent has to be usod up, and, as
tile body Is warmer than the air, the
heat to evaporate this perspiration Is
taken from the body. Of course then
the body feels cold.
Here Is still another Illustration of
this fact: It tins been shown by actual
experiment that a man can stay In uu
oven heated to !tic boiling temperature
of water nnd uot get uncomfortably
hot—that Is, painfully hot. The heat
makes him perspire, and the heat taken
up by evaporation from the body keeps
the body from getting hot. But sup
pose that the oven already contained tn
its atmosphere ull the wnter vapor that
It could bold. Then, as none could
evaporate from the body, the drops on
the body would soon get near the boil
ing polut. So In the room referred to
above, tf It coutnlns a good bit of
moisture the evaporation from the body
will not be bo fust, and consequently
the body will not feel cold.—New York
American.
PLACID CHINESE WOMEN.
An Illustration of How Well Thalr
Emotions Are Hidden.
"Chinese women are trained to show
no emotion, to appear absolutely placid
under all circumstances,” says Eliza
beth Cooper, author of "My Lady of
the Chinese Courtyard." "1 saw- It Il
lustrated at a reception given to the
wife of one of the high Chinese offi
cials. All the women of the foreign
official colony were at my home, about
forty In number, nnd the great lady
was p itiouuced. Every one rose. The
room was a very long one, about sev
enty-five feet, and had a very highly
polished floor covered with Persian
rugs.
“The Chinese lady came to the door
way. with a servant on each side of
her to help her walk upon her tiny
bound feet. At the entrance they left
her, nnd she started to come to me;
but. being almost helpless upon her
■golden lilies,- she stepped upon a rug.
which slid upon the polished floor, and |
instead of swaying ‘like the bamboo In
the breeze- as she came to me she sat
down suddenly and slid to my feet to
the consternation and horror of the as
sembled guests.
"She was raised to her feet, nnd, al
though Bhe must have been covered
with confusion and embarrassmenl
thus to make her first entrance Into n
foreign home, she gave her hand to me
without a trace of emotion visible Id
her face or manner, nor did she apolo
glze. One would think by her appear
ance that It was the usual mode of en
trance Into a room.”
Married the Day They Met.
Horace Greeley nnd Mary Young
Cheney were married the first day they
met. They had corresponded for some
time, a common frteud who was some
thing of n matchmaker having brought
tills about She was all his fancy paint
ed her. but she was much disappointed
In his appearance, so much so that
when be appeared before her, having
proposed nnd been accepted by letter,
she frankly told biin that, although she
married him. she was not In love with
him. Their married life was long and
happy, and the loss of his wife was a
blow which Greeley did uot long sur
vive.
An Expensive Lesson.
“Now. Thomas.” snid the tonebei se
verely, "bow ninny times must 1 tell
you not to snap your fingers? Tut your
band down and presently I’ll hear from
you.”
Five minutes later she said, "Now,
then. Thomas, what was It you wanted
to say?"
"There wnsn man lu the entry awhile
ago,” said Thomas serenely, “and he
went out with your new silk umbrella.”
-Ladles' Home Journal.
Speaking of Dogs.
A dog fancier Is a person who will
give $1,000 for a dog with a long pedi
gree A dog lover will divide his liv
ing and lodging with a dog that could
not lie sold for a quarter, but chancel
to be Ilia friend. — I»uisrille Courier
Journal.
All Her Fault.
"There goes Bertha, the Innkeeper’s
yretty daughter She’s broken many
hearts, mine among them.”
"Yes; my red nose lies on her con
science too.”—Kllegende Blatter.
Reasonable Enough.
‘•WhnCs your objection to the farm,
mister?"
“The land appears to be sunken.”
"But that’s owing to the heavy
crops."—Washington Herald.
Obstinate.
Fred-What kind of fellow Is he?
Ned-If you should fell him that see
ing was believing be wouldn't look.’’—
Judge.
How poer are they that hare no pa
tience! What wound did ever heal twt
by degreesV-Shakespeare.
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collars, etc., done up so that
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any other time. _For that is
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Printing Point Does Not
Bob Up anj. Down
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In an L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter
the point on the paper which is to receive the
type impression is stationary at the instant the
type hits. The carnage does not bob up and
down when the shift is made to write capitals.
Why?
Because the type is shifted—not the carriage.
The only movement of the carriage is back and
forth on its closely adjusted ball bearing runways—
and this does not take place while the print is being
made. There is no lifting of the carriage.
This is one reason why L. C. Smith & Bros, type
] writing is free from blurs and every letter in the right
place.
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E. S. HEWITT Alaska Representative
115 Seward St. Juneau, Alaska.
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