IN m WAY
Eastern College President
Attacks Poor
New York, Feb. 1? The Rev. Dr.
James Roscoe Day, chancellor of Syra
cuse university, answering a speech
made by J. C. Phelps-Stokes in behalf
of the poor of New York, delivered
himself of one of the most scathing
arraignments of the laboring classes of
the country that was ever heard In this
city. Among other things, he said:
"What is all this cry about the poor
wage earner?" asked Dr. Day. "The
wage earners get enough for what they
do and a great many of them get more.
I know the voor. t have been among
them and studiad them. I know that
they are the chief support of upward
of 10,000 saloons in this city. I know
that they are the causes of intemper
ance and shiftlessness and the blame is
put on the hard hearted corporation*.
We should c?*se some some of (the
philanthropy which we I practice and
help the poor to learn their duty and
make them help themselves.
"I believe there is no greater despot
ism that rules than that of labor unions.
It is a hirtlrance in itself to the advance j
of man."
WANT THINGS
Chamber of Commerce Would
Like Alaskan Specimens
Those who have samples of Skagway
grown vegatables. grain or other agri
cultural products.or anything else that
is typical of Alaska.or that would serve
in any way to illustrate the actualities
or possibilities of Alaskan development
or any of its characteristics will be
given an opportunity to serve their
country by donating or loaning them
to the SkagwayChamber of Commerce
It is the purpose, if a satisfactory col
lection can be made, to make an erhi
tion at the rooms of the chamber dur
ing the coming summer, which will be
kept open for the inspection of tourists
as far as that will be possible.
.'t is also proposed to maintain a col
lection of minerals gathered from
A'.asKan mints and prospects.
Any samples, specimens, curios or
anything loaned to the chamber
will be cared tor and returned to the
owner upon demand.
It is the purpose to impress upon
tourists the advantages of Alaska in
evry way possible and to do something
that will make them remember Skag
wav.
A wholesale slaughter in furs at Har
rison's.
Finn AVENUE
REMODELLED
The Fifth Avenue has been remodel
led and is now better than ever. I -There
are more >a'.h rooms, better suites, and
greater coveniences thin in any hotel
in Alaska- It is heated with steam and
is in every resp?ct modern. It is still
offering special induce
ments to regular roomers and boarders.
It provides comforta that ate not ob
tainable anvwhere else in Skagway at
terms which man keeping house an
unnecessary expense.
EVES WORK ?
? i
Can Voii See As Yon Should?
Do your eyes do the work that Nature
And civilization and you need require of
?hern? Can you see as well as you
should? Do your eyes cause you pain or
fatigue"'
If you cannot answer all these ques
tions in a manner that is perfectly satis
factory to you it is a sign that you
should come to see us and lose no time
in the coming. We make scientific ex
aminations of the eyes and we fit them
with glasses that will make them do
their work and cease to five pain.
If your suspicions are aroused In any
way come and be axamined. It will
cost you nothing and we will tell you
whether our services are required ot
not.
We sell the best watches, clocks,
jewelry of all kinds, cut glass hand
painted china, novelties, etc., al
PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT.
Our repair department is always it
working order. It makes worn anc
broken articles AS GOOD AS NEW.
Remember, in everything we do anc
everything we sell, we GUARANTEE
SATISFACTION.
J. Ikuta. Optician and Jeweltr.
I His First Case in Court I
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i [OrlRinal 1
George Crawford left the high school
sf his native village to go to college
with a view to becoming a lawyer.
How he was to pay his way no one
knew, for he hail not a cent in the
world. Moreover, there was a love
match between him and his school
mate, Maggie Pixley, the beginning of
which neither could reuieuil>er. The
?flalr first began to look serious when
George went to college. At least. It
was then that Maggie's father tlrst
took notice of It and showed his oppo
Jltlon. He reminded his daughter that
she was at a marriageable age. while
her lover had four years at college,
three at law school and no one could
tell how many more in getting a prac- I
fee at his profession But ail this de
pended on his getting the money to I
pay his expenses. Maggie made up her
talud to wait for George Crawford.
