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TfeTM nontha by sail .. .. .. . .2.S5
Six i&o&tfcs by mill 4.60
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"IUbScjuptions and JLwr?n** iiucrs received bt.
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Keller Drue Co .. .. Batam, JJMk*
EDITORIAL PAGE
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TW Jaw** HUpatch nams 1U
rMd*n against being "suayed by
this rltptnr talk of harmony Tbla
"toe-part tea* ~ harmony sentiment
IS Mac hacked by thane wko *?**
always fought Alaska borne nale.
asd having always been (i?f?aw?l.
trt i?? operating uader a wt name
Shark leford hy aay other naaw
?ould smell a* sweet
Some iaquiry ha* been made by
overs of pincer properties in Alas
ia as to what laws will apply in
regard to representation of plac-r
claims stak?d l*forr the pa***--*
of the wceat Mil which a bolts')**
the right to r*t>r??Mi an associa
tion claim with !!?? worth of work
The aseoriativi: claim comprises j
ht claim* of ordinary sis*, name
ly. ;? acres ??h Wicker- j
sham when ia Skarway explained to
the Daily Alaskan that all claims j
slaked under the old law or mrnla
tiens will he (oms?l by thoee law,
and that tl?v worth of work will !
suffice la respect to everr associa
tion claim staked prior to the enact- !
Dett o. the hill, w Utch is safer- j
Mood to have leronif effective Aug
ust 1. 1*15 This, the judge sars
is because the Maker under the HI
law has a vested right, and che
lew |iw -an not be made retroactive
How???r all claims staked
(be aen measure became effective
reqmrr $ les is work lor ewy 21
acres
A few days after Inspector Willis
?ad Governor Clark reported adver
sely to the opening of Fairbanks ?s
a sub-port. the chamber of rommerc
of taat city called a meeting and
nirvd a five hundred word telegTam
to President Taft protesting atainit
the recommendation of those two of
Ii<uls. a?d asked for the itranti.it
of the siit-port of entry, rl vine m.i*
reason* for the request
Willis la his published settle
ment of the whole question, sacs
that but one man ia Alaska had
(stored It. y?? when Willis said
that he knew that the uboie Fair
banks business organisation i epre.a
eate?l by the chamber of commerce
had petitioned the Treasury depart
munt for It. He k:ww that the
Fairbanks newspapers, except the
0*4 e owned by ?%e X (' company h. 1
published arttrA favoring it. Wll
? -
its said that H would be an snn"* ?
?Mary expense; yet he must ftsve
known. as did the department an I
half the people of \lacka. that
the White Pass railroad had public
ly offersd to pay all the expenses
ot the sub-port If the gorerno?<nt
would hot opes |t to reasonable
competition In the matter of trans
portation
The chief of poNce at Oakland.
Cat . is achieving considerable fame
and some rood hy having all mem
bers of the department take the ovfc
of the Athenian* Aa tang as Ath
ens was trwe to the Athenian oath It
was triumphant and ruled the work*,
but when wealth began to accumu
late into the hatris of the few. then
men begaa to decay Stcdents of
prsneu; day affair* may draw a
parallel bKaMs civiltsMios today
In that iil??U and the growth xnd
downfall of Athena, anr. Hi fact rll
sat tons that have come and cone
The Athenian oath, whlrh policemen
and others con Id profit by learning,
ia as folia us
~ "We will never bring disgrace to
this, our city, by any act of 4*a
kCMdy or cowardice m mr 3e
sen our suffering comrades in the1
ranks ""l!! fight for the ideal |
.\no s?rr-d thing* of the rtty. both
a Ion* and with many; ?? will pwr- j
and obey the dty'a law* and do
Nr b?*? to inclt^ a like 'respe-n!
and reverence In those above u*
who are prone to set them at !
naught; we will rtrlre unceasingly ?
to qukken the public a sense of civic '
duty. Thus, In all ways, we will j
transmit this city not less, but
*rea'er. better, and more beautiful
I than it was transmitted to us'"
Indications of Lang Life
It seem* ?? 1* generally agreed that j
?very ?on a Cor Is physical Indioa- I
tk>n? of his prospect* of a long or j
abort fife A Ions lived |>ersoa. it Is
aald. may he distinguished at nigh: j
from a short lived one la maay j
cases a physician can glance at the i
hand of a patient and determine j
whether he will tjve or not The pri I
mary conditions of longevity are that
the heart, lungs and dicestive organs,
as we! I as the brain, shall he large.
