COULDNT BE BLUFFED.
Th? Judge Raised, but tho Culprit
Promptly Called.
A correspondent sends In the follow
ing account of -an Incident which oc
curred In his pftsence In a Kentucky
courtroom:
fuiler the laws of Kentucky the
penalty for gamin# Is a Una of from
$20 to |S0- Judge W. W. Jones was
holding a term of circuit court, and
when the case of the commonwealth
of Kentucky agulnst Daniel Crow was
called he asked Daniel If he bad a
lawyer to defend him. Daniel raid he
had not, and Judge Jones asked blm
what he wanted to do about hi* case,
which was a charge of gaming.
"I don't know, hardly. Judge," said
Daniel. "I thought I would Just pay it
off."
"Were you actually playing?" said
the Judge.
"1 guess we were," Daniel replied.
"About how much were you playing
for. Daniel?" the Judge asked.
"Oh, nothing much." said Daniel
"Just a nickel or dime on the corner."
"Well. Daniel." said the Judge, "1
will see your dime and raise you $20."
Daniel looked rather crestfallen for
a moment; but. catching the force of
the Judge's remark, he quickly looked
up at the Judge and said. "Well. Judge.
I am satisfied that you have got me
beat, so I'll not raise you, but 1 guess
I will hare to call you."? Law Notes.
EXPENSIVE BOOKS.
Prices That Prevailod B?foro the In
vention of Printing.
In the present day It seems very
strange to read about the prices of
books before the Invention of printing.
King Alfred gave a very large en
tate for it book on cosmography. In
the year 1174 Walter, prior of 8t
Swlthln's at Winchester, purchased of I
the monks of Dorchester. In Oxford
shire. "Bede's Homilies" and "St. Aus
tlu's Psalter" for twelve measures of j
barley un?l a pall ou which was em
brokered lu silver the history of St
Blrluus converting a Saxon king.
About the year 1400 a copy of John
of Menu's "Roman de la Rose" was
sold before the palace gate at Paris 1
for 40 crowns, or about $175.
The Counters of Anjou paid for a
copy of the "Homilies of Halmoa,"
bishop of Ualberstedt, 200 sheep, five
quarters of wheat and the same quan
tity of r ?? - ad millet.
In 14:1. when Louis XI. of France
borrow** I the works of Rhasls, the
Arabian physician, from the faculty of j
medicine at Paris lie not only deposit- 1
ed by way of pledge a considerable
quantity of plate, but he was obliged
to procure a nobleman to Join with
him as surety in a deed binding him
self under a great forfeiture to restbrs
the books.
No Time to Loee.
"Sir," 8a Id the young man. entering
the office, "1 sent you a communication
yesterday
"Well?" asked the grim faced mux.
"Well. Mr. Prater. 1 thought perhaps
you might give me a reply to my IV
quest, and"?
"Wait a minute," said Mr. Prater.
"Are you the man that sent this ac
count for ?10 for hats for my daugh
ter 7 '
"No. sir; I~
"Then you are the one that left this
bill for ?53 for her dresses V
"No, str. My comma"?
Then It must be this for <T foe
shoes"?
"No. sir. My note was one asking tf
I might hare your daughter's ha ad."
"Ton want to marry hsrl" gasped
Mr. Prater. Then, turning orer the
pile of bills, he urged: "Take h?r.
young man! I don't know your nam*
but take her quickly! She's ta firing
about doing some mora shopping."?
London Scraps.
A Parts Restaurant.
The Parisian men are not Uksly te
grumble at being asked to dine la
dress clothes In any particular Loodoo
restaurant, for they have In Paris ooe
dining place where this unwritten law
haa always been enforced. No man
?rer goes to dine at the ArmenonvMe
In the Bols de Boulogne without put
ting on his dress clothes. Why fash
Ion has decreed that a Frenchman may
dine at any of the boulevard restau
rants In tenue de vllle, but must wear
a swallowtail coat when he drives to
the big park of Paris to dine, no one
knows. It is custom, and there to ?
Parisian Is the end at It? Bellman.
The Effect on the Nervee of Gambling.
How can a man do his dally work
quietly, which represents perhaps only
the earning of a few shillings, when
his anxious other neurotic self Is won
dering how a horse ho has never seen,
ridden by a Jockey be has only heard
of. In a race be has only read about, Is
faring as to money ostensibly his.
which he cannot afford to lose because
he has not perhaps got It If ho should
have to pay? Is such an exlsteaoe
likely to add to the race value of our
stock of fleeting patriotism ?? Fry's
Magazine.
Made Him a Sinker.
Farmer Jones (to amateur hunter) ?
There wasn't a better water dawg Ur
ln* until you shoo tin' gents took to bof
rowln' 'lm. Now 'Is 'Ida's that full of
shots he'd sink to the bottom like ft
brick."? London Bystander.
The Meek.
