POST NEWS
C> 1 Uf 1 ?ud Mrs. Gre' n
4 artily Welcomed
(Special Correspondence)
Fort William H Seward, Jao 21?
The charming grace of M'S. Greene
comoinet1 with the genial c i<diality ot
Colonel Greene have completely capti
v.ted ihe hearts of all the Post people.
Their arrival basseenied more line the
home-coming' of tric> ds absent or
leave than the entrance of compa- ativ>
strangers to the Fort Seward garrison.
Colonel Greene has been on special
staff service for a number of years and
his return to regular dnty was at his
own request. Ke has long de-ired to
visit Alaska, and both the Colonel and
Mrs. Greene haveexpressed, themselves
as quite charmed with Fort Seward,
and Southeastern Alaska.
Instead of'rnoving into the Colonel
Noble quarters, Colonel Greene is hav
ing the new field officers' quarters put
in readiness and will soon be comfort
able in his new home. Pending their
removal U'to their own quarters, Col.
and Mrs. Greene are the guests of Capt.
Dean.
A delightful reception was given by
Captarc and Mrs. Cralle. Fridsy after
noon in honor of Colonel and Mrs.
Greece. The gathering, while formal
in chararer.was rendered delightfullj
informal by the charming hostess,
who was assisted in the serving of a
dainty collatioo by Miss C'ranie and.Mrs
E. Eilerson. Tbe occasion was ^11 thai
could possibly be desired, jffording all
an opportunity of becoming bettei
acquainted with the guests of honor.
The ladies of the Post net i hur>da>
afternojn withMrs. W a. Re d and whilt
dil geot'y applying iheir n?edles.
discussed some of the leoiug events j
The?e lt'-tle gatherings *ud great! v
to the so ia! ife of the Po-t. so far at
le?st as the ladies re concerned, fo
?.he ma e sex i? debarred. There i.
some t?!it of starting up a weekl\
quilting b e and smoker by i he ma ?
fra ern'tv. just to Keep pace wi:h lh>
laoie-.
The 'op c up for discussion at the Y
M. C. A. me-titig is, "The E d of th'
World."whic top c was sugg sted b>
Kiwcglt-r's recent oropn cy as to tti>
coming of tne e> d ot me world i n
Cm s mas day 19i'S. These discussii n
are p?rnciuat d in by nearly the ent r> j
gar-ison.
\\ ord has been rec ived from Chat
Iain Ferry that his 'ather is great!}
improved and is on the way o re over;
accordii g 10 cable advices received a
Juneiu Father Ferry w II proceei:
East, however, taki' g advantage of b s
forty-day le'Ve of absecce,
I HANKS lOOFFICIRS
of u. s. m\
H?ines, Ja 21? (To the Editor)? Io j
behalf of '.he citizens of Haines t lak j
pleasure in tha- kin? P >st Comman'et 1
Colonel Gree le, Major Reynolds, Capt, j
Cralle, Capt. Gowen, >.a>t. Coleman.
Lieut. Morris and all otScers and mei
of Fort William H. Seward, for tb<
brave and able assistance rendered 't
save lives and property during the fire
Saturday evening.
Sol Ripinsky.
GOLD PUCERS? wet? wmted te
worn on sbares by machinery interests
Write full particulars to F. Whitney,
Washington, D. C. l-10-6t^
New numbers in G. D. '/'.lustrite'
corsets at Harrison's.
BUY Of US
One Price for Jewelry to
Everybody.
We say, without frar of successful
contradiction that we can demonstrate
that we have the bes: place to buy
jewelry io Alaska That is an import
an' fact, because everybody buys j wel
ry. If you a-e anybody it behooves you
to come and let us male this.demonstra
tion to you.
We sell jewelry of all kinds. We
carry -he very bes' that is made. WE
HAVE ONLY ONE PRICE, and that
PRICE IS RIGHT. Itisjthe same to
everybody.
Out line of optical go^d- is comoleie.
