BLAME US
Alaska Held Responsible
Fur Car Shortage]
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, April 26? The interstate
commerce cotncnlsson holds that the
car shortage from which the country is
suffering is due in a great measure to
the Increase in the shipments to Alas
ka. The commission holds that the de
mand in Alaska for msohiuery, railroad
material and general supplies and mer
chandise of all character has been so
great that a vast number of oars are
kept constantly carrying roods from
the East for that trade.
ROSY BONIER IS
CMCKtN Tlllff
Rosy Bonner is serfing time In the
federal jail for stesl'ng chickens. She
was convicted of taking some of fJeorue
Rosenberg-! thoroughbred Buff R Cks
for kitchen put poses without having
first secured the consent of {the
owner. The theft wss admitted.
Rosy said the chickens came up to her
so confidingly and affectionately that
she could not help grabbing them.
After grabbing them she snapped
tbeir hsads off and cooked them .
Judge Le Kevre imposed a fine of
$25 and costs and Rosy ia earning $2 a
day by stsy log In jail.
PROf. HtPBlRVS
CI ASS JO IMS
Prof. Hepburn's dramatic class wili
leave for H.ines tomorrow afternoon
It will entertain ihe people there during
the evening w,tb the roaring farce,
??My Wile Will Be Back Directly."1
and the very delightful drama, j
'?Absecce^Makes the Heart Grow Fon
der," Both pieces were put ou at '
S%ag*ay. They were excellency pre- I
sented and enthusiastically received.
After the play there will be a socia
d?nce in which the members of the |
class and the Skagway visitors wili ]
join witb the people of Haines in j
having a good time.
WllffliORSE
Will CELEBRATE
Wbitehorse people expect to give j
the biggest Victoria Day celebation in
the history of the town nest month.
In addition to doinjf hocor :o the mem
ory tf the late Qu en Victoria, the ;
Good the occasion will be made one ot ;
jubilation because of tha r-vival of th>- ]
town by t^e rapids through the de'ttl- ,
opment of its vast copper properties.
LADIES WILL
SELL EAIABLES
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian cnurch will have another sale
of home-made eatables tomorrow (Sat
urday) afiercoon from 3 o'clock to 5 at
the Presbyteiian p rsonage. The\
wili hive a eenerous supply of ba?ed
beans, brown bread, pirs, cake, etc
Everyone will be cordi&liy welcomed.
Bock B ??r At Maicot
Pl*nty of fresh Bock Beer at the
Mascot Saloon.
BUY 0N,:
Start Busy Year With Good
VT atch
Do you need a wa'ch? You unless
you have one already that is thoroughly
reliable. There is nothing so needful
to the busy man? workman or business
man a* a watch that will correctly
matk time.
We sell all the leading makes o
watches at PRICES THAT ARE
RIGHT, at prices a< low as those which
obtain in New York, Chicago or any of
the o.hrr great metropolitan centers.
We sell gold watches, sliver watches,
nlcael watches, mdall kinds of wa ches
of ail the standard makes.
We carry <he most comp'ete and
moat up-to-date stock of iewelry, China
ward and cut glassware in Alaska.
Our repair department is the most mod
ern in all its appointments and the
moat thorough in the work it turns out.
We examine the eyes free of oost and
lit them with the kind of glasses that
MlentlSc tests demonstrate that they
r?qu!r?.
J. Ikuu. Optician ami Jeweler.
iNt&f 3*1
THE EYE8RCWS.
Pun? Snltfntlttun* nnt] Odd Belief*
Concvrntnj? Tl) ra.
Notwithstanding their inconspicuous
ness, the eyebrows have l>een the cen
ter of a certain ninouut of lore and
even superstition. But the chief point
at which superstition or folklore is
found in this collection Is in - those
cases, not infrequent, xvl.ere the eye
brows meet. Everywhere this meeting
of tin? brows has been held to be omi- j
: noius in one way or another.
In some of our southern counties
folks say that it Is pood So have such
brows, far the possessor will never
have trouble; but this is 1 rare Inter
pretation. As a rule, the meeting
brows are held to be of evil omen.
Headers of Charles Uin -ley's "Two
Years Ago" will remernl or Mrs. Har
vey's face, which had been handsome
aud was till clever: '" ut the eye
brows." contiuues Kingsley, "crushed
together downward above her nose
and. risiug high at the outer corners.
Indicated as surely as the restless
down drop eve a character self con
scious, furtive, capable of great Incon
sistencies. possibly of great deceits."
In the Icelandic sagas a man with
meeting eyebrows is said to be one of
the dreadful creatures known as were
wolves, aud the same belief has been
traced In Denmark and Germany;
while In Greece, says Sir. Baring
Gould, they ?.re a sign that n man Is a
vampire. In horror there la little to
choose between vampires and were
wolves. A fanciful reason which has
been given for these superstitions Is
I that the meeting brows resemble a but
! terfly. "the familiar type of a soul
| ready to fiy off and enter sotne other
body." This seems tolerably far
fetched.
