ALWAYS UNIFOKSft
* . , , V
packed in 7 and 2-lb. Air-tight Cans.
Never sold in Bulk .
Ulbitc Rouse
eofto
IS A STRICTLY
Pure Java and mocha
and is superior to all
others
We feel assured you
?will be pleased it you
include a can in your
next order
John Kalem, the firocer
So'e Afrent for; Reliance Canned Goods
SlKfRISt if
Youug La lies Spring IddC'
Vition ou Cnlmre Clnb
The Culture Club, which met at the '
Pullen house last night, was given an
interesting surprise. The young lad'.e*
who were scheduled to participate in
the debate upon the resolution which
recited that debates are fakes, switched
the program and gave a very neat little
farce, ' The Census Taker," which was
very highly appreciated. It has been
said that the ruse was concocted by
those who favored the affirmative in
the debate. They not only gave a
practicle illustration that there were
other things that are more interesting
than debates, but they closed the
mouths of those who were to talk for
the negative of the proposition and
ii.aie them assistants in the demonstra
tion. The completeness of the surprise
may be understood by the fact that
judges for the debate had been select
ed. They were Mrs. E. A. Murphy,
Howard Ashley and A. H. Sellars.
Those taking part in tha farce were
MissCulbertson, MissKavanaug'h. Miss
Boone. Miss Stinebau^h and MJ^s
Jones.
The musical program included piano
solos by Miss Kavanaugh and Miss
Sowerby and a violin solo by E. M. Mc
Intyre
Miss DeWitt gave two recitations
which were enthusiastically received.
William Britt was the critic, and in
the absence of President Cat 1 Faulk, A.
P. Drapes presiued.
The next meeting will take pla?e
two weeks from last night at the home
of Mrs. Gau:t in the north end of town.
THE POWER OF STEAM.
Maay May See But It Taken Genius to
Ketallze*
J-mes Watt saw the steam
?-? *Ips the kettle lid to Jump up and
? > vn ho said "There must bo power In
that steam that it can lift such a
welgUt."
There was.
Millions prior to him had seen the
; \Tc.i phcn menon and regarded It as
.n unc ii tainad mystery.
i'.' cent entitle research has put Its
tn the "cause" of Dandruff. Fa'.l
-T Hair. an! consequent Baldness. and
rthed a tiny germ which cats
f I : ' ? from the roots of human hair,
ivo's Hcrplclde destroys this
r..i1 consequently restores the
?-ir 10 Its natural state.
?c V, r Icadine drugrcists. Send 10c. In
!' r sample to The Herplclde Cc..
izlTtlt. illch.
Wm Briit, Special A,'ent.
YOUR EYES
Sk gwaj'-i Pioneer Jeweler
Has Scientific Op'ician
R. K. Kirmse, a scietific optician
graduated bv one of the best schools in
.America, is now connected with our
store and is preprared to examine and
test your eyes and fit them with glasses
ground for that purpose. We have the
very latest equipment and the largest
sto k of glasses ever brought to Skag
way and are prepared for this line as
no honse has ever been in Skagway
before.
Our immense stock of jewely, cut
gla^s, silverware, etc., etc., is still go
ing, ar.d at the service it our patrons.
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler.
A large stock of Plow's famous
candies just received at the boss
Bakery. ''
Pj ok Tr-?li Always Leads
The Pack Train saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies, wines, beers and all the other
goods to be had at a first-cla;s gentle
m<?o's resort. tf
Principal Barbershop Leads [
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
iii Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first class in all respects.
Complete line of comic valentines at
Harrisons'.
Remember your sweetheart with a
valentine from Harrisons'.
Valentines from 1 ceut to $1.25 each
at Harrisons'.
ANettleton shoe at Olayson's. tf
THIRTEEN AT TABLE.
The Sequel to a Dinner Party at th#
Home of MHlali.
By some persons of nearly all na
tionalities the number 13 is regarded
with superstitions fear. At Brighton.
