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Official City Paper
L. 8. KELLER, PCBLI9HER
9UB9CRIPT102? RATES
On o week. dellTeroo ty -artier...... I0J3
Ono month, by mall Tb
Phreo months, by m?<l U*
91s month*, by mail * JO
One year. by mall 9.00
SKAGWAY? THE INDIAN LEGEHO THAT
GIVES IT ITS NAME
The young native why lectured at th*
enter:*inment given by the Kluckwan
Indians Saturday night, took exception
to the general interpretation given the
word Skagway ? that of "the treat
wind." He says the place was named
for a beautiful maiden and means jus1
that. The legend as told by him is
worth repeating.
A b?jutiful maiden was wont toocme
from Dyea am) pass through the village
here up the val ey and over the moun
tain. The son of the chief sought her
for his mate but she refused and kept
her way up the trail with dignified
bearing, looking neither to the right or
left. Her step was light and strong and
steady so that she did not seen- to be
in undue bas:e but those who followed
were unable to keep pace with her.
Because she persistently refused the
advances of the young chief, the tribe
became hostile to her and when, upon
the occasion of her last visit, she again
declined the proffered honor, they would
h^vd killed her. But she went her w-y
and the angry young men were unable
to overtake ner. They followed, how
ever, anJ when they arrived at the dif
ficult point ia the pass, now known as
Porcupine hill, they saw the maiden
kneeling b fore a great rock that form
ed a barrier in her way. As :hey came
oo she did not move and it seemed that
they were about to effect the capture of
the mysterious, speedy and disdainful
young woman, when, before their as
tonished eyes, the rocks opened. Ris
ing and, without so much as turning
about to look the scorn she no doubt
felt for the ungallant young tnen who
sought to harm her who had not in
jured them, she walked with stately
grace into the a~ms of the sheltering
rocks.
And as they closed behind her a
great wind issued from the cave which
the young men could cot face, and as
they turned it pursued them down the
pass and to tha village.
Acd here the story ends. The say
ice thai the wind has been blowing
ever since ii a libel of the whitemen
who live at Juneau and who are jealous
of Skagway because here we lire happy
ever after. The wind does not blow
here all the time. People who live
here all the time? among them many
o'.d residents? know that it does not.
And th? young native that tells the
story emphasizes the assertion that the
worj Sku^wa? the native pronuncia
tion ? means '-beautiful maid", not
"great wind." As for the beauty of the
maid, each may have her as he choose;
hair trailing the ground if you like,
eye<, nose, moccasins and blankets to
suit.
It is something in the nature of
a sacrilege to point out that the railroad
people have drilled a vulgar tunnel
through Porcupine bill at the very
point where the young maidsn went
into it, and the fact that they found do
trace of her may be accepted as proof
that she went on through as they did.
A highly respected and well-to-do
oitizen of Anacortes, Washington,
a pillar of the church, 72 years of age,
in January last, married an even more
highly respected lady of that place
aged 71. The wedding attracted
friends from afar and an out pouring
of good feeling aad kindly sentiment
from the whole community. The happy
couple became unhappy next day and
two weeks later separated, the husband
sold out an<l literally ran away, as the
neighbors say.his wereabouts being un
knowu. The idea of that little rascal
Cupid plavlng such a trick as that on a
nice ola lady and gentlemen? although
the lady now savs he was not a gentle
man.
HAVE YOU SEEN
our ? F. C&nadius Felenius, if not drop
in at Daylight and look at It? it is the
prettiest now it ever was. Respectfully
touts Herman Grimm.
The dynamiters declare theV will
?how do partiality.
THE TOWN OF MOD
Foresyth {Montana] Times
Kind friends , have you
heard of the town of No- Good,
oil the banks of the river Slow ,
where the Some-time-or-other
scents the air and the soft Go
easies grow? It lies in the
valley of Whaf s-the-use, in the
province of Let her- slide; it's
the home of the reckless I
don't-care, where the Give-it
ups abide. The town is as old
as the human race , and it
grows ivith the flight of years;
it is wrapped in the fog of
idler's dreams: its streets are
paved with discarded schemes,
and are sprinkled with useless
tears.
Ranch Eggs 35c the dozen* Fresh
Cauliflower and lettuce: Independent
Grocery. tf
A CLOCK IN A BOTTLE.
Th# Way Thi? Marvel of Mechanism
Was Constructed.
A German clockmaker living In the
Uttle village of Goramer. uenr Mngde
bnrg, built a clock In a bottle. The
maker, H. Rosin, secured a strong
movement with a cylinder escapement
measuring forty-five millimeters and
began by sawing the plate into halves.
