SCHOOL ROW
City Council Discusses Peda
gogy auil Curricula
One would have b een ?xcused for
thinking the oitv council was a teach
ers.institute for a time last night. The
school board was under fire. A peti
tion, signed bv about a dozen persons,
w as presented to thr council comDlmn i
ing of the curriculum adopted for the
public schoo'. Particular comolaint
was made of the fact that some of the
graces are not beng taught and that
in several grades penmanship has been
droppped.wbile what was characterized
as "kindergarden" dra*ing. fancy
work and singing are required. The
petition was presented by A. F. Wildt.
While these topics.whicb have worritd
teachers' conventions and norma train
ing schools for, lo, these many vear<,
were discussed by petitioners and the
city council for some time, doubt was
expressed bj Mayor Sbaw and the coun
ci man is to whttber tbey had anv au
thority in the premises. The pet'tlon
was refsi red to the judiciary commit
tee.
IN WRECK
Mrs. l'nl'eu Of This City OuJ
Alice Gr-rtrcde
Mrs. H. S. Fallen, of Skagway, was|
in the wreck of tne Alice Gertrude
which was beatea to pieces on Clsllam
reef near East Clallam, Wash,, about)
10 days atro. She narrowly escaped j
with h*r life.
Mrs. Pu len was the only woman on
board tiie ill fated ship when "he went '
ashore in a blinding snow s'orm. When :
It became evident that the ship was
do>.rne'i, Mrs. Pullen wa put on a life
rut . When 'he second passenger was
put on it it was cauifbi by a bg wave
ai.d u |. -set.
Mrs-Pullen w s finally rescued by the
cap aioof one of >he tugj which hud
cumeto the relief of theAlictGertrude.
I0RV FRYING HARD
FOR BAKO W^GOIVj
The Ketchikan Journal, which has
heretofore abused Alaska's delegates to
oongress. has the following o sa? o
the appointment o! Hon. Frank H. |
Waskev to pla^e on the house commit- j
tee on territories:
"Everybody in Alaska wi'l be glad to
congratulate Hon. Frank H. Waskey,
our delegare in congress, on his appjint
ment ' y 'he speaker of the house as a j
mrtnber <>f the commi see on territories j
The appointment both honors our dele
gate and the territory of Alaska and
con-equently the people of this great
north country will appreciate to the
full the representee oq this important
committee. It is a satisfaction to be
lieve ani feel that Mr. Waskey is
worth 7 of the honor bestowed and that j
he w ll serve his constituents loyally in
the place to which Speaker Cannon has
assigned him. At home the appoint- j
m-nt will fce considered a double honor,
first to Mr. Waskey and second to!
Alaska."
W W. Boughton has received a con
sigomeot of Marguerite Havana Cigars.
If you want a good sweet smoke call
forthem.
BUY Of IS
Oae_Pi ice for Jewelry to
Everybody.
We ?ay, without fear of successful
contradiction, that vre can demonstrate
that we have the best place to buy
jewelry in Alaska That is an import
aor fact, because everybody buysi-'wel
ry. If you a-e anybody it behooves you
to come and let us mane this.demonstra
tion to you
We sell jewelry of all kinds. Wet
carry he very bes' that is made WE j
HAVE ONLY ONE PRICE, and that j
PRICE IS RIGHT. Itisjthe same to
everybody.
Our line of optical good* is |comolete.
We will guarantee to meet all con
ditions an expert elimination may
show to be required. We have the |
goods, the appliances to make the ex
amination and the expert knowledge 1
required. EXAMINATIONS FREE
Don't forget that our repair depart
ment is always ready, that your mottoes
are AS GOOD AS NEW and SATIS
FACTION GUARANTEED.
J. Ikutt, Opuaiao and Jeweler.
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| CAUCASIAN AND NEGRO.
They Are Kundaineatnlly Opposite
lv\treme? la Evolution.