We will guarantee to meet all con
ditions an expert examination may
show to b? requireJ. We have the
goods, the appliances to make the ex
amination and the expert knowledge
required. EXAMINATIONS FREE
Don't forget that our repair depart
ment is always ready, that yourmottoe*
are AS GOOD As SEJV and SATIS
FACTION GUARANTEED.
J. Ilcuta, Optician and Jeweler.
A Famous Bell,
The emperor's great bell In the Ca
thedral of Cologne was consecrated
with great pomp. Twenty-two cannon
taken from the French were assigned
by the Kmjieror William for Its manu
facture. It was cast by Andreas
Hamm of Frankenthal, and more than
S2i>.OW was paid for the casting.
It hears an inscription recording
that "William, the most august em
peror of the Germans and king of the
Prussians, mindful of the heavenly
help granted to him whereby he con
ducted the late French war to a pros
perous issue and restored the German
empire, caused cannon taken from the
French to tic devoted to founding a
bell to be hung in the wonderful ca
thedral then approaching completion."
A likeness of St. Peter, the name
patron of the church, is on the side,
beneath which is a quatrain In the
style of the mediaeval conceits, pray
ing that as devout hearts rise heaven
ward at hearing the son ml of the bell
so may the doorkeejier of heaven open
wide the gates of the celestial mansion.
On the opposite side is inscribed a sex
tet in German.
A Foxy Tenant.
At one time there lived in Worcester,
Mass.. ati old negro who had a tre
mendous influence, religious and politi
cal. in the settlement where he lived.
He occupied ;i little house owned by a
prominent banker, but had successful
ly evaded the payment of rent for
many years. No trouble came, how
ever. until the banker was nominated
to run for a political office. The next
day the nld negro came hobbling into
his office.
"Well. Saiu." said the banker. "I sup
pose you've come in to pay me <otne
rent."
"Oil. no. boss," replied the old tuaU.
"I s just come in to say I's glad yo' is
nominated and will tell de res' of dese
no "count niggers to vote fo" yo' and to
mention to yo' at de same time dat de
roof of n.y house is a -leakiti', an" If
'taln't fixed I'll have to move out di
rectly."- I.ippincott's.
Whi-rt* \ t-%v Ktiislmtd I* I ' r?*-i- in i II ?? n t .
From the standpoint of mental eth
nology New Kuglaud is as different
from the rest of the I'nited States as
Brittany or Provence from the rest of j
France. Piedmont from the rest of It
aly. Bavaria from the rest of Ger
many. Those features the existence of
which can l>c scientifically proved and
the extent of which can l>c readily
measured are a high birtji rate of gen
In.-, a passion for reading, a tiiirh di- i
Vorce rate, a low natality, a high death |
rate from diseases of the nervous sys i
tem. Tin' correlation between some |
of those traits Is obvious. Between |
others it is obscure. But we must re
member that mental ethnology is a
Keience Imrn yesterday. Today It gatli i
ers facts. Tomorrow it will compare
these and from them derive laws.? j
Gustave Midland in I'litnaiu's Mouth |
"Slug h Souc of SKprncr."
j Tin- old nursery rhyme of 'Sing a
Soils; of Si\|i?'in'i'" is au ancient alle
| gory ami a very pretty one. The earth
is represented l>y the bottom of the i>ie.
while the sky is the up|WT crust. The
clouds are the clothes which the maid
?who is daybreak? is haiiiriug ou the I
line before the king or sun is u|>. The I
money which the "kins counts in his
j countini; house" are the sunbeams |
which sli|> through the sun's lingers.
[ The blackbird. which nips off the
I ma ill's u >se so unceremoniously and
j thus ends the sons. Is the sunset or
end of day. The moon and moonbeams
are reoivsi'iile I l?y tin- i|iieeu ami her
honey, aud thus we have the whole
day amply a muted for.
The l-Ve simple.
Patrick Murphy, while passing ilowu
rremout street, was hit on the head
by a brick which fell from a building I
In process of construction. <?ne of the
first things he did after U-iug taken
home and put to bed was to semi for a
lawyer. A few days later he received
word to call, as his lawyer hail settled
the case, lie called and received five
crisp new $ 1 00 bills.
"How milch did you get':" he asked.
