PAWN SHOPS
OFJHE STATE
With uoiit* - :liv- timidity or hesita
tion or !!::? -h:?!iicfin?-0 aspect of our
user of | :i v usho|is Joes the Parisian
perform Ills Journey to tin- money lend
er. Far f :n feeling, after the door
has close.1 U'hiud him. that he is In
the country of the enemy, the French
man can have his patriotic ardor it Its
hlg!:rst. foi over the pawnshop flies
the tricolor of Frauce Instead o T. the
gilded balls. and the guard at the door
is a li.-!uieted. white gloved republican
guaid. Tho customary whlsperlug as
the borrower exchanges goods for cash
Is uul. ;.i'\vn. Borrowing la a business
trmnyai-ti.in with the government.
It l.? Lot out of appreciation of these
condition*, of course, that 7,000 people
dally visit the municipal pawushops,
but tlu-lr business trip Includes a
knowledge of the fact that whatever
profits will accrue to the establish
ments will dually go back to the peo
ple.
, There is no haggling, says a writer
In the Philadelphia Record. On Jew
elry four 0:":lis of tho value of the ob
Ject can be s.-eured; on tho other arti
cles two-tliiv.N. The Interest is 7 per
cent per anuitin. Should a borrower be
In the um'irtunate positlou of having
paid Interest for many years without
being able : > release the article tho
authorities \. ..I return it. When inter
est has not 1 .-en paid the object la
question g n>- to the auction, and then
the rlghteoi:- s of Paris pawnbrok
lng Is decid I;. in evidence, for after ;
the sale ha" Iven consummated and
the original l.c.u and interest are de
ducted from tho money secured by
the sale the surplus goes to the bor
rower. Shor.M the money remain un
claimed It is turned over to the Paris
hospitals, am!. curiously enough, these
hospitals profit io the extent of 100,
000 francs a year.
When one h as made a study of
French pawnbr :.ing laws It Is easily
seen that the first object served by
these laws Is to protect people who
want Immediate money advantages.
France ([and uv imtv say France, for
municipal pnwnbrokfag fa to bte found
In ?very corner of . the country) cares
little that many transactions are car
tied on at a I v*. In one year of some
2,000.000 pawned "articles In Paris
1,000.000 were effected at a loss, slnco
no auction will bring a complete re
turn on small objects. Of course this
Is offset by the return from loans on
the other million articles, but should
there be a deficiency the municipality
has no hesitation In going down In Ity
pockets and thus has an Indirect mode
of taxing the well to do to support the
needy^ Since no country has raised a
cry against charity, this, as one form
of It, can be passed without criticism.
The fact Is, money Is lost on all joans
under 20 francs.
The capital of the pawnshops con
sists of legacies, gifts and subventions
of tho state, department or the com
mune. Occasionally, as at Grenoble
and Montpelller, the establishments
are so well endowed that no Interest
Is charged. Paris, for no unfathomable
reasons, does the largest pawnbroktng
business on the continent, 34,000,000
francs being the average yearly
pledges and 30.000,000 francs redeem
ed. The total revenue Is 4,000,000
francs, the expense of management
1.500,000 francs, the luterest on capital
about 1.500,000 francs and the net prof
its 150,000 francs.
A Resourceful Legislator.
"It will be impossible for us to trans
act any public business tonight," said
the president of the city council, "be
cause of the lack of a quorum."
"Mr. Chairman," said the new mem
ber, arising quickly, "I have been elect
ed on a pledge to my constituency that
I shall work untiringly and unceasing
ly for the upbuilding and uplifting of
our city, and I now and here move
that a committee be appointed to con
sider the Immediate purchase of as
good a quorum as the market affords
and that the committee be Instructed
to secure the quorum and have It prop
erly Installed by the next meeting
night And furthermore." he said, with
a fine patriotic touch, "let us obtaiu a
good American quorum and not one
of those ancient Roman things!"? Suc
cess Magazine.
