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ath by Butii
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Thraa months by mall *-*6
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SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ADVKRT1SK KNTS RBCKtVKD BY:
uw.(t Nsws Co. .. Wbltfbora*. T. T. K. L. PUlman AtlSn, B. C.
S. W. Oldsoa Oarcrosa. J. T. KeJlar Pra* Go .. .. Hainca. Alaska
GREAT IS ALASKA.
Om of lb* moat interesting and op
UmfcOc editcrin? ?v?r written aboot
Alaska ? contained in * rooent J?a?e
of i he Morning Oregonian. of Pwt
I? II
Tba wcltec pens A beantifW pectnne
? Ataska. ? the supposed of
>Se Japan current fe penwnent The
Oregonian says:
"Nature seems to have favcrwi the
Vxrfted SSatea in ks acqwtaltion of
.Osaka PoEtkisns hare expMted it.
nterceoa rfes hare ptoched *, and
theorist* hare tried to bottle Jt. but
sVsmNIt wKh the Tears Nature has
unfOWed Ms wealth and diaclcaed to
aa astonished worki its grand prop
erty* and possit* title*. Now ft?
auiiftrous *ac?is hare rtfMed up ??
irw?*ed treasures; bow its colouiea
?jI svojs have Men commerce whh
valuable pelts; again tta f?ah^ie*
have given returns in eU'esa of ab
expecu^.. and ret agam, and more
wvouertai ttaa a*l, the posatOiluaes
of agriculture ?Uhm Hs great fi
IMtaaa hav? been estabhahed, while
its unmeasured Umber areas and an
Oe*ved coal mine* suggest a nriUona.
opwMcve that in coniempianon sur
pass the drvains of avarice.
"And now comes a report o I a soft
onuag of the Aivtic into the North
Temperate sone temperature ajong
the coast through the shifting of the
Japan current inshore, due to a
convulsion of Nature whereby islands
have been erupted into the North Pa
ctOc. A temperature as soft as that
of April is recorded at Skagway, with
htUe or ao *ao? on th? groaud ? cH
?atii- conditions that have never be
fore. so far as the records show, pre
vaiW in that far Northern city, to
account ft* which the theory of the
shifting inshore of the Japan current,
due to Miolt dosturbancea of the
ocean-bed. has been advanced.
? Whatever the cause. ?be effect
noted is magkal, and if permanent
will affect the entire peninsula. The
grew bare uplands of the Yukon
River carpeted with *iid flower* in
greatest variety and profusion in the
short summer, and piled high with
aao-a in the winter, witt become pro
doctiv* grain fields, pastures and
garden tracts dotted wKh homes and
schools and chuffvh?s. Stock industry
and ponRry raising will become prnfl
table and the dependant* of the
cltisemi of Alaska apt? more Sonth
?*a lands for means of safcatetence
dwnng the kwi* twiMaht of the year
will eras* Homestead tna on the
great plateaus of the wonderful peain
sata wiQ develop from a vague possi
MNtg Into a certafntg that will fw
aish aa aMdng place for thousand*:
the clutch of conservation will )oo*en
its hold upon the fittest and coal
field* and from the inhospitable si
lance of the shadowy land known tn
the geographies of the pas* genera
Unn as "Russian Amerfcn."? -and va
rue^y known at that- an empire of
eui pawning beauty and fertility and
of boundless reaouroa* wffl be evolv
ed.
"Nature holds the key to Oito vast
domain Its surrender to the forces
of civiKcatton and development has
N*sc demanded, and slowly tn her
on gracteus way. as Vn her wont
in moving in aay Jlrectkai, crvat na
ture is yielding tt* the away of man.*"
TV* Cyn?fc.
Ttotrnlc Nob"'" - r-?n?hm
Around the World he flrff*
Opinion# kn?4< a?t ?n1 M?rr?
On *rt-1 ni ttibt*
His ro?e is aiwa\ ' to oppose.
And It hi quit* IV- ??rle
For Mm to ft** In <w <c toe-*.
"Is sn> thins *wtk while?"
lie quest'"?* moHw? ii*ht and left.
