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WASHINGTON. D. C., Uw 17?
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ATLANTIC IS
NOI PACIFIC
(By AIM?* New.* Bureau)
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Mn> VV L WiUiaius, *!w KVt Sk-*,
* i_. tele ui like Willi ii >rC ou ttvuuul
of Ut a-ukn. ia uo? taJtui$ ? ;-ev :a I
lr**Uut?oi <tf KjrtWul and ?e?ai'
ujikiii uuprotmi ia iwulUi *iul ?ptr>t>.
Mr. Juan L*>yk? u i Pvuuiagtuti
caw? in uti > c**^rihk> ? utuu AitU to j
cujoy 1114 iuotoeif with irwnJa aboui
lovru It a? Mr Doyle's Lateuiiou to
?iXMikl l?u tuuuLOs vihiUuu Oil tin
oulaUk He will Ik*iv etthvr oti til
JeHersuu or the PruKeaj? Bvutrtw to
MUM.
TOO BUSY!
+ "I am too busv to write an a<J
+
+ tor Christmas.
"Just tell the piople ot Skagway
+
+ to take a look at my display of
* Christmas Goods
4*
+ in my windows and they will
+ see that I have the Finest Stock
+ ever brought to Skagway.
"Yes. I have plenty ot every -
+ thin^ for Lady, "laid, Hail, Boy
* or Child.
+ "5ure, Santa Claus lift all
* kinds of toys? all the latest me
+ chanical novelties, dolls, skates,
?J*
+ sleds, books, games, &c. &c.M
Ih. J. LYNCH :
+ j,
, Th? Up-T?-0?U H*a?roA?rw and Furntehar.
+ +
J + + + + + + + + + + + + ? + + + + + + + + + +
Mill 11 anil j
HIS MOT 10 KNOW
A le??r written as a foot imK* .
on & uuU'lunKc txiij to u ,
S fca^; v? u_. patruu of Uu- Montsou ry
Ward company of Cih-ajo *sk?l Mr
keUer u> compare the turves q?*X
??d .a the bill with Skagway pri?.t=>
and .i5svntJ that the ?<-ods boughi
iu the Chicago ho?fc?o fur $ll*>tf wuuKi
n?t m Skagway ?otf.Ot) Mr KeHer
immediately lui-K the matter up au<i
adJre?e?i th*> writer of the h-t'.er
w uivh was signed " Mrs. .\laik?*\iet
>u fallows .
My IV?r Mrs. Mayloeder:?
$wu' u> belkev in', dikvi your in
voice frvrn llw "hVviso Dtvwior ot
the UtHKjuuwfy-Wanl Co.. start *!
out to ?ee what you had sained iu
bcu of the pleasure of "really and
truly" ^wppuic. and how **U you
had been compensated fur the kvi . .
weary hour* you had st>ett-t sfr?dyi:i.
the liKh) page. txaisUftUly lUustraU-ii
. i , ? iL. . >. t " .. La Otau - ? on -* ?
be sure to fitt the Ulrie stociOBgs
whKh will be huus up by cfciUire;
haisis ouly one short wwk frooi v>
night.
VVheu I went to Behretnt's st^re. I
was ku> tUxl to sit down, and -afclu.;
advantage of the iavitatioa. \ pro
cared the catalogue. and turnm*. "to
irtkte T-3V5?, vest^, read the d
scripta.<a therefrom, a-td was Won
ed that very few ohiMrea wore cot
ton iu Skyway js all
u; others preferred to i*?e wool ?tS <
and the best quality ta stock would ,
ivat me S*K* each. the smaller sia
were 4t*c each, whL-.- T- : >! 1**
Ivta KOUld cv^t !U .' 1 * ^ ^
made a saving to you of K Per pa."
Mr Hlanchard saal that he dkl
hate a *at* Uke I described, bat
he had a tin* grade artwle at 33c
each, aud here again you a^Ue ??