The Caucasian has the subjective fac
ulties well developed; the negro the ob
jective. The Caucasian, aud more i>ar
ticularly the Anglo-Saxon, Is dominant
and domineerlug aud possessed prima
rily with determination, will power,
self control, self government and all
the attributes of the subjective self,
with a high development of the ethical
and aesthetic faculties and great rea
soning power*. The negro Is in direct
contrast by reason of a certain lack of
these powers, and a great development
if the objective qualities. The negro
Is primarily affectionate, immensely
.'?motional, then sensual, and. under
provocation, passionate. There Is low
of outward show, of ostentation, of ap
probation. He loves melody and a rude
kind of poetry and sonorous language.
There is undeveloped artistic power
and taste? l>??Toes? make good artisans
and handicraftsmen. They are defi
cient in Judgment, in the formation of
new ideas existing facts, in de
vising hypofoedes and In making de
ductions in general. They are imitative
rather than original, inventive or con
structive. There is Instability of char
acter incident to lack of self control,
especially in connection with -the sex
ual relation, and there Is a lack of
orientation or recognition of position
and coudltion of self and environment,
evidenced In various ways, but by a
peculiar "bumptiousness," so called by
Professor Biackshear of Texas, this Is
particularly noticeable.
The white and the black races are
antipodal, then, in cardinal points. The
one has a large frontal region of the
brain, the other a larger region behind;
th.' one is subjective, the other objec
tive: the one a great reasoner, the other
pre-emhieutly emotional: the one domi
neering. but having great self control,
the other xneek and submissive, but
violent aud lacking self control when
the passions are aroused, the one it
very advanced race, the other a very
backward one. The Caucasian and the
negro arc fundamentally opposite ex
tremes Ui evolution.? Robert Bt-nuett
Bean in iV-ntury
PLANT PECULIARITIES. j
No plant will pnxlucc Honers unless
there is iron iu rlie soil In which it
prows.
All plants are provided with flowers,
though sometimes these are so smaf
and so hidden as to escape notice.
The bleeding heart, accordiug to an
eastern legend, originated iu the drops
of blood which fell from Christ's side at
the crucifixion.
Every flower that has a perfume at
all secretes a volatile oil. the evapora
tion of which constitutes the peculiar
odor characteristic of the blossom.
The smallest flower known to the
botanist is said to be that of the yeast
plant It is microscopic iu size aud is
said to be only one-hundredth of h mil
limeter in diameter.
According to the poetical idea of Ca
tullus, the rose was once white, but
blushed red and remained so out of
shame for allowing its thorns to inflict
a wound on the feet of Venus.
A Turktfth Story.
The Turk, us u rule. l.s not energetic, j
but lie is capable of sudden bursts of
activity, a writer iu Casseli's Family I
Magazine jjives an illustration:
He was going home late one night iu
Constantinople when a man rau by
him. pursued l>v four zaptiehs. I >i i-er-t
ly they caught liie man they belabored
him vigorously with the buit ends of
their gun*. T'f- Knsli?lini.-iu inter
fered.
"If h-? is a thief, wliy not take hint"
to pr:.-ou rtnd let him lie tried properly?
Don't half kill the man without a
trial."
"O effendi." ?aid the spokesman of :
the party, -we don't mind his being a
thief. We're only hitting hitu because
of the trouble l.e gave us to run after
him." And th.it is an offense which
the average Turk never forgives.
The (nllikr Kos.
The fox is an excellent inouser. H?
will lie and watch for a Held mouse in
the Ions grass like a cat. pouuce upon
It. kiil it with a bite and lay it on one
side until he has caught another and
another, when, picking them all up. as
many as he can carry in his mouth, li6
wilt canter away with them to serve
them out to the cubs. This fact was
?:i n armed by witnesses iu Scotland
who were examined by a committee of
the bo.irl of agriculture when taking
evidence on the occasion of the plaeu?
of field voles on the lowland sheep
farms iu 1 London Graphic.
Pay Premium* Promptly.
Tho^s who tarry life insurance poli
cies shottM be c.ireful to see that the
premiums are promptly paid Neglect
in this important matter h:ts caused
poiici-s to !???? forfeited. It is best t>i
pay premiums a l'ew days before they
are due. On the tinal day the policy
holder may forget ir or be called away,
as many thiu^s can happen to cause
neglect of payment.? Nashville Amer
lean
CmbarrHkklUK itlrntloaa.
