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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Admitted as second class mail matter
July S, 189S, at the Postofflce
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. 3. Keller, Publisher.
Subscription Rates.
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One month by mall
Three months by mall 2.2
Six months by mall 4.50
One year by mall 9.00
NO USE FOR CANDLE-COURTING.
Boys brought up by wise mothers,
in companionship with sensible sis
ters, have a high ideal ot woman.
They have a protecting, worshiping
attitude. They realize to the full
her sweetness and her abounding self
s i. iiflce and so, through the force of
i-nttrstauding and appreciation, they
pince her 011 a little pedestal of
tiit. ir own making.
Trey carry this view of women to
school with them. It dignifies their
companionship with the little girls.
It breeds chivalry. It goes with them
t-> college, too, and when they gel
out in th" great world it colors and
glorifies their lives.
And when they come to love-mak
ing, In a serious way, after those
plays at it which boys and girls de
light in, they approach it in a spirit
of manliness and reverence appropri
ate to its value in the scale of life.
This spirit dignifies the man who
has it, whether he is of the slums or
the avenues. It makes the conduct
of a young fellow named Andrew
Yotsow, 'in Denver, stand out like the
suow-clad peaks about the town.
He was. note the past tense, a
suitor of a frivolous young girl named
Annie Dugan. - Two other men sought
her favor, and this tripartite attack
on her heart affected her he-ad. She
giggled up a scheme to settle her
own fat>> and that of the three suit
ors.
One day last week she had a
birthday party to which the lovers
were summoned, of course. During
the festivities Annie brought out
three candles, lighted them and
placed them on a board, declaring
that a mysterious prize awaited some
body. When the last caudle had
burned out Annie announced that she
had placed the name of one of these
young men under each candle and
that she herself was the prize. Yot
sow's candle had burned the longest,
and she was his.
Yotsow. a m-,nly young fellow, told
her that his ideas of the sanctity of
courtship didn't agree with hers and
withdrew in disgust. She, however,
took the proceedings as entirely nor
mal. went on with her wedding pro
ceedings and when Yotsow didn't ap
pear sued him for breach of promise
No court will endorse such court
ing. of course, and while waiting for
legal vindication young Yotsow
should know that sensibh* men and
women everywhere and of all grades
et society approve the manliness
aud the real chivalry of his conduct.
--Cleveland Leader.
CERTAIN SENATORS ARE SEEK
ING TO STILETTO TARIFF RE
VISION.
The much mooted question of tariff
has troubled many able minds. Ther
is a deal to be said for and against
a high protective tariff ? but it is no
ticeable that the wealthy corporations
are advocating it. while the small m?r.
chants and manufacturers and th?
people who work on salaries favor n
lowering of our present schedules
Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota,
one of the ablest men of affairs in
the United States today, epitomized
the matter well when he said, "It is
time we ceased protecting infant in
dustries that are 100 years old."
The republican party promised tar
iff revision in its platform previous
to the last election. Honestly de
sireous of making good that pledge, a
tariff bill, which will meet the needs
of the country, which will give our
industries ample protection and re
Ueve the consumers of considerable
oppression. Is being framed In tht
lower house of congress. It will un
doubtedly pass the house despite
Cannon's opposition.
In the senate, however, the meas
ure is certain to have hard sledding.
Aldrich, Hale, Piatt, Crane and their
select coterie of corporatlonlsts are
plauuing to make a desperate fight.
According to reliable news dispatches
from Washington they will attempt to
tack on amendments to the bill which
will render it Innocuous as far as the
"interests" are concerned. Possibly
the reactionaries have strength
enough to do this. Hut La Follette
of Wisconsin, Cummings of Iowa, Bur
kett of Nebraska, Gore of Oklahoma,
aided by the more progressive ele
ment in the senate will not tamely
submit to this program.
It will be a fight worth watching
In any event. A victory by the re
actionaries will slmpl) mean a delay
of a reformed tariff, for it is certain
to come. A victory for the progres
sives of the senate will mean the
passing of the old ring who have so
long dominated the highest branch of
our natloual legislature and so effect
ually protected the interests that
own them.
MR. BAILEY OF TEXAS.
A motion was introduced in the
senate yesterday to reprint Abraham
Lincoln's inaugural address and
emancipation proclamation in the
Congressional Record on the anulvera
ary of his birth. Lincoln will proba
bly go dowu in history as the great
est American and the proposed act by
congress wat but a slight, yet fitting
trib itc tt his 11 eniory.
Senator Bailey o f Texas raised vio
lent protests to this honor to our
martyred president. His reasons for
objecting are not given in the press
dispatch, Probably he has no tangi
ble motives that he dare tell in pub
lic. Xever-the-less he objected in his
usual uolsy strain.
