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Tea Garden Table fruit
BLACKBERRIES
LOGANBERRIES
RASPBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES
Only 25 cents per Can
C. W. ASK & SONS
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GENTLEMEN#
There is a Spe
cial Sale on pIPtS
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
% show for you to
come and get
your pipe
COME III UNO SEE TJE OLD MAN
Tony Dortero's
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Special Salt
In or
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our immense stock of Pictures
*n<l Frames, we will, (or the next
Five days, inaki" a special dls
countof25per -ent ou all stock
in this line.
DRAPERS: GO.
Skagwav, Alaska
PHONE 83 P O- BOx 392
CLKVKLANI> ? "Shall 1 say yes tot
an Htdt si. nervous patient's proposal
of marriage, then later explain that I
did not mean it except to soothe
him at the time. or shall I refuse the
proposal and perhaps have death on
my soul?"
This Is the query put to tile lead
ers of the movement by which 11.000
young people of Cleveland are at
tempting for two weeks to live a<
Jesus would. A train*-"! nurse. Miss
Hemic Charles, asks the question,
-aylng she has been trying to live as
J-4tm would The Rev. W D. Wallace,
pastor of the Kast Knd llaptist
chureh. who outlined the rules of con
duct for the movement, refused today
to be responsible in such an event as
the trained nurse sketrhed.
"I would leave it to my common
sense were I a nurse," h ? said. "I
would no( attempt to advise."
She Asks Question.
Miss Charles" letter reads: "A
trained nurse has an excitable, nerv
ous patient, who must be kept quiet
at all cost. This patient falls in love
with his nurse and wishes to marry
her after he is well.
"Shall she say yes to quiet liiui,
ami tell a lie by so doing, or shall
she say no and let the patient become
eXiTteil and unstrung, which might
possibly result in his death?
"Which is worse ? a lie or the death
of a patient on your soul?
"If she says yes it would quiet hitu.
and after he is well and stronger she
could reason with hitn and convince
him of the fact that she was only try
ing to soothe his shattered nerves.
"Tills nurse is trying to live as Je
sut would. Now. what would you do?
What do you think Jesus would do'.'"
X. V. Fuller of the Dawson Electric
company arrived tr. Skagwa.v Satur
day from the interior and left on the
.'rlncess May. He will no to Mon
treal. He was accompanied by E. M.
Thruston of London, who has been
examining the Dawson Electric com
pany in behnlf of some London tap
iialists who expect to purchase the
property. Mr. Thruston will return
directly to England and make his re
port.
If you want to buy anything adver
tise for it in The Alaskan.
TO HELP THE EAGLE
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We have placed on sale all of our masks ?
at wholesale price B
Domino Masks - - 10c *
Wire Masks - - - 25c ;
Character Masks - 15c S
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None higher . ?
Stores Ooeii Evenings Phones 4 & 55 5
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We will give a discount of 25 per cent, on all
Men's, Women's, and Children's Underwear
A 25 per cent Discount on all Men's and Women's
Sweaters
And the Choice of any Boy's or Girl's Sweaters
in the Store for $1.00
ST?? B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company SATURDAY
? r j EVENINGS
CLOSES
6 p. m.
Geo. Blanchard, Manager
EXCEPTED
. TOWN TALK
George Smith of Dawson, went 1
south on the Princess.
A1 Baker will go south on the next
Jefferson.
B. I". Slyster U-rt for Juneau on the
Cottage City.
Joseph Sheldon went to Ketchikan
on the Cottage City.
Mr and Mrs. Westerdahi of Haines
left for Seattle on the Princess.
Mrs A. F. McLean of Haines cam"
11 1> from Seattle on the Cottage City.
Arthur Thompson of Whitehorse, a
mine owner, went south on the Prln
cess.
\V. L. Miller left on the Cottage
City for Seattle where he will spend
a month's vacation.
N. Bisnallon, J. P. Bradely, 1>. A
Stamller, travelling men. left on the
Cottage City for Juneau.
Burke Walters of Trinidad, Col., ar
rived on the Cottage City and expects
to leave soon for the interior.
Mrs. Tad Illllery and daughter re
turned on the Cottage City after a
visit to Idaho and California. ,
lOmil Korack and his wife will re
turn on the Jefferson Friday after a
month's visit in the south.
G. B. Thoru of Vancouver and Mrs.
Grant Jennings of Boston arrived on
the Princess May and left this morn
ing for Dawson.