If these o-gana are large the trunk
will be long and the limbs compara
tively abort. The person will appear
tall white sitting and short while
standing. The hand will have a long j
and ar mew hat heavy palm, with short
linger* T oe brain will be deeply
placed as shown by the low position
! of tit* orifice of the ear The bine,
j brown or l.a**l eye la a favorable !n
, glcatk n The nostrils. If large, open
1 and free. Indicate large lung*. A
1 pi ached and half closed nostril Indi
cates email or weak lungs. These are
, gaaeral pt. .its of distinction, hut are.
of coarse, subject to the usual tadi
vidua I eicertiooa.? Ki change.
Fooling the Dogs
la the highlands of Scotland It nsed
to be the practice for each shepherd to
take bis collie dog to chotrh.
"These dogs."* as Dean Ramsay
wn#, ~a!t out the Gaelic service* and
?err ton with com men- la b!? patience till
towsrd the end of the last psalm,
when tbe-? is a universal stretching
and yawning and all are prepared to
eeampev out. barking In a most excit
ed -nanner. whenever the blessing is
commenced The congregation of one
of these churches determined that the
I aarvice shou'd close In a more decorous
manner, and stepa were taken to at
tain this object Accordingly when a
strange clergyman was officiating be
fovod the people all sitting when be
was about to pronounce tbe blessing.
He hesitated and paused, expecting
them ro rise, till an old shepherd, look
log up to the polplt Mid:
""Say awa'. air. We're a-slttln' to
cheat the <!< > *?g*. ' "
TVamea Watermen.
Tbe watermen and lightermen of
Loodon -an trace their occupation back
to a very remote past. In a statute of
Henry V||l_ passed la 1314. for reg
a is tine their fares, it Is recorded "that
It has been a laudable custome and
usage tyme om of mind to use tbe river
la barge or *hei| bote.** And tbe an
sal* of ?l?e Watermen's company give
so interevftnif scvouot of ? dispute as
far l?i?-k *? lJflS cotveming l be <-harg?
for the '-on >evance of pn??enret* from
(irare-eiKi to loodon The regulnrfar*
was one hair penny for each person
bat ww uu-~ rupokms boatmen cbarg
ed pa?*encer? a peony. Jo tbe offend
era were taken by the sheriff befon
the Justices of ssslxe. who admonish**4
them and made each watermaa give ?
bond of 40 shilling* for future good be
havlor ? l-ondon Graphic.
Nstur*
Tbe be*l definition of nature Is per
hap* MW'? m bia Three Essay* on
Religion ' In that wort Mill aaja. "Na
' tare la a collective name for all fact*
, actual and r<"*INe. or a name for
! the mode partly known to as awl
partly inkkot, In wbkb all thine
| take p?a*e ~ Continuing. SI 111 aays
-Tbe nature of a thing means Its en
' Or* capacity of existing phenomena
k* tbe nature of any given tiling la the
: aiBgregare of Ita powers and proper
ties, so Nature. Is the abstract is the
aggregate of tbe powers and proper
Oe* of all thing*."
Wtei Ha Balked.
"He has broken with berV
"8? I have beard."
-1 hear that he told her he was on
; worthy of her "
-Pshaw: an ?o*ers tell their sweet
! hearts thatr
I -I know Hat ahe asked him to pal
! It la writing and It In the presence
at wttsesae* " Alia era Constitution
The grand opera rtan. '
have gone abroad, '
but ?
you can still hear then ?:'v?
their greatest triiimpiis on iik
Victor.
