I You m*kc ? uwtakr if
Famous far its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream. Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk horn our own daky.
Fresh Eggs, etc'
f D
Room Smgie or en Suite J Electric Light*
Por^iain Baths on each Boor
RATES -$2.50 PER DAY AND UP
H. S. PULLEN, Prop. :: Skagway
WIP YOUR
RAW FURS
TO THE
?IXKfcAPOUS. ? *1N>
W .* tor PtrenUr -
Alaska Furs a Specialty I I
V'?TT Top Price* Pud. I j
Make - Trial - Shipment I ?
inn,iniriinmiil""'mi""""""1"ir
I RAW FURS
? : WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES |
FOR FINE FURS S
WRITE TOR PRICK UST |
Percey's Fur House jj
OsXkoth. ? Wi?cot??in 2
Send the Skagwar Daily Alaskan
miuf to the states 75c. per month
The Only FinftCla?? Hotel Opened Under New Manage
in Carcroaa ment
h?a?lQ'-srt.<r? by Attn Ltna
HOTEL SCOTT
Scott ft Schw&ntekamp
Headquarters for Mining Men and
Travelers
SPECIAL AATEf AND ACCOMMOD ATION8 FOR MUSHER8.
WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEST
GOOD STABLES FIRST CI ASS BAR STOCK
CARCROSS ?7 & YUKON TER.
NEW - ? COMFORTABLE =~ = ELEGANT +
The Caribou Hotel *
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E_ W. GIDEON. Proprietor ^ +
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Carcross, Yukon Territory +
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IrniMcWrly Oppoata tS? WHita PmatfT^PO* 41
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Well Equipped Furnace Heated Throughout Cafe and Bar
+
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Headquarters for 'Schulz'a Ad in Royal Mail* Stage Line j.
+
The Skagway Pioneer Dairy ?
H. W. HIHAN, Prop.
"The Sanitary Milk Ranch"
? i
The Urjjeat ami beat oonduct?*1 dairy in .Alaska. ? ~i +
Daily Shipments of Pure Milk and Cream
To all point. OB While Pw * Yukon Bout*.
B.M. BEHRENDS,Bantar
Juneau, ? Ala*ka
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
Respectfully Solicit* The Accounts
of Skagway Firms And Individual*
j L
r Jy 0??c F ^MO QUININE, '? that U fy /f on
Brorao Quinine/^ I _ *?
C*rw ? Colli* Or* P?y, Crip ? w{f yC>f/
Parcel Post Is
Unit System
Any One Can learn Postage
Rates Oy Fleming Out Dis
tance From Postotfice.
BEGINNING Xew Years day at fl
* m. the new parcel poat law
pertnlta any Inhabitant of tbe
United State* to aend through
the mall merchandise of all descrip
tions. provided It ti?ea not weigh more
than eleven pound* and la not more
than alx feet In combined length and
girth. One point the poatmaater gen
eral wishes emphnplted and that la
that all packages have to lie takeu to
the postofflce by the sender, and thla
doesn't ineon the numbered aubata
tlona ordinarily found In drug store*,
but the regular postotllce stations.
The imckages will he delivered at
their destination In wagons, tbe deliv
eries being as regular as the preaeut
letter service.
At preaeut the numlter of u?>n in the
Operated On
With 8 Zones
Country Is Happed Out With
3,500 Uiills-Goiernm^Dl
Ssl s Guides Cheaply,
| lieftil null* printed on If shows that
; New York <*ltj in in nult "IT, whk-h.
( of itmrw. I* In the first ton*. K*< h lo
! tIMke* It* own first *000. so II
I was ih*i r *nry for tlio posfoltV* ile
; imruiiF'it lo hive printed separate
I nia|w for enrli liwallty. Suppose you
| 'ire In unit TIT In IIm> first none and
yon uu lit to M'tiil h pni'fcHj.'e lo ttnlfnlo.
' \VhU-li Is approximately In unit l.l?t2.
I wli 'li in In lln? ?i" mill lone Yon take
1 hi* | hi -ka^r t>i tin* (Hi*tortlir, nml ih?*
j |NMloin<i* rlork will plan* II on the
newly itmslrtli ted amies. first ileslp
nntlnp 011 tin* scale* that the pnrkagr
la to en to tti<* iwiund none When It
I* wel^'liiil (In* mule will irive eiartly
the amount twwssary to miry the
package In Ita destination.