A Sure Way.
Country Doctor ? Thet's the worst
?nse of wryneck I ever see, Peleg.
Uow'd you get It? Peleg- Drl vln" thet
new mare o' mine an' everlastlu'ly
lookln' behind t* see If an auto was
com l?\? Puck
Clean Chopltickl Sure.
"Seeing thtKM? <ntlll toothpicks rlonc
up In paper envelopes hi the Itoh^s
here." paid the mail from the far east,
"reminds uie of the Japaneso eating
places. In tho bigger hotels or restau
rants the.v band you the chopsticks
done up In a sealed envelope. This Is
wlih the Idea of convincing you that
they never have been used before,
which Is not always so. In the cheap
er restaurants they have a much bet
ter plan for setting your rnlud at rest.
There you get a piece of wood as
broad as two chopsticks split to with
in an inch of one end. When you take
this plec? of wood you split it the rest
of the way, and there you have the
two sticks. You can bo sure then that
no other person has used them."? New
York Sun.
The City of Glorious Sunehine.
Of all tho living works of man which
I have visited I think none is the equal
of Moscow In Interest and beauty. It
is a city of glorious sunshine, of gold
en domes and silver crosses and of
multicolored cupolas, of palaces and
temples. In It are found all the re
finements of the west and all the cu
rious fascinations of the east Even
the Incidents of ordinary commonplace
civilized life are touched by a flavor of
romance.? Wide World Magazine.
Compensation.
"But anppose you awake from your
dream to find that tho feet of your
Idol are but clay?"
"That will be all right If I find the
rest of him turned Into dust."? Hous
ton Post
j Lather said thnf If a man were not
6trong at twenty, handsome at thirty,
learned at forty aud rich at fifty he
[ never would be strong, handling
1 learned or rich.
The Brute.
I "Such an angel of a hat." chirped the
, vain woman as she twirled before the
, mirror. "Yellow and white. What
does it remind you of, my dear?"
j The big man In the embroidered slip
pers looked up from his paper.
"Yellow aud white!" he repeated.
"Well, now, on the level, it reminds
uie of a fried egg."? Chicago News.
Transformation.
She? I hear Jack Gale christened his
uew boat the Lobster. He- Yes, but
Ifs no longer a Lobster. She? Why?
lie? Because It turned turtle. ? London
Scraps.
BOY KILLED
INiNGLE
Ground almost Hut Tjy giunt rollers,
Frank Calllgan, the young son of Jolia
Calllgan, o ue of the most prominent
men in Lambertvllle, N. J., wag killed
Instantly In the Mann Paper compa
ny's mills. He was rolled out to less
than half Ills normal thickness. Every
bone In his body was not only broken,
but crushed to small pieces. The roll
ers. known as driers and of great
weight, with high horsepower required
to run them, drew him In so swiftly
nnd steadily that no one had time to
aid him. He went In feet tlrst. and
his cries made a dozen men spring to
ward him, but l>efore the nearest could
reach him his head passed between
the rollers.
Young Caiilgan was working in his
vacation to learn the paper making
trade. lie was on a little platform
over the big rollers when lie Hllppcd
and pitched headlong toward them.
The cry with which a workman saw
him fall was echoed by the boy's owu
scream as th<? rollers caught his feet.
Calligan's head and shoulders struck
one of the rollers, but glanced ofT, leav
ing his feet to be caught. He shrieked
two or three times as llrst his feet,
then his legs, were drawn between the
giant burs and crushed, but it Is believ
ed lie lost consciousness before his
thighs were dragged Into the great
mangle.
Men of many years' experience In
the factory fainted at the sight, and It
was with difficulty any of them could
muster courage to pick up thq body on
the other side of the rollers. It was
said little short of a miracle could
have procured ;*.oppnge of the machln
| >ry in time to save the boy's life.
a Libel.
"i see by the county paper," said the
visitor, "that Jonas .lones, the prosper
ous druggist of your town. Is sojourn
ing" -
"I saw that. too. and It's a libel," ex
claimed the native, with some heat.
