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rler.
You can spend a pleasant halt hout
In a game of Pool or English Bll
Hards. The Board ot Trade has th?
best tables in Skagway. Drop in,
wo'U be glad to se you.
AGENTS wanted for a high clask
beautifully printed and Illustrated dot
lar-a-year woman's magazine. Com
mission fifty cents on each dollar
subscription. Write for agent's Kre?
outfit. American Homo Monthly, 27
Spruce Street. New York. eos 131
Hand decorated cups and saucers,
plates, trays, bon bons, chocolat#
pots, creamers and sugars, with tht?
most beautiful designs ever brought
to Alaska, are being offered by Keru
as suggestions for Christmas gifts.
200 IONS WELLING I ON
LIMP COAi
from Siaft No 6, Oyster Bay Mine#
at Lsdysraitb, the highest grade
household coal of all the B. C fields
58.28 FIXED CARBON
Peritct Combustion Uniform Heat
L'ght Asb
On <md after January 1, 190 > we shnll
offer this coal, selected and graded as
follow*:?
Double Screened and sacked $13. ton
Screening* " 8. '
Screenings (bulk) 7. "
Above p Ices include delivery
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SHOPPING III no
Women Get Plenty of Excitemcnt
In Making a Purchase.
BARGAINING AS A FINE ART.
The Descent From the Asking Price
to the Last Price and From That to
the Final Selling Price Works Out
Something Liko a Fsrce Comedy.
When a woman goes shopping In the
City of Mexico, esiwcially If she speaks
Spanish, she gets far more excitement
for her money In the course of an aft
ernoon than she could hope to compass
In a year's time In America.
In the Spanish and French dry Roods
bouses, where the trade Is almost ex
clusively feminine, the goods are
marked with the "asking price." which
Is a mere mathematical figure of
speech, and the first question that the
txperlenced shopper always asks of
toe salesman Is, "What Is your last
price?"
This "ultimo preclo" Is generally
about 25 per cent less than the selling
price with which the goods are tagged.
It forms, however, a certain basis from
which to start the bargalulng. which
thereafter Is carried on with all the
skill and fury that characterize such
transactions everywhere throughout
Latin America. The woman customer
may wish to purchase a few yards of
silk, for example. The marked price
Is. say, $2 a yard, and the "last price"
Is given as $1.50. The woman will
look at the piece she desires with the
same unconcerned scorn with which
she regards everything else that Is
shown her. Sbo will disparage It from
every point of view and Anally ask for
something that is not likely to be In
stock. At last she will sigh and look
about in despair.
"Caramba, but I'm weary with this
vain task of endeavoring to And some
thing that I wish In this second class
establishment! Tbe prices are far high
er than anywhere else, but 1 try to
patronize this place because tbe pro
prietors are friends of my husband.
Now, that rose silk Is not the shade I
wish, but 1 might be able to use it
some time If I could buy It at a rea
sonable price."
The salesman, who has been listen
ing with an assumed air ot sympathy,
responds with all the flowery elo
quence that he can command and with
a constant play of rapid gestures, his
lighted < igarette In one hand describ
ing a little arc of lire somewhat dim
mer than the diamonds he wears on
his fingers.
"Seuorlta. we place at your feet this
establishment and all that It contains.
It is your bouse, and you may do with
It as you will. But the very last price
at which I can offer you this silk is
S1.25 a yard. I do this with a fear of
losing my position, but with the hope
that tbe proprietors will pardon my au
dacity wbeu they learn that your bus
band Is one of their persoual friends."
"I thank you. senor," responds the
shopper. "1 appreciate your consld
eratiou. but l could not possibly ac
cept tbe silk as a gift. Nevertheless
I would be willing under the circum- '
stances, so that you might make a
reasonable profit, to give you 50 cent?
a yard for two yards."
