mnm
Chamber <>f '.'nuim^rft* To
Ue-t at A. B. Hall
The Chamber of Commerce will make
its home with the Arcic Brother!! od
hcreaf er Arrangements for that wer*
compieiedat the Arc.lC Br .therhood
me- ting last night he Ch mber wii]
use the front room of the building.
H is suggested ihai theCh?m!>er main
talc a miaer ?l cabinet ?nd samples ol
Skajway gro?n Hgrc >ltur?l prod iCts
aod other ?p c tneos of Alaskan reaoui
ces aud evi iences of Al%skaO devel
opment there.
The meet'Oif this evening will lake
place at 8 oVoc< in the new quarters, j
FAIRLY PIT
0, po^ius Horn* Rule I>J
IVwliug D strnction
R. M. Odell, the Haines merchant, ;
one of the leading citiieQa of Lvnn j
ciniil and one of the most responsible
men id ali Alaska, put the question of'
sell-government oefore the community
d ainly when be told the Juneau Record
Miner chat ;he people want it, they de
mmd it, and tuat to oppose it will kil :
th ? inflaeDCi >>r destroy the standing of j
ny mio in Al tska.
To read any Alask n paper and it will !
oe evident tbat Mr. Odell did uotovei-j
?'ate the case. fhe qu ution of self-!
goverMiieoi has n?"C'ed 'he acut
siatT' It i? admitte ' that it is com- to
ap ini wh.'re * man must be on "tie side
or the O' her It is also apparent that
everywhere th ? predominating senti
ment is for territorial guvrrnment.
0 WAT. R AT
KETCHIKAN
K c> ik?n >s without wat-r. The
wa' r p'ant i-. frozen up *nd re iden'i>
are com jelled to carrv water from the
saw mi I.
This e*v?s th? town in a bad w y j
The e ectrio ii- ht plant burned down j
?ometim- -igo ai.d the peop'e have been
in I'ark' ess. Now without either Mgbi I
or te Ketchikno li'e the is ?nythinit |
but pie sin .
j
*<r .tnnb?r Su- ? Dal' ob
ii in Br tnobr has s-arted actios^
in ' h- f* r I c 'U't to --nforce ihe pay
men of #.">6 K) prorni -orv note signed
b> n Da on. or Po c p'ne fame.The
cmpUi t He e* the > ot- wm given
d in|f M rch 19"4- Juneau Disp>tcb. '
fiflll AV NDC
RIMODfLUD
The Fit h Avenue baa been remode! |
led and U dow ? euer than evej\ There ?
are more atb rooms, b tt*r suites, and
grea er coreniecces th?n io any hotel
io Alaska II is bested with steatp *nd
is io every respect modero. It is" Bill) ?
offering special induce
meots to reeal-r. roomers and boat-decs' I
lc provides comforts that ai e not ob
tain bl- an> where else in Sk'agway
terms which keeping house an
unnecessar) expense.
IVtS HORK V
Cau You S^e A" Y- nSh ?ol?t \
Do your eyes do the work that Nature
and civiliza ion and y<?u need require of
them? Can vou see as well as you
shoui ? Do jour eyes c.iuse >ou pain or
f ague?
If \ou u<nn? t answer il these ques
tions in a manner that is perfectly satis
fac'orv to >ou it ia asien mat you
should c to see us and lose no time
in the cum ng. We make scientific ex
amin >tion-> of the eyes and we St them
witn g!?s-e- that will make tbem do
thei work and cease to give pain.
If y> ur suspicions are aroused in any
w y . om- nod be examined It will
co<t, yo'i nothing and we wl'l tell you
wi. ether our services are requl-ed or
not
v e sell the best wa'ches, clocks,
j w Iry i.f all kit,ds, cut glass hand
paintrHl china, novelties, etc., at
PRI< 'ES TH \T ARE RIGHT.
Our repair department is always in
working order. It mikes worn and
br ken artic es AS GOOD AS NEW.
R*tn??mbert io everything we do and
everyth'og we sell, we GUARANTEE
SATISFACTION.
J. Ikuta, Optician ?ad Jsweler.
! MMBHIllJliUILtePtt 2* US
I A Chance For His Li-e I
? ?
I fawagraaareasaa^^ ?
