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CELEBRATED
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Fresh stock now on diiplay in Broadway window.
Make your selections early while stock is complete.
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TOWN TALK
33S3333S3S.I,
The registration book will bo open
evenings at Brill's drug store from 7 to
9 o'clock during Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. On Saturday evening it
will be open at the city hall from . nn
till 11 o'clock.
I "IHHTT
Mrs. Eukil is expecting her brother
up on the nex: boat.
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John Jack a native chief died at
Haines Mission on Thursday last.
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There will be ? special and Informal
meeting of the city council this even
ing.
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The marriage of Miss B. Gotllb and
j. S. Minltove ?will be celebrated at
Haines. April 10th.
Dr. L. S. Keller weni over to White
horse this morning and will not retura
until a week from next Saturday.
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Ed. Culberlson who has been in
Whitehorse for the last several days
will return to town on this evenings
train.
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Being detained by the business for
which he went south. Fred Webber did
not come up on the Jefferson as he was
e.ipec'ed to do.
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B. A. Mahan of Haines, who has beeu
spending the winter in Roseburg, Ore.,
returned on the Jefferson to resume
business then. He is in the city todsy
and is stopping at the Pallen house.
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Clarence Sand of Discovery, B. C.,
won the Board of Trade limerick con
test of last "reek and presented the
prize which went with the award, a
box of cig ?rs, to Dr. L. S. Keller.
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Frank W. Busby, of Name, one of
the famous Nofflk basket ball team ttiet
distinguished itself In a tour of the
country, and who is a nephew of Miss
L. A. Burke, is at the Fifth Avenue.
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The Kev. Fathe: T. H. Van der Pol,
S. J., who has been visiting with
Father Bourgis for the last couple of
week?, has returned to Douglas, there
to await his orders which will send him
to the ?tate*.
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It is not likely that anybody will for
get that this evening the basket social
is to be held at the'.Presbyterian church
but it is here stated as a mere matter of
a fact. The -basket Jwlll be the least
part of the attraction.
LOST? Tip of ladies' [fur. Finder
please return to this office Reward. 4 u
Instinct and Reason.
Instinct is the generic term for all
those faculties of mind which lead to
the performance of actions that are
adaptive In character, but pursued
?without necessary knowledge of the re
lation between the means employed
and the ends attained. Reason refers
to those actions that are adaptive in
character and that are pursued with
knowledge of the relation between the
means employed and the ends aimed
at Such is the technical statement of
the difference between Instinct and rea
son, but the real, basic difference be
tween the two faculties is unknown
and probably unknowable.? New York
American.
Tho Mascot
Reed. by ltunt boat 10() uew records
for Electric Piano. All up-to-date
classical music.
f ELECTION NIGHTS.
On* of the Five Saturnalia of New
York City.
New York has five saturnalia every
year? New Year's night. Deeoratlou
day. Fourth of July, election night and
Thanksgiving? and not the least of
these is election night. If it Is a right
first Tuesday of November, the day
time wind will be veering from west
to south and back, sun ami cloud will
equally share the hours between them
and a not unnatural quiet, as of jK>Ut
Ical passions hushed under the blauket
of the Australian ballot, will prevail.
The streets will be rather emptied than
filled, aud the litter oi straw ajjd scrap
paper nn>l the nrdnre and other filth of
the great slattern town will blow
agreeably al>ouf under your feet and
Into your eyes and teeth. But with the
fallitig of the night there will te a rise
of the urban spirits; the sidewalks will
thicken with citizens of all ages aud
sexes and nations, and if yol will then
seek some large center for the cinemat
ographic dissemination of the election
news you will find yourself one of a
multitude gloating on the scenes of
comedy aud tragedy thrown up on the
canvas to stay your impatience for the
returns. Along the curbstones are sta
tioned wagons for the sale of the wind
and string instruments whose raw,
harsh discords of whistling and
twanging will l#?gln with the sight of
the vote from the first precinct. Mean
time policemeu, nervously fondling
their clubs In their hands, hang upon
the fringes of the crowd, which is yet
so good natured that It seems to have
no Impulse but to lift children on Its
shoulders and put pretty girls before
It and to caress old women aud crip
ples Into favorable positions, so that
they may see better. You will wish to
leave it before the clubbing begins and
either go home to the slumbers which
the whistling and twanging will duly
attend or Join the diners going Into or
coming out of the resci'irauts or the
throngs strolling down Into the fairy
realms of Broadway under the flare of
the whiskies and the actresses.? W. D.
Howells In Harper's Magazine.
ANY ONE CAN HYPNOTIZE.
| But It Cannot Cc Accomplished With !
a Mere Glance.
' Of course, whoever wants to hypno
tize? In fact, uo one but a physician
ought to do it must learu the tech
nique aud apply It patiently aud skill
fully. And certainly there are individ
ual differences. Not every one can l e
deeply hypnotized. With not it few
the inhibition goes no further thsu
the Inability to open the eyes, while
only one out of four eiucrs Into strong
hypnotic halluciuation> Further, n- ?t
every one Is well prewired to awakeu
that confidence which Is essential aud
that feeling of repose which guides one
over to the dreamy state. The loo!;,
the voice, the gestures, the phrases, the
behavior, of certain persons make them
poor hypnotizers. however well they
may understand the tricks. But in
principle everybody can hypnotize and
cau be hypnotized. Just as lu principle
everybody can love aud can be loved,
and no special mysterious power is
needed to fall in love or to awaken
love.
