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E D I T O R 1 /
Hare tou staked ror exhibition
(WB jrtrt?
Therv is tots of srvund In the
llortif?li?ral Hall. Mikf y??r k4 and
hrftn aKHWmfni wt? rk at oner Al
wi4* * portion of th?
ground ha* Neen take*. No power
of attorney stakiac will W peralt
ted. you inn?i do your own filing
and the on* who gH* on tilt *rw*?l
fir* I* entitled to choice of Walton
The primaries to select delegat**
to the district con rent Ion for the
Home Rule progressives, li to 1*
h? Id in the Skagway Town hall to
norroi night at 8 o'rtork If you |
do not attend that primary you will
hare neglected a piiMtr duty. There
la where true rlTic duties he*ia It
Is there that the foundation la to
he laid for future rocernment H>
must see to It that patriotic and sin
cerely honest men ar? sent to the
convention to select those who
are to heroine our represent *t I res la '
the new legislature
l*olitical scientists and economists'
hare discovered long ago that half
the ills of government arw attrlhuta
l?le to the deplorable fact that peopl |
will '>ot attend the ranrnM, but]
leave that work to be done by thrj
politicians, who frame up deals and j
often select corrupt men to high
places After the harm Is done, then
the dear people realise that th?
have been stung again and are help
less to correct the mistake
t?o to the primaries That pri
mary is as much yours as It is the
l>olit Irian Your rote counts for as]
much as hi% l?ut up the man of]
your choice, not the man of some
one else's choice When evecyon*
'?<?-? that the political situation will
not h?> tinctured with so much cor
rupt ton ^
*??ne amusing thins* hr*pp?>? in I
the offlee* of Ikf small datty w?*
pai?er* in Altnltx In the On*
pl?o lk? newspwpers tell the truth
We *?nt that firmly fU?l In the
minds of the readln* pnblk- Ther
tHI the truth flmt; hat that doe*
not m?kf a story that It Interest
s<> the ? ditor is forced. after all til*
trnth I* tol4. to add a little r?ma?re
h> liw a thrill to Ihr ?twf.
Out of innumerable ? ****. let as
*ele.-t the arcflvnt of Ikf nM4r of
Mr* J ark Johnson Oning to the
hl*h toils chanted for rafc'etTnmn,
only th?? mmt abbreviated aooownt*
are wired the Alaskan newspaper*,
and the hr?ef xroMnl paid "Mr*.
Jack John*r?n. ?? ictdee, inqwest ?>e
iwnin* cnnee,? Now our reader*
will admit that the above t* not a
and later-enting *w>wil of
an important fact, no 'we all added
our presumption* te the canr an
made Hp stones acrordin* to indl
> uiuai Mm
?town at Ketchikan the editor
?aid that she had fWIWerh lived at
Oakiohoma and that she *as ostra
cised by hoth race*
The Juneau man said that she ?.<
from Australia and the editor beln*
of a romantic tarn of mind, added
that Johnaon ham lata tear* when
he heard of her death
The Skajtway editor tho*r*t she
took pomon. and eren intimated tha
John*<>n had furnished the <?o*ioa?
potion
Some of the ne*f*pnpet* thought
that she was more to be pitied than
censnred other* bettered ahe m?N
rt?l him for 11* mower and wa*a?t
entitled to sympathy.
But the fact remains that the
AL PAGE |
' newspapers told the truth, and tl?en
? wmc
1 toil with my ho? In the garden.
