BURNS HIM
SELF AT STAKE
if Marie ! swreuiv, Jr.. six years old
? . ; Sbcltoa aveuue. Jamaica. N. V.
hail lived in a backwoods settlement li
llio da; s of Indian marauding, hi;
name pro; ably would loom big lu sto
lies of heroic adventure. Living as lu
does, however, in prosaic days, whet
hemic display that causes loss and in
convenience is regarded as a nulsanct
that ought to l>e suppressed. youns
Lawrence's effort to prove he was a
stole brought upou him the wrath o(
the Jamaica firemen and harsh word?
from poiicemeu.
It was because he wanted to prove
he could be as courageous as any
white settler who ever was burned at
the stake by Indians that the suiall
boy determined to submit to self In
flicted to;ture. In carryiug out his
Ideas he set lire to the house in which
he lived.
Sad. indeed, was it to the little fel
low to be regarded as an Incendiary
instead of a hero, but he tried to play
the gime to the end and did not utter
a moau wheu the physicians were
treating him for his bums.
The boy, his parents said, has read
aud listened to stories of Indian mas
sacres and the heroism of white set
tlers until his mind hud been turned.
Frequently wheu playing about the
house he shouldered a broom in imita
tion of a gun aud started forth to kill
Imaginary Indians or, turning Indian,
would sally forth with a poker wield
ed like a tomahawk against Imaginary
white settlers.
One of the boy's favorite forms of
amusement was to play "burning at
the stake." He would lean against the
wall and. Imagining the Indians were
setting tire to the pile of wood at his
feet, would make heroic speeches. Ev
idently young Lawrence decided to in
ject realism Into the game. Gathering
a bundle of newspapers, he placed
them In a pile In the middle of the
kitchen. He stepped boldly on the pile
and shouted:
"I'll die without flinching, for the
white settler Is no coward."
Ills riiiUvlinotlicr, who was In the
t ext rooui. heard the shout, but. think
tag the boy was playing one of lib
usual games, paid uo atteutlon to him
Hut she stopped her work when shi
suielled smoke and saw the hallway
lighted up by a flam?.
ltushlng into the room In which thi
boy was playing, she found him ttand
"I'LL SHOW THE RKD8KJN8 I'* NO COW
ARD."
lng on top of the pllo of paper. He
hud set tiro to the pile, anil, though
the flames were burning his body, he
held his posltlou unflluchlngly.
"I'll show the redskins I'm no cow
ard," he gasped as the grandmother
entered.
The boy, however, got no further op
portunity to display his stoicism, for
the grandmother lifted him out of tho
flames and dragged him to the street,
where men tore the burning clothing
from his body. An alarm was turnod
In. After the flrwnen put out the
flames an Inquiry was begun. When
the situation was explained, the men
turned wrutlifully upon the boy.
"You little rascal, you ought to be
? ert to :i policeman s::ld.
. | "1 showed them I was n hero," re
plied the boy.
i "Oh. you did," Joined one of the fire
uieu. "You showed them you were i
. flrebug, and you need n good licking."
r But the rebukes ceased when tin
men saw the boy was In agony. 11<
. was taken to the hospital, where hli
. wounds were dressed, and he was
placed In bed. When his father nr
rived In the institution, he promises
the boy would not try to burn hlnisel
at the stake again.
A Policeman at Ninety-three.
Robert P. Peters of Sioux City, la.
Is said to be the oldest policeman h
the country. He Is ninety-three. Pe
ters wefct to Sioux City from Nov
York and has been a cop tl>ere foi
?eventy-flve years.
INSULTS TO ROYALTY.
8ome ot the Things That Constitute
Leze Majesty 1n England.
Many peoplo think that leze majesty
?giving insult to royalty? Is not a
crime In Great Britain. The English
statute books, however, contain man;
penalties for such offenses.
Placing a postage stamp on a letter
upside down Is a punishable offense, as
Is also the defacement of a coin bear
ing the royal image. This is lusultinp
the king's efllgy
Private individuals may not raise the
royal standard over their dwellings.
This is the emblem of the regal au
thority to be displayed only where the
king Is present.
While an agitator may talk against
royalty In the abstract as much as foe
chooses, contemptuous or Insulting
personal references to the reigulng sov
ereign opens the offeuder to a heavy
flue and Imprisonment.
The slightest slap upou the face of
the king or queen? or jiny other part
of_ the anatomy, for that matter? Is
puutshable with the death penalty. In
the reign of Queen Victoria a Lieuten
ant Page struck her across the face
with his cane. He was sentenced to
death, but the queen commuted his
sentence.
It Is likewise a crime to bring the
uniform of the sovereign Into con
tempt. To garb a low comedian or a
villain of the stage In a discarded uni
form of the army or the navy Is suf
ficient to bring heavy censure from the
government. For this reason theatrical
managers usually see to it that tin*
uniforms worn are not exactly cople
of the real thlocs.
Quitting Time.
Time Is hurrying along
Lllce llw rlv. r I i tho song.
Like an auto painted red.
i I.lko a small boy's Christmas sled,
Llko a race hortfo. llko a train,
Llko ti schoolgirl In tho raln?
Boon we'll hear tho Un horns toot
For tho day to resolute.
Every year about this date
People aland uround und watt
For tho day on which thoy drop
All their little sirs nlul stop
. All their meanness and the things
That retard their sprouting wings
And by resolutions do
Mako themselves as good as now.
On the shelf they mean to luy
Vices carefully away.
1 Put tho demon rum to rout,
Let their fragrar.t pipes go out,
Chuck cigars and Ns;arcttcs,
7 Pay their old election bets,
t Bay "No" where they now say "Yes"
And bo models, more or less.
That's the line of dopo they frame.
