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Yu??tan'? W?t?r Cavern*.
Since Yucatan. where the Mayas
bni't their stranjre citie*. to of cor* I
Kawsioth" form* Hon, it follow* that tt
wwi?d hare bron a desert but for tt* i
?tWwwif*!! rivers ar<l the eencte*.
or w*te? earem*. which irive access
t? them Tt-e Mara* noted the conr??
of the nnderrronnd owitw aM built
their toxin* r>?nnd the or note* Many
i ;*re mv found MimmmN to
roliis a .] c.'ve indication* of the
no '.< .nployed by the Majn* to
nwh t? r -ool waters. In Hsmal a
cri-'r .?!? rt fivty feet drop it Inhabit
ed br c o -ti:?r *peoie? of Ml At
JV>!ani N?n therv Is a cenote harinc
flre op?>nti?c? li the p? k* at the bot
tom < tlie <avem l.nddcr* mstic by
j tT.ns three trnnfcs together lead down
I a total <'|sia;ve of l.W feet, bnt the
perpend fco Jar depth from the surface
to the water i? not more than 500 f?-?
j ? Exchatir*
C fcnwn ?nt>
On the subject of mri>rislnc modern
words it is n-*aMe that the Oxford
dK-ttonrtry tine* no earlier IMtMK* of^
?VI in the sense of a native
of China, than 1ST>*. whe- Rmersoe ?o j
n^-d it The previous word was "Till
: mw," from which the p'urai "Chi ,
m ? was formed by Milton sind hi?
owtemponrif* and the false <inru!nt
^?V'iiiee"" hv modern Ameri< ans Rut
"Vhitrimsn" in another sense, that of
a d>? W in ch na. wns In ?s.? lone he
flr>tv lv'.t T'- Onford lihUowrT tivw
thre. insta'ws of it from I,ondon d!
re or:~ ?f ITS. !!*?! atvl ISM, b*!t
n-s rot noti-.-o that in 1T?CI one "John
|CroT>is,r. Oli twurrn." wns ga7etted j
i Icmkrurt. "X fctaa woman" in a simi ,
j 'sr ?ei <c cvv back to Iton Jawwo - ;
j Lnadoa Chrotricle.
v :.e better anc purer Ui.in Gibaol
?e. Rainier and Olympia boer. Or- j
? rs by "phone promptly delivered
"he Mascot tt
H?np Fried*ntha2 rhone "6. Quick
'.i very. lfc.psase and expressing on '
short notice, day or night.
Alaskan want *a?. for rerolta.
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PLEASES
The Work from our Job Department ?
Pleases Particular People. ?
IVn't sond out of town ?r your work. Lot * us [quoro
voo rrioes show yon *;i - of stock, and do your'work
VH'iCKLY, YTELL. AND AT REASONABLE PRICED. ?
alir Daihi Alaskan. ;
Sins'* Fit#.
TThen the Indian* traveled totrettwr
they seldom walked ??r rude two or
more abreast, but followed one another
i In single file. It U* been thought by
Home that this practice resulted from
tbe tack of m*d?. whl h ?viupelled
thorn to make their 1tay throtirh wood*
?ml around rooks by narrow path*. If ,
ibis were the real reas-m tor the pn?e
then we should expect to find that I
the tribes who lived to ot*-a ?>>ontrle* 1
traveled In (ompany. *s do whites. '
The true reason for Jtwn ejlnjr as the
Indians did In single ti'e wim to be
? feeling of caste This feeling w?? |
?t the bottom of other customs of the i
Indians. It made their women slnros
and rendered the men ?llen? ami unso
cial. This peculiarity Is Asiatic. How It
has warped and disfigured Hindu life
is well known. Home Is scarcely pos
sible where It prevails. To tbe wom
en and children domestic life Is bond
ape. The women of a Chinese house
hold are seldom soon In tbe ?treet. The
children, when accompanying their
father, follow him ?t a resjiectfni di?
^ ?? v l:i "ingle ! and in 'lie of
their a res? Harper's Weekly
Don't Be ? Chatterer.
Do you chatter? If you feel you do.
don't! Get rid of the habit as quickly
as maybe. There Is nothing so Irritat
ing or more dangerous. Hi* chief asks
the clerk a question which requires a
brief answer. Instead of replying In a
word, he irritate* his superior by In
consequent meimlerlngs. and he Is mir
prised and hurt to be curtly cut short.