Though tlvey are tlx una tx!- ?:
miles away. CanBo, Melh:,. 'frt
raumi. ami all the oth--r f ini .-x
artists who make records <v
ilusivrly fur the Victor.. 51 rig
yon whenever and a* o'len a> vo.i
wi?h. ?
i or-tt **d he?r thrm. und *re rt?
d:fifrtni o( th* Victor (110 u. fiu'l
?.-]? \ tctoi Vktrola 11.' lu i!lwl. K*aj
utni if dnirtd.
WILLIAM PR1TT
THE DFLT CIST
| LOCAL BRIEFS
SKAGWAY WEATHER REPORT
Reaulta of the observation taken
a Moore* Wharf at midnight,
last night. as follows:
Temp, time oWornct .. .. <9 above
Max preceding 24 brs .. 60 above
Mia. " " ~ .. .. 50 above
lean " " " 55 above
Ckwdj-. S. wU-d.HarouM'iw 2$.<S.
FREE AND aCCLPTED MASCNs
Recular meetings ut White Pis* ,
Lodge. No. 11S, Fre* and iceptc*
Mason's, second and fourth Fridays ,?t |
each month, at 8 0 u sharp, at Ma j
sonic Uall, 225 Fotulb avoau..
Solo uru lug and Ttsltinj; member* I
are requested to ineet with us
H. F. TAYLOR. Sue.
BAKERY GOODS.
Bread ? all kinds ? fre^h from the
j iven, cakes and plea, cockies and
I docrhauts, id tact a first class ltaa o
| >a &ery goods will t*> fouai at the
1 Vienna Bakery, Broad say, between
I Fifth and Sixth Avenues. tf
Bonded whiskies ? Gibson. Moon '
Vernon and iWmont. The best of
Beer ? Blue Ribbon, Budweiser sad
Pale Rainier, at the Ma*coC Tele
phone 67. tf
CiRA.VD REDUCTION' HALE
The Pack Train ts now selling a |
big lot of Good Cooda at. reduced ?
prices as they are gettlnj; too old |
to bold and sell at a profit, Yours,
I if. Herman Grimm
Go to the "White Pass Cafe"
j .'or the lest meals In Whltehoree. |
i Sow under the management Qf Mrs ?
Orloff King. tf
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
! FTom this date on all calls intend- '
j -d for Henry PrladenUtal, the Inde
pendent Expressro&n should be made :
j -o seven-six (76) and your call will |
receive immediate attention. He as j
iiscontlnu?d his office at the Dough ,
ton ( 4g?r Store.
FIVE GOOD ONE S TO DRAW TO. |
{ Pebbleford aud Gibson Rye. Bad j
| welser, Blse Ribbon and Pale Rain j
! ier Beer at the Boa<d of Trade.
None better and purer than Gib
Rye. Rainier and Olympla Beer
Order* by "phone promptly delivered
The Mascot
KKADY TO WEAR.
Kvery garment Is made tinder my
Instructions. If I cannot
Pit you In Stock, I will make you a
Suit or Overcoat at the same!
Price. It is reasonable to expact i
Better results from a man with]
.*?5 Years experience than one who!
Knows nothing of the business.
Mind you, I stand at the back of,
I Every Garment.
The American Tailor*,
Geo. Mowl, Prop'r
CRAB MKAT COCK TAILS
The Pack Train Restaurant
Served a la carta.
SMOKERS ATTENTION
Harold Hartwigeen, successor U
' w. W. Boagbtoc. baa taken
i agwx-y tor Ute InaUy fucoae
EL WFIMTO CLEAR
HAVANA CIGARS.
| 6 .000 Just receive from the fats
; tory at Tampa, Fla. If yotj want Ute
; beat don't fail to give these goods
ja trial
PROFESSIONAL C.UIDK.
AttoTMTi
Gt.NXlSOX * MARSHALL |
Attorn t - Lm w
P. O. Box E. - Jun<?u, Aluka
H. a LE FEVRE
Attorney-At-Law
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
3ka?way - - Alaska !
STEVE RAGAM
Attorney- A t-Latr
haines - - ]|i alaska;
? Deotbu.
DK. L. S. KELLER
Dentist
Mont Modern Methods
Opeu Evenings;
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - -Broadway
SKAGWAT - AIASAK
Dental Sn|i|il(n
M. P. PATTERSON' & tt)MPA\
? Deaiers In ?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
229 Walker Bldg. Seattle. Wash
Orders by mail or cable will receive
prompt attention. Catalogue on re
quest.