"Too should try to be a little less
assertive, my dear. Remember, the
meek shall inherit the earth.' "
"Oh, yes; I dare say they will? when
the others have done with it!*'? Lon
don Opinion.
Joys are not the property of the risk
Alone.? Horace.
THE NORTHERN LI6HT
Ma K. L. Miller expooU to leave on
(he Jefferson for Seattle where she will
visit her mother,
Mr. R. E. Sheldon Is getting his auto*
mobile Id order and will be ready for
business In a abort time.
At a meeting of the puplla taking
high school work, held yesterday at
ooon, it wsa definitely decided to get
out a school annual this year if arrange
ments can be made for financing the
deal. Thoee having the publication in
charge are Maud Haslett, Frances Lid
diooat, Fay Stlnebaugh, Ethel West(
Frank Doree. Eleanor Leslie, Minnie
Wolff and Clarenoe Aohlaon, all of
whom are taking high acbool work In
whole or la rart; and Viola Powell rep
resenting the eighth grade. Raialng
the moner to pay for the publication la
not looked upon as an easy taak, but It
la believed that it presents no Insur
mountable obstacles. By next week
those in charge expect to be able to say
finally either that there will or will not
be an annual this year.
We wish to s?y for the benefit of the
Daily Alaakan that the programs pub
lished laat week ware given on Frida*.
None would ever need to aee the state
ment in the. Northern Li^ht to know
ihat the programa would be given after
an invitation to the patrons to be pres
ent had been given.
We notice in yesterday's Alaakan the
following: High north wind, calm, 8
above. Solve the puzzle; we can't,
Thoae people who sh-wed their de
sire to play basketball by remaining at
school for a few minutes after the reg
ular dismissal Monday may now reap
their reward, for on the ahowing of In
terest made then the board of education
feels justified in making provision for
playing the game. Two balla are to be
bought? one for the boya and oae for
the girls; and two of the room* are to
be fitted up for playing. Aa far as ia
known, there is only one new basket
ball in Skagway, and that one has al
ready been purchased and will be put
into use at the morning recess today;
another ball will be ordered immediate
ly. For the present the boys will play
at the morning recess aod the girls at
the afternoon recess. There is this
condition however, the gsmes must al
ways be in charg* of some one of the
teachers.
Subscribe for Tbo Alaskan.
AN UNCONQUERED PEAK.
Lizard Heed on Mount Wilton Hit De
fied tho Climbert.
Tbo mountains and peaks of the San
Juan tn northwestern Colorado pre
sent a different appearance from an/
o f the northern Rockies.
They are grander, more precipitous,
with sharper pinnacles and mora Jag
ged In outline. In height Mounts Mas*
Ire, Elbert and Blanca slightly out
rank those of the San Juan, but no
where else can be found whole groups
of mountains rearing their heads to
and a bore 14,000 feet
Mount Wilson? 14,250 feet? the dom
inant peak, ?s one of the most massive
tn the entire Rocky mountain range
Just east of this mountain la the re
markable trachyte obelisk ealled Liz
ard bead. The vivid Imagination of
an early pioneer who bad been "seeing
thiugs" Is said to be responsible for
the name.
The summit la 14. ICO feet above the
sea. From a ponderous base the pin
nacle rises 290 feet, with a diameter at
the foot of only about sixty feet, grad
ually tapering to lees than half that at
the top.
Llsard head has defied all attempts
of mountain climbers to reach Its sum
mit The foot of the pinnacle Is easily
accomplished, but thus far the steep
aide* of the 890 foot shaft have prored
Insurmountable. No doubt the time
will come when the venturesome
mountain climber will find a way, but
many a failure Is the record of the
past
Trains circle this mountain for mile*
on the way from Teiluride to Rico.?
New York Pert.
Twe Herse Tales.
An Albanian who bad been In an
eastern state while freshets were Is
fan swing told the following about a
horse which had been attached to a
footbridge crossing a brook to keep
the structure from going adrift The
flood finally swept horse and bridge
down stream. Later the bridge Iras
discovered lodged against the hank,
wltt the hone sitting quietly on the
former.
A bystander who had listened intent
ly to this tale remarked quietly:
1 see suthln* stmHyer oncet*
"Indeed? What was kr asked the
storyteller.
"Ye see," was the reply, "arter the
hoes I see was took down stream no
baddy ever 'spected to see liim alive
agin. But he was a pow'ful sort o'
brute, an' 'bout a hour afterward we
see him a-comtn' up stream a -poll in'
the blame old bridge arter htm f? Al
bany Journal
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dandruff la to kill the dandruff germ,
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English Billiards and Pool Parlors In Tuck's Alley.
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Perishables ONLY" dolivered on Sunday or at night.
All fraight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the XL 8. customs
offico) and must be delivered before 6 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this nour. j
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charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer lj nearing
dock and will be opened only whtn passengers have disembarked,
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