Nor will t* ever own
That mj nae Is ?n the aqvsre
And not for ?e!f ftloeo
No rood he m > In those who work
To heir mankind a too*
Tbey cannot haee a purpow hl?H.
Slnor tverrthtrs is wrvns
The cynic takes (he pUtforra sax*
Aad ripe him op the back.
Be And* the poet is a man
Wboes trolley's off the track.
And. oh. the poor phitanthroetat
Who tries to do ht* best'?
Be hammers hits tn forty ways
And even galley west
The eyntc is as e*otl?t
Who feed* on woe and pies
Be OQgfct to chanire his breakfast fooo
And take *om? exercise
Then be mi?ht ere thin** ss they sra
Vkk clearer, keener *ee?it.
And not a* tbey appear to be.
All twisted, wsrped and bent
Nona betttsf aV purer than Gibson
rye. Rainier and Olympia beer. Or
der* by -phone promptly delivered
The Mascot. ?? J
An Unusual 6?qu?it.
A moil i the roost eccentric of testa
ft** are those who make beqnests of
their bodies. In 1ST1 a Mr. Sanborn
of McdfNtl, Mass. bequeathed tils
bodr to Professor Agassis and Oliver
Wendell Ilolroe*. requesting that It
should "he spared tn the most sol- J
entitle manner known to anatomic ,
science"' and placed tn the museum at j
Harvard. He also directed tliat his
skin shon'd he made Into two dram
beads to be presented to hte "friend j
and patriotic fellow citlsen. Warren j
Simpson." oti condition that he beat
on tbem the national air of "Yankee
Doodle" at the foot of the monument j
on Bunker hill at_ narte every 17th
of June. On one drumhead was to be
Inscribed Pope* Tnlrersnl Prajer" \
and on the other the Declaration of
Indepemhwe - Es chance
The V?ry Best Make.
A commercial traveler remarked the
other day to a storekeeper: "Get your
?elf ? cash rectster It will keep strict j
and accurate account of all you re
reive and all yon dishnrw. It *111 !
show what ron save and what yon
squatid-T. what yon spend foolishly
and what yon spend wisely, where yon '
should spread out and where you j
should retrench, what you waste and i
how yon waste It"?
"But," said the storekeeper. "l"re al
ready pot a cash register which does
all that and more."
"Whose make ?a It 7" asked the sales
man. frownlne
"God's make," the storekeeper re
plied. and with a smile at once rever
e?t and pratefnl he nodded toward hts
handsome wife seated In the cashier's j
care ?Es chance.
A Faat With th? Feat.
Place a cork upon the floor. MM9- |
ore four letiRihs of yonr foot from It
and. standing at this distance, attempt
with one foot to kick tin- cork orer
and recover j?sitlon (both feet topeth
er> *a thit the f"ot that does the kick
lap does not towch the floor till It has
returned to Its mate. The efforts of
any one tryinr to maintain an equlllb
rium tn performing this stunt will
arouse considerable mirth.? Woman's <
thai, ' j
That Meld Him.
A Yankee clinched ^ hi* heated arjrn
aiont with an Englishman as to the
relative si*e of the Thames and Mia
sissi|>!'< by raying:
"Why. h*>t here, mister, there ain't ;
enough water In the whole of the
Thames to make a garble for the month
of the Mississippi "
Husbandt
"The majority of buslmnds complain
that their hand* are always In their
pockets"
"They do. do they? T'ien why d<?n't
they final there the letters they have
forgotten to mail fiw their whea?"
Ra!tlT?ore A net-lean
Seeking an Eipert.
"How nrr ?on at phtwre r"t? r?5"
"Pretty fair
"Mavis- nut can o?it tm-ethei these
forty odd ws I h ? ? e t-?ke? ??o? nf my
wHan*'|ie U>>liiTMtiai H?*r?sd
? '"'d N-fn THr?woh
"Tpv ? >>e dts'tot ha* pmn )ttn> ?-d me
cured '
"What d<d he ttvm nm for?"