For 35c. you can set a wholsome,
home cooked meal at the New Home
Restaurant, 5th avetine, Just off of
Broadway.
Food cooked as !t should be at
the "White Pxss C*fe."' Only the
best in the market Mrs. Orloff
! King, proprietress. tf
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
*ro n Shaft No. 6, Oyster Hay Mines
at Ladysmltfc, the highest grade
household coal of all the B. C. fields
58.28 FIXED CARBON
Perfect Combustkn. l*uif<>rtn Heat.
Light Ash
I Cn and after July 1st, 1910, we
! f hail offer this coal, selected and
graded u foKows: ?
i Double Screened and sacked.. $13 ton
Screenings (sacked) 8 ton
Screenings (bulk) 7 ton
Above prices include delivery
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
'Phone 10. Skagway, Alaska. '
fTJNEAU 8 8. CO'8
RLKCTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
U*rr jlc* U. 9 M*li
For Haines, Berners Bay. Juneau,
lloonah, Tenekee and Way Ports
SAILS
FROM SKAGWAY
ACG. 5. 11, 17, 23, 20.
SKIT. 4, 10, 18, 22, 2S.
at 8:00 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL. Mgr., .KJNEAU j
STEAMERS rOR
Seattle, Tacoma
' '?ctafi*. VwMm. Amcmio.
Ol/ofia, Part Tuwmrad, Soadt
BelKngh?*i. Ejjrrk*, SmtU Barton,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS, C. A. P. D. C D. DUNANK, P.T. M.
1 13 Jama S<? S?ttW 1 12 Mxiai St, Sm Fmacc
*'?*? r?rrrmi te (ktx> thm IJlifcll
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle Sept. 16,28
Spokane Sept. 10, 22 Oct . 4, 16, 28
FRANK II. POLD, Agent, 2url <fe Broadway, Skagway
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL AND WELLS-FA RGO EXPRESS
N>it MdJln* of *?? tut puwiv tUmam
JEFFERSON
Aug. 31. Sept. 12-24.
Oct 6-18-30. Nov. 10
DOLPHIN
Sept. 6-18-30
Oct. 1 2- 24. Nov. 5 21
Company nmrrm tb? rl?kt to i^H* ?llln* fatrm wttfcoot doiB?i
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. B. QUPTILL, A <21 NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(R-C. COAST SERVICE)
Fall 1912 Sailings
From SKAGWAY 7 p. m. THURSDAYS
Princess Sophia ,MEW>
Oct. 3-17-31
Princess May
Oct. 10-24. Not. 7-21
Subject to ehtare wltliou . Nr.lcs
Vancouver,Victoria& Seattle via PrinceRcpert
Phon. 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Afl?nt
Steamship Humboldt
THE m INDEPENDENT StEWSHIP OPERJtinG 10 i ? IUSU
Will sail from Skagway for Seattle and Way Ports
Sep. 5th, 18th, 29th. Oct. 12th
Sailing date subject to ch*uge without notlf*.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
Office: Tirkrts and nil Information
7l? Area*..*. H. H A RTWKJSEX, ~ih Jt Rroadw'jr.
i me puss a noil he
^pHIE @WF?rFMLB [j^?DTE
Through ickets T > and From
Atlin, Dawson Fairbanks, and all Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Points
nAVl>HOMKl.V APPOIXTKO PARLOR ORSKRVATIO* CARH
ar now in in regular service between Skaguay and White Horse. The car? are
designed especially with a view to comfort, affording an opiwrtunity to view the
scenery over the famous White Pass to the lw;>t advantage, and are equipped
with spacious individual leather chair?, writing desk*, card tables and drewing
rooms.
Regular Sailing between White Horse and Dawson on Commodious Steamers
Oon?t?nt Improvement in Service it Oar Aim. S Sumr**?"* Invited
For FuftKei Information. Apply ??
0. L. DICKESON, President, Skaguay, Alaska and Vancouver, B|C