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Official City Paper
L. S. KEkLKR, PUBLISHER
SCBSCBMTIOH RATES
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On# wee*. JaUwrou oy ?arrtor.?I,.
On* nonth.br .75
foree months, by ri*ii .
Str montin. by mail,:.;.. . <io
Oaeyaar. by mall 9.00 ,
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$ "Tt takes a certain amount of #
i?jniah-to master* even 'a -rheel- #
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AMERICAN SAILORS THE SIIESTS OF
THE WQBU1 ..
. mi ' $ | *
The *aitor boys are home Again anil
in spite of the good times they have
had say they are glad of it. Probably?
for after all there is do place like
home? foes little while "anyhow, and
after you have been away for a bit.
We need not worry lest they will not
be ready to sail ?mt again when the
orders come. These boys are having
the time of their lives, and the lives of
their children, for that matter, for
they will entertain them and their
grand children with l*?e story oMt.
Speaking of their experience and
what Is In store for them the Junetu
Dispatch raakea interesting' note as
follows: ~~ .1
The Americao sailor, it says, will be
gu st of the world. Among the nations
of the earth enrertafnmetft'foF Jack
Tar will b?the order bf the day. Com
manding digolWries of all degree will J
come ia for their share, bat the fellow
who will be welcomed from the Anti-|
podes to the - Atwrw, as the average I
representative of the American people,
as the essence of the American spirttj
militant, will be the sailor.
From the first call of the fleet at a
foreign port In the Atlantic up to Its
departure from Callao this apprecia
tion of the American sailor was abun
dantly in evidence. Everywhere was
there strenuous endeavor to give the
sailor the time of his life. The way it
was done at IVo de Janeiro is a fair
Illustration of the way it will t>e done
around the world. ^
A targe wilting room at one of tbe
principal piers was given over to the
use of a committee us headquarters for
the men of the lleet where an inform
attoa bureau was established : station
er; ana eveiy facility for latter-writing
was afforded. Ad exchange was in
augurated where, under ihs super
vision of the local government and
without cost to the sailors, American
money was chanced for Brazillian
money, and vice virsa when men had
finished tbe day asbore and were ready
to return to the ships. There were
reduced excursion rates to all points vi
interest and abundance of information
regarding these , with transportation
facilities provided suitable to the de
mands of the occasion.
By the lime tbe fleet bad dropped an
chor the committee In charge of all
these arrangements was on board the
ships, and by pernrssion of the officers,
had posted In the men's quarters 200
large placard*, outlining the facilities |
offerrd Illustrated with pest card views |
of the city, la addition to this, an edi- !
tioc ?? -1,000 pocket folders, with map |
of tbe city and meful information about
value of mooey, how to see the sights
of the city, postage races and all other
matters that would contribute to the
rational pleasure of the men. One of
these folders was handed to each man
as he came ashore. Tbe public regaid
for the welfare Of the American sailor
even went so far as to provide for him a
list of eatiu? .uses which had agretd
with tbe committee as to rcasonaole
charges ?" <htch had placed In the
hands of U committee, books of meal
tickets that were good at any ooeof the
eating places.
All this shows the standing which the
American jack ie will have abroad, in
whatever port tbe great fleet drops an
chor. At all ports the arrangements
may not be identical with those at Rio
de Janeiro, but in every ease there is
assurance that the same spirits
Mr. Roosevelt probably feels lone
some with the big sticks of the navy
away and is thus spurred to rush upon
congress with demands that more be
built ? and more.
An absent minded surgeon at Van
couver sewed up the wound of ?ipatifat
upon whom he had been performing an
op/ration, leaving the knife with which
he had been at work on the inside.
After tbd man died he performed ato
ther operation to recover the knife.
. - "-?
I '.may be worlKy of comment that
the blfc, American auiomObJle was taken
aboard a ship tbkt ssiled for Alaska on
April Fool's day, suys the Douglas Is
laud News.
Japan says she will use fore&. unless
China stops the boycott. In o'h r
"worrit Japvf wi f f~go down there with
gun boats *nd kill the peoplo if they
quit buying the goods Japan wants oj
sell them. 'EtfaJ* pretty -gottfc ? Thu
flrsl. tWuj; Japan kuowi ?ho will be gt t
tlug herself disliked.
NEVER AGAIN
It was a pitiful mistake, -
An error sad and grim.
IT waited for the railway train;
The light was low and dim;
i. ? -
It came at last, and from the oar
There stepped a dainty dame,
And, looking up and down the p'aoe
She straight unto me came.
"Oh, Jack!" she~crte<r, T,oh, de?r old
Jack!" -y " ' i
And kissed me as she spake;
Then looked again, ami frightened
cried,
''Ob, what a bad mistaka!"
I said, "forgive me, maiden fair,
"" ~ for I am not your Jack;
And a9 regards the kiss you g'tve,
I'll straightway give It back."
Andjince that night I've often stood
Upon that platform dim,
Bat only once in man's whole life
bo such things come to him.
?The Traveler.
Don't bo basbful. Get tbo Bull Dog
cigar at Tony Dotero's. lm
I CALM AND LIGHT SNOW
LOCAL AND INTERIOR
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, April 10
1908, is as follows
Temperature time obscrvat'n..3?> above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours. 47 above
Min " " " " ..36 above
Mean ..42 nbove
Barometer 2i?.9?;
Calm and Snowy.