"A small hank nccount IJfe
Intaklng ami outgiving. cetthic and
giving pood- that la our main Justness
? C (1. Ames
Flavoring' Extracts
U you *?nt ? flawing Extract that to tar irapertor to anjr ycva \
buy anywhere ois*. we bave tiicm and wll U>?n at j>ri you par '(
for inferior brands.
Vanilla. Lemon, Bitter AimotiOe, Oracle, Raaibwry, Strawberry, a
Bar.ana, Ota#*'*. Wtatergreen, and Roee.
WILLIAM BRITT
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
A general municipal election wllj
be held Tuesday, April 2nd next, for
the purpose of electing seven council
men and one school director.
The election shall be at the Town
Hall. The hours for voting shall be
from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
D. McKAY,
Town C!erk.
Henry FrlPderthal Phone 76. Quick
delivery. Bsggage and expressing on
short notice, day or night
?>ROP68S?ONAl. CARDS.
Attorney*
ROYAL A. GUNNISON
Attorney- At- Law
P O Box E. Jud??u. Alaska
H. 8. LE FEV?tE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Commissioner For Yukon Tern tor j
to Take Affidavits
Ska^way, Alaak*
STEVE RAGAN
Attorney at Law
HAINES ALASKA
Dentists.
DR. i. . S. KELLER
DENTIST
Host Modern Methods
Opea Evenings.
Office Hoars: MS a m 14 p. w
Alaskan Building, Broadway
SKAGWAY, ? ? ALA8K A
Dental Supplies.
M F. PATTERSON A COMPANY
?Dealers In?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
229 Walker Bldg., Seattle, Wash
Olders by mall or cable will r*
o-:>e prompt attention. Catalog
U request.
Music Teachers.
MISS M. G. H1NDSHAW
Teacher o i
PIANO FORTS
Special Terms (or s Limited
Number of Beginner?
EIGHTH AVE. ANP MAIN ST.
The beds are new and clean and
(inly 50c and up at the Dominion Ho
tel, Wbttehorse. Y. T.
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
from Shaft No. 6, Oyster Bay Mtnes
at Ijftdysmilh, the highest grade
household coal of a,! I the B. C. fields
5R.28 FIXED CARCON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform Heal.
Uglit Ash
On and after July 1st, 1910, we
*hall offer this coal, selected and
graded so follows: ?
Double Screened and sacked . $13 ton
Screenings ( racked ) H Ion
Screenings (bulk) ........ 7 ton
Above prices Include delivery
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
'Phone 10. Skagway, Alaska.
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
Gold & Rllrer |1 00
Gold, SUrer A Copp?T .. 2 SO
Cyanide and Milling Th'j.
90 Columbia St.
Seattle
SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS
TO THE
?XMAPOUS,
W" \.t lor Circi'ar,
MINN.
A, ika Furs a Specialty
\af Top lF*rice? Paid.
Make ? Trial - Shipment
TUK
Magazine
that makM
Fact
more fonciiMit!-!
than
Fiction
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uhocps rtKj fr -
f* A GREAT Co?tnro?i Starr ?f tk* W-T .
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: " i " . r-4 trhic'j wi.l J> I i } ;? :<
| {utever, is running in
j Popular Median*
Magazine
Are jtti n.vira# it? Two mil-tw t4 Ttt
r,':^.Vir??r?.Bt>dit In thtfarWTKr
k>? - of ihe t*(t Amert-m h"iv- I
or?;s to s'! oM ?>d rotr;ii ? rw
-1 > [ ? iboac who krow ne thow wi
. rtn know.
vcnf tinner
? jo icrxirs or intiivk/
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?i\rs t ? v wa;t to to u bow to ir.i u |
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fUNEAU 8. 8. GO'S
ELECTRIC LIOHTKU ST RAM
gEATKO STFAMgn
Wgii
Cwrr1f?t' u. ?. m?
For Hftinn*. :'?rner? R*y, Jvw.u,
'oonn, Trt,*k? . P I ?:<5 Wv i*
: ? SAILS
FROM IIKAOWAV
Marrh 2, ?, IS. 21, *7.
#T ?:tr a.
VILLBLNOWKUlTmV.J'ib^ j
H. HARTWIQ8EN, A*?ni
BWdirT *nd Fifth Are, 'Phone t-0
MOORE'S WHARF CO.
