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That ?fco (Mk?* two
?f *r**R k*o? whor* on* (trw bofor*
ta a human bowofactor
Plant a trw and a atcfc It *ro*
Tho a or ion ta bofterod tbat trw?
aonr acntiont Ihinj!*, that thor had
tanlttni ot *niMit?a and pwfft^
?i>n?ripii?H* of fooling and irw
?w4owfd with jwTrhkwl lif?. in
tho dim paat cortaia trot* wor?
ao?n*ti<n*? worahiprod and tho im
aginative hun? braoolota of
fold and ornavmt* of jowola on th?*
branrhaa in tboir farorito jtroroa
The-nc ia aomrthinR in the app?*r
?iw of a aplondid tror which in
that WW IV tall trno.
a ith it* ?>utm<rpadint branch**, has
?owothi?? of a patornal appoaranro
? h?-n it hold* oat its arm* in sort of
* b*n?*dMtion and invitna n? to
rath?r nndor its protortinn ahadaa.
On* ran loam to lovo the trws
?nd find a pacprtaal Jot in liTin*
?<th then* Mankind ia atill in ita
roroantb- vonth and f*-ola rt^iWW
ploaaaro in tho pro?onco of ahraba.
plant v tn? and floaora Porhapa
th? anrionta, baforr thoy waadorod
*?? from Xatam into tho wrotohod
patha nf anMahrtoaa and mono*
?rr?sl, wora noaror to tho fcront
lw?art of creation, and lirnd In rlooor
rommnnion with the Tinoa and and
whonoa tho* laarnod that
plant It ro waa bat a part of human
1U?? atmaslinc apwapd toward porfno
tton
Plant tro?* aronmi *our hom?\
Wa?tifT \?wir rardaoa, loam tho for
Koiion laaaona of the ancionta, that
a thint of boavtr ia a Jo* forovw
tiood morn in*' Hare to* arrang
ed for you r exhibit at the fair next
Saturday?
Holidays we not so n u moroa* tn
i thi* world that we can afford to lot
aay of thorn alip b.v without taking
p*rt in th<? enjoyment. So take ad
rantage of the present time and
work Tor the Horticultural Fair.
l'p to date we hare hoard nothing
about any of the candidate* in the
revent delegate contest publishing
the amount of their campaign expen
ses It is not believed, however,
that any of them went beyond the
bounds of reason in their expend! t -
| urea
The proposal to eliminate lawyers
' from the first Alaska legislature
' ?eems jo meet with general approval
in Oouglaa There are no lawyers
in this town, but we hare a consid
erable representation of the other
learned professions doctors and
preachers Itouglas News
Well informed persons who hare
been in the Kenai rirer country de- j
clare that for a few thousand dol
lars that big stream could be made
navigable for scows or other crafts
A blasting out of rocks at certain
points would do the work. It Is
quite important that this should be
done, says the Seaard Gateway, be
? cauae the Kenai rtter Is aasuming
fine possibilities as a dredger pro
| position, and If the stream was nar
Iigable. It *onld (treatly expedite the
transportation of machinery and aup
I plies to the rarious camps along ita
banks
BIG SHIP BUILDING
Tbf Planning and Constructing
of an Oc?an Lmer.
FIRST A MINIATURE IS MADE.
Tfc>* Small Mado) ta T>a? THorwgM j>
Tnt?d. t*4 *K? s??'v I* T ?Ht \ts?K
Py 'mw! Will B? Story ?f tK?
N#? \ L??ocfc|d,
Hal Mine ? ?4fm Mtia ItMT h an
totrmithtt * ml cowpMcatod oporarton
TV ahip'a pit* Is IM prf|Mrrd la
?Miom from omvn' on
a acalo of a quarter or balf aa Inch to
tho foot Ooo pot of dnrwlujr*. ?iW
tho? >boor draft.** la a pian of the
?Dtp'* skoiotoa or fra mowork * Ithou'
Tbo pfarrv tlx* tnrornal drrt. balk bead
and kokl arrancemeot* brine Mkttrd
by a sorto* of detailed drawing*
Follow* then the oxnortowmai atscr
A wwOw b?o?k or r-s*tl** of paraffin
*u ta Brat to oralo ftx?o> lb#
?bip> plan* and tr<rKI ?a a tare* rank
about ?V M la leaetb aod elcht foot
deep Tbo asodei. welipbred to the toad
Da*, la towed to at>1 fro by an OTee
bead trarrrwr at \arylt* apoed*
IVtJcatr inttniBrot-' nwrister I be rl
act "pwil."' tbo 4tai>iar* (urat. the arabU
tty aod a boat of other information
Tbo abapo of tbo n*mlel la altered
a rat a aod a rata, piece* heinn *bav?|
off beeo aod nthot* tberr Tbo final ro>
autta arr carefnlty tabtrtatod. and fro?
