200 TONS WELLING ION
LUMP C0A1
from Shaft No. 6, Oyster Bay Mines
at Lady smith, the highest grade
household ooal of all the B. C fields
58.28 FIXED CARBON
I'ertect Combustion Uniform Heat 1
Light Ash
Oa and after January 1, 190 J we shall
offer this coal, selected and graded as
follows:?
Selected Lumps (in bulk only) $14. ton
Double Screeued and tacked 12.
Run of Mine " 11.
Screenings " 7.
Screening* (bulk) 6
Above p. ices aie on wharf. Dkliv- !
J 1.00 |??r ton extra.
E.J.SHAW & Co
Phones 11 or 109 Skatcway, Alaska
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DIRECTORY OF FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD.
Regular meetings of Camp Skag
wtiy, No. 1, every Tuesday at 8:30
o'clock sharp, lu A. B. ball, Broad
way.
Visiting brothers are cordially in- 1
vlted.
J. M. Keller, A. C.
F. J. Rosenberg, A. R.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER OF ELKS.
Skagway Lodge No. 431, B. P. O.
Klks, holds its regular sessious at
8.3u p. m. ou the first aud third
Thursdays of each niouth, at Its hall
on Sixth avenue.
A cordial Invitation Is extended t-.M
all visiting brother!.
FRED. CALLARMAN, Secy.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Regular meetings of Skagway Aerie
No. 2i, Fraternal Order of Eagles
first aud third Wednesdays lu each
mouth, In their ball on Filth Avenue,
at 8:30 p. m. sharp.
All members are requested to be [
present aud visiting brothers are in*:
vited to atlctad.
henry a. RHODE, Worthy Pres.
J. M. Keller. Worthy Secy.
FREF. AND ACCEPTED MASONS
Regular meetings of White Pass
Lodge. No.. 113, Free and Accepted
Masons, second and fourth Fridays of ,
each uiouth, at 8 p. m. sharp, at Ma- ,
soulc nail, 225 Fourth avenue.
Sojourning and visiting members
are lequested to meet with us.
A. P. DRAPES Secy.
LADIES OF THE MACCABEES.
Regular reviews of Hive No. 2, La
dles of the Maccabees will be held
the first aud third Tuesdays in the
month at 8 p. m. sharp, in their hall
on Sixth avenue.
All visiting members are cordially
Invited.
Take the latent Magazines along on
your voyage. Boushton has thom.
Fifth and Broadway. tf j
Mystery of the Great Monuments
Found In This Country.
RELICS OF A VANISHED RACE.
The Strangely Shaped Structure* Are
.Thought to Be More Than Two
Thousand Yeara Old ? The Enigma
of Thote Who Reared Them.
Scattered through the middle west I
and In other parts of the Unite** States I
are more tluui 10,000 monstrous, odd
shaped "mounds." Some are built
like forts, others In queer, sharp geo- ,
metrical figures, others sha|>ed like I
huge serpents, crocodiles, buffaloes, J
turtles, eagles, lizards, dragons with :
eggs In their mouths, etc. Some of ,
these inouuds are a mile long, some
much smaller. In Newark, O., stands
a continuous mound, constructed In a
perfect circle, more than 5,000 feet In
circumference. The mounds are often
covered with trees that are many cen
turies In age, These strangely shaped
structures arc thought to be more than !
2,000 years old.
Who built them?
Certainly not the North American |
Indians. The Indians have ever been '
a lazy, roving race, making their live- j
11 hood chiefly by hunting and tlshlng,
seldom remaining long In one neigh
borhood and using tents or the rudest
huts as their dwelling places.
The mysterious people who built the
mounds were not a race of rovers.
An infinitely long time must have |
been required for erecting each huge
earth shape. Nor were they Ignorant
savages, for the mounds show deep
knowledge of geometry as well as of I
astronomy and of the principles of
building. Carefully laid out military
fort ltlcttt Ions abound In the mound
builders" country. Indicating that tho
aboriglues had martial lore and en
gineering skill and that they under
stood many modern principles of at
tack and defense.
There are also sepulchral mounds, j
some of them sixty feet high. These '
contain human bones, skulls, etc., as
well as copi>er utensils and Wis of pot
tery. The hones when exposed to air
crumble at once to dust. As the bones
of Kuroi>eans who died twenty cen
turies ago are often found Intact and
strong, many authorities believe the
monnd builders date back at least
several centuries before the time of
Julius Caesar.
Cleverly made pottery and copper or I
bronze implements of war and j>eace |
are found all through the mounds.
Ancient abandoned copper mines on I
the banks of Lake Superior show thnt
the mound builders well understood !
the art of mining. The workmanship .
of the copper bracelets, bronze knives, j
etc.. prove their skill at the forge.
