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F id.y Club Will Aid Art
School
There was a iood attendance at the
Friday Ciub yesterday afternoon at the
ptrlorsof the Methodist church. The
pauer and opics i repared by i be host
ess. Mrs. VV. L. VVi.liatns, were fa?or
ably r ceived.
lo t:>e cou se of discussion it was de
veloped that the ladies believed in the
a viseability of aiding in all phtlan
thro. c movements, ail 10 that end t>
committee of three. Miss O ive Spring
sted, Mrs. Hubert Ha.vward ard Mrs.
M J. Hillery, was appointed to devise
wjvs and means for the adva ceou-nt of
the?^ rt school.
An e.-tra in eting of the ciub has
been called ior next Friday afternoon
at he hocne ? Mrs P H. Gaotyi Mi?
Oiivt- Sprini ed will b- the hostess nd
tberr wiil be a .-hurt p ogr oi prepared
by MlsS --prngstid >ud ,'ilrs. Hubert
H iy? .rd. Puiis for ui_- sch o *ili br
p?-rfec ed
The pi-f?t> e t. .Vr< Hearst, ri qu s s
that he J .?? ie- n nifiub r hat ih:s
one in: t> x Kr d y.turmi-r no:ic oi
wb.Ca w.l b gtvei. later, will be in til'
interest ot ibe Ait Scu^ol.
IjOV. ^HlSiiOai)
A^HikS C fill. IS
(Kr'chisai M cing News)
An aoli-ierrioral paper no the in- 1
laid channel, in attempting 'O excu?
or defend G jv ? oggati's course On lh? ,
qii. si.)j of tentorial g"V. rnmto', j
am o her th ngs propounds thr fu -
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Wnshirgton, J>n. 25? Members of
co g->s- aad of the cabinet are not the
ot. ly ones c i beneat f>- tn. sp sn of.
geuerusity that nrevades 'he n?ll of,
co'g'e-s just rov. U-pr > ntative !
D-iv s today mtroducd a bill Dro-idmt:
for n increase of sa;ary of al! govern- j
ment emp oy? s under civil service who
ar.- drawing 1 ss itac 42.500 per an
Dll II.
Richard III Total Lost
Th- o'd ore-carrving birge
Rich r1 lit, whicT went agtound
ne r Ketchikan sometime ago after
having be-n ab in<:oaed by the tug th-t
wa- towing it, -ann ?i b* found. It ii
believi-d -tie hi- -unK. I"he tug run
s ort oi fuel and for that reason drop
ped h r tow
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G o<xia Duh l on'tht
The G urg's will r^edue tonight from
Ju f.u. id S'ka.i d W V pi>rts with
t, gp-s ai d rn.il She wi I a-til for
.'un u oaiu; row morning a1 8 o'c oc?t.
en of is
0 c P> o t'-r J welry u
Ev ? 3 b dy.
* v . w tfcoj' f- ar of suecossfu
C"i, r dci r. ihat ?'i* can d<-mons-rait
?h : ?r a', the l*>s place to bu\
? i- it Ai That is uo import
i f i . f ? - fvf-r;. body buys j wel
t dy it bebooves you
tnr ? . .r us c,i- tbisdctDonsLra
V'.V s i j r y of all kin Is. Wt
li-r r >>? s 'n^t is ruade. Wt
x v'" ? \ I ' ONE PUiaC, and tba'
l< UICiiiT. li is ibe same t<
' ? o' ^ical ?o d is C'jmrilu'e
V.'- ?i ' cuurMctee 'o nj^et all coi
c ' ns ??? i vycrt exii'i ination mat
sh ?w tt --'ju reJ. We have tlit
goods. .u ces to cake the e:>
atuiovon a il the e.xprrt kcowledt'
req lired EX WINATIOXS FREE.
Doc': fo";e- >h.it our repair depart
meoi is al ravs ready, tba; your mottoes
are A> GOOD A-< NE V and SATIS
F ACTION GUARANTEED.
J. Ikuu, Optician and Jeweler.
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t A oiirrel shipped from the 1'nlted
' states o} a woman's aid society for
soldiers in the Philippines was carted
to a ship aud weut rolliug over the
wares ro Its destination. "I'm only an
old flour barrel." It said to Itself, "but
' I've sot something within me that
i shall turn a man upside down."
! Private George Merrltt of the ? th
United States infantry sat in his tent In
the Philippines reading a novel. It had
come to the army of occupation in the
barrel. On taking up the book, which
J was an old one bound in paper, half
; the cover torn off aud numerous
i <mudges and lead pencil marks scat
j tered here and there, the soldier turn
ed first to the fly leaf aud read the
| name? "Julia Anita Leigli."