Yet, while thus every one can exert
hypnotic Influence, uo one can do It by
a mere glance. All the stories of a se
cret Influence by which one man's
will gets hold of another man's mind
are remains of the menneric theories (
of the past. Today we know that ev
erything depends upon the attention J
and imagination of the hypnotized and
that no mysterious fluid can flow over
from the rnlud of the hypnotist to the
mind of the subject. The old mystical
view of unscientific superstition reach
ed Its climax In the prevalent belief
that a man could exert secret influence
from a distance without the victim's
knowledge of the source of the uncan
ny distortion of his mind. According
to this belief, every heinous crime
might be committed under that cover.
The distant hypnotizer could Inflict
pain aud suffering on his enemy aud
could misuse the inuocent as instru
ments of his criminal schemes.? Pro
fessor Hugo Munsterberg In McClure's
Magazine.
A Wondarfal Initrament
You should drop into the Mascot acd
bear the music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachment*
with a string of new airs.
Go to Tony Dotero and try a Bull Dog
cigar. - Im
Ut? For Them All.
"Yon have three pairs of glasses, pro
fessor."
"Yes; I use one to read with, one to
see at a distance and the third to find
the other two."
There Is nothing worse for mortals
than a vagabond life.? Hem er.
NEW ARRIVALS
IN SPRING QOODS
With the Arrival of Each Boat We are
in Receipt of N9W Seasonable Goods
in all Departments. Call and Inspect.
Store Open Evenings
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
- Geo. Blanchard, Manager
Fraah Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kind
of fresh meat constantly on hand.
Produce much, consume little, labor
diligently, speak cautiously.? Chinese
Proverb.
Hear Tho?e UudollLi Ringing
Eight of them in one.inBtrument,with
Piano accompaniment. Hear them at
the Mascot. It is great, and fills tbe
place of a vaudeville entertainment.
A literal Youth.
"Why, Johnny," said Mrs. Mugg'ns.
"what are you doing here nt limine':
Is Willie's party over?"
"Nome,'' blubbered Johnny, "but the
minute I ?ot inside the house Willie's
father told me to make myself at
home, and 1 came."? Harper's Weekly.
Job printing at the Alaskan office.
A Curious Grace.
The most curious form, or, rather,
expression, of grace after meat which
I have ever couio across was that cus
tomary at CiltTord's inn, one of the
vanished inns of chancery. The soci
ety consisted of two distinct bodies,
tbe principal and rules and the Kent
ish uiess, each body having Its own ta
ble. At the conclusion of the dinner
the chairman of the Keutlsh mess, first
bowing to tlio principal of the inn,
took from the hands of the servitor
some small roils or loaves of bread
and, without saying a word, dashed
them several limes on the table, after
which they Hem taken away. Solemn
silence relieved only by the thump*
prevailed during this curious substi
tute for a verbal grace.? Cor. London
Chrouicle.
F01 a good smoke, call for the Bull
Dog cigar ?t Tony Dotero'e. 1m
Helping Her.
"Tou loved her very much?"
"So much that when her first hus
band died 1 married her that 1 might
share her grief and so lessen It."
"And tiow did It work?"
"Flue: I'm sorrier now for his death
than sin* R"? Houston Po9t.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
All the delicacies of the season at
:he Paok Train Restaurant.
STQPusiNcfOBACCO
A booklet ttllloj how ?o T min
on i top tl.c mi of Tob*ao with
out ? p&rtlclc of dbcocniott will
be atOci FREE fc*. the aikie?.
Th* ANTI-HABIT LEAGUE.
Bos 510 AdrUn. Mich.
Ptilleti Rouse
Foot ot Sixth Avenuo
Most elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modem convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the df y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mrs. fi. S. Pullen
Proprietress
'GENTLEMEN#
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
come and get
your pipe
COME AND SEE THE 0L0 MAN
Tony Dortero's
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Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
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52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
ZU "Scarab" or Sacred Beetle
A Talisman of Good Fortune
Old as the Sphinx, aod with history as interesting. Revered
by the ancient Egyptians through all the (lark ages, as all-pow
erlui in the attracting of good and the repelling of evil.
lu the Scarab or Sacred Beetle we predict a demand
* exceeding that of the Swastika
P. E. KERN,
GOLD AND
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MANUFACTURE!* OP
NUGGET JEWELRY
filatebes, Diamonds and Gloeks
HAND PAINTED CHINA, CUT GLASS ALASKA SOUVENIRS
AND CURIOS OF ALL KINDS MADE BY NATIVE WORKMEN
WHfcN IN WHITEHORSE
STOP AT
NEWLY FURNISHED AND
RENOVATED
Warm Rooms European
Plan
Good Stable Accomodations
Reasonable Rates
riRS. R. KELSEY,
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got 50 Cents
y. w. boughton
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRA.RY
INCLUDING I.ATEST COPY
RIGHTED BOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
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Physician and Surgeon
(GHIEr SURGEON or W. T. * T. B.)
Corner Fifth and State Sts.
Ul? STAIRS
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BEHER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put la a steam boiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared thun ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
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The best dining room, the best hotel ac
jommodations, the most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
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Expert Watch and
Jewelery Repairing
Fine Engraving and
Diamond Setting a
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f
NEW GOODS JOST IN
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Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
Phone 79
a^TO3SttO00C8KH^^
Having completed reliable arrange
ment* for an adequate supply of the
be?t
British Columbia Coal
for the coming: winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12 per ton
Wellington (Ladysmith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut 8lze <20 per toa
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk
3r sacked and for cash. Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
3?weler and
Opticait. . . .
Refracting opticon
Otadusto of South Bcud Optical College
Examinations made and Glasses.
Fitted by Means of the
OPHTHALMO- METRE
Errors of Refraction Corrected.
Each cose receives the utmost
care and special lones ground
where required.