,tr^u 1
Miss
Aclk@iriiiiiiBis?
Qwtem,
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ly Mr?. MCSES P. HANDY.
ISS ACKERMANN opened her
eyea to the sunshine with a
startled feeling of having
overslept herself, then closed
>n again at the sound of the chtines
from the church around the corner,
for it was Christmas day, the one day,
barring Sundays. In the year which
?be could really and truly call her own.
She wa? that overworked Individual, a
-popular dressmaker, going out by the
and abe sometimes wished, with
E. P. Roe's old doctor, that people
would tend for somebody else some
Mm? and let her rest. On the lust
Tourth of July she bad beeu'ln the
?ooatry sewing for dear life lu order
to Inlsh a belated bridal trousseau,
&bd on Thanksgiving she bad worked
ondl dark to accommodate n customer
wbu wished (o outshlue her sisters-in
law at a family gutherlng at the bouse
of her husband's father, but on Christ
inas day not even the most exacting
customer could ask her services.
And yet? was sbe glad It was Christ
inas? The associations which cluster
around the season make It a sorrowful
one to those wbo have nothing left of
btuiM excepting Its memories, and. sav
ing for one brother. Miss Ackermann
waa aieoe In the world.
Really, Miss Ackermaun told herself,
? tn had no business to be low spirited;
?be was a rerv fortunate person; think
how many people were starving for
i&tifc of work, and all that, she conclud
ed vaguely as she finished her break
fui The tea. which she made in her '
twin, beating the water on a small gas
tt<?ve, was excellent. She was finicky
about tea. and she felt better after
drlnkiug It. Altogether she was in
quite a cheerful mood when the little
daughter of her landlord came to wish
bvr a merry Christmas and bring an
Invitation from her mother to eat her
Chrlatmas dinner with them. Diuner
would be at half past 2. Miss Acker
man i thanked them very much and
would dine with them with pleasure.'
Tb^njihe gave the little jrjrl the_pres
f oat ; Jio '( Ml ready for her, n stylish
you 11,; ln?]y c'oll dressed in the latest
fashion. with coat ami hnt complete, a
ilft whU b made Its recipient radiant,
and : cut lie:' o:T to exhibit it at once.
The seruiou "God's Christmas Gifts,"
from the text "Walt upon the Lord,
and he shall give thee the desire of
thy heart." made her homesick again,
the desire of her heart seemed &6 er
' ceedlngly far off. Miss Ackermatm
was not one v>f those who forget, hard
as she had tried not to remember. She
? found her thought straying back ten
years to the seaside, to her old home
and J(\ck. Their parents were neigh
SHE FOUND II Kits ELK FACE TO FACE WITH
.V BROXZUD AND 1IKARDKD MAN.
bors. Iler father and mother lived- in
the little tlshluK town and took board
ers In the season. His father was the
farmer who supplied them with vege
tables and fruit. Jack drove the wagon
which brought the daily supply to the
cottages. They would have known
each other In any case, but the morn
ing interviews over lettuce and straw
berries, melons and tomatoes brought
them closer together.
Every one approved of their engage
ment. and the day was set, when a
great misfortune happened- her_moth
er and oldest sister- were killed In a
buggy which they were driving by a
train at a railroad crossing. This was
bad enough surely, but "troubles hunt
in couples," and the blow seemed to af
fect her father's mind. He became al
most childish, took to his bed and
iwould have no one but her wult upon
him. To complete the roll of disaster
her btother suddenly brought home as
his wife, n girl wltO m ^none of his
friends would have chosen, and the
old man would not let his daughter-in
law come near him. To tell the truth,
she had no desire to help Miss Acker*
rnann lxi jier duties. She had married
for a step up and said plainly that she
did n6t mean to slave to please any
body.
"You Bee how It Is, Jack," Miss Ack
ermanu said, with streaming eyes. "I
cannot leave father, even for you."
"Bring hips to our house with you,"
replied Jack. "Thei'e Is plenty of room,
and father and mother won't mind."
"No, Jack; thanks ever so much, but
that wouldn't do aiiy good", Father
wouldn't be satisfied. Besides, ho take*
up 90 mnch of my time that I couldn't j
do my duty by yofl." And Jack had to j
submit with the t>est grace he could
muster.