We may snap our fingers and say
"What's in a name?" but there are
times when there is everything in a
name. Had Private Merritt read "Me
letabel Bunker" there would be no oc
? easlon for this .-ton. But "Julia Anita
Leigh" was different. A young man
i exiled. as it were, iu a ben'gbted land
I where he seldom saw a woman ex
j 'ept the coppery creatures of the coun
try was In an excellent frame of feel
| incr to be impressed with anything sug
' g.'itive of civilized femininity. When
i:e read "Julia" a pair of soft brown
eyes looked at him. "Anita" suggest
ed long blaek colls of hair. About
"J.cigY" there was something especial
ly refined. The whole made a verj
lovely creature.
Private Merritt road the book. It
was about a young Englishman who
\Vi at to Australia to seek his fortune,
an !. after many trials In his new home ;
ar.ii many cjmplications in England, j
during which his ladylove was con- |
stantly calling upon b!m to come and
save "her front certain persecutions
she was obliged to endure, he went
back home, they were married am! the
humdrum of life c >mmencrd.
lu idleness vi ' a tropical climate, fan
ned 1'V se:'! -outheru wine!-, one Is apt
;o dream. A.- 1'ritate Merritt read Ju
lia Anita l.eigh wr.s calling upon him i
from every page in heartrending ap- j
pea Is to come ami save her from a vil- '
laiuous mieie who was trying to get her i
lr.tuan asybim to -<vnre control
?i' Nr fort si! e. As soon as lie had tin
ir.l the bfik he toak up a writing
:i? aid. ' it la his l ip. wrote a
tetter to intta A -site I.eigli thanking;
h for the pleasure lie bad derived
(]. v Tttere was no means
? ??<v;ng ! >-r address except the
? . !i -.lord." so he addressed
;er."i to "Julia Anita Leigh.'
..'??s;\'!\!. V J?. A."
?e I : :<d States p)*t >flcf depart
:\!;es great paius in delivering
is. u?ver omitting to fltul an irn- [
vt address except lu the case of.
i: srories wherein the writer!
.? -(.abdication between lovers.
? ;li received Private Merritt's
.-.jvcred with postoffice marks,
-Try New York," "Try Ore
jwu." "Try S.iUth Carolina." She open- 1
ad I: . ; i read that a young soldier :
ti 1 *iii! * '* 'i aes had tit-rlvc-u pleas
ure from a novel she had forgotten. '
But her imagination became inflamed
with a picture of a handsome young
fellow with a pair of pistols iu his
belt, a sword dangling at his side, a
rifle in the erook of his elbow, sitting
on a camp " hair while ihe baud played
on the par. t ? r a iing that novel which
had once been hers.
Letters by the dozen cr>s-ed the
deep. pa--. . ' r hi ' 1. ??, -abound and
wcstlot^n!. The tone ol the iirst few |
was subdue i. '?"? it was uot long be
fore the tro .ic:-i warmth of the Philip
pines to enliven th>se going
westward. !? .1 ug a iik ? lire iu replies
going eastw; rd. A picture of <1 strap '
;iing y >UI ; ft :. w l:i au undress khaki
uniform went westward and passed j
>ne of a pretty brunette In silk autre
going eastward.
Theu crave the welcunc news that
he ? th ;n:?aa:ry ?.vas ordered home,
i'vivate Merritt packed his kit aud
r.arched to the ship that was to take
lim io the ;:iil whose letters he had
?ares-ed in place of her who had writ
en ;!icm. Julkt Anita l.eigh awaited
, . pii ing he.:r( the man whose
lo'-le .-eatiu.euts as expressed on pa
f'ae regarded worthy of tae general
; et.iei ;h<* army.
' t en. sunny morning Miss l.eigh was
1 .led a card with the name on It of
;.?>rge Merritt. All iu a flutter, she
vent down into the drawing room, and
. lu re sat. or. rather, rose as she enter
1 a young man iu citfzeu's dress, for
terrlrt had been discharged. For the
\ .. -t few moments they did rot scruple
o oil ? each other to satisfy themselves
...;{ tl.ey were not disappointed, as
children ?ho have been Just in
ro iii' - 1 stat: ! and ? at each other.
Ltach saw that 'in1 .ate r vrx* not disap
; jointed? indeed, was much pleased.
: I'll en they stir do- n and talked It over.
There was no vil . u ? s ur.cie in the
I case. Indeed, there wa? no need for
| one. These -.1 i. ? tress i-ig persons are for
lovers who :? -- d on while the tnatch Is
! being touched to the tender passion.
