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Percy's Fur House
Oahkoah. Wisconsin
J FUG MARKS THE PLACE
Where vou can have your suits
pre<-nl fo- T"> ceots or cleaned ami
pressed for >1 "0. Our raethoJ for
c eatii 0)t ladles skirts is the best. All
>joods c .tiled for and delivered, when so
ordered. If the work is not satisfactory
you need cot p >y for it. Alaska Press
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come at Watsonville. If you have
come to stay J'ju will have jo ced a
thriving metropolis in the center of
the l\i; ?ro Wlev. where prosperity
reigns.
If you have just come to iovesti
??te you will ?;o aw?y completely
?ati>ti u, only to return and make it
your p rnnnen; home.
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European Plan SI Up
YVIUoi A White Co.l'rop.Cha* Perry Mgr
STRIKE STILL ON
I Stay away from Tread well. The
strike is still on between tho Treadwell
| Gold Mining company and No. 100, W.
F. of M., Douglas, Alaska. All work
ins: men at e requested to stay away
and assist us in securing an 8-hour day
and living wage. All rumors to tho
effect that tho strike is off are false.
Local Union N'o. 109 will notify you
when a settlement isreacnej.
By order of Douglas Island Miners'
Union No. 109, VV. F. M.
Neil McDonald, F. alstrom,
President. Sec.-Treasurer
| duly, 10. 1908 118 1 mo
HOT MINERAL BATHS
Sitka Ilot Springs, now open to the
public. Good rooms and restaurant 'in
connection. Hot mineral baths unex
celled,? Goddard & UtooKs, Proprietors.
L 8-27 Imp. 1
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
DON'T WORK ALL THE HE
Why not play n name of English Hil
liard* at Limerick Alley this evening.
QUICK DEM PHONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or night.
H. Freidenthal,
General Expressing Bonded Carrier.
POSITION US SALESMAN
Would like position as salesman in
store or would take an outside job. Ex
perienced furniture salesman? relinish
er, upholster and repairer. Addres F
A care Alaskan. 130 tf
WHAT THE KIDNEYS 00.
Their Uncou*iui; Work X?^p?
Strong and Healthy.
All the blooJ in the body passes
through tho kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
Yhev work night and day. When
healthy they remove about *>00 grains
of impure mutter daily, when unhealthy
some part of this impure matter is left
in the blood. This brings on many
diseases and symptoms ? pain in the
back, headache, nervousness, hot, dry
skin, rheumatism, ?0ut, gravel, disor
ders of the eyesieht and h nring, dizzi
ness, irregular heart, debility, drowsi
ne--i, dropsy, deposits in the uriue, ctc.
But if you keep the filters right you
w ill have no trouble with your kidneys.
VV. A. Hawkins, <>0J Yesler way, Se
attle, Wash., says: " It gives mc
pleasure at the present time to confirm
the statdment I gave some years ago in
favor of Moan's Kidney Pills, the relief
I obtained front their use having
proved permanent. I used remedy
aftt'r remedy, was unable to obtain re
rief. I had the most severe pains
across the small of my bick, and was
also annoyed by the irregular action of
lhe kidney secretions. Do.?u's Kidney
Pills helped me at once, and a con
tinued use entirely relieved me. I am
an ardent advocate of Roan's Kidney
Pills, and have recommended them on
many occasions, as I know they do just
what is claimed for them."
For sale by all dealers. Price 5o
?ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for tho United States.
Remember the name? Doan's? and
take no other.
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that is _
Laxative ^ronio Quinine on ev#ry
Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
P.E.KERN
GO LD AN D
SILVERSMITH
MANUFACTURER OF NUGGET JEWELRY
DEALER IN
Hand PaintedlChina
and Cut Glass
A full Line of Elgin
and Waltham Watches
CROFOOT HAS RIVAL.
Promoter of Industrial Enter
prises Finds He's an Amateur.
TOLD OF SOME GOOD THINGS
What a Caller Had to Offer People
With Money Seeking an Investment.
Four Hundred Per Cent In Dividend*
on $5,000,000 Capital.
[Copyright, 1SWS. by T. C. McClurc.]
Major Crofoot. grand promoter of
thirty-two of the grandost enterprises
011 (lie face of the earth, sat Lii his of
flce dead broke. He had two keys In
his pocket, but not a stiver In cash.