ItCop> right. 1906, by Homer Sprague.]
In the threo trun battery at Fort Cul
ver was a horse named Eureka.
Eureka had been with the battery for
; over two years anil had made two suc
I cessful Indiau campaigns when a trag
edy auie into his life. One of his hind
legs began to swell, and in three or
fonr days be was disabled from duty.
The veterinary took him in hand at
ouce, but made uo progress. The limb
swelled to three times Its normal size,
aud ho remedy was fouud to be of
avail. More than a dozen veterinarles,
| soldier and citizen, had a look at the
horse before a final verdict was pro
nounced. aud all kuew what the end
would be, aud all pitied him. At the
i end of three months the leg was no
fetter, aud the tiat went forth that he
was to be shot.
, "Corporal Brixton and guard will
{ake the horse out on the prairie and
iboot him," read the order, and the
Colonel added verbally. "And do it as
decently as you would shoot a man."
, When Eureka was ready to be led
forth to execution 300 men insisted on
fathering to bid him good by. He was
everybody's horse to admire and praise,
J)ut it was only the battery men who
had the privilege of rubbing his arched
neck aud smoothiug his velvet nose
and telling him that he should never be
forgotten, though replaced. Strangely
euough. the ailment had not affected
the horse's geueral health. His eye
was Just as bright and his spirits Just
as high as wheu able to move with the
swiftness of an antelope. He rubbed
his muzzle agaiust the cheeks of the
men and whimpered for sugar, and
when he went limping away caps came
off aud rneu felt a lump pitheriug in
their throats.
The cortege wound over the hill a i
quarter of a mile away ami theu de- ?
scended Into the valley, aud the pace 1
was that of a funeral profession. When I
It was out of sight of the fort Private I
Dally asked of Corpvral Brixton:
"Corp. are ye a man or a scoundrel?" I
"I'm a man, I'd have ye know, aud J
I've proved it fifty times over." wasj
the answer.
"And have ye got a he;irt in yer I
bo?Au?"
"As big as n beer keg."
"An^ would ye murder a helpless |
baby?"
"Cuss me If I would! I know what ?
you are driving at. and you leave it to'
me."
Half a mile across the valley they
came to the fringe of bushes uud en-!
tered them. Eureka had but the slight
est use of his leg. but he hobbled on
after a fashion and made no complaint.
On the contrary, h > snorted and sought
to dauce around as in the days of his
strength. By and by a glassy glade
was reached. Here was food and wa
ter for a hundred horses, and the cor
poral called a halt.
"Daily and Henderson, listen to me,"
be said. "The orders are to shoot Eu
reka. I won't."
"Bullv for rou, old man!" they shout
ed.
"I shall have to report hiui dead, but j
It will lie a lie. and if either of you
ever betray me I'll have a bullet ready ;
for you in the tirst skirmish that takes
place. If 1 was cold blooded enough to |
shoot down a horse like this I'd Avant I
Uncle Sam to kick me out of the army
and me own mother to go back on me. j
Make ready now? aim? Are!"
The carbine shots rang <>i?t. The j
noise did not startle the horse in the
least, but it might have been heard |
at the fort by any one listening. The
men had niinel above ihe horse, and
their bullets went singing through thej
treetops.
"Is he flni-died'r" asked the corporal j
a# he turned his back on the feeding
borue.
IS, sir," answered Daily.
"Then hear eu vest his soul for a good
horse, and forward march."
For four or live days thereafter the
men of the entire garrison looked
askance at the three men and drew
away from them. They had acted
under orders, but tbev hail shot down
Eureka. They knew what ailed their
comrades, but they kept iheir own
counsel. The report of the corporal
[ was accept' 1 1 without question, and
the incident passed into history.
Had Eureka l?een well in limb he
would have made his way back to the
: fort before dark. As it was, he fed
and drank and slept. They had given
1 bim his discharge from the service?
I had made an outlaw of him. and he
! had no further right on the lines or in
i the stables. Hi- did not move out of
I the glade that day or night. About
j midnight a big timber wolf came out
of the foothills and circled around him.