Mvutg of 1 fcc each. T * V awea..
is not catalogued as wool. so that it j
had to be substituted by a wooiea ar
ticle, at $3.30, a saviag te> you of 21
l.'-2^tSo oxford*. cleorse sai^ Bra.,
the chii?l iu and I will fit her \**'
' otly wvth a pair of genuine Patent
k-uther tsea fee tl.W. This was tOc
uK.*e ihaii you i>aid, aRiousa you h.i i
to guetfc at 'ih? siae. and take
chaia-e of them hurting the Uttle toL
feet, after they got here or returuta^
theui at your own expense. I was in
CvMTUiCd Lbiii UlU? blK'iW MVilvH
ik>C vk or u. h?ro. aud ttUi* Uit' betst
ivuiU w i Uirt*? buv kW*. SwW"
bued arvtivT,. (or ?.2a, and you oab
had to pay jae foe tih* ones yo?
boughc
Bjr tht* ume 1 began to Uuak tha"
1 would taut leave my order, as 1 '
saw where 1 had u> pay more for
everything, although 1 had to adnut
the soods 1 was shown were ia all
cases better, but I decided what
tiit- re^t of tin; stutt .voukl coat, so
i toitxi Htuu i j? de
scribed iu the v.-u:a,osuv ^ 4 jow
'?c, at 7 -K' but there i> no guarantee
ou it. and iworj* stkxti^i ate a
..?-?-e lined 1st grade tow arvtk- at
Jl >v, which is sunraateed. Then I
found ibaat theslip,*?!* (1MSK51 which
CtMt -vott i'c per pjur woukl caafc me
?5c per pair, as dal ako the other
sutt? which you ordered. The leg
gias il-viilW) which are ryy leather
bound, and have no hooks or straps
which ivsi >xhi only p^f ^:r
would haw to be duplicated by a
1 uther bound, boo* facetted, with
straps aud buckW*.. at ?5c per pair
I would have u> pay 75c for the sasi,
cap t Y 13_*yo? that iwi $ot (w S3c. J
By thie? time 1 had about given til1
-ope. and if the time wad ao? *>
siKvrt 1 think that I would have gone
out, but Georse told ate to add up,
?iiiwmrts, aad 1 found that vou f
pnul only J! i 3o h* wbat would
i^e I'heu 1 was asked
tf 1 had added the postage. which was
?St. and 1 said ao, and ! fooud that
with the ?*.*>tage added you had ontfy
sa> d il W on the whole bill, while
I wae> getting several better article* r
'-ban you had received.
U heu asittd ii he had any cornets
as described in your note. vT-l?5d?
George said that he had all Winds aad
cv^ors. at II 50 per pair, aad he was
cever out of them. U dou t mean [
to say that (Jeunee wore them all
ihe time, but that he had them in
slock at all tsmea.)
Do yo? Mrs. May {order. {
jltit had the t>??C kind of a tUOe.
and I sa? K>ta ot pretty things for
< ;rt>c;: at- and nsutx erf the pleasure
vwts in thinking that I could tak->;
tfce things right home with o?e. aad
experience that satisfied feeling that j
my Christmas shopping was all doc ?
And rt didnT make any difference
whether the boafh oame si cm time
or not. for I was aot dependent ct>
the 'tvHi!.
.Vs 1 was going out. I told Ge?rg*
to > . ud the bill in after the fir*.
-1 c he stud, that would he all rUht.
any time that I got around to it.
would be time enough.
1 hope aU the things you bought
?Ul fit. tor if they doa't it will be;
such a <reat iisappo*otaieei to the i
little kiddva, Wishing you a Merry ,
I 3 -? mas aud a Happy New Year.
1 am. Yours, Jack KeBer.
Mr. P. H. Muir. the genial clerk
<>f the Golden Xonh hotel, returned
from Juneau oa the Senator. Mr
M irir was called as a pcosecuting wit
m the highway rohhery case of
Charity Edgar.
iFindon Haddock *
+ A nice lot received on the Senator *
+ # +
+ this morning *
+ +
* *
* We have everything in the Perish- *
+ able line on the Jefferson due tomor- ?