-Two thousand dollars." answered
the lawyer.
"Tiro thousand, and you give me
>.">007 Say. who g.>t hit by that brick,
you or me.'" Ho.stm Herald.
Only Hesllnit.
.Vliessandro is an adorable infant? to
his parents, one day his mother, to
puuisb him. deprived him of his fruit
at dinner. He yelled at the top of his
voice for tw > hours and then stopped.
"Well." said his mother, "are you go
ins to be gin ii IV Have you finished cry
ing':"
"No." replied the boy: "I have not
finished. I'm only resting."? II Motto
per liid-re.
Her Stolen Jewel*.
"Yes. Mrs. Swellmau has lieen mh
bed of her jewels, anil Mrs. Sneeker Is
the guilty party."
"What? You dou't mean to say she
stole"?
"What else cuu you call if: She of
fered the cook $?! and the maid So a
week, and now she's got them."? Ex
change.
Fop Hermelf.
"Are you sure you love me for my
self alone?" asked the romantic young
woman.
"Well." replied the practical young
man. "I don't think I love you for
any one else."
A Luxury.
j "My daughter," said the father, "has
been accustomed to all the luxuries of
wealth."
"Tees," said the count, bristling upi
"zat ees what I am."? Christian Ref
lates
Lawyer* and Oni4 Public Lire.
Without stopping for statistics, which
have boon so often collated. It is
enough to say that In the public llfB of
this country the luwyer has been the
conspicuous factor. Tho judiciary, of ,
course. Is altogether composed of mem- j
berx of the profession. In executive j
offices and legislative balls the law has i
predominated and still predominates
over every business and all other pro i
fessions. Yet the public life of this I
country has been of the highest char- 1
acter. Acting for (lie public as the I
lawyers have done in these various
fields of official labor, they have
proved true to their employment, and
It may safely be said that the scan
dals which have sometimes been found
In official life have seldom attached to
them. How can this be accounted foe
except upon tho theory of a general
personal integrity? It is no sufficient
explanation to say that, although the
great mass of the profession Is cor
rupt, there are a few who are reliable,
and they are the ones whom the public
select for official life. The truth Is
their very prominence iu public lifo
their fidelity to the trusts therein lm
posed, is evidence which cannot be Ig
uored that the profession has and
maintains a character for honesty and
uprightness which attracts general I
confidence.? D. J. Brewer iu Atlantic. |
The "Danger" of Home.
"Home is tin- most dangerous plact
I ever go to," remarked John Mulr, the
famous geologist and naturalist. Ht
was on the train returning from Ari
zona to his home in Martinez. Cal.
after the earthquake. "As long as 1
camp out in the mountains, without
tent or blankets, f get along very well
but the minute 1 got into a house anil
have a warm bed ami begin to live on
tine food I get into a draft, and the
first thing 1 kn iw 1 am coughing and
sneezing and threatened with pneu
uiouia and altogether miserable. Out
doors is the natural place fur a man.
Walk where you please, when you like
and take your time. The mountains
won't hurt you. nor ?ce exposure. Why,
I can live out for S.V i a year for bread
and tea and occasionally a little tobac
co. All 1 need is ti suck for the bread
and a pot to boil water in and an ax.
The rest is easy " World's Work.
Kxperl Whip tYackers.
"The French." said the sailor, "have
whip cracker competitions. A French |
cabby or trucker Is as proud of his
whip crackiu' ability as a young man Is
of his drlnkin' powers. There ain't j
no driver li v in* what can crack a whip
like a Frenchman. Walkin' along the
streets of I'aris is like walkiu' through
a battle? on every side, bang, crack,
biff, go the whips. The thiug makes
you mad. It scares you, It's as If 8
gun was continually beiu' shot oft
alougside of your car. But at the com
petitions it ain't only the loud cracks
that count. They have artists there
men what can play a toon on a whip.
Yes, sir. a toon. I've beard 'em. I've
heard the 'Mar-slays' and 'Hiawatha'
and 'Foller < >n' played with whip
cracks, and played as delicate and
sweet and lovely as the ear could wish
to hear."-I.os Angeles Times.