His astonishment, however, would be
creator could he but meihonr a subse
quent conversation Sb II \\e -*"id
Jones on this special commission r*
asks the head clerk. "No." replies the
chief: "he chatters r??o much "
It has always Ix-eti *o K.i mous gen
erals have ever intrusted im(?ortant
messages (o the man who would rath
er be shot th in spe.tk Then. too. a
chatterer has f. w friends. whether
business or othe; wise Who can feel
at ea?e with a man who babbles all
you teil him In conRden -e to the nest
comer?? 1 earsnn's Weekly
Try ? Single Rost.
"We read." sj: <! I.utinda. "abont bow
Adolpbas brought t? I.uella a great
bnnch of roses anil no can imagine
their beauty We ere left t? p?m-ns at
their cost. Itu! do >ou know It Isn't
really Dveessarj in order to i ..ike home
beautiful to have a bu'ich of roses as
big around as a bartv! ; that a -ingle
lovely rose will do?
"Try this: If yon have spe-it all ycur
money for hats and gloves and Adol
plius hasn't come my br? thrr Claude
would s;i v hasn't cenie to the bat? stop
at the florist's ati ! buy a single n?se? '
It will cost ver\ li lie ami take that ,
home and *,.? It In tbe proj?er vase, its i
rod petal* and green leaves to please !
the eve and Its fragrance to fill the
room, an individual flower of grace 1
and beauty and joy. If yon can't j
have a bunch try a sine!, ruse."? New
York Sun
Th* tverglade*.
The recion known as the Everglades
of Florida i? al*>ttt sixty mile* long by !
some fifty flfive mi'es broad and is nni
vast swnnip. studded with Islands of
from a quarter of an ? -e to hundreds
of acres In extent. These Island* are
ceneralhr covered with dense thickets
of shrubbery or vine* and occasion- !
ally with lofty pines and |?almet'o*. 1
lite water Is from one to six f?>et deep,
tlie !>.<-tem. as n nile. covered with a
crowth of rank grass I'lirlng the
rainy season, from July to (Vtol>er. the
district comprised In the Everglades i?
practically Impenetrable. The vege- !
table deposit of the Everglades Is con
sidered well adapted to the growth of
the banana and other frtilis. and when
properly drained the region will un
donated !y l>e one of the most fertile on 1
earth ?New York American
Struggle of tbt R'vera.
The discovery that th?re Is a kind of
struggle for existence and survival of)
the fittest anions rivers Is one of the
most interesting results of the modern
study of physiography . A notable ex
amp'e of this con'est is exhibited by
England's two biggest rivers, the
Thames and the Severn. Re ween their
valley* lie the Ootstvold hills, and ex
ploration show s tli it the Seve-n by j
eating backward among thrse hills
where softer strata underlie them has
diverted to Itself some of the bead wa I
ters which formerly (lowed Into the
Tha nies.
She Made a Mi*t?V?.
Two girls, the story ran. were drink
ing tea and eating s.-<>nes at a fashion
able New York restaurant. The first
trirl said:
"Ma mi Is so serrj she look Reggie's
ring back to Dymon's to 1* valued."
"Why?" asked the other girl as she
opened a fresh scone
"Pymon kept It. He said Reggie
hadn't been in to settle for it, accord
ing to his promise."
Not In Condition.
Professional Beggar (In Hardnpp's
oDcM-Ot been out o' work for over
a year, mister, and ain't got the price
o' a night's lodgin'. Can yer do any
thing to help me out? Ilardupp (sar
donically*? I'd like to. bnt I sprained
my foot on a collector yesterday.
Too Sana.
"I d^n't believe this novel of j-onrs
! will hit the popular fancy."
"What's wrong with it?" ?
"Your heroine acts at times as if she
find sense "?Washington Herald.
Friendly Advie*
"We surprised all our friends by get
: Hng married "
"Good enongh No* surprise 'etn by
staying married."- Kansas City Jour
j oai.
NEWS FROM [HE
NORlHIiNU
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SHORT BREEZY NEWS ITEMS
FROM THE NORTHERN PRESS
Th? Chichftffoff Mining <x>tnpany '?
doing extensive development work In
(?reparation for (he installment of a
;ar,;e milling plant. FY>rty men are
< m ployed. A new compressor plant
has been installed.