At this the salesman drops on the
floor the stub of the cigarette he has
been smoking. This leaves both hands
free, and If be is a master of the sell
ing art as known In that country tears
come to his eyes and he wrings his
hands apparently In the depths of
despair and chagrin. The Mexicans
dearly love acting and dissimulation
of all sorts, and this byplay of the
clerk Is but a part of tbe price of tho
goods. After frenzied ejaculations he
puts the price down to SI a yard, say
ing that that figure Is the "last of the
last prices." The lady has been gaz
ing about Indifferently and gathers up
her pocketbook and other Impedimenta
as she rises to depart. As an after
thought and with condescension that
nmounts almost to pity she remarks:
"Sixty cents? no more. It is my last
word. Adlos. senor."
"One little moment, senorlta. Do
not depart in anger. Rather than let
you go thus you may have tbe silk at
90 cents a yard, and 1 will make up
the difference from my own pocket"
The lady hesitates, turns back as If
Indifferent, yet uudecided. Then she
. again starts toward the door, speaking
the phrase of pious farewell which is
the Spanish equivalent of a final good
by
"May you go with God. senor."
She almost has reached the portal
when the salesman catches up with
her. He has had time to light anoth
er cigarette to fortify himself for tho
final struggle, and. waving this In one
band, he begs her. almost on bended
knees, to return and take tbe silk at
80 cents a yard. She looks languidly
upon him. She has concluded that SO
cents would be about the right price
and probably the best she can do. Yet
she returns undauutcd and in the soft
est of voices breathes the Spanish
! words which are the equivalent In that
tongue for 70 cents. After ten min
utes more of firmness on the shopper's
part and every aspect of poignant
: grief by the salesman two yards of
silk finally change hand? at 75 cents.
Tbe samo furious bargaining Is the
rule In tbe grocery stores and in tho
sidewalk markets.-New York Press.
His Taste.
"Why does Julia feel that she must
have a long coat at once?"
"Her husband has bought her a
; dress."? Harper's Bazar.
Simple diet Is best, for many dishes
bring many diseases.? Pliny.
THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
No Authority For Saying It W?? an
Applo That Eva Ato.
"What a vast amount or trouble the
human race might bare avoided If live
badu't eaten tbat upple," remarked tbe
grouchy Individual when something
especially displeased him.
"Ilow do you know It was an ap
ple?" asked tbe accurate man.
"Why, the Bible says so, doesn't It?"
"No. It has come to be a popular
belief that the fruit which was eaten
by our Urst parents In the garden
'eastward In Edeu' was an apple, but
there Is no authority for this.
"It Is called simply tbe fruit of the
tree of knowledge of good and evil.
'And wben tbe woman saw tbat tbe
tree was good for food and that it was
pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be
desired to make oue wise sbe took of
the fruit thereof and did eat and gave
also to her husband with her, and be
did eat' What Is there here about an
apple?
"A great many popular quotations
are attributed to the Bible wben In
fact they bad other sources.
" '(Jod tempers the wind to tbe shorn
lamb' Is not from the Scriptures, but
from 'A Sentimental Journey to Italy,'
by Sterne.
" 'In the midst of life wo are In
death,' which 1s found In the burial
service, can be traced to Luther.
"From St. Paul's utterance, 'The love
of mouoy Is tbe root of all evil/ we
have twisted the saying. 'Money Is the
root of evil.' 'Cleanliness Is nest to
godliness' was uttered by John Wes
ley lu a sermon on dress. 'The merci
ful man Is merciful to his beast' is a
popular rendering of the proverb, 'A
righteous man regnrdeth tbe life of bis
beast.' 'The tongue Is an unruly mem
ber* appears In tbe epistle of James as
Tbe tongue can no man tame; It Is
an unruly evil.' "?Philadelphia North
American. ?
A BEAVER DAM.
The Feeling It Inspired In a Univer
sity Professor.
1 have yet to meet the man who can
walk for the first time through a beav
er works, as the range of a colony of
beavers Is called, and not feel some
thing of the sentiment of human asso
ciation.
It is a sensation very similar to what
we feel when we come out unexpected
ly Into a woodland clearing after a
long day *pent in the unbroken soli
tudes.
