Official City Paper
L. S. KU.LHR, PUBLISHER
SC B3CB1 FH OS RATES
One w?ek. delivered ty arrler
One month, by mall
Thro? months, by noa'l
ilz months, by mall
One year, by mall
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OH THE EVE OF MMIV DISCOVERIES
(n coutrtdUlicotion to the pessimistic
declaration m?de by n ore than one pub
licist that the year of 1907 had seen no
great invention and the age of inven
tion b<?s * '?en its zenith, we have the
declaration of Mr. Kdison that that age
has recently just begun. And this is
reasonable. The May number of Pop
ular m?tthaniCd points out that from the
increasing number of persoas interest
ed in Mechanical connivances greater
results must accrue than in a time when
inventors were few and all of them were
c >nsidered cranks or lunatics. With alt
the armies of all the nations experi
menting constantly for better trans|>or
tation facilities on land and water, for
improved telephonic and wireless com
munication, for deadlier ordinance and
other means of wrecking destruction to
an enemy; and with every municipa'ity
stuJying construction materials and
problems, strjet improvements and sur
er fire protection; ?nd with every man
ufacturer and every employe alert for
labor- saving kinks and devices, in short
with quickened ambition along mechan
ical lines in every tlepartmeut and phase
of human endeavor, It were not s' range
if the next decade or two were more
prolific in mechanical triumphs than
has been ?ny previous century.
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TO THE TOP OF MOUNT DEWEY.
The Skagway sir is changed with en
terprise. Following fast upon the pur
chase of the plant of the Northwest
Light & Powsr company? a company
concerning which one of the purchasers
recently took the liberty of rechristen
ing, dow that it is dead, the Damned
Northwest Light & Power company ?
by private local capital, comes enter
prise upon enterprise in connection
therewith.
Of course we have not yet been given
th se derails of cost and operating ex
penses upon which all subscriptions to
the stock will be made contingent. If
it s^all be found that this cost is not too
great? if, after these figure# have been
subml'tnd it snail appear that the
schemj is practicable, then the enter
prise is one that should enlist the en
thusiastlc support of all citizens. Nor
should it bj mandatory that the enter
prise be a great money maker? or a
money maker at all. A tramway to
L?ke Dewey wou'd give to skagway
advertising enough, b-fore the count'y
at large, sufficient to return more than
value.
TO REORGANIZE THE CALENDAR
Mr. Robert Peace, M. P. Teek,
England, is attracting the atten
tion of the world by his lntrreating
proposition? for reform. So convincing
are some of bis very radkal measures
in a trouble-saving way that they
wou'd be generallv adopted "were It
not that we are such a conservative
people." as the London Daily Graphic
put It. For instance Mr. Peace pro
poses to reorganize the order of the
calendar In such a way that the day of
the week will always fall on the same
day of the month? and that In a way
that will eliminate several other
puzzling features without Injury to any,
but bene fit instead.
The year is divided into an exact
number of weeks bv the simple device
of treating the 36oth day as neither a
day of the week nor a day of he month It
becomes New Year's day, nothing m.re, 1
In leap year, in the same way, the odd [
day becomes leap dav and njthivg
mOTO. Both New Year's day and leap
day would be made bank holidays, and
the latter would be placed at the end of
Jnae lestead of at the eod of February,
thus securing ao extra summer holiday.
The next step it to adjust the Dumber
of days in each month so as to obtain
regularity with the minimum of
change. January and February would
each have thirty days, and March
thirty-one days; and so on for eaoh of
the remaining quartern of the year.
Thus each quarter would contain
exactly ninety<one days, or thirteen
weaks- Consequently the days of the
week and the days of the mouth would
acquire a regular rotation which would
make the use of almanac* superfluous.
The first day of JaLuary would always
be a Monday ;so would tho first of April,
July and October. The first of Febru
ary, of May, of August and November
would always be on a Wednesday, and
soon. Christmas day would always be
on Monday. In addition, Mr. Pearce
courageously proposes no fix Eister day
and Whitsunday, though not an essen
tial part of the schem-. It wou'd cer
tainly be a great additional conveni
ence, and thsre is no good reason why
it should be opposed on religious
grounds.
Because of "consrrvatism," which is
only another word for lack of enter
prize or mental laziness, it will be
necessary to talk this proposition over
for some time, but it ought to and no
doubt will in time be adopted.
6 RAND BALL
The public are invited to att nd a
Grand Ball oo trhlay evening, May 1st,
at Gilts' ball, given by B. P. O. E., 431.
Come and enjoy yourself.
LOVE'S TAPESTRY
Said she, "Go fetch the palest start
That blossom in the Summer skies,
Ttio amber tissues of the tun,
A flight of opal butterflies;
"A skein of silver from the moon,
And trembling greoo from off tb?
trees;
The rainbow that but yesterday
Was wonderful against the breeze;
"The whitest rose that over blew,
Tho dewy emerald of tbe lawn;
And all the apple-buds that laid;
Their pearly lips against the dawn;
"And fetch the nights I watched for
him.
And find the veil of tears I cried;
And bring the little sob that broke
My heart upon the night he died.
"Then in the twi|:ght I shall si*,
And never hear the yrars that flee,
But weave a beauteous tapestry
O? dreams about my love aad me."
?May Smart Set.
B. P. 0. E.
There will'bc a regular meeting of
Skagway Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, at their
hall, April 30th, 1908, at 8 p. in.
E. L. Miller
Secretary pro tern.
Don't fail to at'.ecd the ball to he
given by the Eiks at their hall on Fri
day night, May 1st.