England, the town council lias just
granted permission to a householder
to change the number of her dwelling
place from 13 to 12A, so many and
diverse have been the ills which the
lady traces to tlie fatal number. Paris
will not have the number for any
of Its houses. Parisians so hate the
"thirteen party" for dinner that there
is a class of professional diners out
called "quartorzlennes," whose func
tion it is to make the fourteenth at
these symposia. The Turks so dislikr
It that the word is practically expung
ed from their language. The Italiam
will not even employ it in their lot
terles. The Italian gambler's horror
i-*(f the number proceeds apparentlj
from the fact that a thirteenth card o.
one if his packs bears the figure o<
death.
In EnglaiJtl the superstition that on.
of a company \of thirteen must di(
within the year l^\tr?ced to the n"'"
calculation of the Insurance offices t!i;ft
out of thirteen persons vtaken indis
criminately one will die within twelv<
months. Others trace the awe in wbic!
the figures are held to the last supper
at which thirteen were present L jiv
Lytton dealt with this aspect, remark
Ing. "Some have carried it to the ex
tent of disliking that number at a!,
times, but the commoner form limits it
to Friday." But the antipathy Is older
than Christianity. In the old Norst
mythology the thirteen !?::rty wrn
deemed unlucky because. r.t a banquet
in Valhalla. I.okl once appeared, mak
ing thirteeu. and Bai ler was slain b,
the blind god Hoder at the instigation
of the iutruder.
In fostering this superstition tin
credulous tirnl themselves in good com
pany. The question was sprung upon
a dinner party at the home of the fa
mous artist Millais, where they sud
denly found themselves thirteen strong.
One of the company was horrified ai
the discovery. "The idea is." said
Matthew Arnold, "that whoever leaves
the table first will die within a year, so.
with the permission of the ladies, we
will chc?t the fates at once. I and
these two Cue, strong young lads will
rise togethe-r, and I think our unite*!
constitutions will be able to withstand
the assaujt of the reaper." They got
up. and no raore was thought about it.
Sis months later Arnold died in th.
prime of life. One of the two met
whom he hud called upon to rise from
the table with him was found shoi
dead in his bed in a New York hotel
The third did seem likely to outiive th(
year. He htu gone to Australia for th.
benefit of hi? health. But for the home
ward Journey he took passage by the
Quetta. And that ship foundered
among the reefs of New Guinea.? Chi
cago News.
lie Laatcil Well.
They werw in the family portrait Ra
tion of the gallery, and it seemed to
Miss Oolightly that her English visitor
?was deeply Impressed.
"Yes. these are all my ancestors."
she said proudly. "Now, this is my
great-great-grandfather, when he wajj
a youag man, of course. Isn't he hand
some? My grandfather used to tell
my mother that his grandfather? that>
this one? was a splendid looking man ,
as long as he lived and as popular
with women as with men because he
was siuch a hero.
"Brave? I guess he was! Why, he
never fought in a battle that he didn't
lose >n arm or a leg or something from
being right in front of everybody! He (
was In twenty-three engagements!"
Choose always the way that seems
the best, however rough it may ba
Custom will render it easy and agree
able.
mi ii ii ill WMi 1 1 m iiimihiii?hi Ml ?WWMMMMB?
1
January Clearance Sale
For
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
January 29th, 30th and 31st.
20% DISCOUNT |
?n Everything in the store with
the exception of Rubber Goods,
Threads and Qluett Collars.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OUR STORE WILL CLOSE AT 6 P. M
B. M. Behrcnds Mercantile Co.
Geo. Blanchard, Manager.
"personal mention
??# C f
A.L. Berdoe, general manager; W.
B. King, auditor, and George Wilkin
son, special auditor, of the W. P & Y.
R? will leave on the Cottage City or
the Jefferson for the Sound. They will
meet President S. H. Graves, of the
company, at Vancouver or Seattle.
William Canavan will leave on the
Cottage City for a flying visit to Chi
cago. He will be gone only ? few
weeks.
