Official City Paper
U. S. KELLER, PUBLISHER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One woolc. deliverer by 'arrler
One mouth, by mall
f hree months, by mail
Six months, by mail
One year. by mall
TOM JOHNSON'S LATEST
The Groat Reformer of Cl?vel?ad la
to Iatroduo* a Role of Kindness
la the Poiio* Onpartmeat uad to
liiailt Arrest* to tho Felonious
?sad tho Refraotory
la the republican city of Cleveland
democratic Tom Johnson is as potent a
factor ia affairs a* it President Roose
relt in tae natiou. The little man is
certainly a giant lo some respects. He
has wrought many reforms. All his
undertakings are to the public good
Most of his reforms are of public
koowltdge, made so by magazine and
other writers.
Having won bis two-cent fare fight,
both against the railroad men. who op
posed It, and Congressman Barton, who
sought to defeat it and Tom together at
the polls, the busv mayor i f the best
governed city in the world? according
to Lincoln Steffins? begins the new year
on a new tack. He is about to intro
duce a "rule of kiodaess" in the police
department. His chief of police bas
given notice to tbe rank and file that
he expects thi officer to be first a judge
?a good judge? before he is a police
man. fa other words, they are to make
arrests only after thay hav; tried per
suasion. They are expected to speak a
word of warning to a druaken mm,
and, if needs be, help him to his home,
instead of dragging him to a patrol box
and sending him to jail. Where two
men fight on the street, the officer must
separate and bid them cease their quar
reling and go about their business.
The chiefs order instructs the mem
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tors of the force to take into consider'
atioo the intent to violate a law or or
dinance, anJ also the question of ma
liciousness oa the part of the offender
brfore making an ?rreit. Tho mem
bers of tho force are urged to use their
kindly office in easing friction and Ul
temper between man and man when
ever it comes under their 'observation.
In a word, the police officer is expect
ed to use common sense and to avoid
where he can bringing disgrace upoi
citizens and their innocent relative*,
and friends for small oause. The chief
believes this policy will decrease the
number of arrests by fifty per cent and
relieve the congestion in tho po'.icr
court.
It certainly sounds modern and the
experiment will bs followed by other
cities and citizens with much Interest.
To t-<ke from the Ignorant policeman
the power of a czar such as he wields
on his beat and to give to the Ameri
can citizen? two American citizens?
with a grudge ? the right to "settle it
out of court" will appeal to many.
This is another view of it.
L0N6W0RTH FOR SENATOR
Proaidont Rootevlf, Snid to bo Not
Satlifl d wl h M-?rxly N- m<a,hli
Own iaoorU'-r h ?Uud>rtuk u to
ansae that of Senator Forakor. I
A special dispatch to the Oregonian
has Mr. Roosevelt going into details
to show that Tuft is already sura of the
Chicago convention. After the compli
mentary vote, he declares, no other
candidate will be heard from.
Far more startling, however, than
Mr. Roosevolt's handling of the Taft
campaign comes the information that
the president and secretary of war in
tend to send Nicholas Longworth to the
senate from Ohio as the successor of
J. B. Foraker. Mr. Foraker has al
ready declared that he will not be a
candidate fo? rc-election to the Senate,
but this is not regarded seriously, and
friends of the mesldennt are planning
to have Mr. Longworth win agaiott
him Id open fight.
It is understood that Congressman
Burton will support Mr. LoDgworth.
Mr. Rooaetelt gives the following as
che hauls of his olaim for Tuft:
Virginia, North Caiolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis
sippi, Louslana, Texas, Florida, Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri,
California, Oregon, Utah, North and
| South Dakota, Nevada, Wyoming, Mon
1 taoa, Washington, Nebraska, Kansas
<nd Oklahoma are all for Toft, and as
good as pledged. He also thinks it
practically certain that Ohio's first vote
will be for the secretary of war.
The secretary of war is quite as con
fident as the president.
If we keep our eye on the navy de
partment we shall soon know for a fact
whethe two heads are better than one.
In the recent little financial bout Mr.
Rochefeller seems certainly to have hi.t
Heinze bard.
THE COUNTRY'S FAITH
Here in the country's heart
Wnere the grass is green,
Life is the same sweet life
As it e'ere hath been.
Trust In God still lives,
And the bell at morn
Floats with a thought of God,
O'er tho risiog com.