tbia abtp ta raabrro tbo batldoea cow
ptoto tbolr plana.
lnatde tbo "ontrat *bod. 230 rand*
lone ">d ISO foot IB heisbt. Tbo ablp *
berth baa naaatlirr hro? predated
Tbooaanda of wooden pi Mi. about thlr
ty foot ta lencth. bare ton drlreo by
ptla drtrera <lerp Into tho crxwnd. On
tboao aro laid bo go boa ma and tbo
floor completed with ?root piank*.
Tho* tn tbo coot or ttoo boot Not**, wr
BoonTod by oak rap* In jmtipa of flvo.
aro aaaetnNed on a falling gradient to
tbo rtror of aboot half an lacb a fool.
AH la Ma ready fat tbo recopttoa of
tbo poodeoaa* keel Thi?? tbo bad
bono of tbo ahip? to of bngo strenjrtti
tnoarorlnff four foot lcrwa. and la throo
and a qaarter Incbca thick. Parallel
with tte boot but ahox-o U aod attach
od by amrto bar*. la tbo contral irtrder.
?to foot btrh. rbo spare betweoa form
Inc tho doable bottom On each aide,
at roirnlar dhrtaBCo* running length
wlao. aro aerea otbor ctrderk. tbo out
or aw railed tbo "margin phtte*"
Tbo water tlcht cba?l<ora ara faraot
bT torOcal partition* of ptatra orteod
Inc al?>*e and IVneeth the floor* up to 1
the margin plate on each aide.
After the gre?t oast steel stern fr?n? I
and the stem bar for the how* bare 1
been attachol the plating begins. The j
steel strip* of varying vices, but ar
engine thirty four feet In length ami j
? bout three toon tn weight each, which
form the skin of the chip, are laid on ;
In strakes like the bricks tn a wall. ;
Fitting the-* strakes to the shape of a
ship Is a critical business. A thin j
wooden pattern or template Is flrst
prepared for each plate ami clamped
In position on the shlp'a side. With
minute care erery detail Is marked on |
It? the slae and shape, the overlap and
the rivet Mk
It Is then transferred to Its pro to- j
tn*. the steel plate, which la cot. '
punch*! and bent by wonderful ma '
chlnery that Tdk-es steel strips, punches j
rivet hole* and bends steel plate as
easity and cleanly as though tbe ma- I
terlal were paper. Nimble traveling
cranes on ran Tries nttder the roof piek I
ap tbe bnce plates when ready and j
convey them to their appointed place, j
where the hydraulic riveter? a me- j
cbanlml marvel? with Irresistible force !
and rapidity drlvea each riret bom#
In tbe bnllding of a modern liner orer ;
?.OOIVTO rivets are nsed. Kacta Joint i
la rendered water tight by calking.
The oater shell finished and the In- |
aide work far advanced, the bnlldera !
turn their attention to the problem of |
tbe launch. the weight of tbe veaael at
this point on the keel blocks being !
something like 15.000 ton*. Tbe j
launching ways, aloplng gently to the '
water, are prepared, and cradle*, fore
and aft to guide tbe ship, are erected
with bnge wooden beams, the whole
being finally lubricated by tallow and j
train oil
Amid acclamation the ship receives |
lis baptism and. whether for weal or
woe. takes to Its element Still help- j
less*, though. Its motive power lacking. 1
' tt la afterward moored to tbe works I
! wharf under * 130 ton tltao crane, |
whereby Its boilers? twenty-Are of 1
them? are lowered Into tbe abyaa of
t the hold and a multitude of SttJng*
' connected with the engines
Dwarfing all else for sire come j
? Kit the four funael*. towering 150
feet above keH level and large enough
Tor two tranvars to be drawn through l
I abreavt The*e are fixed on the gl- I
J gantk- -wptako* " connecting with the i
j boiler* by a network of flues,
j A h->Nt "f :>>isiiinry machinery for !