Henry Raymond of Kagle arrived
on the Princess May and left this
morning for the interior. He was a
guest of the Dewey' hotel.
"Bill" King and Win. Milligan of
the White Pass and Yukon railroad
left for Vancouver on the Princess
May. Mr. King will return In May.
t. It. Russell, Mrs. Russell and
daughter, and James Boxwell. all of
Minnesota, arrived on the Cottage
City. They art guests of the Dewey
uotel.
J. W. Llstou of Chicago," came to
Skagway on the Cottage City. He
expects to go to Eagle where his
father is located. Mr. Liston is
stopping at the Fifth Avenue.
The town council of Skagway will
hold the regular meeting tonight at
8 o'clock at the city hall. The mayor
Is desirous of having a quorum and
wants all the members to attend.
While returning from Haines in the
Hegg Saturday afternoon, Capt. Pete
Madsen sighted a number of whales
gambolling in the shnllow water off
Mission Point. There were several
large sized levethians in sight.
Mrs. Stephens of Vancouver, the
daughter of Mrs. Noot, arrived on
t'te Princess and accompanied her
mother to Vancouver with the body
of George Noot, the Canadian collec
tor of customs at Summit, who died
here lasfc, week. Mrs. Noot desired to
thank the officials of the White Pass
Ac Yukon railroad for their courtesy
to her in her time of trouble.
PRINCESS MAY
TOOK OOI ORE
The .Princess May of the Canadian
Pacific Steamship company arrived
In Skagway at midnight Saturday
with 20 passengers and 100 tons of j
freight and left at 'J o'clock Sunday j
afternoon with IS passenger* and 13?!j
tons of copper ore for the l^idysmlth (
sniclter. The Princess May had n
smooth trip up and no severe weather
was encountered.
COTTAGE CITY
ARRIVED
The Cottage City of the Pacific1
Coast Steamship company stunned
Into Skagway at <> o'clock Saturday
night ami left for Seattle at 1"
I'clook. The Cottage City brought up
21 tons of freight and nine passen
gers. The Cottage City had a smooth
and uneventful trip.
Tomorrow will be "Ground Hop
Day." According to the ancient su
perstition the ground hog emerges
from his hole tomorrow. "If he sew
his shadow he noes hack Into bis hole
for thirty days and th<- weather will
be severe. If he does not his
shadow he does not return to his
hole, which Is supposed to he a sign
of mild weather for the remainder >f
the winter. Here's hoping that the
ground hog doesn't se> his shadow to
morrow. ^
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
The one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln is Feb.
12, 1 909. In order that all may fit
tingly honor the memory of the Great
American Emancipator, as a remem
brance of what he did for his coun
try, and to Instil patriotism among
our citizens. 1 hereby declare that
Friday. Feb. 12, be a legal holiday In
the, town of Skagway and urjje all
citizens to pay tribute to the memory
of Lincoln.
CHR4S C. SHEA. Mayor.
1 FRESH BUCKWHEAT
I FLOUR AND PURE
MAPLE SYRUP
| GRANT'S GROCERY"
00 YOU DJINCE DLL THE OANGES ? 1
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Why not take a few Instruction* ao<i
learn how ic dance the new dance*. or
the old one* that you almplv ranoot
niA?'er Y ? Prof. Orle*h*ch'a dancing
academy. Eagle*' hall. CI?Mtn Monday
and Thursday evuolnira.
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estace
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC j
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Park Train Restaurant
Will S*rre^8uixUjr
frencli Dinner
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Fromjnooo 12 U> 8 p. m.
tVf RV1 HINti Ittf BfST
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Regular Dinner 60c
TEA. COFFEE or WINK ft no
10* CHF.AM
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P.E.KERN, rUEm :
SIIVIR & COPPtR HANI) RfAIFN MOVf I Tlf S ?
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Spoon*.' Bracelet*. Paper Cntfen?. Napkin King*
Paper Weight*. ?
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Native Carved Ivory Handled Carving Sets -
: eautiluliy Carved Walrus Teelh Novelties j
Watches and Diamonds, Silverware. Cut
Glass and hand Painted China ?
RAW PUR
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTORS
arerequested to correspond with 11* about thi*' sea
son '* catch of FIRS. We want the farm catch a*
well an the i.ath catch. We will pay full market
value at all times. Price list and tag* can be had for.
the asking at any time.
Herman Schmerl & Co.
28 West Thirty-First Street
NEW YORK CITY
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