God comes down in the rain,
And the crops grow tall?
This is the country faith,
Aud the best of all.
? Norman Gale.
The Slow Train.
A conductor on n certain train noted
for its slowuess asked a hoary headed,
white bearded passenger for his ticket
"I gave It to you," said the old man.
"I guess not." the conductor replied.
"Where'd you got on?"
"At Buxby's Crossing."
"Why," the conductor cried, "there
wasu't anybody got on at Buxby's
Crossing except one little boy."
"I," said the aged one, "was that
little boy."? Llpplncott's.
BALOONING IS
NOT DANGEROUS
The uninitiated 'nre prone to look up
on tin* I >n I loou iiu a sort of country
fair a t true t Ion. whose principal Intor
ust lies in the risk the aeronaut takes.
This Is n mistake.
Like the automobile, the balloon re
quires an experienced pilot, and when
such a one Is in charge serious or fatal
accidents are never recorded. Most
balloon clubs require all ascensions to
be made under a regularly licensed
pilot, who receives his certificate from
the club only after having demon
strated Ills fitness. The pilot who Is
willing to go up only In favorable
weather and to come down at the
proper time need never endanger lives.
He knows he has only to open tho
valve and he can descend. He has only
to throw out a handful of sand, and
he can prevent his balloon from com
ing down or can send It up. WbcD he
is ready to land he picks out a fa*, or
able spot ahead of him, lets his tul
loon come gradually dowu near the
ground, cuts loose the anchor which
stops bis progress, then opens the
valve again If necessary. When the
car touches the. ground he tears out
the ripping strip, and the balloon
stretches out on the ground, a flat and
empty bag.? F. P. Lnhm, U. S. A., In
Outing Magazine.
Tho Lovo of Nature.
A Japanese friend of mine lived In
Paris for a year. Waking on n win
ter's morning, he found that snow had
fallen In the night. As a matter of
course ho took his way to the Bols de
Boulogne to admire the beauty of the
snow upon the trees. What was his
astonishment when with his compan
ion, a compatriot, he arrived In the
Bols to And It entirely solitary and
deserted. The two Japanese paid their
vows to beauty in the whiteness and
the stillness of the morning and at last
beheld in the distance two other fig
ures approaching. They were com- 1
forted. "We are not quite alone,"
they said to themselves. There were
at least two other "Just men" In that
city of the Indifferent and the blind.
The figures drew nearer. They also
were Japanese.? London Saturday Re
view.
IKE WEATHER
1 NTERIQR *ND LQCA L
Atlin? SdowIdr c'oudy, 30 above.
Center? Ctear, southwind, 25 above.
Caribou? Clear, calm, 5 above.
Tagish? Clear, calm, 5 above
HootHliuoua? Cloudy, southwiud, 22
above.
Biff Salmon? Cloudy, calm, 8 below.
Yukon Crossing ? Cloudy, calm, 4
be^ow.
Selkirk? Cloudy, calm, 12 below.
Coffee Creek,? Fogiry, calm, 2 bo^ow,
Stewart ? Cloudy, calm, 2 above.
Otfilvie? Cloudy, 'calm, zero.
Dawson? Cloudy, calm, 5 above.
Whiteh'>rse- Part cloudy, soutbwlnd
12 above.
The result of the observation taken
at Moore whai f at midnight, J?n. 8,
19C8, is as follows: .
Temperature time observat'n .35 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours. 37 above
Mln. " " " " ..32 dtwve
Mean " " " " . 35 obove
Barometer :9.00
Cloud} and calm.
LIST OF LETTERS
Uncalled tor letters remaining in
Skagway Postoflice, Jao. 8, 1908:
Calwell, Jas
Carpenter, Benry
Canjor, Anton
Eichtenburg, Bans
Granbull, Mitss Ida
Bolmes, MissEthtl
Lawrence. Geo C
Mappah, James
Moir, George
Parravicini, Antonio
Smith, Clifford
Thomson, Kobert
Van Sumers, Ch as.
Van Sumers, Chas (2)
A. E. KiNDELL, P. M.
Silk Mufti rs at Clayson's.