George at his entrance to college won
a scholarship that by dint of rigid
economy helped him through his first
year. After that he did odd Jobs,
taught, won prizes, thus scraping to
gether enough to put him through col
lege. When it cauie to studying law.
he found a position in a school requir
ing but a few hours of each day. This
ga\e him what lit* needed to complete
bis legal education.
George was advised by most of his
professors to plant himself in a large
city, but one of them, differing from
the rest, recommended the country,
where, if the field was smaller, the
competition was less. George chose the
country and settled in his native vil
lage.
When one finds himself on the wrong
aide of a question the more the case
goes against him the closer he is tempt
ed to cling to it. Mncgles father was
the notary of the village, aud, having
once studied a little law in a country
offlce. now found his daughter s suitor,
whom he had opposed, looking down on
him from a comparatively high legal
pinnacle. His opposition to the match I
was more obstinate than it had lieeti
seven years before.
Judge Pixley. as he had couie to be
called by his fellow citizens who knew
his weakness in respect to leeal lore,
was the recipient of many small trusts.
One day four men came together to
his office and after askiug If lie were
Judge Pixley. hying stress on the
Judge, askeii him to take charge of j
some J 1^. non till they should .-all for
It again, offering him a large fee. The
notary, without stopping to Inquire]
whence the men came, accepted the)
trust and at their request drew up a
receipt, ending with an agreement tol
pay over the money when called for
to each and every one of those who
had left it with him and to none of
them separately. This done, thev de
parted.
In a few minutes the spokesman of
the party, who had flattered the no- J
tary. returned and said that he wished
to count the money. Pixley put him
at a table with the bills and during ac
counting was called tor a moment Into
another room. When he returned both
the man and the money had vanished. I
This was the severest blow the no- j
tary had ever received. The only prop- 1
, erty he possessed was his dwelling. I
and he had beer, years paying off a
mortgace upon it. To replace the lost !
money would require the sacrifice of I
j the house and something besides. The'
| ild man was In .-m nsony. He spent
?.'hat ready money lie bad going to the
city Mini consulting lawyers, nil of
whom told him tli:it tin- theft of one of
the depositors iliil not absolve his In
debtedness to the others.
He was not kept long in sus|iense.
[u a few days the men. excepting the
thief. returned and claimed their prop
erty. Not receiving It. they entered
suit against I'ixley. and as there was
but llttlo business before the court the
case was so >ti . ailed for trial. There
was no lawyer in the place except
George Crawford, and I'ixley had no
money with which to pay a lawyer.
Maggie bested George to do something
for her father, and the old man was
obliged to Intrust his case to the per
son he so li'tierlv opposed.
On the d-iv of the trial excellent
counsel appeared on behalf of the
clatmauts. who made speeches setting
forth "the villainy of the rascal who
had sought to defraud these bouest
men of their dues." Crawford sat
Without a protest t.> these charges, the
gaping villagers setting him down for
a very poor lawyer for u >t hurling
them back in the attorneys' teeth. The
Judge and Jury were not a versa to I'ix
ley. but they did not see how they
could obey the law and not liud a ver
dict for the pluiutilT.
When the ease against the defendant
had been stated and < leorgu arose It
was hoped that at last he would make
a fiery speech accusing the claimants
of collusion besides other crimes and
set forth the high standing the defend
ant hail held in the community, in
stead he called for a reading of the re
ceipt. When the reader came to the
words "shall pay to the said (the names
1 here followed! together and not sepa
rately" George called a halt aud said:
"Tour honor. I ask for a dismissal
of the cbsm against my client on the
i ground that the Instrument expressly
. forbids my client to pay It except to
the four men together."
"Case dismissed." said the judge.
At the same moment detectives ad
vanced and arrested the claimants on
1 a charge of murder and robbery.
George Crawford suspected one or
i both these crimes and had notified the
| police of a neighboring city, who had
ferreted out a double crime.