. lighting v.tttilatlng, pumping and
I steering the ?li1p as well as the pas
senger lifts, is u-lng Installed at the
wnie tinw a* ? ?warm of mea work
day and ?*c*>t ?n ?be Internal decora
tion* Rhs-tPMans encircle the ship
with a gir.! ?? -f tight and Install a
iHrrbone ami ?*i?-?-frlc call service with
300 stations
In the chart n??m I* llttod a wonder
ful cfcwk. ?vhk-h oontn?rs. synchrony
Oily. nrtT other oti?rk? In different
parts ?f th?? ship ihe lofty Marconi
mast Is linked op with the mysterious
Instruments in the n- ire loss cabin.
Then. at last after many months of
toll. comes the welcome day when the
great ship, pride of her builders, Mil* i
forth npon Its trial trip? l<ondon An- j
iwew.
Just a Jolt.
"What's the matter T"
"Oh. nothing. *
"No. no; don't (ell me that Some
thing disagreeable or discouraging haa
happened. Tour look shows It"
"Well If yon Insist on knowing. I
started ont this morning feeling as gay
and chipper as a boy of twenty, but a ?
little while ago I met a former sweet
heart of mine, and she told me that her
second daughter had Jnst graduated
from high school. Say. are the wrin
kles around my eyes very noticeable V
?Chicago Record- Hera Id.
The Downtrodden Farmer.
A city man beard that a farmer j
wanted to sell a motorcar He sym
pathised with the poor farmer and his
family because they were forced to
part with the machine for financial
reasons, he believed, and went out to
the farm to buy It The farmer was
not at home, but his daughter was
there. "1 came out to buy your motor
car," he said. "Which one?" asked
the girl? Kansas City Star
Two of a Kind.
Pecunlous Father? So yon dare to
nay you are an Ideal match for my
daughter? Impecunious Youth? 1 do,
indeed, air! Pecnnlnns Father? Why.
yon have never earned a dollar In your
life. Impecunious Youth? Neither haa
,.?be.? Philadelphia ledger
Established a Record.
"What did mother say when yon pro
poned to her. daddy V
"She hung her head and was silent
for several minutes Anil that la the
only time I have ever known her to be
silent for several minutes."? Detroit
Free Press
M>a?ed the Story.
"Say. what was thnt story about
Elvira?"
"Well, can yon keep a secret?"
"Sure."
"So can 1.--C1H.
The stone sharpens icalres. but la
dull Itself.? Plutarch
PtTBLIC *
STENOGRAPHER
and Bookkeeper will
look after your ac
i count s and correspond-j
jence* for small fee, at
Daily Alaskan office.
The grand opera *tar? I
hare gone abroad,
but ?
! yon ran still hear them sin*:
their yrratost triumphs iMi the
Victor.
Though they art th<?o?r?d< ol
miKr* inv. C?raio, Melha. Trt
rairm. ?n.| all the other (anion*
i set: sis who make records rx
'c'osivtly for the Victor, sing tor
roi whtnfm and a* often a* vo?
*Uh.
( T?mr in %rn& hrtr them, and ?W ihr
ai#rrr*T *1 th t ?1 MT
and \ irr?*r VictvaNi ($15 to Ka*j I
| term* if desired*
WILLIAM BRITT
THE DRUCGTST
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Attorney*
tUWISON 41 MAIMBAM.
Attorney ?- V?- 1
P O. Box K - Juneau, Alaska
H. B. LI! FKVRK
At?ornc]r-At-Ijivr
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
Skagway ? ? Alaska
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HAINES - . ALASKA
?
UK. L. H. KKI.LER
IVntlat
Most Modern Method*
Open Evening*
Office Hour*: #12 a. m. 1-6 p. m. ;
Alaskan Building - -Broadway
9KAQWAT ? - ALA8AK
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M. F. I'ATTKRHON * <Y)MPAX1C
? Dwilers In ?
