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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
L. S. Kell?r, Publisher.
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SOME REFLECTIONS UPON A
CERTAIN QUALITY OF EGOTISM
THAT IS NOT AT ALL LIKE
THAT OF NAPOLEON.
Wilbur Wright Is being widely
quoted as saying th^t the flying ma
chine, as a commercial commodity,
may come to the third generation
hence If he means as a freighter
Ue is optimistic but if he means as
,i ready conveyor of people ? well, he
probably did'nt say it. There are a
lot ut people without imagination, or
who affect to have none ? which is
the -amo thing, since it means the
noii ??luployuieut of that very help
ful aid-to-uudersiandiug ? who thiuk it
a demonstration of wisdom to take
the uegative side of things, to doubt
and to knock. Certainly the Wright
brothers cannot be of this class since
they have climbed into the air on a
machine heavier than the air and
have themselves realized those
dreams that ages of pessimists have
been laughing at. Since Mr. Wright
is flying through the air in criss-cros
fashion, before, in the face of and
across the wind, and carrying passen
gers with him, and this at. practic
ally, his first attempt, and in his or
iginal machine, with more success
than characterized the relative at
tempts at sieamboating. and far in
advance of those at automoblling, it
is not conceivable that be does not
realize what he has done. What re
mains in the matter of commercial
utility tor the flying machine is a
matter of detail. A million inventive
minds are eagerly employed on this
interesting problem and developments
are to be expected to follow rapidly.
1 1 is a safe prophesy that ten years
will sev the flying machine competing
with the automobile in the matter of
supplying the rich with new thrills.
If Mr. Wright has been guilty of
?eeing impossibilities after the impos
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Nihility lias been overcome then it is
the first evidence of weakness he
lias manifested in the public eye. It
is a queer manifestation of egotism
? a non-recognition of the possibili
ties in others. One of the most win
ning characteristics of that most
popular of men as well as most won
derful of intellectual wizards, Edison,
is his optimism and bis respect for
Hit* possibilities that lie in the efforts
o f others. "If I don't find it some
body else will," is his iteration hi
every published interview ? while yet
you and I have come to believe that
if Edison cannot find it nobody else
can.
A Real Instance.
The Alaskan has such respect for
^ Mr Wright that it refuses to reduce
Itiin (o the ranks of the pessimists.
But there are many examples of this
queer sort of egotism. After com
munication had been set up between
Nome and St. Michael by wlrele3s
and continued with unqualified sue
c. > for more than a year, wireless
experts in numbers insisted that the
thing could never be done inland ?
iould never be made a commercial
suacess over the mountains and val
ley* of the great wilderness where
there was such great need of It. It
was sagely argued (out of the paltry
little experience that had been tyid>
that the TREES, being lively con
ductors. would never let the message
get past them. The very head of the
department said this. But a few en
ergetic and enterprising men TRIED,
with all their might and intelligence,
and the station at Gibbon 500 miles
inland, had hardly been Installed
when, in answer to their efforts. It
caught a message from a ship a
thousand miles out to sea.
A clamor for the wireless was con
tinued by the Fairbanks News in
spite of the preachment about the
trees, because of the great need of
as
relief from th? constant Interruption
of communication caused by the
breaking of the wires stretched
through these same trees. That was
a little over two years ago. And
this Is from the Fairbanks Times
Just to hand:
An Actual Fact.
"By actual service the new wire
less system Is proving Its worth. An
instance of how valuable the ser
vices may prove as auxiliary to the
old system Is provided In conditions
that exist today. Last night the line
to Valdez went down at Telkhell and
the Eagle extension was severed
near Tanana Crossing. That shut
oft Fairbanks from the outside com
pletely, had it not been for the wire
less. ^Pressing the latter into service,
however, it was possible to flash, a
message to Circle, relay it to Eagle
and then forward it to Seattle via
Ashcroft over the Dominion lines in
Canada Of course sending a mes
sage by that route Is more expen
sive, but often expense cuts little
figure where there Is the more im
portant consideration of haste."
A little while longer and all In
terion Alaska will be in direct wire
less communication with the coast ?
as the result of Just goiug overlast
iugly at it.
HAD MR. SCHMIDT YELLED "PO
LICE! "
Let's see ? there was a musician
named Schmidt, a most excellent
man and a mood violinist. The work
ing people of San Francisco, grown
suspicious of such men as Mayor
Phelxn, whom they believed aided
and abetted the employers of labor
in certain strikes, chose Schmidt as
their candidate for mayor? to better
things. One Ruef, who knew the
game of irresponsible politics, en
tangled the inexperienced musician
in his game and pretty soon every
body in the government was en
tangled in a mess of corruption. The
mayor, Ruef, Tlrey Ford, have been
dragged through the sltme of the
courts and are gone or on their way
to prison. Would-be assassins have
attempted to blow up witnesses and
have destroyed property Ju their
A'ilii effort to escape the result. An
other wouldbe assassin has placed th
prosecuting attorney in the hospital
and has himself gone to the grave.
And now the head of the police,
found to be sunk in the general mire
has taken his own life unable to face
gxposure of his rottenness. And this
with retribution only well under way.
And to think all this would have
been different had Mayor Schmidt,
at the proper time simply yelled
"police! "
SONG FOR MUSIC.
T OVE 1* the wind. Uy heart la th*
AJ fallen leaf.
I Love la the measure; mine are th* fall
ing feet.
Tet roust I dance la time with na throb
bing beat.
Tet am I blown in the woods of grief.
MAD though the dance, unstirred an J
eerene you move.
Wild though the wind, you flower se
cure and eweet.
Love It the music; mine are the falling
feet.
I am the whirling leaf, for the wind la
tor*
? Rosa Cary Nobla.
