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f hreo months, by ma<l 2-25
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One year. by mall S.00
GE06RAPHY MiD RMTRIRONT
M. J. J. Ju*serand, French ambassa
dor, married an American girl and to.
when a reporter -had the temerity to
ask him what he thought of iaterna
ilonal marriages, ha did not seek to
evade but promptly cited bis own cue,
and declared he did not think they
were "more disaat*ous than national
ones.1' "Geography," he said, "should
uot be considered In matrimony." In
his desire to malce an epigram, M. Jus
sera&d seems oareless of how he re
flects upon '-the national ones."
Of course, this was long before the
Vanderbilt marriage and Is not to be
charged to It, but a very sane discus
sion of the subject, based on the epi
gram, by the Cleveland Leader, Is made
'tmely by the news of the day.
"Woman's position in America is ab
normal, according to the testimony of
the rest of the world, "says the Lead
er. "Rightly or wrongly? as you re-*
gard it from the viewpoint of the pet
ticoat or tbe trouseis? she is a reigning
sovereign. Her will Is law; her werd
a command. Man works for her. He
gauges his success in life by the txtrav
agances he can make for her; by tbe
glory which comes to him when she is
appareled like the Queen of Sheba and
housed with a gorgeonsnesi no princess
ever knew. This rule extends down
from millionaire to hod-carrier. Our
women accept it unthinkingly, but not
uograclously, for their hearts are ten
der and their words flow easily.
"But they do not realise what it real
ly me.ins; they do not realize that tbey
? land on pedestsls, till foreign rnir- J
rlages jar them down. A clever vau- 1
deville entertainer used to put the re
lation of the sexes In symbolical'paoto
mime that showed a man and wife en
tering a hottl dining room. In Amer
ica, the woman walked ahead. In Bag
land, the trailed n>eekly behind. And
unless she it contcnt to trail; unless sh?
is satisfied to put by her sovereignty for
a gilded vassalage and sometime* one
that is merely pinchbeck, ahe is quite
sure to be unhappy.
"Of course, there are happy Interna
tional marriages, They are needed to
prove the truth of the rule. Congenial
natures can 'And common meeting
ground even in foreign lands; affection
can override tradition and snap its An
gers at establlsheJ conditions. But
only lr a? incidental way. Social cus
toms move as slowly as glaciers. And
they griad down everything in their
paths.
"The Amerioan girl who wishes to be
happy must mate with her own Kind.
The strawberry leaves of a coronet are i
poor plasters for a bruised and aching
heart."
LITTLE LESSONS IN JOURNALISM
Dear Children: We notice the fol
lowing item in the last published issue j
of the Northern Light:
"It is a mistake that Miss Helen Rus
sell is going away on the Prtnocss
May."
Now, children, a real newspaper
never prints an item like that unless it
has to. The Light said In a previous
Issue that Miss Russell was going
i away on the Princess May. It is
against all the rules of journalism to
confess error. A newspaper never
m?kes a mistake? if you place your
faith in Its confessions. Only when
threatened with a gan or a libel suit
will a newspaper retract. It is true
that Mr. Hearst, who is a great and
very clever newspaperman, and one of
vast experience? as one has to be to get
Into the yellow class? admitted .on the i
first p*ge of bis papers the other day
that he mild a thing that was not true j
and that he was sorry? but that was to
avoid a big libel suit. Beware of libel,
children, it is more lerrlble than a
roaring lion.
This lesson is suggested by the item
referred to taken in the spirit in which
it was written. Taking it literally, the
Alaskao quite agrees wiili the Light.
"It is a mistake that a. isj Helen Rus
sell is going away on the Princess
May."' She may not realize it now, but,
sbe will when she arrives down there
among those Seattle hold-up men.
The black smokestacks of the next
steamer bwk will, to her, take the
form of angel's wings.
THE BUTTERFLY'S MADRIGAL
Love-for-a-day, come, let's be cay!
Lov;, for a aay, thy lips are smiflng!
Love-for a-week, cur bliss we'll seek,
Lcve, for> week, dull care beguiling!
Loveiior-a-year, be true, ray dear!
Love, for a year? and then we'll
sever;
Love for ?day or year we may,
But love ft-r aye? ah, never!
Gelett Burgess
CHRISTMAS ON SHIP OF ICE
Strange Story of Skipper Shipwrecked
on the Pacific.
Captain S. A. Iloyt, secretary of the
Masters and Pilots' association of Seat
tle, Wash., and possibly one of the
most widely known seafaring men on
the Pacific coast, lias a fund of expe
riences to draw from when he wishes
to while away an hour. Up In the big,
pleasant rooms of the association the
captain recently told tly> following
tale:
"The approach of Christmas always
reminds me of the December that I
spent on an lee ship. Never heard of
one? Well, they are unusunl. I was
master of the little brig Holly, and
along n'.iout the 1st of November we
were wrecked away down south of the
Horn. The ship w?mt on an Ice floe
and was l>. reared nil to pieces. We
d 1 in..:' i.i ,'\e some tools and
focd an.: ...:t cf the fhrgQj.