I and talksmiths come to me and Mr
I Wie Kfht a. my dear sir! B?f your
! t??rdon, but hark while we talk half
| a day The evils confronting thia
: n?t ion will swamp u* unless we re
form. and stand up for true conser
vation "then I iret impatient and
warm; I turn to mr hoin' and rakin'
j and soon have the cockleburrs thin
; ned; for tabor will brtng a man ba
ron, but arguments nothing but
wind I toll at the sawbuck all
1 morning, and spellbinder* come to
| my door, with many a message of
I warning, and slogans and pibroch*
I galore They talk of the bulwarka
in danger, they Bay the escutcheons
; are canned; ' your rote," they de
| dare to me "stranger, may rescue
this perishing land" , They talk
ami they boom and they beller. they
rawp till each larynx Is skinned:
but labor means coal in the cellar,
and argument's nothing but wind I
go to the Tillage with butter, and
j "ggs that my fat hens hare laid;
and statesmen come to me and mut
! ter. "The outlook sure makes me
afraid; I fear that the e?gle is
moulting* The star spangled ban
ner's in hock* This country is in
for a iolting unless people list to
my talk!" I shake off the long dis
tance clacker, who long with his
jawbone hath skinned; for labor
1 means grub and terbacker. and argu
ment's nothing hut wind ? Walt
! Mason
SPINNING EGGS.
ftalat>nn of n?M F><rti?n (? tha So
lidity ?' <ti? lirtK
Aa Interesting upwlmtnt exhibits
the phenomenon of fluid friction. Take
two egrv on? raw. the other bard
boiled, and suspend them by wire*
from as electric light flitora or otber
?rapport, their Ion* axes being vertical. j
TTieo If the.v be genlly tnrned around
once or twice K la fotmd that white I
the boiled egg continue* to reeolve the j
mw owe romea Immediately to reat.
This difference la due to the fact
that the boiled en la a aoild body, the
whole eir* turning. while the raw en
la a fliiM contained la a ahell. the abell
alone betng tnrned b* the twisting of
the wire and the ttnld remaining at a
tlona.-y
The Investigator who derlaed thla
and the following experiments em j
ployed It as <%ne of the proofs that the
?arth ta a ai?iid body and not a thin j
croat of ro. lt surmotxllng a fftild or i
"pasty nwclewa." In that case, he !
held, the observed twinging and away
Ing motions of the earth1* axis In pro
cession and mntatlon would be Impoa
afNe
The same phenomenon la shown In
the following experiment, tbongh In ?
directly opposite way: If two eg^s
be apnn rapidly on their aide# on a ;
mirror or other perfectly smooth sac
face the e*perlmenter by gently plac- '
Ing hH hand npoo the boiled egg aa i
It aplns stops Ita movement pern*
nenrty But if the same experiment be
ma i)e wit h the raw egg It will Immedl 1
ately bee In to spin again when fbe |
hand Is removed Indeed. It la extrane
dtnar? how long one can hold bla hand
apon the raw eg* wit hoot deatroy
Ing ita motion. The reason of thla ta
apparent The (fold within the ahell
contlnnes to reeolva. although the ahell
Itself la stationary, while In the other
case the w*??ie ecf I* t topped.
If one attempt to spin the egga on
the mirror, after the tnnftner of a tap.
he win find that the boded egg will
spin for a considerable lime, but that
the otber artli fall almost Immediately
oa Da aide It haa been observed that
thla experiment fumlsbea a aolutioo
of Colombo* problem-how to make
an egg atand on end. First boll the
egg hard aad then spin It- Harper's
Weekly.
BRIDES IN JAPAN.
First Tfcey Are Arrayed In White MK
Than In Red.
Bridea In Japan ftf low the tame ?a
torn which preralla In the western world
?that of wearing white at the wed
ding ceremony, at least during a |*tt
of It. But the stgnlttcance attached to
the choke of this enter Is tpilte ditfW
ant oa the two aMea Of the worWL
The Japanese bride ta drcaaid first In
reaplenArat garment* of white allk. the
aleevea of the cnatnaae usually bring
about three feet la length, wtille the
sash. an Important feature, measures
a boat eleven feet In length.
Bat white la the mourning color la
The grand opera star*
have gone abroad,
but ?
you'van still "hear them sin?r
tlteir urratest triumphs on the
Victor,
Thflwgh they are thousands oj
mil*? away, CirWO| Melba. Tet
rarnnt, ami *11 the other Union*
?rtist? wh<i make record* ex
plosively for the Victor. sing for
>011 whenever ami a* often at you
with.
Cwrc in Mxi Kf >r tbfm. sad t ee the
4iH?rr<il ?( Ik VifKr I till It. $lf?