I The case was the beginning of George
, Crawford's success at the bar and aft
' erward in public life. He married
Maggie Pixley, with her father's ap
probation WiLLARD K. FIFBR.
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Passing through Richmond. Va.. in
the spring of lSttO, 1 fell in with a
party of northern people who were
coming up from Florida and hud stop
ped over to visit the historic capital of
the short lived Confederate States of
America. There were two very pretty
young girls. Bessie and Marge Hicks,
under the care of their aunt, a spinster.
Miss Keyes. A couple of young fellows
had nttached themselves lo the Misses
Hicks, and the cliaperou had all she
could do to keep the young people with
in conventional bounds.
"Aunt I.enie," protested Bess when
taken to task for some mild indiscre
tion. "why can't you remember that
you were once young yourself? You
act as if you'd never had a young man
attentive to you. 1 don't believe you
ever had or you would know how to
sympathize with a girl."
We visited the museum in the presi
dent's mansion, the site of Llbby pris
on. and one morning drove over the
fields of the battles which had resulted
in the driving back of McClellan'sj
[ army from the environs of the city. It
was a sunny morning, and the lvqys
' and girls were in a merry mood. One
would not suppose that they were vis
Iting scenes in which a generation be
fore laughter would have been discord
ant. in which at every volley of mus
ketry. every discharge of cannon, poor
fellows were laid low and those who
loved them were made to mourn.
At one of the battletields the guide
who conducted us was very garrulous.
He had been born on the ground and
taken part in the tight. After It was
over he had helped bury the dead, and
years later had been in the employ of
the I'uited States exhuming and identi
fying the bodies which now lie in the
little cemetery near by.
-There." he said, pointing, "was a
trench In which were lit'tyfive bodies.
From under ilnit tree I took up the
body of a youog man and have got the
trinkets I took out of his pocket yet,
hoping that 1 might identify him by
them. There were a pocketkuife with
a boue handle, a little comb and a
sliver heart."
By this time the boys and girls had
quieted under the guide's pictures, all
the more affective since he had seen
them with his own eyes. Aunt Lenie
seemed to he living again in those
days when thousands at home were
scanning long lists of killed and wound
ed, dreading to see what they looked j
for. I was looking at her when the
guide was naming the articles" he had
taken from the soldier's pocket, and
when he mentioned the silver heart I
saw the blood leave her cheeks as if
taken out at the first stroke of an air
pump.
"Sometimes." continued the guide.
"I took things off the bodies that had
something on 'eui to identify the own
er. such as initials of regiment and
company. This silver heart I spoke of
had initials on both sides anil a date,
?but no corps."
"Where do you "keep such things?" I
asked.
"At the hou?e usually. This one I've '
made n pocket piece of."
He drew a Hat silver heart from his J
pocket and held it up for us to see. I I
happened to glance at Aunt Lenie. j
There are no words to describe her ex
pression. but I knew by it that the bit
of silver was a connecting link between |
her and a dead past. In a moment she |
had regained her self control and cast
a quick glance at her nieces to see if j
they hud noticed her emotion.
"On this side." the guide went on, |
"are the letters "J. R.' and on this ?
'L. K.. Sept. 10. 1861.' "
A silence fell on us all. We were
standing among the pines that had
sprung up since thirty years before to
shade the graves of those who still
slept there. We crowded around the
guide to read the letters and the date.
Aunt Lenie was standing back.
We were startled by a sob.
As we turned to look Aunt Lenie
turned also, so that we could not see
her face, but we kuew the sob hud
come from her. In a moment she was
herself again.
"The grave." she said? "where is the
grave?"
The guide led us to the little plot
with Its uniform white headstones un<J
stopped before one marked "Un
known." Aunt Lenie knelt beside It.
We men uncovered, and the girls, go
Ins to their aunt, kuelt one on each
side of her, with an arui about he;
waist.
Motioning to the men of the party to
come, 1 moved away, and they fol
lowed me. 1 bought the articles found
on the dead soldier of the guide. He
offered them without price, but I
thought that Miss Keyes, for whom I
Intended them, would prefer to pay.