"Why. isn't he your druggist?"
"Yes. but this town's too healthy for
l him to lie prosperous."? Catholic Stand
I ard and Times,
) CIRCUS DAY IN BOSTON.
A Boston kl(l Of Icnc- pants age
Was cryln' nigh tlic dingo's cage,
While round about tlio circus throng
Was humpln' Joyously along.
Sez I to him, scz I, "Young feller,
Explain yersotf? why do you boiler?"""
Boz he, "The uuiu-vurk aoudad, mink,
Tfio musquash, mandrill, missing link,
The orang, eland, klnkajou,
The quagga, oryx, caribou.
The panda, nylghau, kangaroo.
The aye-aye. wou-wou, mohohu,
The budeng, bongo, banteng, gnu,
The potto, pongo, wanderu,
The pica, paca, pebu, brock.
The bobac, cuscus, bontebok,
Tho puku, pudu, puiim, moose,
The dugong, dingo, drill, mongoose,
Tho hoolock, howler, markhoor goat,
Tho llnsang, lorls. nakong, stoat,
Tho lbez, Izard, kudu, coon.
The bighorn, blesbok, ape. baboon,
Tho bison, nnt bear, buballne.
The weasel, wombat, wolverene"?
"Come, come," ncz I. "I want tho facks,
I-e's git ilRht down to plain brass lacks.
Tho thing I want to know, young feller.
Is? why In tunket do you boiler?"
Ills gold rim specs he mopped up dry,
An' then he drawed n lung deep sigh.
"I yearn to own these beasts," sez lie,
"But dearth of lucre frustrates me ?
Hlnc UIic (boolioo!) lachrymal!"
Sez I to him, sez I, "Oh? well",
Jes' what I sez I'll never tell."
? Earle Hooker Eaton In Bohemian.
According to Scripture.
"Young man," said the clerical look
ing customer to the clerk at the book
counter, "that purchase of mln?
amounted to $1.50, I believe."
"Yes. sir."
"Well, I gave you a two dollar bill at
least twenty minutes ago, and I
haven't received my 50 cents back yet."
"Very sorry, sir," replied the clerk,
"but you know what tho good book
pays on this point." And, politely hand
ing the customer a Bible, he pointed to
Job, fourteenth chapter, fourteenth
verse, "All the days of my life will I
wait till my change come."? Bohemian
Magazine.
NOTICE ^DISSOLUTION
The co-partnership heretofore exist
ing between James A. Nettles and Cor
les Fotd at Skagway and Hi.ines, Alas
ka, is this day dissolved by mu ual con*
s nt. Mr, James A. Netties continues
the said business. AH accounts, notes
and mor gages owing to the firm of
Nettles & Ford are payable to James A.
Nettles, and all biils-and notes owing
by the firm will be paid by James A.
Nettles.
J. A. NETTLES,
CORTES FOKD.
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, November,
16, 1907.
$300 IN PRIZES
Tt) BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS
t
gem, very fine blue, cut from rough
stone called Fin^ Blue Jagersfcntein
extraordinarily brilliant, weighing i
karat, and in its beauty resembles a
drop of sparkling water.
3 Ladies' 14k Gold Watches, 25-year
Boss 15 Jewels, Waltbam cr Elgin
Movement.
3 Gentlemen's 14k Gold Watches, 25
year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham or
Elgin Movement. .
0 Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Toileo
Sets.
1 Lady's Nuggett Bracelet.
1 Lady's Nugget Brooch.
1 Pe&dant Baroque Pearl Pansy Rea
With each 81.00 purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket on the above goods.
Make Christmas selections now, we
will put them aside in our vaults for
you. All our lines are full and com
plete and it is to your advantage to
select from complete assortments. Let
us help you this year the same as we
have always helped you before. Good
judgment and"*" careful consideration
was never expended to better advan
tage than in the selection of this year's
stock . ,
P. E. KERN.
Gold and Silversmith.