DKXTAL H TP PL IKS
229 Walker Bid*. Seattle, Wash
Orders by mail or cable will receive
prompt attention. Catalogue on ro-j
quest
For 35c. you ran get a wholsome,
home cooked m?<al at the New Home
Restaurant. 5th aveune, just off of i
Broadway.
Food cooked as !t should be at
the "White Pans C*fe." Only the
best In the market Mrs. Orloff
King, proprietress. tf
COAL
"
Wellington Lump Coal
from Shaft No. 6. Ayster'ltay Mine"
at Lftdysinlth, the highest grade
Household cnal r>{ all the II. C. fields
58., *>8 FIXED CARBON
Perfeot Combnstton. Uniform Heat.
U?bt Ash
On and after July 1st, 1910, we
shall offer this coal, selected and
graded as ft>Hoir?: ?
Doubl? Screened and Barked. .$13 ton
Screen I iijts (stoked) S ton
Screenings (bulk) 7 ton
Above prtcifg Include delivery
Moored Wharf Co.!
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
'Phone 10. Skagway, Alatka.
JUNEAU a 8 ccrs
KLWTUTC LIOHTKD STEAM
HKAT1CD 8TKAMF.K
Georgia
Carrytac U. S Mall
For Haines, Renters Ray, Juneau, j
Hoonah, Teni'kee and Way Ports.
-SAILS
FROM SK.IOWAY
Al'O. n, 11, 17, 2-1. 30.
SKPT. 4, 10. in, 22, 2M.
at 8:00 a. m.
WILLIS NOWKLL. Mgr . JUNEAU |
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Wio ria, Vmcohwtt, A i uK-anm, FMitng^m
Ofanpn. Pf*? Tnwwmi, Soj?K
lWiin?ki<r? Er- k*, S?pM FUfWt,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. C D. DUNAVN, P. T. M
1 13 j?BVt St., S??n(? 1 12 Marbt St, Sm Franri Iff
R <M m<n?4 <? fkann dw SiMA
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
Cify of Seattle Sept . 16,28
Spokane Sept. 10, 22 Oct . 4, 16,28
FRANK II. FOLD, Agent, 2nd A: Brwdviy, Nkagway
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. #. MAIL AND WELLf-FARGO EXPREM
Next mailing of *m Curt puMs??r
JEFFERSON
Aug. 31. Sept. 12-24.
Oct. 6-18-30. Nov. 10
DOLPHIN
Sept. 6-18-30
Oct. 12-24. Nov. 5 21
Company cmtt jm tb? rtjrht to ctiMr sftlllrjc wfOwwt neAfc*
TELEPHONE NO. ??. C. B. OOPTILL, AGENT.
J
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B.C COAST SERVICE)
Fall 1912 Sailings
From SKAGWAY 7 p. m. THURSDAYS
Princess Sophia ,ww'
Ocf. 3-17-31
Princess May
Oct. 10-24. Not. 7-21
^nbject to eb*rsr? wl<h -o N *!<*?
Vancouver, Vidoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
fhon. 87 F. F. W LOWLE, Afl?nt
f
Steamship Humboldt
THc OUt IH3EPEfta?ir SIMM IKMIIK 10 S. I IUSM
Will Mil from Skagway for Seattle and Way Portt
Sep. 5th, 18th, 30th. Oct. 12th
"UllinR dato ?ut>J?rt to change without Mttra.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Tirkrt* xnd *11 Information
71? tejond ArPTJiMJ H. IIAUTM IfiSKX. ftth * Broad*'/
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jfMP?lKTM>^E JfggDTE
Through Tickets To and From
Atlin, Dawson Fairbanks, and all Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Points
.*??? WW!" AXnsOMKI.V APPOINTED PA nr. nit orskrvatiox C.41W
are now in in regular service between Skaguay and White Horse. The car? are
designed especially with a view to comfort, affording an opportunity to view the
scenery over the famous White Pass t<> the he?t advantage, and are equipped
With spacious individual leather chairs, writing desks, card tables and dressing
roomi*.
- ? ?
Regular Sailings between White Horse and Dawson on Commodious Steamer*
Constant Improvement in Service i? Out Aim. s Suitpttinni IrtviterJ
For FurtKer Information. Apply to
O. L. DICKESON, President, Skaguay, Alaska and Vancouver, B. C.