1 once stood with n learned professor
of Columbia college on the bank of a
stream Id eastern Canada and looked
down on a freshly made beaver dam
one of the best in point of construc
tion that I had ever seen. It was, in
deed. a really stupendous affair for a
beaver to have made. Built of alder
poles and brush, weighted with mud
and small stones, it was fifty feet long,
sis feet high and raised the level of
the water by about sixty Inches.
Seen from the upstream side, It pre
sented the appearance of a more or
less evenly disposed array of short
sticks protruding from a long mound
of mud Just level with the surfaco of
the restrained water. From below the
brushwood supporting the dam proper
was plainly visible and the Ingenuity
of its placing at once apparent
There was of course none of that
pile driving or basket weaving which
at one time played so large a part In
the picturesque descriptions by fanci
ful writers, but despite Its roughness
it was a really remarkable piece of
animal engineering. My companion In
spected it for several minutes in Im
pressed silence.
"1 should be afraid to kill a thing
that knew so much," be sUd thought
fully.? Bailey's Magazine.
A Dog Story.
Wo brought from Scotland a collie
about six months old. lie was allow
ed to be with us at the breakfast ta
ble, but never to be fed in the dining
room. This rule was enforced by my
daughter. I was the only member of
tbe family who ever broke over the
rule. And often when I offered him
a tempting bone be would glance
across the table, and If he caught the
forbidding eye be would resist the
temptation. But one morning she left
tho table abruptly. Rab followed her
Into the hall and watched her till she
had closed the door of her study.
Then be scampered back, nudged my
elbow, as If to say. "Now Is our time."
lie seized tbe bone and was soon
crunching It with the greatest satis
faction.? London Spectator.
Illustrating a Definition.
In proving a match to the browbeat
ing lawyer the woman witness Is prob
ably in the majority. At a recent case
In court a woman witness was giving
very damaging evidence against the
prisoner, and tho attorney for the de
fense, nettled at her manner, decided
to embarrass ber If he could.
"In giving your testimony, madam, 1
observe that you are constantly using
the word 'Irony.' May 1 ask if you
comprehend Its true meanlng7'
"Well, 1 think I do. I will illustrate.
If 1 were to call you a gentleman 1
Should unquestionably be Indulging In
most decided irony."? Ladles' Home
Journal.
A Considerate Husband.
New Husband? Did you make those
biscuits, my dear? His Wife? Yes,
darling. Her Husband? Well, I'd rath
er you would not make any more,
sweetheart. His Wife? Why, not
love? Her Husband? Because, angel
mine, you are too light for such heavy
work.? Chicago Record-Herald.
if wisdom was to cease throughout
tbe world no one would suspect him
self of Ignorance.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT
Alaskan Has to Bow to tho Inevi
table ? Scores of Endorse
ments Prove It.
After reading tlic public statement,
of tills fellow-sufferer given below,
you. must come to this conclusion:
? A' remedy which cured years ago,
which has kept the kidneys in good
health since, can be relied upon to
perform the same work in other eas
es. Read this:
R. C. Kenton, 3905 N. Cheyenne St.,
Tacoma, Wash., says: "I gave a state
mont for publication, telling of my ex
j perlence with Doans Kidney Pills som
years ago and I am now pleased to
confirm all I then said In their favor.
1 wan afflicted with kidney trouble
and finally I became so bad off that
I was obliged to give up my work.
I had dull, heavy pains through my
kidneys and on one occasion I was
confined to my bod for almost a
month. The unnatural condition of
i tho kidney secretions also plainly de
noted that my kidneys needed atten
tion. When I learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pills, I procured a box and be
gan their use. I felt great relief
from the first and before long my
trouble was entirely disposed of. I
have 6lnce had no return of kidney
complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
Now York, solo agents for the United
States.
Remember the name ? Doan's ? and
take no other.
"The Fault of the Dutch."
It was to Sir Charles Bngot minis
ter at Tho Hague, that Canning in the
course of a tariff dispute with Fa lk,
the Dutch premier, addressed his fa
mous dispatch In verse, which, as we
have seen It wrongly quoted cn sev
eral occasions, we venture to append:
In matters of commcrce the fault of the
Dutch
Is giving loo little and asking too much.