I and glared and gr >wled. and the horse
{ rose up with painful effort and made
j ready to defend himself with teeth and
hoof The \\ Vf did not attack, how
ever. ami when daylight eame the crip
| p]e hobbled up the valley in search of
| a more secure retreat. That was in
the last days of May. The valley was
not settled, and the horse hail it all to
himself except for the?few deer, buffa
lo and wild homes that strayed in occa
sionally.
June, July and August came and
went, and one day early in September
the battery was taken out for drill.
It had been at work for half an hour
with evolutions when it suddenly wheel
ed into position, unlimbered and went
Into action and the gun* began to
boom. Of a sudden the men set up a
wild cheering. Captain, lieutenant and
first sergeants sat on their horses In
i scowling wonder at such a breach of
discipline, but It was only a moment
i oefore the puzzle was solved. Gallop
; iTjg toward them down the sloping bill
| side, wltb mane and tail flying in the
breeze and his heels in the sir half the
j tlaw, traa Eureka. M. QUAD.
h ... -sna
sr? "T.s? ?-?
to angling for a d was au
her mamma. M?io lg_ her b00k
auRler in ? m ^ gurlace. She
SS^i supply her daughter s
deArZ7'Brewerton was the catch of
the Sou He came of good stoct and
bad an * wnwntrate
IcTdSomatU- skill on
Brewertou
f?r^herf^lUStmou" Vis acquaintances I
understood amoo.. fled wUh the
SSS'-.?,S,=.-I
b At' the Flemings' dinner party, wUbj
u cotillon '^.'"'^r Brewerton
Ml" ^ Parting a young
were *1 >[ri! Townsend was not
nS'S;>? .not :^ngtolet
daughter's' '""res". "she declined the
??'
broii"lit ?" Inv".11*"1 tor "1,' mr,lber . ,
?f -\ir brewerton s right, his u
-r-srss'"1
TTSJ T???
owner at lirsi ?iri instantly
,ui"ht be her daughters, but instanty
^he wmeml?-re.l that Anita wore k.d
-ST Vnita 'low, .send had a weak
1 * ri-ht foot Her mother
toe joint on her r g ? fw* ' ?
SJTS to^ firrieneV. wrote on
it Better relieve the joint, dear." and
ter Anita wrote on W < ue , |
t ,.,r 1 have " and handed It
backf After this Mrs. T^wn^nd leaned
^jSri??tber si
P The dinner finished. the lad.es arose
and departed. Then when the men had
? ? v?zj s ?? brief smoke they also left
XfSJ.A >?????
musicians were already tuning their
Instruments. Arthur Brewertou ? jppod
his foot into his shoe and rose with the
rest. At the dining room door he en
1 \fri: Trtwiiseml. wbo tolu
couutered Mrs. lo*u*euu.
him that her daughter w?WW ' sce
him a moment in the red room to ar
?in4 a social matter the two had to
hand Brewertou stepped Into the room.
which was close at hand, joined the .
young lady and stood talking with her
forborne time, then the two entered
the ballroom Just as the daucin*. had
ZmouZ. There they separated, both ;
having partners for the cotillon. |
Mr Brewerton found his Par^n". ^'
the door waiting for him and. cla. plug
. waist, sailed around in the wait - .
It was not long before he found that^o ,
ottmi-tlne the attention of the
Whole room. Dlseugagiug himself from
his nartuer. he surveyed himself from
head to foot. It was at the foot that he
discovered the cause of the Interest he
excited. On his right foot was a pink
^ Tha't'there was a scandal imminent
was apparent to all. There we.e sev
eral dresses among the ladle? present
of a shade to match the slipper. one of ,
Sem X worn by Miss Townsend. A
number of eyes were turned upon^he .
and she was discwered sitting with he
feet drawn under her skirts. Th'.u her
tihio after dinner and for cause o
causes uukuown had got mixed as
lhTlH*'l?ownseuds' carriage was called,
ami mother and daughter left or home
without again appearing In the ua
mom Mr Brewerton. not being able
r?a?r. u* '*"?? 01 r!ca le""ed
lug the drawing room floor excitedly
and the daughter in tears.
"How conUl It have happeued. he ^
8?;id. ?
"My daughter's future is blighted." j
cried Mrs. Townscnd, with a wail.
"Why so';" asked the young man. [
who still wore the pink kid slipper.
"Why so? Were you two not togeth
er lu the red room for half an hour be
fore the dancing? And did not every
body know it?"