The first tone of fifty miles Include*
what Is rnlled itu- I.H-al *<ine Tin*
designate the w>ne All J* ban to 'In
Ja to murk bin noil' with the *one In
dira tor and the BHllN will abow lh?
amount of pnatage.
The pnatotl?? e de|mr(meiit baa hwrtWI
a guide Iwok and map that ran t? pnr
chaaed for 75 cent*. Ther* |* al*o an :
Insurance agaluat loa* of all peckagea
not nrer ffin.
Amrmi the thing* that will sot he nc
repted for dfllTnjr are Intot leant*. e*
ploalre*. Inflammable liquid* lire or I
dead animal*, flreamia. dl*eaae germ*.
Iiook* or printed matter.
A apeclal *er!e* of Mump* ha* lieen '
engn red for the aerrlce.
The grpatent adrantage of the par I
? el pout la to the farmer who wanta to
aell hla producta direct to the conaum
er. A postal rard for a d?wen or more
fre*h eggs ran he *ent on one day and
the egg* re<-el*ed the neit. All klnda
of produce will lie acceptable. Ena
can he parked separately In cotton and 1
placed in corrugated pattehnard hotea
*o they can he shipped with entire aafe
ty. Ail imckagea containing egga mint
be marke<l ??egg*"
All fragile article*, arn-h aa millinery. 1
toy*, mimical Inatrtimenls. glassware,
etc., must I# marked "fragile."
It la experted that the parcel poat
will hurt the pi pre** companlea' hual
neaa, particularly In abort dellrerlee
on account of Hie cheap ratea of the
parcel poet. The aaburtian ponltry
and produce market* will lie aceeaalbb*
to tbonaande of town buyer*.
The parcel poat atampa mea*nre 1 by
Si
?*?n Rot* I J*
t rrnta for *
Un it uf flint tnne from Ohlrnnn
crritp fot flmt pound anil
?ach additional pound J
Limit of Mvond cm* from Chicago Rat*
C r*n t*. 4 e*nta. j
Limit of thlnl ton* from Chicago Rata
7 ccpt*. t ccnta.
Fourth aon? Rata t c*nta, 6 ccnta
TYPICAL DIAGRAM INDICATING PARCEL POST ZONES FROM CHICAGO AND SHOWINO HOW
TO COMPUTE POSTAGE ON PACKAOES
Tht* map. mad* with Chicago ** ? ahowa how th# ton# ayatam will be uaed In arranc'na ratea for th* parrel po?t
aarvic-e which will be Inaugurated Jan t
F>tabllahln* ton** by drawing circle* of different diameter*. with each poatofflra aa a center, wmild mean an Impracticable
amount of naurlr* Inatcad of u*ln* town*hlp* and countl** aa nnlt* or Martin* point* It waa de< Med to dlrlde the whole
country into block* or unit*, each block beln? half a decree In latitude tn northaouth ettenalon and h*lf a decree of loti?1
tude ??**! and we*t. There are 1.M0 of the*e unlta In tha country.
An ettimple of bow to *et the flrat ?on* t* ** follow*:
Kind tlia center of tha unit In which your pnatofllc# I* located Draw a circle of fifty mite* radlua nroond that center
Evcr\ unit which Ilea wholly within that rir<-i? or more than half of which la within that cirri* |a hidiM 'n the flrat anna
from any po*ioltlce. ard th* poetag* rate la R centa for th?' flrat pound and I rente for each additional pound
The aecond ton* le determined by drawing with the enm* center a clrcla of IN) mile* radlu* Every unit which Ilea within
li. but outalde of the flrat ion*, la In tha aecond ton*, and tha rata la ? cent* for th* flrat pound and 4 centa for each addition
al pound
The mt*th >d by which tha aecond tone la determined t* need for all othar tonea. thatr radtl and rate of po*t*?e for th* flrat
and additional pounda reapertlvely being aa followa: Thirl ton*. W> ml lea. 7 centa. S centa; fourth ton", am mllea. t centa. I
centa. nfth ton*, 1.000 mile*. ? < -nta, * cent*. *l*th ton*. t.*>0 mllea. 10 centa. I centa; aerenth ?<>ne. t win mllea. II centa M
cent*, eighth ton* and all territory farther away, Including the Phlllpplnaa and laland poaaaaalona. II centa flat
For the purpose of carry In* thla Inw Into effect th? United SUte? la divided Into *one?, with different rate* of
n.Mtn<7? aiinllcahle h. each, na followa:
lit ton* _? _
ls<
W*lghL y - ^ S *
Local Eons rtlt, fi *
rat* 10 mils*. Hat*.
