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One week. dellrerao by -arrlsr I0J6
One month, by mail T5
fhre? months, by mail L2&
St* months, by mail i-50
One year, by malt 9.00
SUCCESS AND FAILURE
The death of Lord Kelvin, pro
nouncd "the first world authority" in
the ncience of physical energy, has
called out encomiums and eulogies from
perhaps every publication la the world
that undertakes to keep the pace at all.
first the newspaper* and lat?r the sci
entific sod periodical press has paid
him tribute as the "greatest'' of his
time And yet his is added to the al
most uo venal voice of great men,
placing their own rating upon the sum
or value of their triumphs. It shows
what a comparative thing is success
judged from the standpoint of "reewlte"
by the outsider, and then by the great
man himself through his dream of
things hopej for.
It was shortly before his death that
Lord Kelvin was quoted as sadly say- j
ing:
One word characterises the moat
strejuous of the efforts for the advance
ment of science that 1 have made per
severtngly through 5s years; that word
is Failure; I Know no more of electrlo
and m ?gnetic force, or of the relations
between etber, electricity and ponder
able matter, or of cbemioat affinity,
man I knew when I tried to teach my
s'.uJen;s of natural philosophy 50 years
ago io mj first session as professor.
Something of sadness must come of
fatiuie.
THE WIRELESS EXPERIMENT
The chief signal officer of the United
States war department has awarded
contracts for the erection of wireless
telegraph stations at Fort Gibbon and
Nome of ten kilowatt power, and one
at Eigle of three kilowatt power. 8ta
tiooa at Circle and Fairbanks, it is un- i
derstood, are to ba Increased from oa
to three kilowatts as the power at pros- <
?at is seen to be not sufficient.
With new stations at Cat alia, Una
lasks, Circle, Fairbanks and Gibbon,
the fovernment will be in a position to
serva the most important Ataskaa
points. Stations tlrea>ly aro estab
lished at Nome and St. Michael.
The Canadian government [a gaid to
be watching the experiment with a
?iew to establishing stations to brin*
the Yukon into oonnecMoD with Ash
croft if successful.
A WESTERN SHOW
The idea of Representative Tawney
to make the A.-Y.-P. fair a represen
tative western show is a good one.
9o far sa anybody knows up here
nothing else was over contemplated.
That North Carolina should have made
an appropriation to join It comes with
something of a surprise.
There is plenty of material in the
west and the orient to mane a rattliog
good show. To con jentnue tho effort
in that direction looks like the .-oad to
suocesa in this regard, and to attempt
more is to soatterand obscure the o.?int.
The Northern Light would like to re
mind the Alaskan that in reearj} to
"Little Ones" it i< precious thing* that
are in small packers.
The Alaskan, bless your beart, does
not have to be reminded of this. You
remember, children, that old story
about the hooter who met a grizz'y on
the trail wbileonly armed with a unife.
And because he had not prayed for so
long he was ashamed to do so then and
so he only asked the lord to "show no
favor to the bear," and promised, in
that case, he would see the greatest
bear fight ever.
Well, that bear fight would not b: a
circumstance to the scrap that you
would see if spybody? that Stroller, for
instance, over in Whitehorse? should
attempt to deny this proposition, as
ipplled t) Skagway's school children, c
Now here's an easy one: Can you gnoss fl
jq which aide the Alaskan would be? r
THE STAB Dim
Will* Short Gather.
When the moon was high I waited,
Pa e with evenlng'a tlnta it shone;
Wnen its gold came slow | belated,
Still I kept my watch alone.
When it sank a golden wonder,
From my window still 1 bent,
Tho gh the clouds hung thick with
thundtr
Where our hilltop road iray went.
By the-cypress tops I've connted
Every golden star that paa*ed;
Weary hours the've shown and mount
ed,
Each more tender than the laat.
All my pillows hot with turning,
All my weary maids asleep;
Every star in heaven was burning
For the trvst you did not keep.
Now the clouds huve hushed thalr
warning,
Paleness creeps upon the a it;
One star more, and then the morning ?
Share Oil, share that atar with met
Never fear that I shall chide thee
For the wasted stars of night,
So thine arms will come and hide me
From the dawn's unwelcome light.
Though the moon a heav'n had Riven
us,
Every star a crown and throne,
Till the morn apart had driven us?
Let the last star be our own.
Ah! the cypress tops are sighing
With the wind that brings the day;
?'hcre my laat pale treasure dying
Ebbs in jeweled light away;
Ebbs like water bright, uotaated;
Black the cypress, bright tho sea;
Heav'o's whole treasury lies watted
And the dawn burns over me.
Do you remember that atory of the
"strangest Chrlstmaa dinner?"? thf
st >ry of the reunited husband and wife
who invited the woman who caused the
couble to ait at table with them?