In one of the prehistoric Lake Su
perior mines has been found a mass of
copper welching eight tons, resting on
a high platform, ready for removal to
the upper earth. This Implies the use
of well constructed mine machinery. ;
Pictures that have l>ecn found etched ,
upon copper and ivory portray much
artistic skill.
From all this It seems that In some j
remote age the central part of North j
America was Inhabited by a race of 1
warlike, industrious, decidedly civi
lized beings who had splendid skill at j
building, at the arts of mining, en- J
glneerlng and higher mathematics nnd
who flourished apparently during nu
merous centuries. Yet so long ago did ,
the mound builders cease to exist that i
In all Indian folklore there Is no men- j
Hon, no memory, of them.
None know where the Indians them
selves came from. Yet they apparent
ly settled In America long after the
mourn! builders had vanished. The
skulls discovered In the mounds are
not shaped In the least like skulls of
Indians nor even of Europeans. Some
archaeologists claim to And strong re
semblance between the mound build
ers' skulls and those of the ancient
Egyptians. If there were any comlce
tlon between the two, who can explain
how an Egyptian race chanced to flour
ish In the middle west?
The fate of the mound builders Is
as mysterious as the strange people
themselves. After reaching so high a
civilization and thriving for so long a
time It seems strange that they should !
have been completely destroyed. No 1
satisfactory explanation has ever been
offered. Perhaps the mound builders
moved south and became merged with ;
the Mexican Aztecs or Peruvians, or
some savage race from the north may
have swept down and utterly destroy
ed them, or a wholesale pestilence may j
have wiped out their nation.
The weird looking earthen monu
ments (the purpose of most of them a
puzzle to the best archaeologists) are
the sole remaining proof that this
great lost American race ever existed.
?New York World.
How H? Managed.
A man In an up state connty owns a
number of horses and has a great rep
utation for skill In the treatment of
them. One day a farmer who wanted
some valuable Information approached
the horse owner's little boy nnd said: j
"Look here, ray little man, when one I
of your father's horses Is 111 what does
he do?"
"Do you mean slightly 111 or serious- j
ly 111?" asked the boy cautiously.
"Oh. seriously 111," said the farmer.
"Because." said the child, "If a horse
Is only slightly III he gives It medi
cine, bnt If It Is seriously 111 he sells
It."? New York Press.
Troubles must come to nil men, but
those who are always looking for tVtc
will have the largest share.
DR. VON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG
Succenor of Princo von Bulow
Chancellor of tha Qtrman Empira.
The sucooKsor of Prince von Bulow
as chancellor of the German empire.
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, was a col
lege friend of the Emperor William,
and they were members of the Borus
sla corps at Bonn. He Is fifty-three
years old and has Hebrew blood In
his reins. Ills grandfather was a pro
fessor at the University of Bonn and
received a patent of nobility for his
learning. He was also a member of
the cabinet as minister of education.
The new chancellor studied law and
has served as a Judge, as president of
the government at Brouiberg and as
minister of the Interior. In his polit
ical principles he Is a mild Conserva
tive. but he Is most particular In the
DR. VOX NKTHMANN-nOLLWJTO.
application to himself of the tradition
al |Hilloy that the servants of the crown
must be uoupartlsan.
The new chancellor's speeches on
social questions while minister of the
Interior were libera! In tone. T^ils
wa? particularly marked In an address
In which he condemned certain aspects
of morality In Berllu and defended
warmly the need of the German work
man of proper recreation. He has de
voted himself to Improving the condi
tion of the artisan class, whereas al
most nil social legislation has been ap
plied up to the present time to the
working proletariat. As minister of
the Interior he distinguished himself
by pre|>arlug an Imperial Insurance
law and a law controlling a right of
assemblage, both of which passed the
relchstag. He possesses an excellent
knowledge of the English language
and Is u student of American affairs.
GREAT GENERAL'S NAMESAKE
Lieutenant Ulysici 8. Qrant 3d and
Hit Good Record.
The country Is proud of the fact that
Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant 3d, one
of the namesakes of the great hero of
the civil war. Is making a record so
worthy of the family name. Lieuten
ant Grant, who Is a son o t Major Gen
eral Frederick D. Grant and grandson
of the General Grant of civil war
fame, was recently appointed to the
responsible post of superintendent of
the state, war and navy departments
building. The order was Issued by
Secretary Dickinson of the war de
partment with the approval of Secre
tary Knox and Secretary Meyer, who
have coucurreut authority with Secre
tary Dickinson In directing the man
ner lu which the affairs of the big
building shall be admtulstered. Lieu- j
tenant Grant, who is of the engineer |
corps, succeeds Captain J. H. Poole-of j
the same branch of the service, who ;
LIKfTF-VWT FLY8H1S B. GRANT SIX
has been ordered to entet the nwrt
class of the army school of the lfifo at
Kort I<oaven\vorth, Kan., on Aug. IB.
