Daily Alaskan
1. M. JENSKN, PCBUSHER
JOHN W. TKOY, EDITOR
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One month, by mail
Three months, by Ai*l
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One year, by mall
EDITORS HAVE TROUBLES.
It seems to be the lot of those who
ha%e to do with early things to be cru
cified, literally or metaphorically, for
the si as of others, and the editor is a
joint heir with the remainder of man
kind in this common inheritance of hu
manity. It may be believed by those who
have ,'DOthing to #lo with newspapers
but to read them that an editor's stand
ing depends alone upon his ability to
think soundly and logically and to write
good Knglish. That is not always so.
There are other things than a mind
made on the bias and a lacs of facility
in the use of worJ> that cause the read
ing public to swear at the man who
writes the articles for the newspaper.
For instance, there is that knight of
the galley, the man who corrects the
proofs. A mistake or a brilliant origi
nal conception by him sometime*
makes a newspaper seem as if its
edior had been dieting on foolish pow
ders. A case in point:
Saturday evening an addition to a
Daily Alaskan proof sheet made a sen
tence in an editorial, commenting upon
the condition of the late Senator Mitch
ell. after he had been struck by the
whirlwind of reform that is sweeping
the country^ and the lessons to be de
ducted therefrom, read as follows:
"It stripped him in such a way as to
disclose what a mockery are ail honors
which do not come to a man as inci
dents to upright conduct and honest
striving for that which is right rather
than as the sole object of his endeav
ors."
After the galley chief had completed
his ministrations the following mean
ingless gibberish appeared in the pa
paper:
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. 9.00
"It stripped him in such a way as to
disclose what a mockery are al! honors
which do not come to a man as inci
dents of upright conduct and honest
striving for that which is right rather
rhen as the soli object of this ecdcavor."
Perry Belmont, of New York, is or
ganizing a committee tc secure legisla
tion urging publicity in aii matters re
lating tj campaign contributions, ap
plying to national campaigns as well as
to state 2nd local. Among those
on the committee he h*s appointed are
Gov. Folk, TV. J. Bryan. Carl Schurz.
Judge George Gray, Edward M. Sht'p
ard. James II. Garfield, Samuel Oom
pers, Andrew Carnegie, President
Schurman. of Cornell; President E.
Benjamin Andrews, of the Uuiversity
of Nebraska; Jjd-oo Harmon, former
attorney general, and two score others.
Ricbard A. McCurdy has at last
stepped down and out from ths presi
dency of the Mutual Life In?urance
Company. ^Frederick Cromwell, the
company's treasurer, has succeeded
him temporarily. It is understood that
the directors have offered the place to
James-E. Eckles. who was comptroller
of the treasury in the last C r?'and ad
minis'.ration. Ue is now , ; -i, ?at of a
national bank in Chica, <>.
Poffi and Cre; :n
?
Cream puffs served nih whipped
cream at the Bos? n.Ucry. tf j
Principal 3 t-b r?h<-p
The Principal Carber?hup ;ir.d Bubs
is tne leading t nsorial ?-s: ?? lisbtn^nr
it Alaska. Kvtrv bitiu in si! tiled"-!
partmenls is s rictly iL>?xlern. Th- j
baths are first cl.-s i.. all r<f?pcc?s. ;
Major Alexander McDowell, of Peon
sylvania, and Henry Casson, of Wis
consin, have been re-elected chief clerk
and serjeant-at-arms, respectively, of
the national house of representatives.
Both of them were in Alaska last sum
mer with the congressional party.
A Nome miner olaims to have dis
covered a mammoth tusk, in the crev
ice of which there was $75 in gold dust.
Mammoth dentistry must have come
high.
BOAFSllNCII
Steamship Companies Have
Inconvenient Schedule
Never before in the history of Alas
kan navigation have the steamship
companies operating on the southeast
ern Alaskan route managed to get
their schedule of arrivals and depart
ures of mail steamers in a more incon
venient condition that It Is at the prss
ent time. Last week, after the arrival
of the Jefferson on its first day, there
was no mail steamer to arrive. Before
the middle of the present week shall
have fairly passed, four will have ar
rived? the Amur, the Cottage City, thr
Jes'erson and the Fara'lon. After the
an ival of the last of these there will be
nor.e due until week after next. Be
tween the sailing of the Jefferson on
her present trip and her arrival on the
following trip, December 24, no vessel
is scheduled to reach Skagway from
Puget sound. This will give us 11 days
without mail from the south. Then,
mnl ships will be coming in droves
again.