That's tho foxy little gumo
Which they broshly plan to play
i On the mccry N* .v Year's day,
And becoming halos pick.
But. alas, they do not stick,
Not more than n day or so.
This year thoy may fool us. though.
Negress V/ins at White Beauty Show
Ednn Mason, a mulatto girl, won the
llrst prize at a beauty show held at a
charity bazaar In Taylors town. Pa.,
and tho admirers of her white com
petitors threatened to expel the entire
colored population from the neighbor
hood. Edua, eighteen years old, pos
sessed of strikingly, regular features
aud with a clear light brown complex
ion, came from Louisiana two years
ago. Her grandparents were slaves
and she was brought up In a "Southern
family of wealth. She was educated
in a southern Industrial school and
spent two years abroad as the maid
in the family iu which she had been
brought up. She is a musician of some
promise and possesses a sweet, well
modulated voice.
Dried Elderberry Leavoa In Asthma.
"If you will gather leaves from an
elderberry bush when they are green
and let them dry and then put them
Into a pillow and sleep upon them
nightly for about three months," said
a Pe:crsbur?' (Teun.) man. "they will
cure the worst case of asthma. Alter
they are dried the leaves have a pecul
iar but pie.; uig odor. By Inhaling this
odor tho :: Is cured. 1 know a
number of people who cured them
selve of asthma by sleeping on dried
elderberry leaves. "?Nashville Tennes
sean.
LIMERICK COMPETITION
George Woodburn "Tuck" Flabartee
The Board of Trade to bee,
Says lie It's right,
Wo open tonight,
The door in the Allee.
In an Alley, said smiling Tuck Flahorty.
Philanthropy's always a rarity.
So wbeu the IJoard of Trade cash,
Lets me cut a d:ish,
I'll distribute the ''Overs" to charity.
(N. B. TherO won,t be no "Overs.")
The Boatd of Trade is offering a
prize, consisting of a box of cigars or a
bottle of wine for the best Limerick
advertising their new alley ent-anco
The conditions of this contest are that
each Limerick shall contain the name
"Board of Trade" and use the term
"Alley."
Two Limericks, selected from those
received will be published daily, and
the judges will sclect one of these as
the prizo winner each week.
Al! Limericks received will bo poskd
on tie blackboard in the Hoard of
Trade each day as received
F re lb Moat
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keop all kind
of fresh meat constantly on hand.
FOUND? Brooch and .Watchcharm.
Owner can have sumo by identifying
property and paying for this ndver
tisement. It
S_yrupf]%s
^OixirsfSemw
acts gently^yet prompt
ly on the bowels, cleanses
me system ej|ectually,
assists one in overcoming
Habitual constipation,
permanently. To get its
oenejicial ejects buy
tke genuine.
Manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA,
JigSxrup Co.
SOLD BY LEADING DRUGGISTS- 50* p.,B0nU
Headquarters for Mining and Commercial* Men
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
SHEA & PATTEN, PROPS.
Broadway and titn, Avenue, Skagiuay, Alaska
;;;;:::i;iiiiiii!ini!iiiin;iiniii;
MOORE'S WHHRF CO.
Termlnu? W. P. & Y. Route
All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dock
REGULATION.0 1905
Warehouse -pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Peristole* ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night
All fright s lipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this oour.
BAGGAGE? rolls win oe collected on Checked Baggage Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be cl(*>.3d to the public when steamer is n earing
dock and will be open jd only whan passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
P. O. Box 175. C. E. WYNN-JOHNSON, Gen'l Mgr
TCCK FLAUARTY
GEORGE WOODBURN
Sally in Our Alley,
and get to the Real Goods at that
Dear Old
BOIRB OF TRADE
English Billiards and Pool Parlors Id Tuclt's Alley.
TheJarnousJDIympiAjiJeerJ^
? HEATED AND LIGH i ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
s BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
( While Pass fioKI
P. D McMillan, Manager
| Largest and best appointed fiotel in tbe Yukon
CHOICE BAR STOCK
RATES MODERATE
Pullen Rouse
Foot of Sixth Avsnui
Most elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water ? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the d y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mrs. fi. s. Pullen
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
N0TARY~PUBL1C
>2 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
Iiooiney's Gandy
Peter's Gboeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Doni' Forget the Number. 428 Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
(?AL
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
best
British Columbia iCnal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagwav Coal Consumers, Coals .it
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine Simper toe
Wellington (Lilysrnltli)
Selected Lumps $13 per tor
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size 320 per tot;
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivorj 31. IK
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
r
NEW GOODS JUST IN
L?t lis show you how 'easy il Is to do
vulop aiul print by tho Kodak system
No I'uss ? No Bother
We Frame Pictures
DRAPER &G0.
Skagwav, Alaska
PH0Ne^3^^^P^0^B0x^235^^
BEER
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop]
C0MPHNY
Seattle, Wash.
SHEA & PATTEN
Proprietors
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that Is -
Laxative flromo Quinine A& CTLjy oa ev*ry
Cur~rSSJm 0,;;~Cn*?2 Days ?*
Sim p I e
anking
It is very simple to
liave a Bank Account
even if you do live in
Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co,, Bankers,
S E A T T L E
Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00
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BLOOM &. ORACH. Proprietors
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
We carry a Full lino of Bar Supplies Direct Importers
IVrot fur A. B. C. Bohemian St. Louis and Seattle BottU Beer
t CENTRALLY LOCATED BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
|
I New Home Restaurant
MRS. MART BERNHOFFER, Manager!
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION
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ELECTRIC
LIGHTS
VjSS!
Our Service is Always The Best
Our Rates as tow as the Lowest
CALL ON IS fOR PRICES
V. I. HAHN, Supt
Rai'way Building Skaguay
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