The opening In the neck of the bottle
measures fifteen millimeters, and In
order to get these halves into the bot
tle he cut another segment off each of
the halves of the plate. He built a sort
of tripod as a resting place for the
movement. This tripod was assembled
after he bad Introduced Its parts Into
the bottle separately. The tripod Is so
constructed that It cannot turn when
the movement Is belug wound. The
four pieces of the plate were fastened
side by side by means of screws to
the platform attached to the tripod, a
long screwdriver and other tools espe
cially constructed for the purpose hav
Ing been used for this operation. When I
the plate was put together, the clock
maker proceeded to put all the parts
of the movement In their original
places with the motion wheels for the
hands. A ring of white metal was
placed around the neck of the bottle,
and upon this ring was soldered a
round plate, thus closing the openlu^.
On this cover were fastened In an lu
cllned position the arms which serve
as a support for the dial.
The dial Is made of a ground glass
plate, which has a diameter of twenty
centimeters. The black numbers on the
dial are cut skeleton fashion and ce
mented to the glass. At night one can
tell the time by placing a light behind
the dial.? Technical World.
THE HUMAN TONGUE.
Eloquent Evan Whtn It Doe* Not Ar
ticulate a Word.
It Is never necessary for the tongue
to talk in order to tell that you are 111
or the nature of your Illness. The
tongue of the dumb Is quite as elo
quent when viewed by an experienced
physician as the tongue of the most
talkative person.
It is a wonderful organ and should
bo studied by all parents, not only on
their own account, but on account
of their offspring. It aids In mastica
tion of food. In drinking, in sucking. In
articulation, and contains in its mu
cous membrane the peripheral organs
of taste. There are doctors who will
spend half an hour feeling of your
pulse and listening to your heart beats.
There are others who command.
"Stick out your tongue." One glance |
it your tongue will to them tell the I
tale.
I Tremulousness of the tongue when
It Is protruded is a positive sign of
various nervous diseases. But by far
the commouest cause of this tremu
lousness is an excessive Indulgence in
alcohol. There Is an old rule about
looking into a man's eye to tell if ho :
be a habitual lusher. It often falls. |
Drink In some men excites the lachry
mal glands, causing the eye to appear
watery. But all of us know men who
have watery eyes, yet never touch
liquor. But tho best and final test Is
the tongne. It Is the only sigu that
cannot be concealed. If a man seek
ing employment swears on a stack of
Bibles that he does not drink, make
him stick out his tongue. If it trem
bles he is a liar.? New York Press.
The Overcoat.
Probably in no other department sar
torial la there exhibited so much in
difference to hygienic considerations
as in the overcoat The greatest fal
lacy of all perhaps In regard to the
choice of an overcoat Is that the terms
"weight" and "warmth" are synony
mous. As a matter of fact, they are
nearly always diametrically opposed.
Moreover, the heavy overcoat Is a tax
on the resources of the organism and
destroys the economy which a good
Insulating cloth is Intended to secure.
?London Lancet
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THE WEATHER
INTERIOR AND LOCAL
Whitohorse? Cloar, oalm, 30 below.
Atlin? Clear, N. E. wind, 15 below.
Center? Clear, oalm, 17 below.
Caribou? Clear, calm, 12 below.
Tagish? Clear, calm, 25 below.
Hootallnqua? Clear, calm 30 below.
Big Salmon? Clear, oalm, 24 below.
Yukon Crossing? Clear, calm, 10 be
low.
Coffee Creek? Clear, westwlnd, 11
below.
Stewart? Cloudy, westwlnd, 11 below.
Ogllvle ? Cloudy, westwlnd 15 below.
Dawson? Part cloudy, calm 17 below.
The result of the observation taken
at Moore whart at midnight, Mar. 1
1908, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n. 10 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours. 25 above
Mln. " " " ?? ..17 above
Mean " " " " ..21 ?bove
Barometer 30.38
Clear, north wind.
Seven room furnished bouse to rent
on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E
Howard. 264-tf
LIMERICK COMPETITION
Oh, the Board of Trade Alley and Bar,
Is the place for n drink or cigar;
Oh, the stocks cot down low,
But they're now on the go,
vnd we think before long they'll reach
par.
A friend stepped upon the mat,
And knocked the Board of Trade flat,
Says Tuck, "that's no go,
You struck a foul blow,
We'll open a door in the Alley for
that."
The Board of Trade Is offering a
prize, consisting of a box of cigars or a
bottle cf wine for the best Limerick
advertising tbeir new alley entranco
The conditions of this contest are ihat
each Limerick shall contain the name
"Board of Trade" and use the term
"Alley."