Ilis landlady had given him the cold
hand that morning, and his office rent
was due, and he was expecting tho
landlord every minute. He was won
dering If the last sucker lu America
TUB MAJOR LA 1 1> HIS JIKA1> ON THK DKSK
AN1> WEPT.
\var> dead \\ lieu there was a step lu the
corridor, nud ti is half opcu door was
pushed open and a stranger entered
and queried:
"Is this Major Crofoot, please?"
"It Is."
"Tlie man who always lias a good
thing for Investors?"
"Sure."
"My name Is Dawson, and I have
couie lu to talk business to you."
Things changed with the major In an
lustaut. The usual smile came back
to his face, the usual blandness to his
voice, and as lie bade the stranger wel
come he toyed with the six old check
books stacked up on the desk to show
that he was doing business with six
different banks.
"What Is the best thing you can of
fer aa Investor today?" continued the
caller as he seated himself.
"Vou mean something extra good?"
"The very best there Is in the box.
Don't talk to me of anything paying
less than 30 per cent dividends."
Would Pay 60 Per Cent.
"No? Well, I've got Just what you
want. Yesterday I J nil finished Incor
porating the Great American Novelty
Refrigerator company. It's going to
be the greatest thing on earth. It's
sure to sweep the laud like a tornado.
I'm the Inventor, patentee and presi
dent of the company, capital $5,000,
000, nud I feel sure 1 can guarantee
you CO per cent dividends. Vou put
hot water Into the refrigerator and It
freezes it to lee. Attached to and
working with it are a music box, an
alarm clock, a Trench dictionary, a
typewriter, a washing machine and a
phonograph. Can lie worked singly
or altogether. Keeps tabs on the hired
girl. Records I lie exact moment tho
husband conies in at night. Can be
lilted with a torpedo to blow up
tramps calling for something to cat
Possibilities unlimited, and the demand
will be unprecedented. The czar of
Russia writes"?
"Never mind t lie czar of Russia," In
terrupted Mr. Dawson. "Is that your
very best?"
"Rut think of It. man. CO per cent
dividends, and I make you general
manager at a salary of S 20.000 a year."
"Poor, wry poor. Not half good
enough. 1 thought you had something
gilt edged. 1 1 wouldn't pay to fool
away my time on that."
"But. man"?
"Come in with me and learn how to
promote. You don't know the ARC
! of It yet. ?)ii" of the very poorest com
panies I have is the Arabian Celery
and Horseradish syndicate. We pro
pose to buy 5.000.000 acres of desert
land and supply the world with celery
and horseradish. The dividends are
positively guaranteed at 75. and yet we
don't think much of it. We shan't try
very hard to push the stock. 1 could
give you the vice presidency at a salary
of $50,000 a year. l>ut I don't want to
see you starve to death."
The major turned pale, opened his
eyes very wide and began to breathe
hard.
"A promoter who cau't see an even
100 per cent dividends in au enterprise
should drop it." continued the caller.
"It's one horse. It's wasting his time.
I organized the Universal Gas Saving
company and tlgured out It would pay
90 per cent dividends. Looked to me
like a big thing in my then callow
days, but I laugh at It now. It cut gas
bills down from $0 a month to 15 cents
and is still doing it. but the stockhold
ers are kicklug for greater dividends.
Ninety per cent looks like skimnillk to
them. The secretary rcslgued last
week, and 1 could give you his place at
$30,000 a year, but I know you'd refuse
It You would couslder It small pota
toes."
??Croat Scott!" whispered tho major
as ho leaned forward in his chair.
"After the Gas Saving company was
out I saw I was wasting my time. 1
then originated and promoted the Great
Sahara Fruit and Vegetable company.
Twenty million acres of land to grow
strawberries In summer and sweet po
tatoes in the fall. The enterprise Is
referred to In the press as colossal.
Klncs and emperors have written to us
In on the ground Moor, and they were
tickled to death, and yet when we
came to figure up the dividends they
didn't go but 105. I was so disgusted
with the thing that I came near drop
ping out of the promoting business. 1
did think of turning tin presidency
over to you at a salary of $100,000 a
year, but I know you'd refuse It. It
Isn't up to a man of your caliber. You
don't want to llddle faddle with trllles.
Started New Company.
The major opened his mouth aud
tried to speak, but words would not
come. , , . .
"Then 1 originated the worldwide
lemon squeezer. Up to that date any
ono Who wanted to squeeze n lemon
had to call In the hired man or place
It under a board aud stand on it. Hit
ting a lemon with a sledge hammer
wasted part of th? juice, and some
times it dodged the blow, aud the cat
or ono of the children was killed. I
saw what was needed and Invented
the squeezer. Our llrst order was for
a million. The sultan of Turkey or
dered half a million right otT the reel.
Couldn't keep up with our orders atld
can't now. but what do you suppose
the dividends are? Just a measly 120
per cent. Rockefeller and Morgau sold
their stock In dlgust after the tlrst
year I believe that a few widows and
'ministers still call II a fairly good
thing, but think of financiers like us
being satisfied with such dividends. 1
could ofTer you"?
"Yes. yes; you could offer me"?
-1 could offer you the vice presiden
cy and n salary of $150,000 a year for
life, but I don't want to Insult yon. I
must look for some cheap skate."
"I-I might take It!" groaned the
major.
"Nonsense! You take a cheap thing
like that aud humiliate yourself to tin
earth! I won't bo a party to it. I
have now finally got a thing worth
looking at? worth Investing In. Have
you heard of the Universal Instinctive
Bedstead company?"
"N-no."
Behind the Times.
"You haven't? Why. you arc awaj
behind the times. Thought you kept
better track of things financial. My
dear sir, you must have heard that
there Is an electric current sweeping
through the earth from north to
south?"
"Yes."
"And that all human beings should
He with their heads to the uorth In or
der that they may first receive this
current on the back of the neck.'
"Yes."
"Well, there you are. You go to a
hotel and the bedsteads may stand
east and west. The landlord doesn't
earo a copper for your health. My
Instinctive bedstead instinctively turns
Itself north aud south, no matter where
placed. Keeps the current flowing
from head to heel. Hotels have got to
havo 'em or go out of business. \\ e
start on a capital of $5,000,000. and the
lowest we can figure the dividends Is
400 per cent. Some of us think they
will reach 000. The principle can be
applied to bunks on Pullmans and
aboard steamers. Baby's crib and
family lounge have got to head to the
north. Will save a million human lives
tt year and put 10.000 drug stores out
of'busiuess. I could let you In on the
ground floor and pay you a salary of
a quarter of a million dollars a year as
secretarv. but I won't Insult you. You
have probably got something much
better on hand. Ta, ta, major. 1 must
be going."
And wheu the man had departed the
major laid his head on the desk and
went He was a failure, aud he real
ized it. M. QUAD.
Youthful Assurance.
"When 1 was your age," said the
stern parent, "I was accumulating
money of in.v owu."
"Yes," answered the graceless youth,
"but dou't you think the public was
easier then than It is now'/"- Washing
ton Star.
Worth the Risk.
Jeuuy? If you eat alj those sweets
and fruits, ma says you'll die.
Freddy (his birthday)? Oh, death,
where is thy sting?
Literary Note.
"What did he get for his last novel?"
"Well, the publisher says that had
!ie been a judge he would have given
I'm three yenrs!"? Atlanta Conatltu
t .n.
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vip SHEA & PATTEN, PROPS.
Formerly of The Original "PACK TRAIN"
Broadxoay and J,tti Avenue , Ska {/way, Alaska
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New Home Restaurant
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Best 35 Cent Meals in the City
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
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Wo carry a Full lino of Bar Supplies Direct Importers
Depot for A. R. C. Bohemian St, Lou la and Seattlo Bottlo Beer
SEEATED AND LIGHIED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
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THOSE OF THE OLD "PACK TRAIN"
The Building has been Remodelled and Newly Decorated throughout
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Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dock
REGULATION? 1905
Warehouses -pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All frtight shipments destined southbound must bo accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this nour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls win oe collected on Checked Baggage Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips when uncheoked.
The wharf gate will be clopsd to the publio whon steamer is nearing
dock and will bo opeajdonly wh?n passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-JOHNSON, Gen'l Mgr
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tte
SCt THE
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