DON'T WAIT
Now the Timj toGrtChri&t
111 ts Gifis
Don't put off setting your; Christmas
gifts.
Don't delay an inspection of our store
that you might see what we have to of
fer for the holiday season. You will
regret it always if vou do not acquaint
yourself with our stock before making
your purchases. So will jour friends
for whom you buy.
We have the,; very best and the very
latest incut glass, nugget jewelry, sil
verware and Alaska souvenirs. There
is nothing like it, and our prices are
such as will suit you.
Come and see- for yourself. The goods
will do the rest.
J. IKUTA,
Jeweler and Optician.
Special snle of wall paper at Harri
sons'.
If vou want any hiuling done ring up
the .Vaska Transfer Company. Phone
10- Residence phone 40. tf
frlome Made!
? I
I .Mince Meat,
X Plum Pudding,
x Apple Batter,
J Orange Marmalade
{ Fruit Cakes.
1 Cbillie Sauce,
z Mexican Hot
r and Jellies.
I JUST RECEIVED
Z Sour Kraut, Candied Peels, Apple
? Cider, Hubbard Squash, Dill
X Pickles, New Nuts, Olives, Fop
X corr, Cranberries and Applts.
f Up-to -date stationery just received
{ North End Grocery
TELEPHONE, NO. 136
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ALASKA CENTRAL RY.
Men Wnted.
During the coming season, a large force of men
will be required ft<r c- instruction work. Lowest
wages paid $2.7 i> per day, rock work $3.00 per
day and other wages in proportion. Mild
climate. Work lasts all winter.
Apply to J. S. Cameron, Engineer of
Construction, Seward, Alaska.
Contentment
Ij a Jebuel
(Original]
It has been said that the world Is
what we make It. Whether this be
true or Dot, certain It Is that discon
tent has a great deal to do with our
sufferings. Now, there was Arthur
Blsbee? young, handsome, rich. In per
fect health and happy till he got it Into
his stupid head that hei wanted a cer
tain girl for a wife. There were hun
dreds of other girls he could have had
for the asking, but he wanted Ilelen
Sturdy. And here enters the canker
worm. Helen Sturdy wouldn't have
him for the very reasons that others
wanted him. He had no cares. Ne
cessities, comforts, luxuries for himself
and his family If he had one, were as
sured. But Miss Sturdy would not
marry a man who had no career. She
had one herself. She was a teacher,
earning her own living, and did not
propose to marry an Idle man. "Do
something," she said to Blsbee, "If
It's only leading a useless expedition
to the south pole. Then perhaps I'll
listen to you."
Bis bee's judgment said to him: "You
have been deprived by Inheritance from
the necessity of work, and you've no
especial Inclinations. Therefore take
your comfort and don't fret." But
people admire their opposites, and Bls
bee thought he couldn't get on without
this Sturdy girl, who bad taken all the
honors of her class at college and was
considered a prodigy of Independence.
So he resolved to "do something." He
chose Journalism and accepted a posi
tion as reporter for a daily paper at
$10 a week. The income from his
property was $4,000 a month. Blsbee
thought that since he was at work he
might as well prepare to take some po
sition In the world, so he determined
to study the labor question and study It
practically with a view to giving the
result oi his investigations to the world.
Ono morning Blsbee, dressed as a
teamster, applied at the office of n
wholesale grocery bouse for work. The
concern happened to need teamsters,
and despite the man's appearance,
which was not especially rugged, they
employed him. In fact, a strike was
expected every day. and they were
looking out for nonunion men, one of
whom the new mau claimed to be. He
was employed as John Barker and
commenced driving at once.
A week later the strike camo on.
John Barker was one morning knocked
off his wagon seat by union men and
only rescued by the police with great
difficulty. He was a persevering man
and the next day drove the same wag
on, getting through the day with a
lump on his head the size of a hen's
egg, the result of being struck with a
lump of coal. His employers advised
him to let some hardier man take his
place, but Barker refused and kept on
driving till he was so badly hurt by
the union men that he was laid up for
a week. He withdrew from his posi
tion, and his firm knew him no move.