Two Limericks, selected from those
received will be published daily, and
tho judges will seleot one of thes? as
the prize winner each week^
All Limericks received will be posted
on the blackboard in the Board of
Trade each day as received.
WANTED ? Type writer's chair.
This office.
Ranch Eggs 35c the dozen. Fresh
Cauliflower and lettuce: Independent
Grocery. xf
All the delicacies of the season at
the Pack Train Restaurant.
Eight Mandolins In One
At the Mascot there is the most wont
derfu! musical instrument ever brought
to Skagway. It hag a quality of eigh
Manrtolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
Phon?Clty Traaiftr
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar
?tore. 10-4-1 m
Combs Mado of Old Shoos.
A mountain of old boots and shoes.
Indescribably ugly, Indescribably filthy,
lay In the factory yard.
"We'll make combs out of them."
said the chemist, "combs that will pas?
through the perfumed and lustroun
locks of the most beautiful girls
Seems strange, doesn't It?"
"Very."
"Yet It's a fact. That 1b what be
comes of all the world's old shoos.
They are turned Into combs. The
leather Is Qx-st cut luto small pieces aud
Immersed two days In a-chloride of*
sulphur bath; then it is washed, dried
and ground to powder; then It is mixed
with glue or gum and pressed Into
comb molds.
"It makes good enough combs, but 1
prefer the rubber ones myself."? Ex
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< Women and the Theater.
The first aim of the modern play
wright Is to please the women in the
audience. The second thought Is for
the female characters in the play. If
a play finds favor with the women It
is bound to be a success. The men
will go If only because she Is thero or
to act as, her escort? Theater Maga
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U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying passengers and.mail J
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at- ,9 a- m- Leaves
Haines tor Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round tri?) $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EH
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mull
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Way ports
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JANUARY 3, 9, 15,
21,27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phore 90
Pacini CoastS. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
ssPEED. SA "i -TY. COMFORT
Seattle, n :il other Kugot Sound- Porto
ca > U.S. MA1I.
v Steamers a I This Company Leave
City of Seattle
Cottage City Feb. 17. Mar. 2
Conoictlntrwit.il i, > om uay's iteara >rs at Se Utle for
Sav I-'raxcisco, South ( ' v ,1 usi.v, Eori:ka (Mimboldt Bay) and
Mexico
Above Schedule Subjcct to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
t. D. DUNANN, General Passcujfer Agent,
112 ' *rko. : ? a?a Pranolsco, Csl.
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(3. C. Coast Serv.ce)
Twin Screw Steamshi^
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
. M^RCSJ 8% !8tii and 28TH.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all information from
Phono 87 F. F. W. lOWLE, Agent
. . .'.?ai-siisaB 1
The Alaska Steamship Co,
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Rxpress
Next Sa 'ing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
Jefferson, Mar. 9, 20, 31.
Company n ?serves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfer? to Victor^ 'd Vancouver Without Additional Charge,,
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A> CARROLL. Agent. Phono B6
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The Wh ite Pass & Yukon Route
TTIiVIH^ TABLE No. 18
(Daily Exoept Sundaj.)
No. 1. N. Pour:
1st class.
S 30 a. in.
JO 10 ??
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m."
3 25
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Leaves
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Arrives
SKA.GUAY
WHITE -PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBO.U
White Horse
Arrives
Leaves
o. 2. 3. Bound
1st ciaiB
3 20 p m.
1 45 "
12 45 "
12 05
10 30a m.
8 20 "
Panseafrer; muM. c a? - 1b time to have Baggage Inspected acd
checked, Inspection in stopped SO ir.lnuf.ee before leaving time of train.
150 poiipOs < f b ;tT(?r.f j will '.)c checked free with each full fare ticket
(\nd 75 pounds with r>aoh half faro ticket.
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Through LineiFrom
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dnvson and Intermedia'e Yukon River Po'nts.
The new placercamps In the Alsek and Kluunc Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
Daring the win'er season, when navigation is c!r""r), daily trains will continue running between
Ska: wav and White Hors . A tbrongh Mail, Pa sen*;e and Freight Service will be maintaiced
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line h- weon VVhito Iioroe aud Dawson.
. Regular staees, carrying mail, express and passenges, leave White Horso for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in'the heart of the newly di-o< <?' i nd fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our dally trans to C ribou
For information relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Compat. y, or to*
TRAFFIC "DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
~ A. L. BERDOE, Gen. V F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C, and Skapruro, A'fcplrn f^apusyi Alatka