Well it Is a pity that truth compels
the spoiling of that story with an anti
Umax whioh Is not nearly so strau^e.
i dispatch from Tacoma s tys ho baa
un away again with the lady friend of
he family.
The currant Dumber of The Northern
lilght (hows great Improvement, in
act Is excellent in stylo from tbe re
ntier's standpoint. There is a point in
he editing that will servo as text for
k "little lesson" some <Uy ? we must
lot crowd the "class in joarualism"you
tnow.
"If you don't know what you want,
isk a policeman," advises tbo Phil*
idelphia Press. The policeman would
probably tell you what you need rather
.him what you want.
Are you taking those little lessons in
journalism appearing in the Daily Alas*
K?n?
This is the way the copy for this item
from the Northern Light went to tbe
printer yesterday. Following ij the
way it came back to the proof reader's
Jesk:
Are you taking tbose little lemons in
journalism appearing in the Daily Alus
kau?
These printers are great jokers them
selves, children, and it is no small part
of the proof reader's job to keep watch
svor them.
COMPETENT JUDGES.
Beatify Doctor* Endorse Ilcrplclde.
Women who make a business of beau
tifying otlior women come pretty near
cr.owlng what will bring about tho best
?exults. Here are letters from two, con
cerning Herplcldo:
"I can recommend Newbro's "Herpl
as It stopped my hair from falling
>ut; and, as a dressing It has no super
cr.
"(Signed.) Bertha A. TrulMnger,
"Complexion Specialist,
Morrison St., Portland, Ore."
"After using one bottle of "Herplcldo*
~iy hair has stopped falling out, and my
'Oulp Is entirely free from dandruff.
'?(Signed.) Grace Dodge.
"Beauty Doctor,
"195 Sixth St.. Portland, Ore."
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. In
?tamps for sample to The Herplcldo Co.,
vrrolt, Mich.
Two sixes ? 60 centa and $1.00.
Wm. Brltt, Special Agent
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kind
of fresi meat constantly on hind.
THE WEATHER
INTERIOR AND LOCAL
Whifohorse? Clear, calm, 28 fjclow. t
A'lln? Cle.ir, nonhwlnd, 13 below. *
Center? C ear, c.tlm, 19 below. I
Tatfish? Clear, calu.1, 34 below
Hootaiii<qua? Clear, South wind, 45
below.
Bitf Snlraon-'Clear, cplro, 50 below.
Selkirk? Clear, calm, 5O below.
CofYee Creek ? Cleur, o-lin, -18 below.
Stewart? Clear, calm, 43 below.
Offlivie? Clear, ca m, 4u below.
Dawson? Fo<?py, calm, 47 below.
Tho result 0 f the observation takec
at Moore wtiarl at midnight, Feb. 4,
1008, is as follows:
Temperature litncobservat'n. 13 above
Max. temp. i>recedintr 24 hour:-.. 19 above (
Min. " " " " ..li above |
Mean " " " " ..I5 above t
Barometer 30. 1 ti
Fair, strong norihwlud.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Havimr put In a steam roller ana
otbt-r macuinery we *re better re
pared tbun ever to do first-class work
on abort uotieo.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
Eight Mandolin* In Quo
At the Mascot fere is the most wont
derlul musical insti ument ever brought
lo Skauway. I bis a quality 01 eijfu
.Man< 0111 s In one wiltt a Piauo accom
paniment. 'l'liere is a Hiring of eijr t
new nirs It uiakes a fu I evenings
tutertainment.
ONLY ONE HROUO QUININE'
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN
I\E. Lo k for the c naiureof E. W.
GwJVE. Use. I the W01 Id over to Cute
cold in One Day. 25c . F
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
Seven roooi furnished hou e to r>nt
on Third Aveme. Enquire of G. E.
. Howard. 26 4- 1 f
WORK weaken: the kidneys
Doun'a Ktclnny F* 41 T i. I avo don? great
s r< o for p c;>'6 who work
In A I >?kn
Most Alaska p<ople work every dfty
? some strained, unnuural position ?