"Well?"
"Well? My dear Mr. Brewerton. what
were you two doing to change shoes?"
?'Mamma'." exclaimed Anita reproach
fully.
"You don't think"? began the aston
t Ished young man when he was inter
! rupted by the mother.
J "Think? .If I think, who have perfect
, confidence in my daughter, what do
you suppose ail the others know to
( their own satisfaction?"
The young man hung his head. Then
be asked for a few minutes' conversa
tion with the daughter, which was
readily granted. When the two joined
the mother they told her that they
were engaged.
The nest day it was announced that
Mr. Brewer, ton and Miss Townseud
.were engaged, indeed had been* en
gaged for some time. This righted
fc atters. and when they were married
soon after tne affair was forgotten.
ELIZA C. BRIERI.Y.
I
5PECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing" Monday 1-2 off. |
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats |
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the I
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in dress goods and jj
fancy trimmings. "We must make 1
room for our Spring lines.
Martin Conway j
fHfc BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old bit
or miss plaa
used In som*
households!
BUT
with t
v- "METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
tverything is so arranged that Cry
following tho simple 'astmctjoat
the quality is always dolidons.
See our several styles and tot o*
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold ?'id Silver smith.
Not'c- to PdIjHo
I hafp auihorized Mr. P. B. i:rares
10 hssuit.p fail charge of my aff irs in
connec'ion with ru' d ng ihe Pullen
House duriog rav absence.
Mrs. h. s, Pullen.
S ay, Nov. 28, 1W06. tf.
Coal and Wood
Call up the Alaska Transfer como ny
for co j I wi<od and kind iog All or
ders promptly attended n>. 'Phone 1U
We hav? a large stock
kouiney's Candy
PfctbF's Chocolates
A so a large stock ol
Fresh Nuts
Don ' Forsrt the Number. 428 Brdw'j
Tony Dortero's
and Importer of
MILLINERY
orders solicted and filled immediatly
366 368 Arcade Building,
SEATTLE, WASB.
REMODELED
THE
Rainier-Grand Rotei
SEATTLE
New Management Popular P ie^s
Central I ocatlon j European 'Ian
Flr.ett CAFb and t AR in th<*Ci v
Wilson & White Co.Prcp. Chaj Perr>
JUNEAU S. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
GE0RGM
CarrTlna 3. S. Mall
?or Haines. Berneis Biy, Juneai'
loonab, Tenake Sitka and Wayport
SAILS
Feb. 2, 8, 14, 20, 26
at 8 a. m.
W. W. BOUGHTON, A*ent
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone 90
SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
's ou- advice. Lv<?r on in iif-. it will
oe uf gre*t service to you. The lack of
mo ey cause* un'nld m-gerv. That is
why you should *avtr a oortion of yo ir
->al?r.v, <r raroio. s. wi.il" oj ca".
five o- r-cnnt plus d vidend eirn
ine GoM Bonds, of ihe Northern St*.
? urines and wackin* Comoany, offer
vie Mtfest nd bfst investm-nt in ? ti ?
way of b vin s that 1 on the m rktf'
These Bonn's are backed ry Re*l E<t?'e
ccuiitics helj by o .e of he ia-<^s'.
Trust Compani-s ia the *e?, Ti-s.
?no be paid for on the moTily, sen
douhI or annu i o yinaao p an ml trill
eMrnyoi baH*r thin t-si pir-cen on
?our mo iey,b?id n ukmi} care of and
returning you your pri> cip-tl
for full particulars, see
PHIL ABRHAMS, Agent.
No regrets next morn
ing-good flavored and
good for you
Pi
ji
On and after the 1st ot October, 1905, the following wi'l be the
Mm hly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owei Company:
WATER
First Faucet
E*ch " additional (except was i basins, free)...
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " "
Urinals " " " "
Wash Hasins " " " " "
Hote's, per room additional
Beer Pjmps
Restaurants
Steam Laundries
Hand "
Motors, special per h irsepower, minimum rate
Hose C n lection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lond
Lawn and Street sprinkling
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
commercial service
Stores, offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NI-3HT SERVICE
Each 16 cp liebts
Enclosed Arcs
32 cp '.ights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will?be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager1.