Qtiee i: is aflame tliey ure as useless as
p. doll to a woman.
There was an uneventful courtship
between Mr. Merritt aud Miss Leigh,
rbey were social equals, financial
e-;uals? Indeed, equals in every particu
' -r. There was cot the slightest objee- 1
. i ither family to their courtship
r their marriage, wh'ch took place
::t due time.
One day five years latet Mrs. Merritt
as cleaning out some rubbish when
-he came upon an old paper covered
? Orel.
"Vhat'3 this. George?" she asked of.
? r husband.
Why. that's that trashy novel
: put ic t barrel for the Philippines.
i lit row it away."
BEKTHA STOXa
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Double Dixiplhs |
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[Copyrlsht. ISW. by Homer Sin-ague. J
| Tb(? Ninth regiment bad been in tbe
I field ten weeks when It returned to
) Fort Kussell. It had lost thirty men.
| traversed (JOO miles of country and
j been on short rations for days and
i days The bonds of discipline had re
laxed. and Hit- rant and tile had
' "slouched."
Awaiting < Vi::|t:iny A was youtig
Lieutenant White fresh from West
roiut and bringing with him his high
ideas of discipline. lie Wlield the rag
ged men riding in. and his soul revolt
ed. There was less discipline than
among a gang of cowboys. Tue first
lieutenant was already away on leave,
and almost -it once the eaptitln of Coni
: pany A took l. is departure, and this
; left the cadet olflcer in full command
of the sixty inert. When he talked dls
I cipliue to his fellow ofiltv>rs they ad
vised him to give.hU men a rest for a
few days and not push them. lie elect
ed to take hi< own way. however. The
command l. td ivn;o riding In one morn
, lug at D" o'clock. Next morning at the
[ same hour Company A wns ordered
j out to jdrill. The met had not yet
I picked the sand burs out of ttjeir hair
I ant. te cactus spikes out of their fln
I gers aud great was their amazement
There was muttering and cursing. hut
orders were obeyed. The ollieer went
among his men at quarters to crlt'jlse
rusty guns and sabers and personal
appearance, and in a day lie bad tie
whole garrison wondering nrd talking.
Company A was detailed to ride
down the trail for fifteen miles 10
meet and escort a lot of army wagons
on their way up. It was uot believed
that there was a hostile Indian with.n
fifty miles of the fort. Lieutenant
White was to go in command, and (t
was a proud day for him. His troope"s
were marshaled aud remarshaied. and
he rode away only when they sat
their saddles "as If on exhibition at a
riding school.
Five miles down the road the sa't
Vallev trail came in. The lieutenant
was "riding "head of the comraan I.
and without order from him the troo v
crs turned off the main trail. A* socn
a, he discovered their action he roi'e
after then, calling a halt. No halt w,s
made. He rode nearer and shouted
louder, buv not :? man halted or looked
hack The nstiuudod officer jen pushed
,o the front and. with sab-r waving
ahjve hi- ? >ad. commanded a bait,
lie and his horse were pushe 1 n?id<? liy
the men. who came riding st-ad.lj on J
"Sergeaut. what in dw* tl>
mean':" he exclaimed as he forgot iln- ,
cli'line for a moment and rode at "e "i
cen:it Harris. . '
Too much drill." quietly answered
the sergeant.
? Put this is mutiny? rank mutiny,
rt -l'' Halt: I command you to halt. i
If you don't obey orders 1 will have
every man court martialed:'
No mau halted. The lieutenant s?t
his horse aud curscd and raged. - s
he came up with the men he drew h s
revolver an I fired Its contents over (
[heir he.,' -.I shouted for a halt. >0:
ftteutl r-ven him. but half a
ZZ- sergeant repeated the
words, a i command halted. I
"Men 1 want to know ?hat th.s
means?" said the lieutenant in a hoarse
voice and trembling down to his toes.
-You are oft" the road an.l you refuse ,
to obey orders. Are yon deserting in a
body?"
-To, much drill'." answered every
man* in chorus, and then the sergeant
cave the word to move on.
The cadet officer could say nothing
In reidv. He could not ride back to the
fort alone aud report that the company
had mutinied, and he could not exact
obedience from the men nhere they
were. He followed after the troop m a
maze, not knowing what step to take. |
The problem was solved for him. Sud
denly there was a rifle shot ahead.
Quickly followed by three or four more,
and the bullets came singing over the
troopers' beads. There were Indians
ahead.
"Bight and left wheel and take cov
er!" shouted the sergeant, and a mo
ment later the meu were lined across
the road and had the shelter of rocks
and timber.