I pound 10* * ? lOOt
t pounds . .08 .OR JO
I pounds .01 .11 .M
4 pound* <P .1' .11
I pounds 0$ .17 .B
I pounds J( 8) >
t pounds 11 H .10
I pounds .11 M M
I pounds U B B
W pou.ids M It .41
II Dound* ...??? .11 .ft 44
Rut*. Hat* R"t*
tan ?o? B?
J1 J4 J?
.11 J? ?!?
a a *
r ?
a M 44
V 44 J1
.41 10 M
.41 " ?
u .a .n
J7 M .9
KIN M tl |0 U
.? .a m
b r a I
.? 41 41 ;
.41 Jl 40
b a n
m n m
.n n m ;
n n Ml
.n i ot i?
l ? LU l B
postal service ban not been increased.
Such a step Is considered unnecessary
Ht present. The |<ostotfice department
has l>een working overtime since last
July, when congress passed the law,
preparing for the Inauguration of the
new service Twenty thousand of the
most delicate and Intricate seal'* have
t>een ordered for delivery before Jan. 1.
A most elaborate system of maps
has been completed, Inaugurating a
lone system. There are eight differ
ent lones. Upon the maps are deplet
ed various units In each cone. Kvery
town la situated In a numbered unit
shown upon the map. The first cone
Is any distance within fifty miles.
The second cone Is a greater distance,
and so on until the last cone, which
takes In Alaska and the Hawaiian Is
lands. bnt not the Philippines.
For Instance, the map with 1t? num
WIRELESS PHONE A SUCCESS.
Harvard Professor 8?ndi 8ou??l of
Voio* Thirty-fivs Milss.
Assistant Professor G. W. Pierce of
the department of physics at Harvard
has devised a new wireless telephone
instrument which may eventually revo
lutionize the methods of long distance
communication. The new Instrument
has already received the hesrty In
dorsement of John Hays Hammond, Jr.
Professor Pierce was the guest of Mr.
Hammond at his Gloucester laboiatory
at Fresh Water Cove recently, where
a series of ex[*?.rlments was conducted
with the new apparatus.
The wireless power was concentrated
about fifty feet above sea level. By
means of the new Instrument Professor
Pierce got Into communication with
the Harvard Wireless club, thirty-five
miles sway, and talked with several of
tbe club members for a space covering
fifteen minute*
1*4 ln.-hes >>etirpen j>erforated Mom
Tb? color In red for all denomination*.
In a curved panel arrows the top. aup^
ported by a paneled perpendicular col
I nmn at each enil.
Triangular ornament* occupy both
upper corners. The denomination in
la rjte numerals la In each lower cor
ner, with the title of the subject and
the word "cents" or "dollars" between.
The designs on the several denomi
nations are aa follows:
1 cent? Poitofll!.-# dark.
1 c?nt?? City o*.rrl?r.
1 cent*? Railway poatal clerk.
? centa? Rural carrier.
I centa? Mall train.
10 centa-Steamehlp and mall tender.
IS centa? Automobile service.
to centa? Aeroplane carrytnf mall.
25 oonta? Manufacturing.
CO centa? Palrytng.
H centa? Ha rve? tin*.
O-Fnift growing
RUSSIA'S BIGGEST FORGERY.
' Gang Turned Out Milliona of Counter
fait Notaa.
Rnasln'a secret police are busy tree
ing the producers of millions of coun
terfeit notes that: have been passed into
circulation In Russia and on Ruaaian
financial houses abroad It Is the big
gest and most perplexing forgery caac
they hare ever tackled.
Fonr of the tnen concerned in the
trnfflc? a commercial drummer named
Duualeraky, a merchant named Semo
nev and two ottiera named I.lebenthal
and Rochlln? have been captured with
aklll fully forged note* to the face val
ue of nearly a quarter of a million
rubles In their possession. They have
been subjected to the Russian variety
of the third decree examination, but
have revealed nothing leading to the
discovery of the forgers factory.
Two men auspected of complicity
were traced Id vain to France.
mmlranm charge for the local inn* la
rent* for the Drat pound and 1 cent
for each additional pound.