+ row, including Rose Brand Butter +
+ *
+ Ganty & Frandson\
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + t + 4, + + + 4,4, + + 4"J
YOUNG RUSSIA
PROTESTING
(By Alaska N?*s BuroauJ
ST. PETERSBURG. De*. H? All 12*
itihiwests of the high schoofc througn
uut the ci^y are oq scnke. Thetrob
>evt as co emphitoiae a pros?s* asain
si orueJUes that art? inflicted upon
poiitkui pr saucers.
WHITEHORSE IS
L
Therv win V ^tvac doings ia Skag
*xv oa TUrt?lay *vettrog next Tile
WhiUrhorse Athletic club has put
up two oups is prices. Ooe cup
wtU go to Che w riming u-am trvw. the I
a?*-:: bowWrs o ? the Skagway Hiks
and tile Whstehorse AthlMk cfc?b.
TV iHVf cup w>H go to the win
ning ballet team in the contest be
tween Whiteharse and Skagway
The first of lie double series of
j:?? ?8t be piayed on the Elks
ai!eys m Ska way oa next Tuesday
eveuaig. A great turn-out is expect
ed over from WhUeharse and all so
ciety jj oc the <u?viw over "-he ooai
sug e^?at? I
Theitdjes teaai of Skagway ooc
of .Vies. L. S. KeSer X. E
Black. P. H. Goaty. F. Fickhartaad
W C. Blanc-hard. The ladies froci
Whiteaorse for this event have not
as yet Seen. jnnounced. Skagway
from the Elks will put Jorward M-ssr
.Alex BSanchard. Juaies Sock. George
Biauchard. Vonte Sao* and WiH
BJancoard. Their -vatestaacs from
the " Rapjd City" are sot known as
yet
Msohaei Curry came up fruni Jun
eau on the Secakor Mr. Curry aad
a prominent port in the cuevk-cbon
of the mxe*i JWgh way-man. Charles
Edgar, who last September made an
erf on to howi up some of Skagway's
cuiaeos.
BUNCO men
ME ARRESTED
(3> Alaska N?m Bun**)
PUtLADfiLPHLV, Dev. 1? ? >ttue
teta ciuia ?.vuJkr<?Ce sCorwi we*v
raitie<i !>y officers ami Uu? ittaaagers
arrested oa ctargee o< lavta^ usrvl
Uh? mails at> liefiutaL
E
(B> ^ N<m>s Bureau)
WASHINGTON, E>. C.. Dev. IT?
Goveraw-ei**.* Bsulwsu of Ojmaeeti
oikt. La & 3??wcJi iwv A?
ciar>e\i ?"?" pea?.v c*wrc? s2^>uKi
tif aH jxceruaiiwaal ituesiwos aa?i
ciuti prevwtK Sjiowdy caafli***
( 3y Alaska Ni*?* 3-r?au ?
5X PASO. T^aas, Dec. IT ? ^hkuft
received !t?v state that 3ite jisut
revtos won i decisive bailie truui
die Diaz furves a?ar ifefcieaao **??
cervjpor.
FUN FOR
FIGHT
FANS
3> Alaska Me>? 3ur?au}
SAN FRANCISCO. Dev. 17? One
Sound Hogaa xsd Joitany 3Ya?a?J *4*
ngiK for i iecisw>a tilis aStenwoa.
Buy Your Man s :
? Gifts
m
From a Man's Store Widk us dttev are all IMPORTANT
Not a line*
?
?
_ After weeks ot planning and critical care in seiecoog, we
_ have rather over-stepped ourselves so to speak. in our
? Holiday Haberdashery Display
m
? Be your own ju<ige oi this claim wttii the
? euidence here before you, such as
?
? Cravats of all kinds
m
? Bath Robes , Coat Sweaters ,
[ Suspenders, Handkerchiefs ,
S Smoking Jackets
? ..
| WILL CLAYS0N-aX
The Home of The
? HART. SCHAFFNER AND MARX
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