The young officer had cha.ed at
thought that the campaign was over
aud he had not had a hand In it He
had been told that It might he two
vears before he would have a chance
to see a hostile redskin, and yet here
they were l>efore him and his company
bad virtually mutinied aud he had no
authority over them. He cursed and
shed tears us lie thought of it, and it
was like blow upon blow as he heard
the sergeant's voice shouting:
?Extend right and left flanks. Fire
Slow aud don't waste your bullets.
Horse holders lead the horses to the
The cadet dashed forward at the ser
I scant. His face was white, and his
I voice would not come, and the grim old
noncommissioned officer pitied the boy
as he looked into his eyes.
"Your chance, sir." he said.
? And the meu won't o!?ey me, and 1
am disgraced'." whispered the lieuten
ant
"Is it tight or drill?"
For a moment the cadet hesitated.
*-ns hard for .him to surrender, but
maybe he had been too hard on the
men. If the other officers were satis
fied with the discipline lie ought to i bo.
t "It's fight and fight like ! he
1 shouted.
1 "Take command then. Boys, the lleu
I tenant is in command. Extend still
I farther to the left and fight like .
I Aud they did and beat off a force of
j 200 Indians and returned to the fort
with glory and renown, and not for a
I vear did a'y man outside the company
know that military tactics had been re
i versed for once and an officer dlscl
| pllned Instead of a private^
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SPECIAL SALES 1
I SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats J
Commencing- Monday 1-2 off.
| SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats 1
I and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the j
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in dress goods and
fancy trimmings. "We must make
room for our Spring lines.
gOTsr.ga? iwnsgg?
(HE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old bit
or miss plaa
nsed ia sotD*
household*!
BUT
j with f
?V- "METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
iverything is so arranged that by
following the simple ^sfrctioM
the quality is always dclluo-ia.
See or.r several styles and i?t a*
explain tho perfcc? way.
P. E. KERN
Go'd ?' d Silver s-nith.
Not'c to Public
I have authorized Mr. P. B. <:raves
to Hssurte {? II charge of my aff i'S in
conriecion with ru n nsr the Pulle"
House during rnv ahsen' e.
MRS. M. S, PULLEN.
S pgway, Nov. 28, ls>06. tf.
Coal and Wood
Call up the Alaska Transfer comomj
Tor coal wtiod and winding /? 11 or
ders promptly attended o. 'Phone 10
We hav? a large stock
hcuiney's Gandy
Peter's Cboeo'.ates
A'so a large stock ol
Fresh Nuts
Don ' Forest the Number. 428 B'dw'j
Tony Dortero's
and Importer of
millinery
orders S3 ic:ted and filled immediatly
366 363 Arcade Building,
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SAILS
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at 8 a. m.
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SAVE YOUH. DOLLARS
s our advice. Lv-r on in lif-*. it wiil
oe of erre-t service to you. The lack of
mo ey cause* un'?id m'Bcrv. That is
why j?u should *ave a portion of yo ir
?.al?ry, ' r ? arnini s, wiiil? ou ca".
Tf>H five Tv r-cont plus d *? idend e >rn
ine Gold Roods, of the Northern Rf
ur'ties pud "aok'n? Coraoany, offer
?ie Mife-t nil h"it invesim-nt in h
-vav of s<vin * that l- on the m ri<e'
Ttie-e Bon 's are Vuck-H l-y Lieil EJt,?'e
icu'ities held by o .e of he ia-{-3'
I'rus Companies in t,he xei\ Tie.'
?*n b^ paid for on the m^r'ily, sin
nnnnl or anna I p >yuieat, p an I tfiii
rtarn you b-i?>*r thin t-i ? pi'-ce n oa '
our mo iey,tnsid n inking care of and ?
return'ne you your pri> cipil
For full particulars see
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No regrets next morn
ing? sond flavored and
good tor you
MM! IB (0
Seattle, Wash.
Hew mater and Eight Rates
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On and after the 1st ot October, 1905. the following will be the
Mm hly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owet Company:
WATER
First Faucet $ 2 00
Ench " additional (except was i basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " ?' 50
Urinals " " " " 60
Wash Hasins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room iiddii ional 10
Reer Pjmps 1 00
R-stnunnts 5.00
Steam Laundries "50
Hand " 5.C0
Motors, special per h >rsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose C n .ection for Fire Protection 1 00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per lo>d 1 00
Lawn and Street sprinkling . Fi ee
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Year Winter
S'ores, Offices, Shops and Residences ?
Rach 16 cp lights $ 1.00
Enclosed Arcs 10.00
ALL NI9HT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 15"
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
32 cp 'ights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
??:? fir lir tir "?iT ??!* iat *Ar yw V W VE^i.
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50