Later I learned the story? a story as
old as the peninsula on which these
men fought aud as fresh as the tiny
wild flower that springs up over the
soldiers' graves. Torn Ray. a young
; ster of twenty, loved I.eonore Keyes, a
girl of nineteen. He enlisted in the
Union army, aud shortly before he
man-bed south they plighted their
troth. I.eonore had treasured from
childhood a silver heart, and when the
young soldier departed she gave It to
him with Ids Initials engraved oil one
side and her own on the other, with the
date that she had promised him that
she would on* his return be his wife.
After the battle he had been reported
missiug. and I.eonore Keyes had for
years faintly hoped that he would
come back to her.
The soldier's grave is no longer
marked "Unknown." A headstone on
which his full name and corps are giv
en has replaced the other.
Miss Keyes must admit that au old
maid may still have a heart
tLiRION MAT JIOiT.
SPECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing1 Monday 1-2 off.
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats jj
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in dress goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
. Martin Conway
1 HE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old hi!
or miss plaa
used in som?
household?|
BUT
with p
"METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
everything is so arranged that by
following the simple instruction*
the quality is always dclidorn.
See our several styles and lot tt*
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold aud Silver smith.
Notioe to PnMie
I have authorized Mr. P. B. Oraves
to assume full charge of my; affairs in
connection with rutin ng the Pullen
House during my absence.
Mrs. h. S. Pullen.
Skagway, Nov. 28, 1906, tf.
Coal and Wood
Call up the Alaska Transfer company
for coal, wood and kindling. All or
ders promptly attended to. 'Phone 10
We have a large stock
houiney's Candy
Peter's Chocolates
Also a large stock ot
Fresh Nuts,
Dont' Forget the Number. 428 Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
and Importer of
MILLINERY
orders solicited and filled immediatly.
366-368 Arcade Building,
SEATTLE, WASH.
REMODELED
THE
Rainier?0rand fiotel
SEATTLE
New Management Popular Prices
Central Location i European flan
Finest, CAFE and BAR in theCi'v
Wilson & White, Co. Prop. Chas Perr> . V
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC^ LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMEK
GE0RGM
Carrylnx U. S. Mall
For Haines. Berners Bay, Juneau I
Qoonah, Tenakes Sitka and Wayports|
SAILS
Feb. 2, 8, 14, 20- 26]
at 8 a. m.
W. W. BOUUHT0N, Agent!
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone BO [
No regrets next morn
ing-good flavored and
good for you
M Brail lift
Seattle, Wash.
SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
is our advice. Later on in life, it wiil
be of great service to you. The lack of
mo ey causes untold miserv. That is
why you should save a portion of yoar
salary, or earnings, while >ou can.
The five ner-cont plus dividend eirn
ine Gold Bonds, of the Northern Se
curities and Backing: Company, offer
tne safest ?nd best investment in the
way of SHvini'S that l* on the mirket.
These Bonds are backed by Real Estate
-ecu ri ties held by oae of the largest
Trust Companies in the west, Ttiey
can be paid for on the monthly, semi
annual or annu d ptyment plan and will
earn you better than ten per-ceat on
your money, besides taking care of and
returning you your principal
For full partirulars, see
PHIL ABRHAMS, Agent.
new mater and Cigltf Rates
OF THE
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y
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
M")nthly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet
Each " additional (except wash basins, free)
Bath Tnb9 in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets " " " " ?'
Urinals " " " " "
Wash Basins " " " " "
Hotels, per room additional
Beer Pjmps
Restaurants
Steam Laundries '
Hand "
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose Connection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per load
Lawn and Street sprinkling
.$ 2 00
25
50
50
. 50
. 25
10
. 1.00
. 5.00
. 7 50
. 5.00
. 5.00
. 1.00
. 1.50
. 1.00
. 1 00
. Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs I
ALL NI"3HT SERVICI
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
.$ 1.00
. 10.U0
1.50
15.00
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50
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