?nd VirtarViMNia (115 W> IM). f lit
ttrtntil
W11LIAM PPITT
7HF DPlTCtST
Japan, nurt the l>m?e leaving tier par
wits' hou-v oihslders ber?elf dead In
tbe that ?t??* will never return
alive. preferring elm t It to divorce am)
In c?*>?e<jtt??nre wen ring s white cos
tame.
After tbe exchange of cup* of sake
with tbe brldegTooni. whk-h Is tbe most
important part of the ueddlng cere
mony. the bride change* her costume
to a red one. This I* called Iroroaoahl
(changing colon Red Is supposed to
have a purifying |<ow?*r and perhaps
clear* tbe minds of thv parties of all
association of mourning
Thla Is the origin of the Japanese
custom of using white <-<xt nines at wed
ding*. bat many people In modern Ja
pan do not any Wuigvr have time to
bother their bead* with tli?-*r question*
of color and simply go abend and mnr
ry according to th?' n<-t-e|>ted custom,
with oo thought of what the colors sig
?Ify.? Oriental Review
Wanted to B* Sur*.
A German farmer t?*fi hi* horses nn
hitched tn front of a hardware store in
Gary. When he rame out after an in
terval of a half bout they were gone
There bad been no wtttd of a run
away, ao the fanner surmised that they
might have gone home He phoned
his wife, saving:
"Cbulia. Is* der bor?p* d?*re7"
A negative came ovet the phone, for
be added:
"Nor der vagon elder f? Chicago
Post
ALMOST SHIPWRECKED.
Trying Ordeal Far tha Sailor WHo
Wanted to B? a Master.
Joseph Conrad, who was n sailor be
fore br turned author, hup lold of the
examination that lie underwent for bis
master's certiorate The evtmlner be
(an by trying to make blm talk non
wwc.
"But I hat! been warned of that
fiendish trait and contradicted him
with great assurance After awhile he
left off. 80 far mod. Placing me then
Id a ship of a certain ?i*?? at sea under I
certain conditions of weather, aeaaoti
and so fnrth. be ordered tm- to execute {
a certain maneuver Hefore I w as hnlf j
through with it he did ?<m>e material 1
damage to the ship., As as | had
grappled with that dltH< uity he caused 1
another to present itself, and when
that, too, Was met he stuck another |
ahip before me. {fettling .1 \erjr danger
ens situation t felt slightly outraged
by this tngennlty In piling trouble upon
? man
? 'I wouldn't hare pot Into that mess.
I suggested mildly "I could hare seen
that ship.*
" 'No, you couldn't The weather's I
thick.'
""Ohf 1 apologised blankly.
"The examiner did not stop there 1
Pllfientty followtsl difficulty In the Im '
aginary homeward voyage wntll when 1
Just off a lee shore with outlying attml !
banks the examinee said desperately.
*1 shall have to think a little, air.'
" "Poean't look as If there w ere mm h !
Um? to think/ waa tbe sardonic reply j
"'No, air." the examinee responded j
?not on board a ship; but. then. I
Could see. As It Is. so many accident^ |
hare happened that I really can't re
member what tbere'a left for me t?
Irork with. Hare I two anchor* at tin
bow. sirT
? 'Tea But there's only one cal>'e
Tou've lost the other.'
? 'Then 1 would back them If I eoti!?!
and tail the heaviest hawser on boaiM j
on the end of the chain btfort letting
t<v and If ahe part*! from thnt. which
la quite likely, 1 would Just do noth
log'
" 'Nothing mora to do. eh?"
" 'No, air. I could do no mora."
"'Too con til always aay your pray
er*.'
"But the exhausted captain of this
vessel In multiform distress waa not
thlpwrecked after all. lie passed with
credit"
Ingratiating. ?
"This ta the fifth time you hare been
brought before me," said the Judge ac
re rely.
"Tea, your honor." smiled ttw of
fender. "When I like a feller I like to
give him >11 my busioem. Tou see"?
"Sixty darn," roaml the Jndge,-flar
p?*e Weekly.
