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SIX DAYS TO
Christmas
And WISE ONES Surely
Won't Delay
Christmas Shopping Another
Day
NOTICE
On Aittl afu-r January 1st. 1911 a!
<i < ut t$ltttM> *ill be requfcNti
<?i port** ifc>lU? tuetvra iMkMEtitg f j
Houm l\>% v-e t'u., mu-rv?i tit U*e nt'i .
at S per ieut pur auuuui *111 bf
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tf MaiUM^r
Jt to Ife^aUu fc> IU U)?U Altai rvtulv
to a?wii ituxuiut)* tor iu ty oik- *lt<
mi)' rv?|uuv h(A Mnkiti. U^vv or
>Wr? ?t TWiy iKjcUfv or Masco
SekWB.
Come la or phoa# orders for 01b#oi
Hy? and Val UUU Be?rr; delivered lt>
your tkooje by Ttic Uucot
COAL
W ellington Lump Coal
Crua Sftafl No. i, Ojttcr Bay Miu?
u LAdywuith. do aUboat gnu
aouaohold oual of ail Um U. C. fWlvU
M.JS FIXEO CARBON
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Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS,
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Ut.VLtK IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
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jj Beautiful Alaska Nugget Jewelry |
>pt-ci*l IVsitfu* M -uie U) Orvicr.
Carved Mastodon and Walrus Ivory ?
Cfc. icr ; km -.-wh Statuettes. Paper Weighu. Cribi\??e ft
ltu*rtl? 4<ui Napkin Kings.
: T H ? ONLY LINK OF:
Ivor* Jt?elry. >?ulf. TuUmsco, Stamp, Mulch, CulUr aau CusI Haxes in ?
lhe oil j.
Beautiful Aia.-ka Scenic llau<) Paint**! (,'biua
hnf^ - Jeweler and
| eJ . 1 1\U lU "" Optician. . ,
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HIS CHRISTMAS
PRESENT
By MAKK UrilTlKMORt
| vt?ri*lu. isn, b> Anwrmo
\ latton.
< . ?
liem> u?kI bi-i wire, Liiur.u
had uuirvi?d to-i jrvun au.1 lu<l
Ut>t btvu Wes>?t with children- 11 .1
ry was thirty eight. sth! L a was
thirty iwu. The > had rvti.-H.V, the a-.'
wberv childless ?i irried i*\>pk* i- ?
tu try l?? - . ?'? ? tt. ? U' t ???? > I'V !?*' *
'
siou.il cUou-im a '.id tuiuia-, * ae. ? . .
was uirttJ every iwl > **'?? *ui to g > to
the lit irtv cast and d:r?.vt tb.1 ra
tions of a mine. Benales his -? .it j",
he was e.fe^cd M UiO Stui ' ' ^ l
putty. K*Mf u long tliue he liccliihil,
uot earii;-, to break UP hi- hrtOW :? an
uncetiaituy fur the uiiuc might p*.
w rth:. ? -t to leave his wife while
the expert at was tote ; m ule, but
?the wvlf wa> prowling about the
door. aud at last th couple uiade up
tbvir luiiida to be?r ?lw> it?f* ration.
Heury was ul>i!'4ed to tu.'ke a pre
liminary trip to a tSistaut city where
the capitalists *h. were to employ
him lived in order (-? talk matters over ,
a u.J become po-ied as to hi> work.
During this gbMUcc, which lusted a'
utoath. I .aura hud a taste of what she
wait to endure during the longer sepa
ration. Wheu her husbaud returned
the couple were .nruptured at the re
ef tcpamttoft stared them lu the face
When the March wiuds were blow
ing Henry bade his wife a sorrowful
adieu and Went to the field \?f bis ?p
eruiious. During the first month of
absence I. aura wrote hiir every day ,
?Vhiinmy" 1 the dog). -dear boy. misses
you very much. The day you left he
whined and frvtlod uud ran u^ut pin
ing for his dear pa pa. Toddle" tthe
parrot 1 '-aid yesterday, 'Oh, Heury.
TiO'v cau I live without you?" I wouder
If the dear girt got that from me."