Unfortunately he consulted the doc
tor who attended Mr. Ackeminnn as
to the probable duration of the old
man's iljness.
The doctor assured him that the
{rouble was chiefly hypochondria and
that he might live for years In the
same state or might possibly recover
as suddenly as he had collapsed. At all
events tbe patient was In no Immedi
ate danger.
The inquiry would have done no
harm had It not l>een that the doctor
had a talking wife, to whom he told
everything, so before long the whole
neighborhood was saying that Jack
Halstou had been asking how long old
man Ackeriuann could live. Of course
the story came to Miss Aclcermann's
ears, to her Intense Indignation and
(ftlll greater grief. Jack could not deny
!t In toto, and short of positive denial
she would listen to no explanation.
There was a quarrel, a broken engage
ment, aud Jack Halston vwent west,
leaving his sweetheart well nigh bro
ken hearted, with Only duty to eousole
her, and sometimes duty Is the best
consolation one can have,.
(Continued Monday)
All the delicacies of tbe season at
tho Pack Train Restaurant.
FROM "THE NORTHERN LIGHT"
Mi*s IJthel Westo worked dt the tel
ephone office last night until 11:30.
3he was at school tb's caornlog. Will
wonders never cease?
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The Seventh and High school grod*s
are rejoicing over a holiday today on
account of the illness of the teacber,
Mr. Telford.
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The boys of Mr. Telford's room hare
a basket ball taam and play at recess.
Mrs. S. C. O-chaid will leave oo the
Jefferson for Seattle.
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There were many parties out sleigh
ing last night. The boys that took oat
sleighs wenr A. ]. Baker and Air. F.
Peero,
Mr. Telford's pupils are going to
have exercise* tomorrow afternoon. (?-Y
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Yesterday the woodchoppera came
down from th6 mountains and said (be
snow was deep up there.
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Mr. Clat, of Dyea, Is building him
self a new launch. He intends to have
it ready for use by spring.
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Wanted badly, by the fifth and sixth
grades, a cupboard about two feet by
one and one-h ilf feet, for storing miner
als and shells.
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SOME NEHDS OP OUR SCHOOL
(By Clarence Achison)
Among many other things we need
badly is a better and larger place to go
Into besides our rooms when it is wet
and stormy outside.
The basement has so many tool* and
other things in it, sucb as benches,
wood, tables, etc., that there is not
much room there, and upstairs It is not
Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Pack Crain Saloon
SHEA & PATTKN, PROPS.
Broadway and b'l/i Avenue, Skayway, Alaska
MOORE'S iAZHRRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route -
All So?th *o-.nd Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dcek
REGULATION? 1906
Warahotuet pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Pariahablea ONLY" delivered on Sunday or at night.
?11 freight a llpments destined southbound must be acoompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
offloe) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf a**-'* *V .. nour.
BAGGAGE? Toils win oo collected on Checked Baggage Only. No
oharge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf rate will be clo^jd to the public when steamer is n earing
dock and will be open ;d only when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be nad on application at office on dock.
[ P. O. Bex 175. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr
>iii?t>i?>?imna><?am
HBATKD AND LI0H1ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT TOR DRUMMERS
ttlbiic Pass fiotel
P. D McMillan, Manager
targwtand best appointed fiottl in (be Vukon
' RATES MODERATE Ulblteborse, VX
Simple
Banking
It is very simple to
have a Bank Account
even if you do live in
Alaska. *
We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If ?
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
S E A T T L E
Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00
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Pullett Rouse
Foot of S xth Hvenue
Most elegantly furnished house
Id Alaska
Every modem convenience
Electric lights ? Hot and cold
water ? Telephones
Porcelain batbs on every floor
Board and room by the dry, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mr$. fi. $. Pullett
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY^PUBLIC
St FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
houwey's Candy
Peter's Ghoeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget tbe Number.. 428{Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
beat
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Sksgwa? Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices; ?
Wellington (Departure Bay) .
Run of Mine $12,per ton
Wellington (Lvlysmith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton
Prices ?bovd arc on wharf and in bullc
or sacked and for cosh. Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 100 Skagway, Alaska
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DISTRIBUTING CO.