lending constantly over a desk ? riding
m jo tine wagons or ctrs? oing labor,
ous housework; lifting, reaching or
p illing, or trying the l>acU In a hun
iri d and one other wuys. All these
3 rains 'end to w>ar weaken and Injure
the kidneya unt'l they fall behind in
Uieir wijik of filtering the poisons from
the Mo<>d. Down's Kidney P ? Is cure
sictc ki<iney>, put new strength in bad
W. H. Wcod' of 25o Co'tsge St., Sa
il in, 0>e , fay- : "A food many years
ago, I ko* badly kicked oy ? mule right
over i q ? khlney t ai d au anotb r tiuie
while digging a well it caved in on me
also Injuring my back. Since then I
have had more or less xnnoyance from
ray kl'lneys. Change of weath-r caused
ray b.ek to ache and when I worked
hard it becan e so lame ibat I could
liHidlv sir i. hie n u < Hfte- stoopine. I
procured Do?n's Kidney l'ill - at a drug
-tore an i since taking them, altbouwh
I have contiLU>'d to work b?rd and be
exp Sed t" sev re vveuth. r, not at achc
or other symptom* of my former
trouble rem?i s, This clearly proves
that Doan's Kidney i'ills act up to
representn ions mt>de of ih^m. I also
know oi other peot Je ?ho have deriued
great benefit, from their u-e I am glad
'o let others know the mer t*ol Doan's
Kiduey i'ii s for backache and kidney
uoucle. "
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name ? Dean's ? and
'nke n-j other.
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
c mmodatioos tne most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
HOW'S THIS
We offer One Hundred Dollirs Re
ward for any c>se of Catanh tba
cannot be cured by Hal 's < atarrh Cure.
F. J Cheney & Co , of Toledo, O.
We, the I'tidrrsinued, have known F.
J. Cheney for tht last 15 years, and
beli ve tarn perfectly honorable in all
busine-s transactions and fir ancially
a''le to carry any oblivions made by
his firm.
Balding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wnoltsile druggists, Toledo, O
Ilali's ca'&rrh Cure is t?.kc:i internal
ly, a< tin* rlir -ctlv upon the blood and
rauscous surfaces of the system. Testi
monial sent fiee. Price, 75c. per bot
tle. Sold by all druggists.
T> ke Hall's Family Pills for consti*
ft'.ion.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
bPEED, SAFETY, COMFORT
SoaUle, and otber Pugot Sound Porta
CAKKTOIO U. S. MAIL.
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of Seattle January 20th
J February! 7
Cottage City
C .nnect a/ with iQe Uc-ipiny's Steamers at Seattle for
San Francisco, Socthsun California, Eujikka (Humboldt Bay) and
Mexico
par A bore Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skasrway|
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General Passenger Agent,
10 Market street, san Pranolsoo, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railway
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
January 29 febrsary 13th, 29th.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tiokets to any part of '.he world and all information from
Phona 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
?
The Alaska Steamship Co, -
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEEEERSON, Eeb. 5, 16, 27
Company reserves right to ohsnge sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Vlotoria and Vanoourer Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San PVanelsoo
R. A. CAHROLL, Agent. Phone 66
You knooi the Advantage of
up-to-date toilet'preparatioos
They are as indespoosable to health
beauty an-1 happiness as food and it is
only bv careful study a druggist be
comes a factor in the struggle for them.
We recommend our
BENZO WITCH HAZEL CREAM our
ALMOND and CUCUMBER CREAM i
our great assortment of BEST SOAPS
For it
SMOOTH AND SOFT SKIN
Our
Resorsin Hair Tonic
aud Tar Shampoo for the HAIR and*'
SCALP, - ? "
Our
TOILET WATERS, PERFUMES and
TALCUM POWDERS for general use
by all who oare for a clean, healthy acd
reftued appearaoce.
Wm. BRITT
THE PRUOOIST
JUNEAU 8. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Moll
For Haines, Berner* Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tcnakee, Sitka and Wayporta
SA I LS
JANUARY 3. 9, 15;
21,27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent I
Broadway and Fifth Are, Phone 90 [
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
Ronnd trro $2.50
REMODELED
THE
Rainier-grand Hotel
SEATTLE
New Management
Central Location |
Popular Price#
European Plan
Finest CAFE and BAR In thowj-v
Wilson & White Co.Prop.Chas Perr>Mcr
Raw furs....
WE PAY
fligh Prices for fine furs
Write For I'rice List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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ROYAL
Steam Lcaandry
All Work Guaranteed.
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and [deliver
Plionn 79
.aooch5oo<>>c>oooo<>d
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TTIJVliC TABLE IMo.i.lS.
(Dally Except Sunday.)
j No. 1. N. Eound
1st class.
i 8 30 a. m. Leaves
j 10 10 " "
10 50 " "
11 20 " "
1 10 p. ra.
3 25 Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE -PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsi
Arrives
Leaves
NT0.*2, S.JBound
1st Cl&88
3 20 p. "in.
i:45 "
12 46 "
12 05* 41
10 30i m.
8 20 "
Passensrers must be at depots Id time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train
150 pounds of baggie will be checked free with each full fare ticket
and 75 pounds with oach half fare ticket
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Diwsoo and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
Tne new placer camps In the Alsek and 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
Ska;: way 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 forJDawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, locatcd injthe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quattz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Cnribou.
For information relative to pas^enget, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to anyatentof the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, P. C. and Bksguay, Alaska Skafruay, Alaska