INLAND WEATHER
Weather conditions obtaining at in
land points at 8 o'clock this morning,
according to telegraphic reports re
ceived at the offices of the W. P. & Y.
R., were as follows:
Forty mile? Cloudy, calm, 10 a bore.
Dawson? Cloudy, calm, 10 above.
Ogilvie? Snowing, calm, 10 above.
Stewart? Cloudy, calm, 6 above.
Coffee Creek? Snowing, calm, 15
above.
Selkirk? Snowing, calm, 10 above.
Yukon Crossing? Snowing, south
wind, 11 above.
Tantalus? Snowing, south wind, 25
above.
Big Salmon? Cloudy, south wind, 25
above.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, south wind, 22
above.
Lower Labarge? Cloudy, south wind,
24 above.
Whitehorse ? Clear, south wind, 30
above.
Taeish? Cloudy, south wind, 18 above.
Atlin? Cloudy, south wind, 24 above.
Conrad? Cloudy, south wind,26jab3ve.
Caribou? Cloudy, calm, 25 above.
Bennett? Cloudy, south wind, 28
ibove.
Log Cabin? Snowing, south wind, 16
ibove.
Fi aser? Cloudy, south wind, .18 above.
White Pass? Cloudy, south wind,
11 above.
Glacier? Cloudy, south wind, 22
ibove.
[IN TONIGHT
Cottage City st Haines and
Dne Here
Cjbleftrams received from Haines an
nounce the arrival of the Cottage City
at that pluce. She sailed from Seattle
two days late, not getting away fi*om
that place until Friday evening. She
sailed from Vancouver for Skagway
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. No
word has been received as to when she
will reach Skagway, but it will be this
evening some time.
The Cottage City will have five days'
mall for Skagway and the interior if
some of it is not on the Al-Ki, which
Bailed Thursday from Seattle and is
due.
GETS WARM
Tempera! lire Above Zjro
Whole Length of Yokon
The weather conditions throughout
the north today are milder than they
have been at any time in several
weeks. The temperature is above zero
at all points from Skagway to Forty
mile, an unusual condition in the win
ter time.
Id addition to the mild temperature
now prevailing along the route, the
barometer at Skagway is high, indicat
ing steady weather.
Looket Loit
Lost, lady's gold locket, with the in
itials "G. B." Finder please leave at
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Reward paid. 1 22 3t
T
ARE SAFE
Dr. and Mrs. Taylor Not
Among Victims
Telegrams received from J. Bernard
Moore, who has arrived at Haices on
the Cottage City, say he has received
word that Dr. and Mrs. Taylor, his
brother-in-law and sister, are safe at
San Francisco. They were reported as
among th? victims of the Valencia.
They bad not left the Golden Gate city.
The dispatches were received by E.
J. Shaw and Capt. Moore.
The Mascot saloonselis liquors
by the bulk or case goods at wholesale
C rices. All the old brands always on
and.
Rnga and Iihco Curtains Washed
Now is the time to get your rugs and
ace curtains washed. The Ro> al laun
dry is making a specialty of this work
and it guarantees satisfaction. tf
Oyster Cocktail* and W?lnerw?rs
Presh oyster cocktails and hot wein
erwurst on tap at the Mascot Saloon.
Thirdavenue and Broadway. tf
Order your coal and wood from the
Alaska Transfer Company and it will
be delivered promptly. P hones 10 k 40
REMODELED
THE
Rainier-Grand fiotel
SEATTLF
New Management Popular P ices
Central Location European Plan
Finest CAFE and BAR in the C1?t
Wilson A White Co. Prop. Cha? Perr>
111 1 SMS .
Restaurant and Bakery
MRS. E. F. ROQERS.Prop
Tenakee, Alaska.
all of Fare; Meals at all hours
Game and Fish. First Class Servic
Reasonable Prices.
I I
We are Headquarters for all kinds * ?
f Tresl) gaudies and Chocolates
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