As soon as Barker had recovered
from his wounds he appeared at the
headquarters of the union and enrolled
as a member. That night he was sent
off to do picket duty and. getting Into
a skirmish with the "scabs." was near
ly killed, besides being left on the Beld
and taken In by the police. He was
recognized by his old associates, the
nonunion men who captured him from
the police, and when they got through
with him he was carted to the city hos
pital a mass of wonnds and dirt,
"What name?" he was asked.
"This Is played out," he replied faint
ly. "I'm no teamster. I'm Attliur
Blsbee, with plenty of money to pay
my way. Give me the best room ill the
house and send for my own doctor."
It soon reached the ears of .Miss
Sturdy that Bisbee was a martyr to
the cause of sociology, and she sent
him some flowers with a pretty note
In which she expressed a desire to see
his "forthcomiug work on the labor
question." Bisbee directed the flowers
to be thrown out of the window, and
the note he tore Into bits. As soon as
he got well enough to he moved ho was
driven to his own house and waited
on by his own valet. Flowers and notes
were showered on him by his young
lady friends, but he would have none
of them. Indeed, he would not even
have a woman nurse, as directed by
his doctor.
When Blssboe hnil gained sufficient
strength he embarked for Europe and
either at Nice or at Florence or among
the Alps slfwly recovered from his in
juries. His experiences had made a
philosopher of him, and he propose* 1 to
enjoy his wealth in his own way. He
liked woman's society, but had no use
for woman as a stimulator of his am
bition. On the whole continent of
Europe there was no happier, no in pre
contented man than Bisbee.
When he bad passed middle l!f? he
began to wish for a nearer companion
ship than is possible to a bachelor nnd
married Miss Dorothy Bliss, a yo\'ng
woman who attracted him for wbal he
called her "horse sense." He confided
to her his experience in "doing some
thing," and when she had heard his
story she said:
"It has pleased Providence to g<ve
some people that which is equivalent
to stored labor. Such people are on a
different plane from those who havs to
make their career. Each condition has
Its advantages, but the world is unan
imous In preferring that condition
which brings with It freedom fr<>m
care and independence."
Helen Sturdy 's body proved not
strong enough for her ambition. At the
end of a dozen years of teaching ht?r
health gave way and she was deprived
of her means of livelihood. Bisbpe
would have gladly helped her, but she
was very proud and got on with n
small stipend from an aunt who pos
sessed some of what Is called "stored
labor." HELEN V. TURNER.
You are at Home
When you stop at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel
It is there where you find all
the Comforts and Conveniences
which have made this Hotel so
well and favorably known to the
Traveling Public and Tourists
/K from all parts oi the world.
) First?CIass Rates Moderate
| 7VYOORES WHHRF CO.
| Termlnua W. P. & Y. Route
?* All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Drck
I REGULATIONS 1906
x. Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p, m.
* Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
Ail freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
oflioe) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this hour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls will be collected on Checked Baggage Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to tho public when steamer Is nearing ?
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked, |
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock. J
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr <
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PROMPTNESS
SATISFACTION
Jobs promised tomor
row delivered today
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new (Uater MIW Rates
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon'hly rates for water andiiight service from the Northwest L'ght
& PowerCompanj:
WATER
First Faucet f 2 00
Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " ?' 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room additional 10
Beer Pumps 100
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries 150
Hand '? 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 100
Families carrying water ; 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
? Hauling water, per loud......: 100
Lawn and Street sprinkling F. ee
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops aod Residences
Each 16 cp lights $ 1.00
EnclosedArcs > 10.00
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 1 50
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 oents per 1000 watts.
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50
?)Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY, COMFCFR1
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco arid southern Porta
CARRYING U. S. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
Cottage 6ity ? Dec. 12, 27
Via Vancouver and Sitka
t&L. Above Schedule Subject to ohanee Without Notice,
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phone 50
C. D. DUNANN, Gen- Pass. Agt
10 Market Street, San Frorf'ro, .
The Alaska Steamship Co. j
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, Dec. 13 24
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FARALLON - - Dec. 14
Company reserves right to change sailing date without i otice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addiiional Charge
I{ A. CARROLL, A^ec. Fhoot ft
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Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.
STEAMER
AMUR - . Dec. n, 26
Jan. 11, 20; Feb. 1 1, 26
(.'ailing ai 6 p.n
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer without extra chaige
We give quick service
For Information Write or Apply to
H. B.fDUNN,
Agent, Skagway
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