After ttint there in a graduated In
crease. the *econd rone having a rn
dlua of ]Sn mlle?. the third .inn miles,
etc, until the eighth cone, which In
elude* every town over 1.**) mile*.
Separate provision In made for all
package* that weigh fonr ounces or
less. Like the present *y*tem of fonrth
claaa matter, there will he a flat rate
of a cent an onnce. If a package
weigh* orer fonr ounces It foe* under
the pound rate.
Every postmaster and pnstofflce clerk
handling parcel po?t ha* a map and a
guidebook which hold* the key to the
numbered unit* on the map. If yon
want to aend a package to Buffalo hi*
guidebook will *how him which unit
Buffalo ia in. and then the map will (
AT 80 GIVES HEALTH RULES.
f n o v Yauraslf and Igner* Diet Table*,
Says Sir Qaergs Birdwoad.
Sir George Rlrdwood, officer of the
legion of nonor. laureate of the French
academy and formerly pmfesaor of
nnatomy and physiology at Bombay,
haa contributed at the age of elfhty
hi* viewa on how to reach a rip# old
age. HI* maxima are:
Don't think about your health.
Knjoy yourself aa much a* possible.
Ignore dietary table*
Rat whenever you feel Inclined.
Look on the bright *lde of thing*.
Sir George la particularly scornful
about the diet on which another con
tributor to the dl*<*n**io*i thrlvea
namely, two meala of eggs, bread and
butter dally
"8och a life." be aaya, "would not
bfe worth living The great question
la not how to live long, but bow to live
well "
LOCAL BRIEFS
? KAOWAY WKATH5R BEPORT
Reaulta at U>0 o*a?af*tfc? Uk?B
at Moore's Wharf at w4tl?ht
laat nl*ht, 'j a* IsUow*:
TVmp. Urn* oM<??r* .. < II akov?
Xa? pr?-?i1tn? 21 hnt ... 0 *lw?
Win. " abora
Mhmi - 2? Ibora
Cteodj and i- aim Baro*?<ar 20 20.
Nona battar and paror than Gib
Rr?, Rait lar and Olympla Boar
Ordara by 'phona promp'ly dall*orad
Tha Maa^ot
f?RR \T fl.KARA^H* A/II.K
Sold at a loaa! Malt Ralnlar, 29
rent* par bottla Kaporlallf prOpar
<?d for ulrk poopla and Inrallda, and
axcallant for nnraln* mothara. Onlf
two barr*U laft. Afar that, ptico
will ba JTi canta por bottlo.
Pink Train Bar
Food cook ad aa It ohonld ba ?t
tha "Whlta Paaii r,fa" Only tha
baat In tha mar?at Mr* Orloff
Kin*, proprlat ratal tt
CR\n MFAT (?*"K TMT*
at
Ttip Park Train IWMrinl
SorT?*1 * In rmrtt <
I'RornwioSAL ? ,\un*. *
A?tfl*n?y?
h. n. i.k neviue
AlbirMy-At-Uw
Comml?Kloii?r For Yuk<v.i -rtt try
to Ink* Affidavits
Ska** ay - AUuk*
htkvk n.\<;\*
HA IX F 3 . - ALAS. A
I. . I' . FOKKnTELL
Ii ? w j * r ?
4O0-4O2 Call Ridge M*n Fraacfaw
Rperl.v ?t(?n'|nu g'*#n to
Mining A Rm! Eat i'? Cwm.
DmUA
Hit. 1,. H. KF.IXKK
INM
Mo?t .\fo>l?rn Matboda
Open Evening*
Offir* Hour* 9-12 a. m l-( p m
Alaskan Building - Hro*<1ir*T
SKAOWAY . . AI.AAAK
m. p. vattowhi* nr^iTU,
H? ITI.V fTrtfPAJlY
iM'tiini Hiipptlea.
? ixtlm In ?
DISTAL SDPPLIRl
229 Walker RM* twttl*. Wa-i
Order* by mall or c?bl? will
prompt attrition Catalog** on r%
quaat
J. IKUTA
HAjrrvACTrsnro
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WATCHES
AND CLOCKS ?
Curios, Ivory Carving*
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT. CLASS
Official V'tlck ln?p*e?or fat Ik*
w. P. a Y Rou??
Mail OH??r? (frrn prompt ear*
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and Vigor
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