Ska^way sUll has Pace Mountain
and Soapy" Smith's grave, s*y*
the Whltehorne Star, but she has lost
her one othor prominent landmark.
Monte Snow has left there for Sitka
to accept a i?osltion with Prof. C. C.
tieorgeson, tfce nitabarga expert. Ver.
ily, Skagway will not s*?em Hke the
same oM place with Monte stone
An Alaska club has been organized
:n San Francisco for the benefit of
Vlaskans, a number of whom are
^pending the winter here, and the
umber is constantly increasing, as
the people of the north are cutting
out Seattle, which. In time* past, was
the winter ?juarters of hundreds of
mining men. The club is located on
Kllis street :it the Hotel Holland.
I>awson will not forget that night.
It was January the twenty-sixth.
Anno Domkni nineteen hundred and
twelve. Everybody knows what hap
pened The Dawson Mystic Shriners
were at "home. They entertained
their friends, and It was something
worth talking about, something worth
writing the details home to mother
and wiring the facts to the chee
chaoos.
When mails for the North are
missing thi>r? is an Inclination to
put all the blame on the offloe near
est at hand. A report from Wash
Ington shows that some of the mall
destined for the North recently was
destroyed ,n a railway wreck in Wis
oonsin. The report follows:
"Washington, Dec. 7. 1911 ? A car
containing about IS.OOO pounds of
mail from Chicago and points east
for Washington state, Alaska and
'?ritish Columbia, on Chicago & Mta
neapolis It. P O. <C? M. ft St. P
Fly.) train i>7, scheduled to depart
from ChUag*, 111., at f:55 p. m .
Deo. 5, was destroyed by fire near I
Pwaulee, Wis., together with its
i-ontents. ? Joseph Stewart, 2nd Asst
P M Oe. n ."
.ludco T. n Murane. of Nome,
may hold a torm of court 'n the
Idltarod country next mmmpr In
t ho plac<i of Judee Over field, who
has all t'le cases he can well attend J
to at Fairbanks
In rrjiiy from an inquiry from
tudce Over field. .Twice Murane has
signified his willingness to visM. the
Iditanvl and hold a torm of court dur
ine the summer months, and if the
department of justice sanctions the
movo will take the trip. The IdHaxod
is nearer to Nome than to Fair
banks and Is much more easily ac
cessible from the former place.
This will obviate a trip of some of
the southern Alaska judges into the
interior, such as was made by Judge
Cushman last summer
OMdttioM for loo skat in* in F>*ir
hanks -ikore nev?n- better than they
are at the present time. l/?ng and
painstaking labor on the river be
low the Turnw street bridge ha*
reaulteti in as smooth a surface as
the most particular skater could de
sire. The weather during the past
week smd longer has been ideal for
the sp'iwt Many skaters have talc
<n advwitage of the privik"^.
Women and children under the
app of 12 are admitted free to the
rink, find so are the member# of
the family of a subscriber. Others
are chargod two-bits a skate. Up
to the present time, sixty five per
sons liave subscribed IS each to
the expense of building and main
tain init the rink, and these are en
titled to the privileges of the rink
for the season.
letters arriving In Dawson from
eastern Canadian points hi the last
nrail bore stamps of the new Issue,
the first over published wKh the like
ness of King George.
On the new stamps the colors and
denominations are the same as those
of thp King Fid ward series, and have
for their central and dominant f?*
ture a faithful portrait of hi* majes
ty. King Oeorge the Fifth, In the
uiflorm of an admiral, thus typifying
the sailor-king. At the top and above
the head of the king are found the
crowns, one at each side, emblematic
of the Rmplre. Just below the por
trait and forming a base for the oval
frarro containing the king's head we
two supporting branches of maple
leaving (more prominent than the
WHY SO WEAK?
Kidney Troublas May ba Saapp4n?