"A dog." said meandering Mike, "is
one o' i" few animals dat'll foller a
man."
Pioddine Fete seemeil to consider
this statement for a moment, says the
Washington Star, and then answered:
"That's so. One was fullering m?
yesterday so fast 1 could hardly keep
ahead of him."
Hluuiluic the Weather
'?This is awfully sticky weather."
"Do you find it so?"
"Yes, Bilkins stuck me for another
five this morning."? Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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H5?torr? Too (irnirhu soioier.
During Itlstorl's first engagement at
Madrid an elderly woman one night
gained access to her dressing room 8 ad
tearfully begged her Intervention on
behalf of her son, a young soldk-r con
demned to death for a serious breach
of discipline. At the close of the per
formance ltlstori was presented to
Queen Isabella, made the required ap
peal and obtained the young man's
free pardon, perhaps because it gave to
the queen the opportunity of a mot?
that she was certain the actress had
never before played in a tragedy with
such si happy ending. Some years later
Ristori again visited Madrid. During
the first performance a soldier among
the audience made a disturbance, was
ejected only after severely damaging
a number of policemen and was sub
sequently sentenced to a long term of
imprisonment. He proved to be Kls
torl's former protege, who, hearing of
her return, hi>d come to the theater In
order to renew his expression of grati
tude. Unfortunately he had drunk her
health too e? thuslastleally beforehand,
with the result that he finally owed
her not only his life, but free board
and lodging for several years Into the
bargain.? Loudon Truth.
Xfw unci Old Dunk IMUa.
According to the Washington Post,
quoting a cashier, bank officials do not
prefer fresh now bills to old ones.
"Everybody doesn't care for uew
greenbacks." said a cashier. "It Is a
commou Idea tint bank tellers do not
care to give up crisp paper money. As
a matter of fact, nine cashiers out of
every ten try to got rid of new money
as quickly as possible after receiving
It. There Is grave danger to the aver
age paying teller in handling unuseil
money. New bank notes stick togetb
er Frequently the Ink is not thor
ougtilv dry Pnriug our rush perloil
we handle a great deal of money. It is
the easiest tiling In the world to make
mistakes with new Mils when in a
hurry to relieve a lung Hue of waiting
pa i roiia When possible we glvo out
the new bills during hours when there
Is no rush. I'd rather pay out a mil
lion old bills than a hundred new
ones."
Running For Kxerciae.
A professional ruuuer gives the fol
lowing suggestions for exercise: Rise
Kt 6:30 a. n>. Put ou old clothing, easv
shoes and a sweater. Time for dress
ing. live uiiuutes. Walk one-fourth of
n mile: time, live minutes. Then run
a utile at a dog trot in eight minutes,
arranging your circuit of a mile and
a quarter so that you will finish at
your door thirteen minutes after start
ing. That exercise will expand your
lungs and stimulate your heart action
and laud you at your doorstep at C:!8
a. tn. panting for breath, thoroughly
exhausted and perspiring at every pore.
You are then ready t'or your bath and
shave and breakfast and for the nat
ural routine of the day. The man of
sedentary habits who patiently pur
sues this exercise may kiss all drugs
goodby.
How He Learned Engilih.
Carl Sohurz once told a friend some j
thing of his early struggles with the i
English language. He knew It about ]
as American college boys know their ,
German? tliat is to say. barely at all.
One day. "deciding such nonsense must j
end," lie entered a bookstore and asked j
for the Hassle of the Euglish language. 1
A w'se clerk gave him "The Vicar of i
Wakefield." He carefully translated It !
Into German and put his work away I
for six weeks. At the eud of that time 1
he translated his translation back Into
English and then made a searching
comparison between his version and
that of Goldsmith's original. "After ,
that," he said. "I knew English."
SI* Fingered Monkey*.
lu several places iu Cape Colony aud
the Orange Free State of South Africa
caves have been discovered which
yielded hundreds of mummified re
mil ins of a queer species of Six fingered
monkeys. All of the full grown spec- j
Imeus of this remarkable race have ,
the tail situated high up on the back?
from three to five Inches farther up
than on the modern monkey? and other
distinguishing marks, such as two sets I
of canine teeth, beards on the males, |
etc.
Municipal Newspaper*
Dresden is oue of the few cities pos
sessing a municipal newspaper, and
this was bequeathed to the city by the
late Dr. Gunt. The bequest is a very
valuable property anil consists of a
daily newspaper, which In consequence
of its extensive circulation is the prin
cipal advertising medium iu the neigh
borhooil. The profits are applied to
the beautifying and improvement of
the city and to charity.
The iiermun I and You.
It is surprising when any one takes
the trouble to notice how many letters
begin with the pronoun "I." To Ger
mans this is egotistical, and their eti
quette in letter writing forbids it It
Is probably on the same principle that
they write I (lch> always with a small
letter and you (Sie) with a capital, re
versing the English custom.
Character.
The first thing that a human being
should recognize about himself is that
his character is his distinguishing fea
ture. It Is not the amount of money,
the amount of power, the amount of
brains, that a man has, but his char
acter.
Swell*.
She (sentimentally) ? How like life
are the waves of the sea! He ? Too
bet. Come to the shore in great style
and go away broke.? Detroit News.
The gifted man is he who sees the
essential point and leaves all the rest
aside as surplusage.? Carlyle.
'
SPECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing Monday 1-2 off. ,
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in drees goods and
fancy trimmings. "We must make
room for our Spring lines.
Martin Conway
HIE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old hiS
or miss plaa
used in boom
household*!
BUT
with ?
"METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
everything is so arranged that by
following the simple instruction*
the quality is always delLious,
See our several styles aad let W
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold and Silver 9roith.
Notice to Pobllo
I have authorized Mr. P. B. Graves
to assume full charge of my aff irs in
connection with ru?n 6g the Pulleo
House during my absence.
Mrs. h. s. Pullen.
Softgway, Nov. '28, 1906. tf.
Coal and Wooil
Call up the Alaska Transfer company
for coal wood and landing. All or
ders promptly attended to. 'Phone 10
We have a Jarge stock
liomney's Candy
Peter's Chocolates
A' so a large stock ot
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428 Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
and Importer of
IVl ILLUME FRY
orders solicited and filled immediatly
366-368 Arcade Building,
SEATTLE, WASH.
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SAILS
Jan. 4, 10, 16, 22, 28
at 8 a. m.
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No regrets next morn
ing-good flavored and
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SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
ia our advice. Later on in lif-\ it will
be of ere?s service to you. The lack of
mo ey causes untold m'aerv. That is
why you should save a portion of yoar
salary, or i-arnini a, wiiil? ? ou can.
Tie five n'-r-cent plua d'vidend eim
ine Gold Bonds, of the Northern Se
curities and ^ackiner Comoany, offer
r.ne safest ?nd b?s>t investra-nt in ill:
way of s -Tin s that 1- on the m rket.
The*e Bon'is are backrd hy Re-il 6-twe
ecurities hel.i by o .e of ha
Trus1 Companies in the ves'.. Tie/
?an be paid for on the mjfhly, saoi1
nnu?l or annu 1 d <ymea& f/ao ?a 1 *ill
HHrnyoi bitwr thin t-ji ps'-oeit on
vour rao iey,b9aidis taking care of and
returning you your principal
For full partirulars, see
PHIL ABRHAMS, Agent.
new (Uater and Eight Rates
or THE? ? ? ?
(I
Oo and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon'hly rates for water and light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 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 Pjmps 1.00
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries 7 50
Hand " 1 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1.00
Families carrying water 1-50
Individuals " " 1-00
Hauling water, per load 1 00
Lawn and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE .
All Tear Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 op lights $ 1-00 ;
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 j
ALL NIOHT SERVICE.
Each 16 cp lights 15? |
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
32 cp lights double 18 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.