With equal advantago the French are
content,
So we'll clup on Du'ch bottoms at twenty
per cent.
Twenty per cent.
Twenty per cent
Nous frapperons Falk with twenty per
cent.
?"Links With the Past" {
A Real Consolation.
Little Molly's father can't quite see
where Molly got her in formation. One j
day when her uumarrled aunt was vis- |
Iting at their house Molly became im
pressed with her aunt's solitary state.
"Haven't you any husband, Aunt Mol
ly?" she asked. Aunt Molly's pretend
ed grief over the fact that she was
husbandlew: was so real to Molly that
she undertook the task of consolation.
"Never tnli.d, dear Aunt Molly, hus
bands scold."? Delineator.
His Neighbor.
"We arc told. Tommy," snld the Sun
day school teacher, "that we should
love our neighbor. Now, who Is your
neighbor. Tom my"
But Tommy Tucker merely blushed,
hung his head and said nothing. He
didn't want to tell the little girl's
name.? Chicago Tribune.
f6r~saTe"or rent.
Well established Trading Post, IIo
tel and Stables at Wells, Alaska.. Ev
erythlng ready for immediate occu
pancy.
S. J. Weltzman, Haines.
Beautiful creamcrs and sugars
make an attractive gift. Ivory carv
ing sets with Totem Polo design
handles at Kern's.
PENIEL MISSION.
Sunday-school Sunday at 2 o'clock,!
Holiness-meeting a' 3 o'clock. Moot
Ings at night, Sunday, Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday, at 8 o'clock.
Come everybody!
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Notice is hereby given that Tuck
Flaherty will have charge of my pro
perty and Is authorized to collect
rents due me during my absence,
lm. LEH GUTHRIE.
Our show cases glisten with hund
reds of gift suggestions in the way of
gold Jewelry for man and maid. Scarf
and stick pins, brooches, rings, etc.,
in an Infinite variety of rich and
beautiful designs at Kern's.
Nona better or purer than Gibson
Ryo and Val Blatz Beer. Orders
by Phone promptly delivered.
The Mascot.
French Briar Pipes, Meerschaum
Pipes, Cigar Cases and Tobacco
Pouches at TONY DORTERO'S.
WaNTED ? At once, relUble reprt
sentatlves in this vicinity to look after
renewals and new subscriptions, pai t
or whole time, for the las test growing
magazine in Am*ilca. Liberal salnry
: ltd commiss.ons. Live men and wo
men make $35 to ?150 a month. Ap
pointments nov; being made. Write
Immediately to Director of Circulation
HAMPTON'S MAGAZINE, 6G West
35th. St. New York City. 6t.
In tho Court of the Commissioner for
the District of Alaska, Division No.
1, sitting in Probate at Skagway
Precinct, before H. B. Le Fevre,
Commissioner and ex officio Pro
bate Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Patrick
W. Renwick, Deceased. Notice of
Time and Place set for Hearing
Final Account.
The administratrix having filed her
filial account in the above entitled
Court and matter, notice Is hereby
given that Saturday, March 19, 1910,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at the
U. S. Court House, in said precinct,
l ath been by order set as the time
and place of hearing the said ac
count. All parties at Interest are
hereby notified to bo then and there
present and show cause why said ac
count be not confirmed.
Josie Olive Renwick,
Administratrix.
First publication Dec. 15, 1909.
Final publication Jan. 5, 1910.
Fullcti Rouse
Foot of Sixth Avonu*
Most elegantly furnished house
In Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
w ater? Tele phones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by thed. y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mrs.fi. $. Pulkn
Proprietress
Raw Furs
WE HAY
High Prices for Fine furs
Write For Price List
Percys Fur House
Oshkosh. Wisconsin
(here's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
COMPANY
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taxidermist and fur Dresser
Raw Furs and Game Heads Bought
Write For Price List
A Full Line of Ladies' Neck Pieces on Hand
Furs Cleaned and Repaired
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