Mr. Kern is presenting to every
lady who calls at his store a
beautiful souvenir. You are Invited
to call and Inspect his Holiday stock
of beautiful offrings.
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ill CLEM AND NOT TOO COLO :
The rwult of the observation taken
?t Moore wharf at midnight, Dec. 1
1908, Is aa follows
Temperature time obtervat'n. 24 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hour*. 26 above
Mln. ?? " 41 " .23 above
Mean " u " " 24+ ?bove
Barometer 30-04.
Fair, north wind
INTERIOR WEATHER
Wbltehorse, 10 below
Atlln, .... 4 above
Hootalioqua. 22 below
Big Salmon ? - - 26 "
Yukon Crowing - - .10"
Selkirk - - - 20 "
Coffee Creek, ? ? 31 "
Stewart, ? - - ? 26 "
Dawson, ? - - - 32 "
| ALL ALASKA IN A LINE OR TWO j
Ella Lingard, aged 50, formerly of
Deer Lodge, Mont., dropped dead on
the trail near her cabin at 32 below
on Sulpher a short time ago.
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Eighty thousand dollars a ton is
said to be the value of a consignment
of seven and one-half tons of gold
ore brought down from the Queen
Charlotte islands, says the Victoria
Times.
It Is expected that Esperanza creek
will be the scene of a stampede In
the spring. Most of the people of
Candle already have locations there.
Pay was discovered on the creek this
summer by a couple of Laplanders.
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Fifteen witnesses have been sub
poenaed to appear in Juneau on Jan
uary 6 to give testimony on the part
of the government in the Hasey case.
The last trial cost the government
about $30,000. and the defendant was
acquitted.
? ? ?
Fairbanks is to have a modem 11a
brary that is not to be the gift of
Andrew Carnt-gle either. George C.
Thomas, of Drex^l & Co., Philadel
phia. and treasurer of a missionary
publication is to give $7,000 for the
purpose.
? ? ?
Fred Lawrence, who has been min
ing Ln Alaska for nine years, went
to Seattle recently with considerable
money, where he disappeared. His
father, Fred S. Lawrence, president
of the Rocky Mountain Mining & De
velopment Co., of Montreal, has
taken up the search.
HEADACHES AND NEURALGIA
FROM COLD.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy re
moves cause. Call for full name.
Look for signature E. W. GROVE,
25c W.
Totem poles, baskets, ivory, copper
and silver native novelties are appro
priate gifts for the folks at home.
Kern has a choice line.
A circulating library places within
the means of everybody, the best
reading of the day. I have 500 vol
umes of the latest copyright fiction
and general reading. W. W. Bough
ton. ?
RAW FUR
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTORS
are requested to correspond with us about this sea
sou's catch of FURS. We want the early catch as
well as the late catch. We will pay full market
value at all times. Price list and tags can be had for
the asking at any time.
Herman Schmerl & Co.
28 West Thirty-First Street
NEW YORK CITY
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U-ALL-NO
After Dinner
Mints
are the right thing
after a hearty meal
J
Get a Box for Thanksgiving j
35 cents the box at
WM. BRUT
The Druggist
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mull
For Haines, Berners Hay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Way porta
SAILS
November G, 12, 18, 24. :t0.
December 5, II, 17. 21!. 2i).
WILMS NOW ELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUOUTON, A^ent
Broadwav and Fifth Ave. pbone 00
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying Passengers and Mall will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning leaven Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M. same day.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir),$2.50
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
COMPANY
Seattle Wash
acific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER. ALASKA LIN*' <
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
S.auie, anl other Vuget bound Forte
CARKYING 0.5. MAU.
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of Seattle
Dec. ? - !2
Cottage City Dec. - 24 JalM. ? 6
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Sevtle for San Francisco,
Southern California, "Kurhka (Hnmboldt Bay) and Mexico
t&* Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broad Way, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, lis James St.
C. D. DUNANN, Ceneral Passenger Agent,
112 Market Street. s?u t~r?uolfloo, C?i
Canadian Pacific Railway |
( B. C. COAST SERVICE ) ?
SCHF.DULr: OF SAILINGS FROM SKAOWAY ?
Subject lo chatiffe without notice
tsTaS PRINCESS may
December 5=19 January 2=16=30
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tiekots to any part of '.he world ard all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
I Alaska Steamship Co,
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamers
Jefferson Dec. - 6 - 18 - 30
Company reserves ri^fUt to char e bailing date without notice
Transfers to V lctorla and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to Sun Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
The White Pass &Yukon Route
IM:h: TABlvii No. IS
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st OlttS-c.
s 30 a. m.
10 00 p. m.
11 00 "
11 30 .
1 3) p. m.
3 4f>
'Leaves
Arrives
SKAGDAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT "
CARIBOU
White Bokse
Pasrfeneers must bo nt depot in time to have Baggage Inspected and
shocked. Inspection is stopped 30 minute0 be'oreleavlng time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be ehooked free with each full fare ticket
\nd T> pounds with each half far* ticket
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2. S. BounC
1st clais
3 20 p.
1 45 "
12 42 "
12 10 "
10 25 a, m.
8 15 "
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Through Line Prom
Skagway to Atiln, White norse, nig SalmoD, D<wson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The now placer camps In tlx- Alsek and Kluane Mining District safe reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation is closed, daily train* will continue running between
Skagway and White Horsi . A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line Ije'wooo Wbito Horse and Dawson.
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Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
Intermediate points.
For Conrad City, locatcd in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of tho Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to ChH'oou. --
For information relative to pasnenget, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE,?en. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACtlER Gen. Agent
V>i ?ouvrr, P. 0, and ^kapuav, Alaska Skhyuaj, A iti-kst
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