A few days ago wnen President
Roosevelt recommended that congress
appropriate Jiuu.ouo to the relief of
the earthnuake sufferers in Italy the
s*um was raised to JSOO.OuO and the
bill passed both houses with but one
dissenting vote. Again bailey of
Texas was the sole objector to this
humane deed.
Three years ago William Kandolph
Hearst produced letters which con
clusively proved that bailey was
worklug iu the interests of the Stand
ard Oil Co. Perhaps the people of
Texas don't read. At any rate Bailey
succeeded iu getting re-elected to the
senate where he has been ever since,
making au ass of himself on numer
ous occasions. His is a high stand
ard of statesmanship and the voters
ofc Texas should be ? and doubtless
are ? proud of their representative.
If ever a man had the spirit of gen
erosity it is Andrew Carnegie. Not
content with donating libraries to
half the cities of the United States
he is now "giving away" the secrets
of the Steel Trust.
Charles Cameron, president of
Pittsburg'^ street car system, was
convicted of bribery yesterday. The
trial was short and the jury deliber
ated but fifteen' minutes. They do
things more slowly in San Francisco.
According to Attorney General Bon
aparte Senator Ben Tillman is a fit
candidate for the president of the An
anias club to succeed Editor Pulitzer
of the New York \Yorld.
? persist in our original conten
tion that Senator Tillman's reply to
the president was responsible for the
breaking of the Alaskan cable.
There was a frost in Florida a few
days ago. We maintain that southern
Alaska is destined to be the winter
resort of the future.
A Youngstown. Pa., man wrecked
the postoffice there because he didn't
get any Christmas niail. No one can
blame him much.
Yes, we have the proper sizes of
calling cards in the crash finish bris
tol. The proper type, too. The
Daily Alaskan Job Dept.
| COLDEST DAY OR YEAR
I 1
' The result, of tbe observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Jan. 14th
19(9, is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n. 1 above
Mt?x.temp.precedlnR 24 hours 10 above
Mln. " " " " 0 above
Mean " " " " 5 above
Harometer 30 08.
Clear Strong North wind.
INTERIOR WEATHER .
Whitehoise. - ? - .">0 telow
Tuvrish v
Atliu, - - - - 32 "
1 Hootallnqua - <K) "
Bin Salmon ? ? ? - f>8 "
Yukon Crossing - - ? <->tt "
Selkirk - *ii> "
Coffee Creek, ... 58 "
Stewart, .... 54 " '
Ojjilvle .... 58 "
Dawson, - ? - - CO "
Kiiuulug For the I'rettidcuey.
Strictly speaking, It is nut so much
running; as talkliiK that is demanded
of a presidential nominee as campaigns
go In these da.vs. The ambitious boy
who ha* been told that among the
good things that may happen If he
takes care of himself Is his elevation
to the highest ollice In the land can
make uo mistake If he goos into train
ing for the talking end of It. A can
didate must not only talk, but Impress
and be able to "think on his feet." If
voters don't hear what they want from
the platform they ask for it. "Run
ning" Is very much like an examina
tion grilling.
Oratory does not count for so much
In these days as It (lid formerly. Vot
ers ask to Im? shown how the prob
lems of government they arc inter
ested In are to be worked cut. The
candidate who Is best at explaining
may lose at the polls, but If he has
been personally weak under tire he
may rarely expect another chance.
And the talking Is a big contract. It
not only calls for happy speech, but
Immense lung power and voice endur
ance. The electorate Is spread over a
wide territory, and doubtful states and
doubtful sections require the next
thing to a house to house canvass. So
the schoolboy must not stop with pre
paring for the presidency, but prepare
to talk for It. and talk long and hard.
Godspeed to the Rainmakers.
The world can get along very well
without the airship and the wireless,
but there is no doubt that a little con
trol over the output of the clouds
would be a boon to humanity. It Is
conceited that the rainfall averages
about the same throughout a series of
years. Since It Is bound to fall any
way and Is needed for duty on the
crops. It would be a boon to have It
come down when the crops are thirst
ing.
Too much rain at one time makes
too little rain at another time Inevita
ble. Rail) has apparently been made
out of time by the use of explosives,
although some experts say the coinci
dence between bombardment of the
clouds and rainfall was purely acci
dental. These same experts recognize
that atmospheric conditions and pres
sure govern the rainfall. The problem,
then, for ralnmnklng seems to be to
coax or irritate or squeeze the shy
atmosphere until It gives down rain.
HEADACHES AND NEURALGIA
FROM COLD.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy re
moves cause. Call for full name.
Look for signature E. W. GROVE,
23c W.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
The copartnership heretofore exist*
ing between Chris C. Shea and Fred
Patten, doing business under the firm
nam*! of Shea and Patten Is this
day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.