! In Hungary gypsy women and men
whose eyebrows grow together are sup
posed to have in special degree the
power to enchantment, and as illiterate
folk have a reat dread of such mys
terious j> .were. especially :>s they may
be supposed to lie directed against the
well being or happiness of their chil
dren. it need hardly be said that a man
whose brows meet is not a popular
person. Even now there are parts of
England where a belief in witchcraft
still lingers, and not so very long ago
In Northumberland there were people
who regarded a person eyebrows
tnet as a witch or \< arlo
In the north of Aberdeenshire, ac
cording to the late Rr \ . Walter Gregor.
who was .: verj o>>t?i?eteiit authority on
Scottish lor ? aud customs i "cl >sebr.>ot
man" ? that is. one wli-e eyebrows
meet? was regarded as ln\ng immoral.
Elsewhere i:i SeotUud one with "close
broos" was regarded as unlucky to be
met as "first lit." while other folk went
a g.KHl deal further and regarded the
uulucky possessor of "close broos" as
one foredoomed to be hanged.? London ;
Globe.
St. Vnlpntlnc.
St. Valentine, presbyter and martyr, '
unlike many saints who are specially
remembered. ilitl nothine which coulil
have suggested the mauner in which
his -day Is celebrated. It was his for- '
tunc to suffer martyrdom (he was
beateu with a club and then beheaded)
at a time when the heath- ns of south
ern Europe were accustom- 1 to observe
the return of spring. The .ulck eyes of (
those dependent upon untight for i
warmth learned to note r id welcome
every Indication of the approaching '
season. They watched tl birds, and
when they saw them mat! g and mak
ing love they were mlnu 1 to do the
same, and s:> -Jtrong w:s the habit
that, as wi'h Christmas i: y. the good
fathers did not attempt to root out th?
custom, but to connect i' with some
holy name, and St. Valentine's day of
martyrdom fitted very nearly to that
time.
Ilunsed and Tarred.
An English . ustoni of not so long ago
was to hang smugglers on gibbets ar
ranged along the coasts and then tar
the bodies that they might he preserved
a long while as a warning to other cnl- ]
prits. As lav as 1S22 three men thus
varnished could have been seen bang
I Ing bef >re Dover castle. Sometimes
the provss was extended to robbers,
assassins, incendiaries and other crimi
unls. Jo'.in rainter. who tired the dock
yard at Portsmouth, was first hanged
and then tarred iu 177?I. From time to
time he w: ?, giveu a fresh coat of var
nish and tim was made lo last nearly
fourteen years. The weird custom did
' not stop smuggling or other crime, but
no doubt It worked some iutJueuce as
| a preventive.
4tTou fli in a "Wood."
Can an." reader explain the origin nf
touching wood after boasting of one's
exemption fr.un ill fortune?? a species
of absit omen practised in Shropshire
and ChesL e and probably in many
other parts of Kngland. The procedure
Is of this kind. "I'm thankful to say
) I never br>l;e a bone or even had a
1 bad sprain ::: my life? well. I'd better
touch wood." and a <Miair or table or
! anything ni?:>r that is wooden Is toueh
I ed. Can the custom come from some
; lingering memory of the veneration at
tached to relies of the true cross??
? London Notes and Queries.
Toiirbinx a Button.
Wife? I've just been reading an ar
ticle on electricity. John, and It ap
| pears that Iteforc long we shall be
able to get pretty well everything we
, want by Just touching a button. Hus
i band? You'd never be able to get any
| thing that way. Wife? Why not, John?
Husband? Because nothing on earth
' would ever mnke you touch a button.
' Look ftt my shirt!
A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong. It Is
but saying In other words that he Is
wisar today than yesterday.
A Tale of the Olden Time
? *
[Original.]
If a tithe of the romance contained
In history could be recorded the In
ventors of fictitious happenings would
be put to shame. In the musty records
contained in the Tower of I<ondon or
in the plain unvarnished history of
Scotlnud there Is a plentiful supply of
themes for English song and story.
Here Is one that ueeds no elaboration:
(u a ceil in a Scottish castle Sir Johu
Cochrane, a knight, condemned by the
king to be beheaded, was taking a fiu:d
leave of his daughter.
"Farewell, my child," itald the father.
"I am to die at dawn tomorrow."
The girl looked at him fiercely? so
fiercely that tu> almost thought this
horror had depr<?*ed her of reason.
"Father," she said hoarsely, "you
must not die."
The knight folded her in his arms
and moaned In broken tones: "The
king wills It. He has signed my death
warrant, and It Is on its way. It will
be here tonight. The ocaffold and block
are ready. The headsman is waiting.
The sun tomorrow will not rise on
your father. My child, do not deceive
yourself. There Is no hope."
Withdrawing from his embrace, the
girl turned and left him. As she passed
out of the door she paused and, turn
ing, said with the energy of despair:
"Father, you shall not die."