THE MUSICAL WONDER SF ME AGE
The Victor Victrola, the world's
greatest eDtertuinor, excels all oibef
musical instruments. The worid'?
greatest (talent) voice*, bands, oroae*
tra, every entertainment known reprp
ductd absolutely perfect on tbe Victro
la. Factory, and Skagway price# tbe
same. Demand so great that factory Is
125,000 behind on foreign orders alone
Price, J200.00. The easy payment way;
<mall amount down and a little each
month delivers one to your borne or
p ace of business See T. R. Sewell at
Britt's Di ug Store.
Headaches n t d N? or ale lit firm Colds
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
wirid wide Cola and Grip remedy
r'-mavfs cause. Call f<? i full name
Look for signature E. W. GROVE 2 5
W
Tbe Pack Train Restaurant, will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in placa
of tea or coffee, come on ooys.
A Wundnrial In?trnmut
You should drop into the Mas-cot and
hear the music. The ekctric piano
nas a MtndoiiH attachment tqual to a
whole octette of ^luntiolin attachments
with a hiring of 1 ew airs.
Phonn Ctty Transfer
For your coal, wood and general haul
iag. Phone 90. Bough ton's cigar
store. 10-4-lm
j Fur caps at Clayson s.
Fresh Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kind
of fresh meat constantly on hatfd.
HAVE YOU SEEN
our? F. Cao*cius Felonius, if not drop
in at Daylight and look at It? it is the
prettiest now it ever was. Respectfully
yours s Herman Grimm.
PIANO FOR RENT? Inquire at the
Principal Barber Shop,
WOOD THAT WILL BURN
All kinds of stovewood delivered on
short notice. General baggage and ex*
press business.
The Alaska Transfer Co., 'Phone
No. 10. 25I-U
WANTED? A first class Gold or Gold
end Copper Mining Proposition in Alas
ka. State full particulars when you
write. ^d1rt-s8. Lswis Lusk, P. O. box
107 Spokane, Washington. 219- lmo
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
bPEED, SAFETY. COMFORT
Seattle, and other Hufret Sound Porta
CARRYING U. S. MA1I.
Steamers of Thii Company Leave
City of Seattle January
5th
Cottage City
C nnect n? with ne "iptny'9 Steamers at Seattle for
San Francisco, Souther..; C ufornia, Eureka (Ilamboldt Bay) aud
Mexico
IbT Above Schedule Subject to Chance Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second aod Broadway, Skajjway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General Passeoffdr Aceni,
io -l*rket otreet, ssu Fr&no ?oo, C!?U.
Canadian Pacific Railway
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
Dec. 14th, 30th. Jany. 13th, 29th.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part o{ '.he world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
The Alaska Steamship Co,
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, Jan. 14, 25
FARALLON ....
Company reserves right to change sailing date "without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
You knorn the Advantage of
up-to-date toilet preparations
They are ns indespensable to healtb
beauty aud happiness as food and it is
only bv cart ful study a drue/l^t be
comes a factor in the struggle for theui.
We recommcnd our
BENZO WITCH HAZEL CREAM our
ALVJQND'anrt CUCUMBER CREAM
our great assortment of BEST SO nPS
For a
SMOOTH AND SOFT SKIN
Our
t?esorsin Hatf Tonie
aud Tar Shampoo for the HAIR and
SCALP.
Our
TOILET WATERS, PERFUMES and
TALCUM POWDERS for general us*
by all who care for a clean, healthy and
refined appearance.
WM. BRITT
THE DRUGGIST
U. S- Mai' Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(ciiicr scRoeos or w. p. & r. h.)
Corner Fifth and State Sts.
up STAIRS
SKAGWAY - ALASKA
JTJNEATJ S. S. CCTS.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMEK
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and WayporU
JANUARY^, 9, 15,
21, 27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUtfHTON, A^ent
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone 90
Georgia
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
ROYAL
Steam Laundry
\11 Work Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
viessenjjer will call and deliver
Phono 79
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLK No. IB
(Dally Except Suiday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
let class.
8 30 a.
10 10 "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsi
Arrives
Leaves
No.|2, S.IBoutd
1st class
3 20 p. m.
1145 "
12 45 "
12 05- "
10 30a. m.
8 20 "
Passeneers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be ohoclred free with each full fare tioket
:\nd 75 pounds with nach half fare ticket.
Through Line Prom
Skagway to Atlln, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps in the Alsekand Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse.
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Skajway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
'by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for JDawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located injthe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quat tz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our dally trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. C. and Skaguay, Alaska 8!rajruay, Alaska