Chris C. Shea, retiring from the firm,
Mr. Fred Patten, assumes all liabili
ties from the 1st day of January,
1909, all outstanding accounts are
payable to cither Fred Patten or
Chris C. Shea.
CHRIS C. SHEA.
FRED PATTEN,
Skagway, Jan. 6, 1909. ocwMw
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon Rye and Belmont
j Bourbon direct from bond at whole
sale price by the gallon. The Mas
cot phone 67. Delivery free.
If you want to buy anything adver
tise for It In The Alaskan.
RELIABLE ALL THE TIME.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free
in place of tea or coffee. Come on
boys.
IF YOl OMLY
mm
How much real, satisfae- i
l tion there is in a bottle of
Cucumber and Amond
Cream
You would never be without
it. It is not-eticky, contains
jno grease, never soiles the
most dainty fabric, and is
the most soothing, healing
balm for chaps, cracks and:
wind roughened skin, we{
know of. Try a bottle of it.
We garantee satisfaction.
WM. BRITT
The Druggist
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER. I
Having put in a steam boiler and |
other machinery we are better pre
pared than ever to do first-class work]
on short notice.
SKAGWAY LAUNDRY.
All whiskies and wines served at
tV Pack Train liar is purchased by
Mr. Grim direct from the a.stillers
and wineries. tf
If you have something you don't
need, why not advertise it for aale |
or exchange In The Alaskan?
Why not put a lew crisp readers
In The Alaskan, advertising yourl
long stock, and get rid of it?
JUNEAU S. 8. CO'S.I
ELECTRIC- LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Carrying U. S. Mull
For Haines, fierners Bay, Junoau, |
Hoonn, Tenakee, Sitka and Way ports i
-SAILS
January 5, 12, 19. 26.
February 2, D, 16, 23.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOGOHTON, Agent '
Broadwav nrd Fifth Ave. ^hone PO !
U. S Mail Steamer
Carrying Passengers and Mail will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 T. M. same day.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
Pacific^ oastS. S. lo.
SPEED, SAFETY- COMFORT,
S i tlj, acid other Puget Sound Porie
CARRYING U.S. M All .
Steamers of This Company Leave
flUMBOLDf
COTTAGE ClfV ?
JANliRV
7
JANUARY 18 30
Contvc' nir with t e Comn y' tram at Si; - tie fo- ^an FkaNCISCO,
Southern California, F.urkk a (U mboldt nay) . u Mkxxco
tar toovu cctmiul< hunjeci to Omnjje Without Nonce.
FRANK H. STUARr, Agent
Si co' d aDd Rroa/!w?>, Skatrwuy
Srattle Ticket Office. 13 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General PadseDtfe A^tni.,
1 tf M ? i - r ? .? - v.*
R A ILWHV
I B. C. COAVX' fcEKViUE )
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
Subject 'o ch?ntr?- without notice
TSTEAMsmpV PRINCESS MAY
January 16=30 February 13=27 5
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '-he v.orid ard ail icformatioD from
Phone 87 F. F. W LOWLE. Ag^nt
Alaska Steamship Co,
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alasita Pacific Expres*
Next Sailing o' the Pact Passeneer Steamers
Jefferson Jan. 11, 23
Feb. 4, 16, 28
Company reser\ , ? v ht to change sailing date without notice
Transfers to Victor r> .d Vancouver Without Addlliooal Charge
Through Tickets to Salt Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone ?">
fhe White Pass &Yukon Route
PABLB 18
Dttliy Rrcopt Sur.day.)
"0. 1. N. ! ound
1st clats.
8 30 a. rr,
10 fO p. m.
11 00 ?
113) "
I 31 p, oi.
3 45
Leavec
Ives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PAPS
LOG CABIN
BENNET
CARIBOO
VVUITK '*ORSJl
\rrlves
Leaven
No. 2, S. Beu&
1st clais
3 2 > p. m
1 45 "
12 42 "
12 10 "
'0 2> <t, id.
8 15
Paj-eneers must bci at depots In time to have Baggage Inspect**' anc
ch a: <ed it pectlon u stopped 30 minutes before lo?rlng time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will b' cheolce J froe with caeh full fare ? ticket
.vvi 7' io n' with each half faro ticket
Skagway to Atiin^Wbitc Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points,
l'ne new placer cainps in the Alsekand Kluano Miulng Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation isclo6ed, daily trains will continue runnlug between
Skajwav and White Horso. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be malntaloed
by n Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rioh quartz camp
of tho Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For Information relative to pa?sengci, freight and lele'Taphlc rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to1
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C,
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. ? F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
V/?p?oiiver. R. O. and Pk?g?%v, Alaska Skaguay, Alatka
Through Line From