Your Ufa A way Alaskan People
Have Learned Thia Pact
When a healthy man or wobmb be
gin* to run down without apparent
cause. becomea weak, languid, de
preaeed, suffer* backache, headache,
iH**y cpell* and urinary disorder#,
kidney weakness may he -the cause
of It all. Keep the kidney* well
and they will keep you well. Doan's
Kidney Pllle cure sick kidney* and
keep them well. Can Alaskan read
er* demand further proof than the
following statement:
Mrs F. H Morell. 518 Marlon St.,
Seattle, Wash , says: "Kidney com
plaint and backache bothered me
ill my life and I had such severe
attacks at times that I was practi
cally helpless. The pains through
my kidneys and loins were almist
unbearable. I had healaches and
dizzy spells and In the morning wh?n
I first rot up, I boram? so dixzy
'hat I dared not attempt to walk
across the hall. Learning about
Doan's Kldr.ey Pills I be.an their use
The contents of the first box helped
me so greatly that I eon tinned taking
them and before long I was entirely
relieved of kidney complaint. I have
recommended Doan's Kidney Pi'.ls to
many of my friend* and shall conMn
ue to do so." (Statement given De
cember 17, 1907.)
RE- ENDORSEMENT
Mrs. Morell was interviewed on
February I, 1910, and she added to
the above: "I have been in good
health since 1 endorsed Doan's Kid
ney Pills in 1907. I take this rem
edy in the spring and fall and H
keeips me In good health. ??
FV* sale by all dealers Price BO
rents Foster MHborn Co., nnffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name ? Doan's ? and
!*kV? no other
For sale by sll dealer*. Price SO
rent* Foster-Mllbum Co. R?fTa'o
Vew York, sole a?ent? for the Unit
ed States
Remember the name? Dean's ? and
take no other.
previous Issues i, gracefully present
ing Canada's national emblem.
The design was submitted to the
king, who, as i* well known, is one
of the most discriminating of Judges
In such matters, and received his
ready approval, so that the new
stamps. In addition to departmental
authority for their issue, have the
privilege of royal sanction.
SMOKERS ATTENTION
Harold Hartwleaen, successor to
W. W. Houghton, has taken ..the
agency for the Jnatly famous
EL JNF1NITO CLEAR
HAVANA CIOAR8.
VOOO Just received from the fac
tory at Tampa, Fla If yon winl the
>>est don't fall to give th? se goi'ds
a fxlal
GREAT C- EAFtANCE SALE
Sold at a I/***: Malt Rainier, 20
^ents per bottle. Especially prepared
! for sick people and Invalids, and ex
cellent for nursing mother*. Only
two barrel* left A Per that ptic? wil
be 35 cents per bottle
Pack Train Bar
LOCAL BRIEFS
&KAGWAY WEATHER REPORT
Result* of the r>Uon Uk?
at Moore'g Wharf at aUdnfcbt.
Feb. 6. Mil, Is *s follows:
Temp. Ums obsenrarn . . . . 3* *bo*s
Mm. preceding 14 hr? .... 40 abore
Mia. " " ? .... 16 above
Mean " a? above
Rarometer JO: 15. Ctoa dy, V wtawl
INTERISfl WUlNi.il BtFQRI
i rMPTRAttnir.
STATtOm Above l>!n?
(Jurthou H
?Vbite llor* 14
T??rhh Irt
Atlin 5
Lowt^ Iilisrge
fimiMtiiniua it
BigSalnon. . 11
Yukon < runstnff 2*>
Selkirk .0
Coffet Cree^ - 1A
Mew-irl Kiver 9
O/IMe W
Dawson ... 27
Cloudy and calm Ta*l*h and Oari
1 ou. Atlin; < I par with north wind at
lyiwer I>?Bar*e; all o<ii?r point* re
I>ort??d rk>ar and palm
The Table d'Hote dinner at the
Pullen House i* better thai ever
vV'by don't you try It You are wel
come ? tf.
SEATTLE'S
Leading Popular Priced H.'fel
Hotel
Georgian
Korop??an Plan
Ml !?nnn j
FtnitaM
Booim
%mmrr-l*l A F?ir
llf Solicit^
RAT*?
In*l* fl op.
T wo Tpfor n? tl .W up
;|i?di with hath HM)
I ma F?r*>r? K -0 np
r.G. CALDWKM
M ? n?#??r
*?\ Lair* c?r frr?Trt FOURTH AVENUt
i?p I> p. * to Fourth B?t- I'nton A flk#
Sanitarium [JHil Alaska
(.?rye, v lean. Tndivldua Hath*.
Abundance of Water. IWt of
Hotel Accommodation* Fur
nitbed CtMsi for Rent. . . .
fitcellent Hun tin? aod Fishinsr.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Jnneau
mikes ?etni-mu?thlj visit*. In
formation and rate* upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
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+ WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BE5T *
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