AT THE SEATTLE
The Jetlerson jrriv<d today with a
fresh shipment of draught Rainier and
Malt Rainier, a Special Tonic for the
Sick Conavalescent and nursing
Mothers. Guaranteed under the Pure
Pood and Drugs act. Yours truly, as
ever. Poor little
240- Herman.
SKAGWAY CHICKENS FOR SALE
Chickens for sale. Home grown
fryers and roaster dressed to order.
250 Mrs. P. VV. Snyder.
Headquaters for Mi mug and Commercial Men
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Pack train saloon
SHEA & PATTEN, PROPS.
Broadway ami 6th Avenue, Ska ff way, Alaska
7UYOORES WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
All Soutl' Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Drck
RE jt IHUATIONS 1905
Warehouso*: open for deliV' ry of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night
Ail frtlght shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHiPi'Eit's Manifest (papera can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office ?- 1 must be delivered beforo 5 p. m. No freight will be re
ceived whjkrl *(ter this hour.
BAGGAGE? .j^s will be oollected on Checked B ago age Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips wh( n unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to tho public when steamer is nearing
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
P. O. Box 175. C. E. WYNN- JOHNSON, Gen'l Mgr
HBATED and lighted fine sample room
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
U)bite Pass fiotcl
P. D McMillan, Manager
Cargesrand best appointed fiotel in tbe Yukon
choice bar stock Wbiieborse, V. t.
RATES MODERATE
It is very simple to
M have a Bank Account
LJ \jr | even ^ you do live in
DanKing Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
S E A T T L E
Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00
Simpl
Pillion Rouse
Foot of Sixth Avenue
Most elegantly furnished house
In Alaska
Every modem convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
wa'er ? Telephones
Porcelain batbB on every floor
Board and room by the dry week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mrs. fi. S. Pullett
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
broker
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
Iiouiney's Gandy
Peter's Ghoeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428.Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
bCbt
British .Columbia Coal
for the ooming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12 per ton
Wellington (LvlvsraltU)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size 820 per ton
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1 00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
fir~ ^
SPECIAL SALE OF
ALASKA VIEWS
Reiriiinlntr Monday, November
25th, and ending January 1st.
IDOtf. we will sell 8.\IO view# at
25c each and 5x7 at 15c. #1.50 ikt
dozen. H\i7 Views Si.oo each.
V?>lox l'ost Cards Ove for 25c.
Tills iH'autltul set of pictures
consist of Towns. Water Kails,
(?laclers, W. P. & V. K. Views,
Steamers, and Old I89S Trail
and Pioneer Scenes of early
days. It will do you ifood to
look i hem over-.
We solicit your patronage
BRAPER&G0.
Skagwav, Alaska
PHONt 83 p. o- BOx~235
* n
BEER
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
a
COMPANY
Seattle, Wash.
Drink it at (
The
Pack
Train
Saleen
SHEA & PATTEN
Proprietors
CONTINENTAL
DISTRIBUTING CD.
Distributors
SEATTLE
Only bnc "BROMO QUININE," that is
Laxative Bromo Quinine CfcJs on ev.ry
Cures a Cold in One Day, Giip^n 2 Days 25c
A. Bloom TELEPHONE 34
E. Kouach FREE DELIVERY
THE MONOGRAM
BLOOM & KORACH. Proprietors
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
We carry a Full line of Bar Supplies Direct Importers
Depot for A. R. C. Bohemian ft, Louis and Seattle Bottle Beer
CENTRALLY LOCATED
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
! New Home Restaurant
MRS. MARY BERNHOFFER.IMnnnuor
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
J.FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good^Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTIONS '
ELECTRIC
LIGHTS
Our Service is Always Fhe Best
Our Rates as Low as the Lowest
^ CALL OI\l IS fOR PRICES - _
V. [. HAHN, Supt.
Railway Building Skaguay