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much better, because there Is so -much
dust from the plaster and boards that >t
hits the air when- ivt is sticied nnd is
breathed into the tunge.
HOME NOTES.
One teaspoonfu! of liquid la equal tc
one-fourth of nu ounce, or thirty drops
There Is uo economy that is so poor
ns buying chenp butter. Butter that 1?
not good enough to eat Is not good
enough to cook with.
Keep In your kitchen a small stiff
brush for scrubbing the shells of oys
ters and crabs. Many people who use
the picked crab meat think it is not
fresh because they have not taken the
trouble to thoroughly sci'ub the shells
inside nnd out. <
Instead of beatliiK upholstered furni
ture on its own coveriugs lay thick
cloths or toweJs over the stuffed parts.
The thick clouds of ?kixt that are
bound to arise Instead of flying into
the room will go iuto the towels, which
may be shaken out at frequent inter
vals.
Eight Mandolins in One
At the Matcot there is the most wont
derful musical instrument ever brought
o 5kagw-?y. It h?a a quality of eigh
Mandollns in one with a Piano accom
uanimoot. There is a string of eight
now Hirs It makes a full evening's
?tertaioment.
NOTICE of SETTLEMENT of FiNA
ACCOUN r
In the matter of the estate of Vitto
Bertone, deceased. Notice is hereby
given that the administrator has filed
in the Court of the Commissioner for
tbo District of Al subs, sit
ting in probate at Skag
way Precinct, his first account ?s ad
min strator of the above named estate,
and the Court has jixed Tues lay March,
10, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, as the
time of hearing a: d settling said ac
?ount. All persons haviDg, therefore,
inyibing to say why said account should
not be 'settled and approved, are hereby
notified to make their appearance In
Slid Court, on said day and hour and
make their allegation in that behalf.
Pnil Abrahams,
Administrator.
Sight of Eye Destroyed by Disease
Tried Five Doctors but Grew
Worse ? In Agony Eight Months
? Parents Discouraged, Until
They Tried Cuticura Remedies
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IN ONE WEEK ALL
SORES DISAPPEARED
"Our little girl, one year and a half
old, was taken with eczema or that was
what the doctor said it was. We called
in the family doctor and he gave some
tablets and said she would be all right
in a few days. The eczema grew worse
and we called in doctor No. 2. Ho
said she was teething, as soon as the
teeth were through she would bo all
right. But she still grew worse. Doc
tor No. 3 said it was eczema. By this
time she was nothing but a yellow,
greenish sore. Well, he said he could
Help her, so we let him try it about
a week. One morning we discovered
a little yellow pimple on one of her
eyec. Or course we phoned for doctor
No. 3. Ho came over and looked her
over and said that he could not do any
thing more for her, that we had better
take her to some eye specialist, since it
was an ulcer. So we wont to Oswego
to doctor No. 4, and ho said the eye
sight was gone, but that he could help it.
We thought we would try d op tor No. 5.
Well, that proved the same, only ho
chargod $10 more than doctor No. 4.
W? were nearly discouraged. I saw
one of tho Cuticura advertisements in
* the paper and thought wo would try
the Cuticura Treatment, so I went and
purchased a set of Cuticura Remedies,
which coct mo SI, and in three days
our daughter, who had been sick about
eight months, showed great improve
ment, and in one week all sores had dis
appeared. Of course it could not re
store the eyesight, but if we had used
Cuticura in time I am confident that
it would have saved the eye. We think
there is no remedy so good for any skin
trouble or impuntv of the blood as
Cuticura. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott,
R. F. D. No. 9, Fulton. Oswego Co.,
N. Y., August 17, 1906."
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor of Infants, children, and Adults eon
etnta of CUIcOra Soap to Cleanse the Skin. Cut i
cura Ointment to Ileal the Skin, and ouirura
Resolvent (or In the form of Choeolato Coated I'll Is.
Invtalsof sixty) tol'urlfy Uie Blood. . Sold through
out the world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.. Hole
Props., Boston. Mass.
mr Mailed Free. CuOcuro book on tbe Skin.
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