Terminus W. P. A Y. RouUv
AUSouthbouudSteamereArrive and IVjuirt From This Dock
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouse open for (Velivep- of merchandise from 8 a. in. to 5 p. m.
Wri* babies ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night
Alt freight shipments destined sooth bound most be accompanied by . a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (papers can be obtained at the U. S. cus
toms office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight *H1 be
received on the wharf after this hour
RAOGAE? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY.
No charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is n paring
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be bad on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175, E. J. SHAW, General Manager.
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 28.
No. 1, N. Bouad, 1st class Hon- No. 2, 8. Bound, 1st clam, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday day, Wednesday and Friday
8:10 a. m. Leaves SKAOtJAY Arrives 3:20 p. m.
10:15 p. m. " WHITE PASS Leaves 1:45 "
11:10 - " LOG CABIN " 11:47 -
11:05 - " BENNETT - 12:15 "
1:10 - - CARIBOU - 10:25 V m.
1:45 " Arrives WHITEHORSE Leaves 8:15 *
Passengers nut be at depot* in time to have baggage inspected
and checked. Inspection Is stopped 10 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked tree with each full fare tick
et and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria Vtatrxrm, A??cortai? Brilmghaa
ErfffH O'tbph, Pott T?tmw<l. SmHi
Emtfca. BrU% Mexico
San i i anc isco, Los Angeles, San Diego
C. W. AVT tcrs. C. A. P. D. C D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
f f 3 Jltr** Sc. Sr-ri'lc H2 Mwfccl St., 5a? Ftww?
R>r*>* minml to chaat* tfiM ScMeb
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
5. S. Curacao March 3-15-27
City of Seattle March 31, April 13
25, May 7-19-31
Spokane April 7 19' May 1 13 25
FRANK II. FOLD. Agent, 2 cfe Brrmlwny, Sksgway
Alaska Steamship
j Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND WILLS FARGO EXPRESS
Next wUIln* off Cm tart paaaangw ?U *a>?r
SS. JEFFERSON,
March 9-20
I Company rmerrm th? right to chanx* nailing <5aUg without notia*
TELEPHONE NO. M. C. 8. OUPTILL, AOBNT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B C. COAST SERVICE)
Sailings From Skagway
to ehaogr ?U.ioar notlca
Twin
Screw
SS. PRINCESS MAY
! Mar. 23 April 2-12-23 May 3-14-24
Vancouver, Victoria# Seattle via Prince Rupert
Ph tn*> 87 F. F W. LOWLE, Ag#nt
Steamship Humboldt
Will Sail From
SKAGWAY for SEATTLE and Way Ports
MARCH 29th
Barling date mibj*rt to chaiur* without rsotlc*.
THROUGH TICKBTS HONORED
Smttl* Omr*. II. HARTWIG9EN
71? >*-?'On4 A 7Btn,? Phon? 9-0. 5?h and B'd- //, Shagw-/.
EIIIIE PASSU YUKON ?
^Viron&Vv ?>vue \o ! /+>
\\ve, JMeuor
TXre dC-otvuedvon
*i\vro\x^\\ VteKete
For Atlin, Whitehorse, Dawson
And all Lower River Points in
Alaska and Yukon Territory
Train Service Monday, Wednesday and Friday Between SKAGUAY and WHITE
HORSE. Train Service Monday, \'V?ir.-J;iy and Friday Between WHITEHORSE and
SKAGUAY.
Carrying Pa- ; nger*. BagR-age, Mail and Expr^s*. Connecting With Finely Appointed
Lake and River Steamers to all Points in Alaska and the Yokon.
Baggage bonded throneh. Direct telegraphic serv ice to all points in Alaska, Canada & U. S.
Write for Pe^eriptive Literature and Summer Excursion Rates.
ID# fid OEPUtTMENT. 0. L BIMESM, PRtSIOEIT.
Vancouver, B. C. Vanco'irer, B. C., and Skajfoay, Alaska.
=2*
C. W. CISH. TOURIST 1ST
Skaguay, Alaska.
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