The post Riven to Lieutenant Grant
la one eagerly sought by officers of
the engineer corps, to which It belongs.
It gives the Incumbent opportunity to
exctvlm? a wide authority and, besides,
affords him a chance to advance his
Interests.
Lieutenant Grant has served as one
of the aids to the president. He was
married not long since to a daughter
of Senator Ellhu Root.
HUGO AS AN ARTIST.
Th# Great Franch Writer's Opinion of
Hia Own Drawinga.
When Victor Hugo's "Marlon IV !
lorni?'. was read before the troupe of
the Porte-Salnt-Martln theuter, tho
actor Laferrlere, theu n young man,
protested against the Insignificant role
assigned him, In which he would have
only ten lines to recite. .Hugo prompt
ly reduced hire to silence by thunder
ing, "Ten lines of Victor Hugo arc
something not to be refused? for they |
endure." Hugo attached a similar ex
aggerated algnlflcance to everything he
did and to every object that was in
any way associated with him.
For Instance, ho considered his draw
ings, which were for the most part
commonplace enough, of sufficient Im
portance to make them the subject of a
testamentary, provision. In his will of
Aug. 31, 1881, he wrote, "I gtve my !
drawings and everything which shall
be dralrn by me to the National Li
brary bf Paris, which will be one day
the Library of the United States of
Europe."
Hugo's drawings are said to have
been produced more often than not in
the following manner: If a blot of Ink
chanced to fall 011 his pa|>cr while he
held his pen aloft In quest of n word
or rhyme, he enlarg<M the spot ab
sontmlndedly and made additions to
It Instinctively under the Influence of
a species of subconscious direction un
til he had produced a sinister moon
light wene or a "venerable bourg dom- i
Inatlug wltfi Its bristling ruins the
shuddering waters of a river of
legend."' He elaborated with great
care, however, during his Irksome exile
at Guernsey certain crude Impressions
he had transferred to his sketchbook
during his Journeys In the valley of
the Rhine. Furthermore, being a great
lover of chlldrcu, he drew figures of
the most extraragant sort for the
amusement of the young people of his j
household.? Alva n L. Sanborn in Book- j
man. % I
WHY SHOULD WE PAY ATTEN
TION TO THE TEETH?
Because a good set of teeth Is worth
a fortune to us In health, attractive
appearance, happiness and longer life.
If we neglect the teeth we are pretty
certain not to have these blessings in
full measure. The mouth is the gate
way to health and happiness.
Subscribe for The Daily Alaskan
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Therms Vigor and
Strength
In every drop
O0MPKNY
Seattle Wash
WHAT THE KIDHETS 00
Thtlr Unceasing Work Keeps Ut
Strong and Healthy.
All the blood la the body ptue
through the kidneys once every thro
minutes. The kidneys {liter the blood
They work nlgt and day. When
healthy they remove about 600 grains
of Impure matter dally, when un
healthy some part of this Impure mat
Ur Is left In the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms ?
pain In the back, headache, nervous
ness, hot, dry sklu, rheumatism, gout,
gravel, disorders of the eyesight and
bf-arlng, dizziness irregular heart,
debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits
In the urine, etc. But If you keep the
filters right you will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
W. A. Hawkins, 669 Yealei* Way,
Seattle, Wash., says: "It gives me i
pleasure to confirm the statement I
g?vo for publication some year* a?o
In favor of Doaa'a Kidney PiHa a*
the relief I obtained from their u*e
baa pro Ten permanent I suffered
from an a cube attack of kidney trou
tle and though I naed remedy after
remedy, I was unable to find relief.
I bad the moat severe pains acroaa
the amall of my back add wa* aim
annoyed by Irrojpitar passage* of the
kidney secretion*. Doan'a Kidney
Fllla holped me at once and continue
use entirely relieved me. I am a
gre?t advocate of Doan'a Kidney Pill*
and have rocommended them on
many occasion*"
For aale by all dealers. Price
50 cent*. Foster Mllburn Co.. Buffalo
New York, sole agenta for the Un
Ited State*.
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Raw Furs....
WK PAY
nigh Prices for Fine Furs
Writ? For l*rloe LUl
Percy's Fur House
Othkoth, WltroDtin
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GENTLEMEN^
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cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS Iher* )?
? show for you to
come and g*t
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ceived on wharf after this ncur.
BAGGAGE? iV>!li win oe collected on (JmsnaRi) BaooaoK Owi.t. No
charge for bar* and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will bo cloeid to the public when ateamer It nearing
dock and will be opened only whtn pas?w>nger* have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can bo had on application at office on dock.
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MANtTPACTt'RKR OP ALASKA SOUVENIR* AND
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