Had the letters falleu iuto the bands
of strangers they would have supposed
the writer to be referring to beloved
childreo. However, after a few weeks
? jKvsslbly I .aura was becoming uiore
accustomed to her husband's absence
aud did ik>t uittl to lavish so much
love ou t'htmuiy and Toddle- the let
ters assumed a utore practical tone.
! jura hopwi the venture would be
successful. They were setting ou
toward "'d age and nothing laid up.
It would be uiee if in addition to
Henry's salary the shares that had
heeu --iven him would become valu
able. Then they would not have to
w..rrv about the future. Iu one of her
letters she asked H ? ry if there were
^??>1 -L-hovls In the J:-trict where the
tuiues were i ;t tetl lleurv w role back
that he tiadu'i ta . u auy Interest In
th.' - r 1.' 1* > ice
a |x*ruiaueut h?uM, uot baviug any
c hiklreu of their owu. It wouldn't
make any illffetvi: To wh eh ! (lira
replied that she thought Toddle could
be taught to read, and she wouldn't
like to take h?-r w be re such f thiu^
would be 1 possible if de.-irtsl Heury.
who had iot usvd to beiu^ -eparatevl
from hi- pets, thought this at - ml
Six months passed, and no immedi
ate prwpect of lleurv s setting home.
tVt> ber came, and there wis a rich
strike lu the tuiue. The success of the
euterprtse was secured, but still Heury
could not set away. In December he
l?ft e\ery thins to go home aud speud
chrUtuui- with his wife ami Ohuntuy
and i'oddle.
lie arrival ou t.'hristtuas morning.
As Ue ran up the steps of his house
he uoti ? d aa . uto >. ukJi.it; tx-iere the
door and in 'he ball met the fatniiy
phy*.eian. wlto was KtviUj* some ia
stru. tioits to a t-alneU uurse. Heury,
in terror. U^ged to be iuformed us to
the reason for their t>eln^ there.
"The ct .ais ts passed." sakl the doc
tot "ivm't worry Nurse, np aud
prepare Mr- I'rayuc to meet her bus
hatul. We don't waut t.> startle her."
The nurse went upstairs au.l iu a
few miuuu-s called out that Mr.
'l'r.iyue in:-, at vine up. Ueurv was
?
to Chimwy's sr*- tiutfs and w bcu the
d^ , S"t In hi.-? wav he was hurrying
apstatm gave h -u a push that seul
him away yeipins When the eager
husband reached his wife's di>or he
w . > astouisheil to see a placard ou it
beurius the words
"Merr.v Cbristi ?s from Harry."
t
as to what it meant, be opeued the
d'K'r sot; y aud entered the room.
There lay laiura. w ;;h the tiniest bit
of a bttbv . 11 be?- ariu, aud the mother
had a happy s*uile of welcome >jU her
face.
-.V Christmas i> resent for you. Heu
ry!" said Laura.
The uurse, who took a position to see
the h us baud's face at the moment of
ht? surmise, told the doctor ttkit "ho
looked as if he had had a pitcher of
joy poured over him." He stood for a
moment enraptured at what he saw,
then took his wife and their child ta
one embrace.
"Now I ki w." he sakl, "why you
were inquiring about the schools and
were giving me that uoaseuso about
teaching Toddle to read. But wbjr
didn't you let me know?'
"I wanted to surprise you. And
wheu I learned that you were to come
at this time 1 hoped my Cbrisinuu
gift wouKl be here ready for you. The
doctor delivered it without wrapper
or address this taoraiiuc at ?1 o'clock."
And so it was that Chimmy and Tod
dle were relegated to a very inferior
position to make way for the rising
son of the household Toddle, who
was bright enough to deserve a b*;ts*
fate, says:
"Shut up.* You'll wake the baby!"
10
SI.