"T puff f!ie crew fo flTopf: to CtTt.Off &
largo pinnacle of tin; berg. Then I sot
them nil to work with axes, and wo
shaped It Into a grncoful ship's hull.
After that we hollowed It out liisldo,
making cabins and everything like a
regular ship, and with *ome of thp
tlmbor saved from our vessel we rlg?
god her as a bark, side light? and o?
eirthlng, even goin'g so far as to pnlnt
her and name her the Holly. She was
a fine craft and floated like a duck
when finally launched. We spent
Christmas on board of bcr and had a
great time. I loaded part of the wreck
ed Holly's enrgo iu her, and we thon
started for Cailao, which was our des
tination.
"The Ice ship sailed fine and was as
good a sea boat as any In which I sail
ed. This was only, however, when we
were dpwn south In Cold water. The
nearer we got to the equator the light
er became our ves sel, and I finally dis
co- ered that our :.hlp wus melting be
neath us, Another two days nnd we
would have been iu the water when a
steamer picked us up and also saved
the cargo. This paid for the loss of
the vessel, which was also insured, 80
the owners came out ahead in th?
end."
Hornet Costs o Horse His Lifo.
Stabbed lu the hind leg by a hornet
that dropped out of a nest lu a tree
under which It was hitched, a horse
owned by .losepb Doltou of Chester.
Pa., broke the hitching Vtrap, kicked
Itself loose from the wagon and dash
ed up the street. The contents of the
wagon, furniture- and curb, were scat
tered along t!>e street. At the Walnut
street crossing of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad the horse ran head first
against an express train that was
passing at the time and was hurled a
distance of forty feet along the tracks.
The hornet that caused the mischief
was still clinging to the body of the
horse when- it was examined by wit
nesses of the ruuaway.
Boy Swallows Chestnut Bur.
Harold Boyer. fourteen years old. of
472 Uighter street, Philadelphia, held
his mouth opeu. and a chestnut bur
dropped Into It. The bur stuck so
tightly there that a physician had
much work lu removing it. Harold
aud several other small boys went
chestnut ing along the Wlssahlckoa
Young Boyer tossed a club among the
branches. Fencing that It might In
falling strike oue of his friends, he
spread wide his Jaws to yell a warn*
| Ing. A chestnut bur fell with such nc
1 curacy that it fell .irfto -Harold's gap
, tng mouth and stuck fust, with it?
i stinging thorns lmt>edded in his thxxit
HE'S COMING.
I?e hammers for an hour op so,
At what you cannot nuess,
But ono thing you are bound to Ictow,
There Is a dreadful ruess;
Then after ho has madb the place
Appaaf an awful sljht,
Ho o-iyi. ?1th very conscious pride,
"I've done the Job up right!"
But should there be a shower of rain
Or If It sleets or snows
The pipes arc- sure to leak again,
?.And In the water flows.
Onoe more, and yot onco more, ho comei
On Just the samo old plan,
That bugbear of the winter time,"
Tlio awful plumber man.
?La Toucho Hancock In New York Press
The poor must be liberally cared for,
bo that mendicity nball not be tempted
Into mendacity or want exanftmted
Into crime.- Wlnthrop.
One third off on all Ladies ready
made soid* at Behrends' Safe.
THE WEATHER
INTERIOR # ND LOCAL
Wbitehorse? Cloudy, south wir.d, zero
(Atlln ? Cloudy, calm, 10 below.
Center? Cloudy, c?'m. 15 bs.'ow.
Tagisb-- Cloudy, c ilm, 10 below.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, cilm, 5 below
Big Salmon? Uloudy, calm, 24 below.
Yukon CnHsing?Cloudy, calm, 18
below.
Selkirk? Cloudy, calm, 26 below.
Coffee Creek? Cloudy, southwind, 21
below.
Stewart? Cloudy, calm, 18 below,
ORilvie? Cloudy, calm, 24 below
Dawson? Clotidy, southwind.22 below
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, J*n. 29,
} 1908, is as follows
Temperature time obserfat'n .20 above
vl ax. temp, preceding 24 hours. 31 above
Mln. " " " ? " ..20 above
Mean " " " " ..25 above
Barometer 30.42
Fair and calm.
A $75 Indies Fur lined coat, for f50
at Bdlirenda Sale.
HOW'S THIS
Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any o?f>o of Catarrh tha
cannot be curcd by Hal 'b ( utarrb Cure.