The night was dark. A courier dash
ed and splashed along a muddy Scot
tish road. A mall pouch was slung to
his shoulder. Now and again the
bough of some overhanging tree would
sprinkle bis face with rain water, aud
his horse was continually plunging into
some pool or mudhole In the road. The
moorland stretched ahead of him, be
fore him and behind him. Far In the
distance loomed the castle In which Sir
John Cochrane was confiued, aud the
messenger was making straight for It.
In the east was a faint forewarning of
dawn. Noticing it, he spurred his horse,
muttering:
"I shall be late. It would be n pity
to keep a man in suspense. It's to be
at dawn, and my presence Is as ueces
sary as that of the man who Is to part
with his head."
He had scarcely finished his soliloquy
when something sprang up and at biro
from the road. At first he thought it a
beast, but in another moment he felt a
pair of arms struggling to deprive him
of his mall pouch. The courier was
not a weak man. and his enemy was of
light and slender build, but it seemed
as If heaven were giving to the latter
superhuman strength. In vain the
courier tried to throw him off. He
clung like a panther. Then the horse,
unable to support the two struggling
weights, fell. The courier rolled Into
a ditch beside the road, aud as be
clambered out he caught sight of a
figure clad In the garments of a Scot
tish knight stau-J'iig In silhouette
against the line where earth and sky
met.
At the castla those who were to offi
elate at the execution emerged from
their sleeping rooms to witness tho
passing of Sir John Cochrane. Nothing
was wanting but the official order for
the execution, and that was not forth
coming. Dawn grew Into daylight,
and the sun rose. Then came the
courier with his story that he had been
attacked by an unknown knight and
robbed of bis mall pouch containing the
warrant. The headsman rested on his
ax while the others consulted. There
seemed nothlug to do but send to the
capital for another order, and, consid
ering the distance and the roads of the
period, the trip would require two
weeks. The messenger was dispatch
ed, the officials dispersed and the
headsman put away bis ax.
During the period of waiting the fa
ther confessor was pleading for Sir
John's life. Gradually a hope sprang
like a green sprig from the ground,
grew stronger, budded and bloomed
into a belief that the condemned man
would be pardoned. But If so which
would arrive first, the new death war
rant or the pardon? In those days of
uncertain communication no one could
tell.
One mornlug a sentry on the castle
wall looking over the moorland saw
in the distance a horseman coming at
a gallop. The sentry called the atten
tion of others to the comer, and the
wall was soon covered with Sir John
Cochrane's wellwlshers. As the man
came near he waved a paper above
his head and shouted, "A pardon!"
Tho prison doors were swung open,
and the prisoner stepped forth a free
man. Going to his home, followed by
a host of loyal friends, he was over
whelmed with congratulations. He
had expected his daughter to lie the
fli-st to welcome him, but when he did
not sec her he was troubled. He ask
ed for her and was told that she bad
not been seen since the evening she
had parted from him in his cell. All
day the rejoicings went on. but when
night came the man who had passed
from the shadow or death to the light
of life was aloue.: Then came a serv
ant to annouuee that a youug knight
desired to see him. Hoping that the
stranger bore news of his daughter.
Sir John ordered his admittance. A
slender young man of feminine ap
pearance entered and banded him a
parchment.
Sir John ran his eyes over the docu
ment and. seeing that it was his death
warrant, turned pale. Then he threw
It into the fire.
"You prevented this from reaching
Its destination ?"' he asked.
"t did."
"And who are you and what Interest
had you in saving my life?"
The knight threw off helmet, cloak
nud Jerkin and stood before the aston
ished man as his daughter.
ESTHER WILLIAMS.
SPECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats J
Commencing1 Monday 1-2 off
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent, off For the
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in dress goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
Martin Conway
HIE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old fail
or miss p'aa
used in iocat
household*!
BUT
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i
"METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
even-thing is so arranged that by
following tho simple ?' as t motion?
the quality is always delldotts.
See our several style* and lat TH
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Qjid i id Sliver smith.
We hav? a large stock |
Iiomney's Candy
Peter's Gboeolatesj
A'so a large stock ot
Fresh Nuts
Don^' Forerttbe Number. 428 B dw'j
Tony Dortero '
and Import6Kof
millinery,
orders ^solicitedjand filled Immediatly.
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Dew mater and Cigbt Rates
J
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Monthly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet t
Each " additional (except wash basins, free)
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " ?'
Urinals " " " " "
Wash Basins " " " " 11 ...
Hote's, per room additional
Beer Pjmps
Restaurants
Steam Laundries
Hand "
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose Connection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals. " "
Hauling water, per load
Lawn and Street sprinkling. . v
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Yetr Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights f 1.00 1.60
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 12.60
ALL NI-3HT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 1.60 2.00
Enclosed Arcs . 15 00 | 17.60
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
2 00
25
50
50
50
26
10
1.00
5.00
7.50
5.00
5.00
1.00
1.50
1.00
100
Free