Hi '<v and there throughout the
United States are regularly orxania
>-u Sar.ta Claus sooi*tW?. The plau
?rt'? from a casual tK-^iuuiug Some
? us ago, }u&t Mwi' Christmas, the
po^m^trei*! in a tittle towu showed
la .t Vl ouKhv woman a bundle ot
chikiu 'i's let lers destined for the
IV'.iU Letter office at WartJmtgtou
I ...? i'ae was addressed to Sauta
I'Uifci. This woman made a request
to the post-oflk? that they be haud j
ed o\ <-r to her. The arrangement !
wss k -pt a secret. iu a small town
it was quite ?iay to dwcover which
i the -iLiall letter writers came frot
uemcs Sauta Olaus might pass by. I
}Vrhtn<s so more astoftikhed children |
h\ed than these, who ou OhrtsAiuas j
worn. g received the very gifts (or j
w huh they had asked. With e?ch
oii? went a pleasaut Christmas let
ter. The new spapers heard the story j
an 1 h was published here and there!
all ov i r the country. It ?us>5???ted
a pleasant charky to others aud
. many a city L'xtcio Stun gives j
up to a woman's club. a church so
cket) . or a little group Qf kindly
people, all the local letters which
are mailed to Santa Claues. The
beauty oi It is that Che gift goets to
u h ager child as a direct answer
from the generous, jolly Saiut hiin
.->elt :\l!eu Stearus iu Success Mag
ajine.
Ihjh? i worry whether it was a white
hen a bhtck heu thai laid the
,i i the >-<s at the ft?#
Bruhn Co. tf
S50 !N PRIZES
1\> tKi Ulvea Away Christmas.
*T THE Oft AWING DEC. 24, 1910.
Que Cheat of Silverware,
One Stiver Tea Set,
Oae Iv or j Carving Set,
Cue Silver ^>ru^t Dish,
uv Cut Class Oerry Dish, .
Oae Cut Class Celery Dish.
One Lad? s Umbrella,
Oae Lieut's I'mbrella,
With each oae dollar purvhas* be
tw< u now a_d Christmas. will be giv
eu a ticket ou above goods.
Coupon tickets ft) r the drawing
art siwa at each store.
Make Chris Unas selections now
we will put them aside for you.
Wo want you to come and see how
little it takes to secure suitable and
at prwpnat sifts ft* those you wish
V) remember.
All lady callers will recdw a souv
v r from this time up to Christmas
eve.
All goods purchased engraved tree
oi charge.
H. D. KIRMSE,
Pioneer Jeweler of Skyway
shortbTdges
i he Shortridges, well known la
Uuuj> who are natives oi this place,
but who have been in the east fin
ishing off a spU-tulid education, are
prospering iu the stage world accord
iag to news that has but recently
been received.
Bt*ih Mr and Mrs Lous Short
ritlge were well educated before go
ing east and had o&'ie for themselves
-jittte a place iu musical circles, but
they fete that they would lxko to have
the advantages of eastern colleges
J music, so they went to Chicago,
where they at once leaped iatoprom
iceace. They have already beeu s?
cured by producers of musical plays.
Charles Cutter, another native of
Juneau, and Miss May Johnstone are
joined with them ia a production
which ia taking the east by storm,
la another few weeks they will be
piaji - in New York, where they S*>
upon leaving Chicago. ? Haines Pio
iteeC Ptvss.
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Dc your Christmas (hopping oariy.
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in Carcross ment 4*
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Drgjjt and b?t ap*-;aud fiotel ii .Ik Vrkoa
CHOI7S BAR STOCK (UMtrtOrSt, ?. C.
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OUR BABY PICTURES
Like all portraits that we aiake. are natural in pose, prop
e. , ,-hted auJ :>eui!t: fully finished. b'ast lenses, lki$ctk class
ev, lipmeut and tireless tact are the reasons for our remark
able success iu baby portraiture.
t ome iu some fine moruing and let us (tt ac^uaimed with
the bar>v.
[DRAPER COMPANY;
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Society
: Stationery
\ Styles
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? W e have the very latest sh ies of
iCards and Wedding
?r
I Papetrie
1 and Type Faces
?
i WiYA eacA order for
1100 Calling Cards
? with name printed in Copper
5 Plate Type we will give from
m now until January 1, 1911
I JTJ? IT IT One Box Of
i rj\hh ?R0Yal"
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I Crepe Paper Napkins
m
? Each box contains fifty napkins
m of ten different designs
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