P. J. Cheney & Co , of Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, bave known F.
J. Cheney for th*. last 16 years, and
belltrve him perfecily honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry any oblivions made by
his firm.
Balding, Rinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale druggist?, Toledo, O
Hall's caiurrb Cure is tnken internal
ly, action directly upon the blood and
muscous surfaces of, the system. Testi
monial* sent free. Price, 76c. per bot
tle. Sold by all druggists.
T >ke Hall's family Pills for constl*
atlon.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put in a steam uoiler and
other macuinery we *re better pre
pared thun ever to do tirst-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
Fresh Meut
The Prye-Bruhn Co. keep all kind
of fresa meat constantly on hand.
A Woudnrfnl Initramint
You should drop into the Mascot and
heur the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whote octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of tew airs.
A $10 skirt for 86 65 at Behrends1
Sale.
All the delicacies of the season a
the Puck Train Restaurant.
HAVE you SEEN
our- F. Canntius Keienius, if not drop
in at Daylight and look at It? it is the
Drettiest uow it ever was. Respec fully
yours Herman Grimm.
Hear Those Mandolib* Ringing
Eight of 'em in one instrument, with
Piano accompaniment. Hear them at
the Mascot. It is great, and fills the
place of a vaudeville entertainment.
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WANTJED? A Grat class Gold or Gold
and Copper Mining Proposition in Mlas
ka. State full particulars when yoa
write. .Address. Ls^is Lu?k, P. O. box
| 107A Spokane, Washington. 219- lmo
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
_ PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY. COMFORT
Seattle, and other Puget Sound Ports
CARRYING U..S. MA1I.
S teamen of This Company Leave
City of Seattle January 20th
u February 3
Cottage City
C -nneottn^ with tne ucnpwy'a Steamars at Seattle for
San Francisco, Souther:? California, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) aod
Mexico
ttt~ Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
10 Market street, sau Frano'aco, Cat.
Canadian Pacific Railway
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
January 29 february 13th, 29th.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world and all information from
Phon? 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
The Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing: of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, Feb. 5, 16, 27
Company reserves right to ehange sailing date without notice.
/
Transfer* to Violoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Ticks* to Ban Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
I You knorn the Advantage of
up-to-date toilet preparations
? ? ?
They are ns indespcosable to hoalth
beauty an ) happiness as food and It is
only bv careful study a druggist be
comes a factor in the struggle for them. ,
We recommend our
BENZO WITCH HAZEL CREAM our
ALVQNDand CUCUMBER CRKAM , |
our great assortment of BEST SOAPS
_ |
For a
SMOOTH AND SOBT SKIN
Our
flesopsin Hair Tonie
and Tar Shampoo for the HAIR aod
SCALP.
Our
TOILET WATERS, PERFUMES and
TAlfcUM POWDERS for general usf
by all who cjire for a clean, healthy and
refined appearance.
Win. BRITT
THE DRUGGIST
JUNEAU 8. S. CO'S :
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM j
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia j
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau, ; >
Hoona, Teoakee, Sitka and Wayports j |
? SAILS I
JANUARY 3, 9, 15, '
? 21, 27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BUUGHTON, Agent (
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90 [
U. S- Mai' Steamer
Carrying passengers and maii
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m< Leaves
Haines tor Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50 >
Round trir) $2.50
REMODELED
THE
Raittier?6rand Hotel
. SEATTLE
New Management Populnr Prloe#
Central Location European ('Ian
Finest CAKE* and BAR In thoCI*"
Wilson & White Co,Prop.Cha? Perr> Mer
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
1 High Prices for Fine Furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisaonsin
a&XRXKPCKl&Cr- ^r*OT?3SOC83aO?
ROYAL
Steam Lcaandry
All Work Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and?{delirer
Phono 79
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TINIER TABLE No. 18.
(Dally Exoept Sunday.)
No. 1. N. found
let oloss.
8 30 a. m. Leaves
10 10 " - "
10 50 " "
11 20 " "
1 10 p. ro. "
3 25 Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE 'PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
? White Horsi
Arrives
Leaves
no. z, o.;doueu
1st clua
3 20 p.'m.
i;45 "
12 46 "
12 05- "
10 30k. m.
8 20
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected ana
ohecked. Inspection is stopped 30 minute* before leaving time of train >
15(f pounds of baggage will bo checked free with each full fare ticket
And 75 txmndft with each half fare tioket.
I
Through Line .From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Diwson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
Tne new placer camps in the Alsekand Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation is closod, daily trains will continue running between
Ska.; way and White Horse* A' through Mail, Pa<senger and Freight Service will be maintaloed
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson,^
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengeis, leave White Horse forJDawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located injtbe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quat tz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Curibou.
For information relative to pasoengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen^Ageut
Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska