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TOWNS AND THEIR NEWSPAPERS
A boycott failed to put the Wrangell
Sentinel out of business. Without its
local paper Wrangell would be almost
forgotten like Sitka.? Douglas News.
Sitka Is by no mea^s forgotten but
even the old original Sitka Alaskan
was better than no paper? well, not
s<> sure ai>out that either.
The local newspaper is the represen
tative abroad of the town where It It
published. If It is decent and respec
table and uewsy and of good appear
auce, so rnucb the better for the town,
for it bespeaks all tbete things for the
community. If it is tlltby of speech
and low in its standard. of decency, the
community is so judged by all the
world taat reads it, since it is assumed
'.bat a uewspapet cannot live save l>y
meeting the demands in such regard
of those who support it.
A< f"P the Wrangell Sentinel, whose
case is In |>oint, that newspaper has
always stood for that which Is good,
aud the agitation against it, because of
au elitorial utterecce that would be
echoed by nearly every otier news
paper in the district certainly does not
redound to the credit of the town.
That a newspaper should be attacked
for advocating that which it commonly
accep ed ?!> right, is quite as tough on
the town as it is on the newspaper? and
?hen some.
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THE MOON FROM THE PACIFIC
The depths in some portions of the
Pacific ocean is most profound. Io
one -ection of the mighty area the
suunutogs indicate that possibly a con
t.cent was pulled up by the roots there
and 10-sed into space. A writer in the
Geographical Magazine hints at the
possibility that this did happen, and
that the nnss was riung off Into space,
in whirling took a spherical form and
tlnallv tbe centrifuga', centripetal
forces. oy gravity, found an
orbit and became the "lesser light"
which we read of in Genesis and which
men call the tncon. The best part of
the theorv is thatlio man can success
fully dispute It, or show any reason
whv it might not have happened. It
is no more wlerJ th?n the legend of
the Atlantic. If in the Atlantic a con
tinent cou'd sink, why in the Pacific
could not another continent break from
its moorings, tly off into space, find its
orbit and take up its march in the pro
cession of planets and far-off stars?
The maneuvers of the moon give
plausibility to the theory of a Pacific
origiu. In the first place it shows
itself in s crescent wilch looks Utce the
hoodlum when, with wriggling finger
to his uose, he defies the earth; then it
has its freshman and sophomore age:
then gets full, nnd finally begins to go
home late with hi 1 f In face knocked
o'f ft surely has many terrible habits.
? Nome N'uggett.
It doesn't seem to le necessary
to know a thing aootit the navy
in order to secure the secretaryship of
that department of the government.
We have had lawyers, railroad men
and politicians holding that portfolio
but within the memory of the average
man there had never been a shipwright
or seafdtini; man on that job.
Nobody will be happy in the matter
of the Sutdard Oil ease until the Su
preme court has made its final gue?s?
and explained why it guasaed as It
guessed. After that the struggle
in congress will begin to make it im
possible to guess that way again?
whichever way it guesses.
Mr. Schwab is of the genus Rocke
feller wbo does not know how to do
business in the open market. Be must
have special privileges, he must kill
off competition so that he may make
money faster than the law? the law of
competition?allows, or he Is not con
tent.
Anyhow it will strike most people
that they were a long-time finding out
?bout that Improper conduct of the
Seattle poatmaater that happened In
1906.
THE TAVERN.
By Wllla Slbert Cather.
In the tavern of my he?irt
Many a one has sat before.
Drunk red wine and sung a stave.
And. departing, come no more.
When the night was cold without)
And the ravens croaked of storm.
They have sat them at my hearth.
Telling me my house was warm.
As the lute and cup went round.
They have rhymed me well In
lay : ?
When the hunt was on at morn.
Each, departing, went his way.
On the walls. In compliment.
Some would scrawl a verse or two.
Some have huug a willow branch.
Or a wreath of corn flowers blue.
Ah! my friend, when thou dost go.
Leave no wreath of flowers for
me.
Not pale daffodils nor rue.
Violets nor rosemary.
Spill the wine upon the lamps.
Tread the fire, and bar the door:
So defile the wretched place
None will come, forevermore.
?From "April Twilights."
Our Bodies Art Machines.
Hovy many people. I wonder, vrn
pause to consider that their bodies are
merely machines to do work, furnaces
la which necessary fuel Is burned,
workshops In which wornout parts are
supplied and storerooms In which fuel
and food are laid away for use when
needed? Further, like any other piece
of apparatus, the U^fy works better
under certain circumstances. Its fires
bum better with fuels of certain sorts,
mixed In certain proportions, and It
cannot keep In perfect condition unless
furnished with proper materials. Man
thinks he eats because he Is hungry;
he really eats because his body Is cry
ing out for building materials with
which to repair the waste that Is al
ways going on and for fuel to keep It
self warm, and It Is rather "finicky"
a* to the supply It wants for each of
these purposes. At a pinch It can use
almost anything digestible for either,
but It groans and complains and pun
lshes Its unfortunate possessor If It is
not properly treated.? Crittenden Mar
rlott in St. Nicholas.
Drawing Room.
A curious and regrettable revival of
the word "draw" In the sense of "with
draw" occurs In "drawing room." Here
the original m*an1nf of the *vord 14
lost because of Its lamentable pronun
elation by the uneducated. Nobody,
hearing It mentioned as "droylng
room" at Its best or as "drorlng room"
at Its worst," would suspect It of being
a room to which to withdraw for relax
ation. Most words of the kind, though,
have no better claim to our admiration,
and many have a worse one to our
sense of language. "Parlor" Is an ugly
growth from the old monasterlal "par
loir," or room where speaking was al
lowed, and "boudoir," that early Vlcto
rlan expression of gentility, began by
being a room to sulk In. "Sitting room"
Is a strange Instance of the confusion
of cause and effect, and so Is "living
rooiu." We come back to "drawing
room" as to honest words, at least.?
London Notes and Queries.
Du Maurler and the Fenian Leader.
When John O'Leary, the Fenian
leader, was released from prison in
1870 after sj?endlugjlve of the twenty
years to which he was condemned for
a felony he went to Paris, where
he spent the next fifteen years of his
exile. The revolutionary leader used to
tell how when crossing In the packet
to France he met Du Maurler, then a
young man. going to Paris to study
art. They became warm friends, lodg
ing together In the same building,
where they became acquainted with
two other artists, whom Du Maurler
afterward made famous in his popular
story "Trilby" as The Laird and The
Baronet. It was to O'Leary. who had
been a medical student In Paris long
before he threw in his fortunes with
the Fenian movement, that Du Mau :
rler owed his first glimpse of bohe J
mlan life In the French capital.? West |
minster Gazette. '
Tho result of the observation taken '
?t Moore what! at iiildultfLt, Nov. 10,
1908, la aa follows
Temperature time observat'n. 41 above
Max.temp.precedlng 24houra.4tt above
Min ? " " " .34 above I
Mean " " " " 40 above |
Barometer 29.04
Clear, north wind.
INTERIOR WEATHER
Whltehorse, 22 above; Hootalinqua,
12 above; Bijj Salmon, 10 above; Sel;
kirk, zero; Coffee Creek, 0 below;
Stewart, 2 below; Ogllvle, ti below;
Dawson, 2 above.
Thoss Wall Meaning Frisnds.
The man who keeps draw lug your
attention to paragraphs In his paper
Browning's Magazine.
Hadn't Forgotten.
MUs Screecher? I wonder If Uncle
Jim remembered me when he made his
will? I used to slug for him.
Lawyer? Yea; he evidently remem
bered you. At least your name Isn't
mentioned iu the document.? Detroit
Tribune.
Weighed In the Hand.
"Some growers," remarked the cus
tomer. "have an offhand way of weigh
ing sugar, but I notice you're not one
of them."
I "Offhand way? How do you mean?"
asked the grocer.
I "I noticed you kept your hand on the
scales Just uow while you measured
out live pouuds for me." ? Catholic
Slitridui J nutl Times.
Two Borei.
\ Towne? I'd rather associate with Nu
dltch than Kadley. Kadley's just a so
j clety man. I can't Imagine anything
! worse than a man who Is always ln
: dulglng in small talk.
j Browne ? Oh, 1 don't know. He can't
be worse than a fellow who's always
talking big.? Philadelphia Press.
At to Divorce.
Brlggs- Eveu divorce nowadays of
fers no sure relief.
Griggs -How so?
"Why lu nine cases out of ten a man
Is free to marry again."? New York
Life.
Ungummed.
"He Isn't so stuck ou himself as be
used to be, Is he?"
"No. He got Into hot water awhile
ngv, and the mucilage seemed to dis
solve."? Cleveland I.eader.
loo Muoh Curiosity.
A dangerous operation was being per
formed upon a womau. Old Dr. A., a
quaint German, full of kindly wit and
professional enthusiasm, had several
younger doctors with him. One of
them was administering the ether. He
became so Interested In the old doc
tor's work that he withdrew the cone
from the patient's uostrlls, and she
half roused aud rose to a sitting pos
ture, looking with wild eyed amaze
ment over the surroundings. It was
a critical period, and I)r. A. did not
want to be Interrupted. "Lay down,
dere, womau," he commanded grutUy.
"You haf more curiosity as a medical
student."
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RAW FUR
TRAPPERS AND COLLECTORS
are requested to correspond with us about this sea
son's catch of FURS. We want the early catch as
well as the i.atk catch. We will pay full market
value at all times. Price list aud tags can be had for
the asking at any time.
Herman Schmerl & Co.
28 West Thirty-First Street
NEW YORK CITY
When you write, use one of our
ill IS
They are warranted. Let us show
you our
We also carry a full line of writing
material, such as pens, pencils,
paper and tablets.
WM. BRITT
The Druggist
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Currying U. S. Mull
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Way porta
SAILS
November 0, 12, 18, 24, :!0.
December (i, II. 17, 2:$. 2!t.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOCUHT0N, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. pbone 80
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hess
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
Ifiere's Vigor andj
Strength
in every drop]
COWPHNY
Seattle Wash
Pacific Coast S.S. to.
ciTcftx PIONEER ALASKA Liw
SPEEiJ, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Fuget Sound Horn
CARRYING U.S. V.All .
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of SeattLe - Nov. 13 ? 24
Humboldt - - Nov. 15 - 27
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Seattle for San Francisco,
Southern California, Kurkka (Humboldt Bay) and Mkxico
SST Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Streei, Sao PriinolBoo, Cm
i
Canadian Pacific Railway
( B. C. COAST SERVICE )
FALL SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS FROM SKAGWAY
Subject to change without notice
iHF PRINCESS MAY
November 12=23 December 5
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.lie world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. M&ll and Alaska Pacific Expreu
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamers
Jefferson Nov. 12 24
Dolphin November 18
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice
Transferr, to Vlotorla and Vancouver Without Addllional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
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R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLED No. 18.
(Dally Exocpi Sunday,)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st class.
i .10 a. m.
10 CO p. m.
11 00 "
11 30 "
I 33 p. m.
3 45
I, eaves
Arrives
SKAGOAY
WHITE PASS
LOC CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Hor.sk
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage inspected and
checked. inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
160 pounds of baggape will be cheolced free with each full fare tloket
?.nd 75 pounds with caoh half fare ticket.
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S, Bourn'
1st olais
3 20 p. m<
1 45 ??
12 42 "
12 10 "
10 25 a, w.
8 15 "
Through Line From
Skagway to Atiln, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River 'Points.
The new placer camps in the Alsek and Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, whenlnavipation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by & Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mall, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen, Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. C. and 8kaguay, Alaska Skapuay, Alaska