MfMiiitiK lu Oriental IIujc"
Not only the design but the colors of
the rugs woven in the orient are full I
of significance. They represent nation- 1
al or individual traditions aud stand |
for virtue, vices and social importance.
Ked was regarded by the Egyptians as j
symbolic of fidelity. Rose tints signify
the highest wisdotu and black and in
digo sorrow with the Persians. Pref
erences for duller tones of color among
the Persians give to all their embroid
eries and other products of the loom a
certain richness and dignity. Tyrlan
purple Is almost universally regarded
as royal. Green has been "chosen by
the Turk as his gala color, but he
would not approve of its use In rugs,
where it would be trodden by the feet.
The "Hote of the Wuve*."
It is a favorite theory with the fish ;
ing and seafaring people on the north
east of Scotland that in a storm three
wares are strong aud violeut, while
the fourth is comparatively weak aud
less dangerous. This succession they i
call a "rote of waves." Fishermen re
turning from their fishing ground often
prove by experience the truth of their I
theory aud hang back as they come
near the shore to take advantage of
the lull that follows, say, pretty reg j
ularly after three big breakers.
HappiiifW lu MarrluKf.
It all comes around to one of two
things. With all married couples who
differ in habit, in taste, in opinion, in
mode of life, if there is to be any hap
piness somebody has to learn to give
up or give up. minding that there Is i
difference. Either way is as good ai
the other. It is surprising how man}
things are not of any importance h
one can only think they are not.? liar
per's Bazar.
Hopelenn.
"Do you expect to make a busines?
man out of your son?" asked an old
friend.
"No, he's hopeless!" exclaimed th?
father. "I gave him a $1,000 bill th?
other day. and the first thing he did
?was to put it under a microscope to set
what kind of germs it had on it."
'?BelN of Shandou."
In one of the dormitories of till
Irish college at Home there is a spact
on the wall left unpapered and un
painted, whatever repairs the rest ol
the room may undergo, for there, care
tessly scrawled, is the first rough draf*
nf Father Prout's "Bells of Shandon."
Studies teach not their own use
that is, a wisdom without them and
above them won by observation.? Ba
con. _
SPECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing- Monday 1-2 off.
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
n xt t n days.
SPECIAL SALE in drees goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
Martin Conway
fHE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old bit
or miss pla*
used in soniff
households;
BUT
with P
" METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
svervthing is so arranged that by
following the simple instruction?
the quality is always delicious.
Seo c.'.r several styles and Is* "*
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold auil Silver smith.
Notice to Public
I have authorized Mr. P. B. <">raves
to assume full charge of my affairs in
connection with running the PulleD
House during: my absence.
Mrs. h. S. Pullen.
Soagway, Nov. 28, 1906. tf.
Coal and Wood
Call up the Alaska Transfer company
for coal, wuod SDd kindling. All or
ders promptly attended to. 'Phone 10
We have a large stock
Iioianey's Candy
Peter's Chocolates,
A' so a large stock ol
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428 Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
and Importer of
MILLINERY
orders solicited and filled immediatly
360-368 Arcade Building,
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SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
is our advice. Later on in life, it will
be of (Trent service to you. The lack of
mo ey causes uni old misery- That is
why you should save a Dortipn of your
salary, or t arninns, while > ou can.
The Ave Der-cent plus dividend earn
in? Gold Bonds, of the Northern Se
curities and Banking: Company, offer
tne safest ?nd best investment in the
way of stvines that i< on the market.
These Bon.'ls are backed by Real E^tite
-ecurities held by oje of the largest
Trust Companies in the west, Tnev
can be paid for on the monthly, semi
xniiual or annu 1 D lyment plan md will
earn you better thun ten per-cent on
yo'ir money, besides taking care of and
returning "you your principal
For full particulars, see
PHIL ABRHAMS, Agent.
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon'hly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet
Each " additional (except wash basins, free)
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " *'
Urinals ?' " " " "
Wash Basins " " " " "
Hote's, per room additional
Beer Pumps
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
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NI-3HT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.