?Ulin? cloudy, s wind 31 above
Ctnter? cloudy, s wind 28 above
-Taglsh? clear, calm 30 above
LaBarge? clear, s wind 30 above
Hootallnqua? " 30 above
Big Salmon? cloudy, calm 3D "
Yukon Crossing ? clear, s wind 34 above
Selkirk? clear, e wind 28 above
Coffee Creek? clear, calm 28 above
Stewart ? clear, calm 28 above
Ogilvie? cloudy, calm 22 "
Dawson? clear, " 35 above
Whitrhorse? clouJy. s wind 2(5 above
Four hundred miles -gortfr of. -Point
Bsrrow. far, far away from all the
' haunts- olxlrtllzt d people, lives an oTd
("white hiormlt who at otfe thrie went th*
.pace-ia^n^WnMfjrwT-blffir-hj -ini In
herited sum of 5100,000, and thun left
for tha wi'ds to hicte himself forever.
This strange being was encountered
by Captain Wikkelseri when the ex
plorer was coming to Nome recently
from Berscbol Island.
- The- eaptahr-obta+ntdTrtJO" hermit's
name, but rcfuses-to divulge It, saying
that "the man's, furnllj wAs. prominent
outs id" and sorad niembersof It are well
known along the Pacific coast.
The hermit has taken to bimseff-a
native wife and Is raising a large family.
One bojr is 17 years of ape, w&iMtcteft
alone goes to show the length of lime
which tWsTtraiiijijst 'of'thdi'ern' tum'ah
beings has spent on th? hje*k coast Df
the Arctic ocean looking out over the
desolato prospect of his environment/
and of his present and ills past.
He will spend the "remainder of his
life in the wild feglon chosen by him
and there he will die.? Nome Nugget.
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EA6LES MEET1N6
There will be a regular meetldg of
Skagway Aerie No. "25, F. O. E.,
Wednesday evening,- April 15, 1908,
at 8 o'clock.
All members are requoe'ed to attend
and visiting brothers are iovited to
be present.
By older of Aerie.
J. P. Brawand, Worthy Pres.
LIST OF LETTERS
Unclaimed letters remaining inSkag
way postoBlce April ,15 1908.
Jones, R. W.
A. ?. Kindell,
Acting P, M.
A Wonderful In.trnmont
You should drop into tho Mascot and
I hear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
I whole octetto of Mandolin attachments
J with a string of cew aire.
Hear Those MnndolUs Ringing
Kight of them in one instrument, with
Piano accompaniment. Hear them at
the Mascot. It is great, and tills the
place of a vaudeville entertainment.
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices (or Fine furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh. Wisconsin
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Paid Up Capital : : : $1 0,000, 000. 00
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING E3 V MAIL
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Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED ON ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
I H . D. K I R 7VTSE
Cor. Fifth Ave. cc oroaaway
easier Post
Cards
In Leather and Skagway
Souvenir Cards of
all kinds
NATIVE ALASKA SOTTVENIRS
Oftlcial W?tch Inspector for genuine Alaskan Ci'Rios
W. P. Sc. Y. Ry.
Do You Know
what constitutes good
writing paper? First
ofaUi good linen cloth
for the pulp: second,
pure water, that the
color may be clear and
unsullied: third, intel
ligent workmen, butj
most of all good taste.
The beautiful and
unusual finishes of the
Eaton papers are the
product of designers
noted for ability.
Let us show you
Eaton's
Hot-Pressed
Vellum
1. Ill, PI. G.
DRUGGIST
U. S- Mail Steamer
! Hegg
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mntl
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoonn, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
SA I LS
APRIL 2, 8, 14.
20, 26
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 00
Pacific CoastS. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LIN '?
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Puget Sound Porto
CARRYING U.S. MAII.
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT - ? April 7, 17 and 27
COTTAOf CITV - April 10 and 23
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Settle for San Francisco,
Southern California, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) and Mexico
Abovo Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent,
Second and Broadway, Skapway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Btreet, San Francisco, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
APRIL 8 18 and 28
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world and all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
r Alaska Steamship Co, -
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Faat Passenger Steamer
1 3, II 11
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 68
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIMB TABLE No. 18*
(Dally Exoept Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st class.
3 30 a. m.
10:10 "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
II
II
II
II
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE -PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsx
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st cl&is
3 20 p m.
] 45 "
12 45 "
12 05
10 30a. m.
8 20 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected and
chocked. Inspection is u topped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
160 pounds of baggage will bo checked free with each full fare ticket
and-75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
^ k?^S?<a^?y3 p
fD,
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlln, White Homo, Big SalraoD, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps In the Alsekand Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, whenlnavlgation is closed, daily trains will continue running botween
Skajway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will bo maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located injtbe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quai tz camp
of the Windy Arm Distrlot, take our dally trains to Caribou.
For Information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to anv agent of the Company, or to*
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BEEDOE, Gen. Mngr.
Vancouver, B. 0. and Skajjuay, Alaska
F. B. WURZBACHER Gen, Agent
Skapuay, Alaska
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