CLOUDY, CALM, PLEASANT
| LOCAL AND INTERIOR WEATHER g
7??::?n?tmiiiiiiiinmmn????itmnt
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, April 28
1908, la as follows:
Temperature time observat'n..4G above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours. 62 above
Mtn " " " " ..35 above
Mean " " " " -49 ?bove
Baromoter 29.88
Cloudy, calm
\V h it ehorse- cloudy, a wind, 38 above.
Atlin? oloudv, e wind, 39 above.
Center? cloudy, calm, 42 above.
Hoo alinqutf1- " calm 45 above.
Big Salmon? " s wind 48 above.
Selkirk - " e " 40 above.
Coffee Creek? cloudy, e wind, 50 above.
S ewart? " e - " 48 above.
Yukon Cros log? clear. " 50 above.
O^ilvie? cloudy, e wind 48 above
Djwson ? ? s " 45 ab ve.
A Wandarfal Iantrniunnt
You should drop into tho Mascot and
huur tho music. The electric piano
bus a Mandolin attachment .equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of new airs.
SOFTNESS OF SEALSKIN.
Ii Ktvnled by Ifuntnn Hnlr Where
Dandruff 1m Eradicated.
Sealskin Is admired tho world over for
Its softness and glossiness; and yet the
human hnlr Is equally as soft and glossy
wlion healthy; and tho radical cause of all
hr. Ir trouble Is dandruff, which Is caused
by a pestiferous parasite that saps tho
vitality of tho hair at Its root. Newbro'a
f! rplclde Is tho only preparation that Ib
' il to the dandruff germ. Without dan
Huff there Is no falling hair, but a lux
jrlcnt growth of glossy, soft hair Is cer
S-ourlnj? the scalp won't cure dan
Kill the dandruff germ. Thou9
-<!> of women owe their beautiful rilta
hnlr to Newbro's ITerplclde. Sold by
,i ling druggists. Send 10c. In stamp*
to The Herplclde Co., Detroit, Mleh.
Two sires ? 50 cents and >1.00.
Win. Britt, Special agem, Ska?way
CHOICE POULTRY UNO PRODUCE
we taike a specialty ol live and dress
ed poultry aud premium butter.
Frye-Bruhu Co. if
The
General Demand
of the Well-informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficiul in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its bencficial effects always buy
the genuine ? manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty centf
per bottle.
CANflDlflN MB OF COMMERCE
Pajd Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Kkst :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING! B V MAIL
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSCED PAYABLE IN ALL COTSTTIIES IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
H. D. K I R MSE
Fifth Ave. & Broadway
? ^ ?
Railroad scarab or
Sacred Beetle
A vnilml of Good Luck has lx>en
adapted t* Jewelry purposes by
Paye, Baker & Co. of Mass. who
were also the originators of the
Swastika Jewelry. We have Just
weired a second slhpment of
SCARAB JEWELRY
In Scarf Plus. Hat Pins. Fobs, Link
Buttons. Klnes anP Rrooches
watches
Official Watch Inspector for the W. P. &. n. Y.
crery lady may obtain at tbi? ttorr a pack
axe of California Sweet Pea Sccdi FREK
RIEGER
THE CALIFORNIA PSRF'JHH
bu tent u? 30,000 teedi to distribute free to
alL Cone at onee before they are fone ?
you do not bare to buy anything? ibe >ce<b
are free, to come today.
Three handaome prize* arc offered for the
product of the teed.
Plant the teed now ? lee our wlndowi for
prlzei and date of contest.
t?Tll Ctorr Bads b the laic it pcrfuae.
U Come la ml UBflc lL v\
ftVM. BRIT f, Ph.fi. 7
DRUGGIST
Don't forget to look at our
elegant assortment of
-SQHPS
Just received
The Best Soap for the Least
Money ever sold in this town
Let us show you
Eaton's
Hot-Pressed
Vellum
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trlr) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mull
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
SAILS ?
APRIL 2, 8, 14.
20, 26
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi"
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
4PRII 18, and 28. MAY 8, 18, 28.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observatiou and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
I
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamers
Dolphin ? April 24
Jefferson May 4, 14, 24
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Vlotorla and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phono 66
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 18.
(Dally Exoept Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound) No. 2. S. Bound
1st class. 1st clais
8 30 a. m. Leaves SKAGUAY Arrives 3 20 p. m.
10^10 " " WHITE -PASS '? 1 45 "
10 50 " " LOG CABIN ?? 12 45 ?'
11 20 " " BENNETT " 12 05-.
1 10 p.m,' " CARIBOU " 10 30a. m.
3 25 Arrives Whiti HORSI Leaves 8 20 "
Passensrers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare ticket
and 75 pounds with oach half fare ticket.
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LIT-7'
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Pufjet Sound Forts
CARRYING U.S. KAXI.
Steamers of This Company Leave
CITY OF SEATTLF - MAy I, II, 21 and 31
HUMBOLDT - April 27, May 7, 17 and 27
?Conn< ctinsr with the Company'H Steamers at Se-otle fo- San Francisco,
Southern California, Eukkka (H >mboldt Bay) and Mhxico
t&T Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Secood and Broadway, Skatfway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market fnreow, ban 1-rt.noiaco, Cnl.
(fife II PISS I IB ?
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps in tho Alsekand Kiuane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, wheulnavigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Ska^waj and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stago Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mall, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
Intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located ln'tbe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich qua! ti camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our dally trains to Caribou.
For informotton relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to*
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skajruay, Alaska