PROKMWIO\AL IAIU?*. , j
Aitmnfjn
(ilNNIHON ft M AHSHALL
Attorney<i*At-l,aw
| P 0 Box R - Jilhesu. Aixski
R. B. LK FKVBR
Attwiwj-AHmw
Commissioner For YuJion Territory!
to Take Affl lavlls
Skagway ? ? , ? Alaska ;
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Orders by mall or cable will receive i
prompt attention. Catalogue on re
< uest. j
For 36c. yoa ran get, a wholsome,
l ome cooked meal at the New llomej
restaurant, 6th aveune, just off ofj
'roadway.
Food cooked as "t should be at!
t'?e "While Pass Ctfe." Only thej
l wt In the nfarket Mrs. Orloff!
King, proprietress. tf
COAL!
Wellington Lump Coai
' om Shaft No. 6, Oystsr Hay Mine- '
:-t lAdysoilth, the highest grade
?usehold coal of all the B. C. fields
58.28 FIXED CARBON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform Hrat. j
Light Ash
On and after July 1st, 1910, w
?'iftll offer this coal, selected mad j
raded as foRows: ?
' ?uble Screened ami sucked. $13 :on
- reenings (sacked) 8 ton.
reenings (balk) 7 ton ,
Above prices Include delivery |
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
Phone 10. Skaflwsy, Alssk*.
JUNEAU 8 3. CO S |
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H BATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Curylnc U. 9 V?1t
For Halnwt, Rctuct* flay, June**, I
Hoonah, Tpnrkee mid Way Porta
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FROM RKtOWAV
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at 8:00 a. in.
Wil.Ufl NOWKM,, Mgr., JITNF.AU , I
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STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
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113 JtiMt (12 Marl?f St, Sm FianrMrc {
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NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle Sept . 16,28
Spokane Sept. 10, 22 Oct . 4, 16,28
FRANK II. POM), Agent, 2nd Brrradway, Ukagway
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. ?. MAIL AND WELL? PAROO EXP* KM
NVrt sailing o ? Hut (Mt pewenger *t?ua?r
JEFFERSON
Aug. 31. Sept. 12-24.
Oct. 6-18-30. Nov. 10
DOLPHIN
Sept. 6-18-30
Oct. 1 2- 24. Nov. 5 21
Company n+trrm tk? ri*fct to Minn* <tat*a w1th?o? nod ??
TELEPHONE NO. U. C. B. (iUPTILL, A OK NT.
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B.C COAST SERVICE)
Fall 1912 Sailings
From SKAGWAY 7 p. m. THURSDAYS
Princess Sophia ,NEW>
Oct. 3-17-31
Princess May
Oct. 10-24. Not. 7-21
Huhjwst to i*w? wltho? r.(c?
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 F. F W LOWLE, AQ?flt
Steamship Humboldt
THE MIT IH3EPEHBEHT SIEMMIP TOUTM 10 S. I <U3II
Will sail from Skagwaj for Seattle and Way Port*
Sep. 5th, 18th, 30th. Oct. 12th
Sailing <i?t? atibjwi in ckaoxp without
THROUQH TICKtT# HONOREO
P?a:U# OffJc?: TlrkH. *n<t all InfoniMflna
7i? tux*** a*??m n. if \nrw imer, r,? h * twwt&m'j.
E HIE PASS & YUKON ROUTE
jWE
rMFaKTHBLE [j^OTE
Through Tickets To and From
Atlin, Dawson Fairbanks, and all Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Points
HAMMOMKLY ArrotXTEl* PARI. on OttMKItV*TIO* r.tiw
.ire now in in regular service between Skagnay and White Horse. The ears are
designed es|*ecially with a view to comfort, affording an opportunity t,? view the
winery over the famous White Pas-* to the be?<t advantage, and are equipped
with spacious individual leather chain*, writing de-ik*. card tables and drensing
r?>oniP.
Regular Sailings between White Horse and Dawson on Commodious Steamer*
Crmrtunt Improvement in Service it Our Aim. 1: 5n<f?rtfion? fnvirer)
For Further Information, Apply to
O. L. D1CKESON, President, Skaguay, Alaska and Vancouver, B. C.