H 1 I I I II H I 1 H H ! I I M II U Ifm H I [ 1 M1!
f A 25 to 50 per cent. Discount J
For the remainder of the
week we will sell all
FANCY CHINA
and GLASSWARE
at reduced prices
I
I C. W. Ask & Sons
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DON T FrtOC
ITa!#-* You* v CKSTS
H. Hartwigsen
Sa?KW? V)
*. W. BOUGHTON
sum T*:
Oiears T ~>bacc -
Sinoke^s' * tici^s.
Stationery a.>d F.s .
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Lt wi CtiCV ATiSo v >R**i
KHI TOIO OOPV
R1 ?KTT WPOITS
MINKS sswsi'*pn> *v^
CTHKR P*ST0D10*LS
SEATTLE'S
lira til*- Popu'.a- Pnc^ Hot*
Hotel
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SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium [srii] Alaska
Lar<rv, i lw. lediTtoae BJk:J.s
A hur*i??C* o* ?**" of
A cc*>m m F?r
Cfcfrn* fa*- R*nt. . - .
Fscc-tocil :'.un< >r.e *?c K ;*h vng
V v>?or Boas.r.t ano SaiHng
S:<?*rner G*on! ? fron- Jont*u
trite* semi-aionih^j tis.t*. .c
fortn?t!oc Mid r?t? upoc rcquwt
Dr. F. L. Goddard. Prop.
Health Resort
of
ALASKA
CHRISTMAS
CANDY ....
* Finest Bos OanJ> ?ver brought
to ~k???*y
V \H kind* of Crrst\l!7?d FYuii f
It is ?ieliciou?. "
* Ail kinds of Nuts? This WMOit
r c??p
. P*t?o> Pipes tad Smoking art
* icl?s for Christ ma* Present*
\ lV>nt fonjvt thr* imui tvr
428
j BROADWAY. i"!W Fifth)
iTony Dortero's^
RAW FURS
? ? : WE PAY
\ HIGH - PRICES
r
FOR FINE FURS
| WRITE FOB PRICE U^T *
I Percey's Fur House *
5 OtHkoth. ? Wt?con?in
SHIP YOUR
} RAW FURS
{ to THq
*DllltAFOL&. ?IN>
\T ? jot Orenlar -
\ ska Furs a Specialty
Vary Top Prices Pwd.
Make - Trial - Shipment
ROY3L
Steam Laa'nlr v
J AS Work Oo*r?at*esi Short J
(Mm Promptly
Doom.
, . ? viK oafi ud <JeM*w ,
i
PHONE 7?.
0?t> Ow> UvM is _ _ , -
Lawt^e Brcvmo Qvmine f?Py>{ JL
Oim.CoMmOwt^. Gnp .* 3 I*y* \i/ 3V
A Brownie Kodak
For Christmas
WTU p. mm Cm> bo* or fin uhl will
Nt * uatfui irtfl ?? v?U.
Piao* roar oro?-? ?*r>
Draper & Co.
|S*G?*V, AL4SKV
R
N 0 T I C t
.*m r?o?'r?4 a ?fctpa^iit of fr*?ih
U g^ri ta To* <*a do* r*
_j jinr i tm katf ?b?S tm any qoantHy
m %? P^ck TraSa Rwtwtul
iCOAL
Wellington Lump Coal
"~w? tKaft No. 6, o.i Bay VIM*
?? .j*dyi?siii*fe. cm> pr*<1?
Xxmeboia co?> ct ?ki: Um> B C.
ISJI nxto CARBON
"Nrfirt CoattawCfeM I niftww H*
Usbt A?fc
On m?4 *ft*r J?1? 1?V ItH. ?
*teli offer Usu ml ?ftfecu*: a
vT*.1(Sj *a Nk>w?: ?
Enable S<r?e*<3 and ?ack**! II S W>i
; .*>-?? tT*<r* (aaekw!) 8
vTfdDtBff .tuJH 7
ll?v? pr-irmt tociate dattrwr
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co
901K SELLING ??tSH
"???>??? 1#. Sk#ew*\, * 1 .?'?v ?.
I
A THRILLING RIOE.
?* ? ^a*t K ail Train to Malr* Up
L?m T'W*.
Wbeti the hi?i n'.iiij fn*( nu.il be
tvmi Oimhi atd San KmikN<-o reach
ed Kvatistou Wyo , ni the f??ot of the
Wasatch Uh'U' i M*. It was htty min
ute* late. Then* it was uk-i by a pow
erful enirine in charge of a reckleas en
gineer, Bill I v>v ulnir h\ ii.itne t^ap
tain .1 nines E. White. ex -superintend
wit ?i the railway mail servW, tells in
his tvuiinis>vn es how Hill made up
the tlftj minutes
The ?list.- iv to Oprien is seventy -six
miles "1 shall not l?e happy." said
Downing t" <>nc of the new*|<aper r*
porters who were to make the n?%
this first fust mail, "uutll I have done
that seventy -ail uuies iu wwtf-tvo
minutes.*'
Wben be thn>w the lever and opeue<
the throttle the train made a start that
settled everybody's dinner. And once i
the train was fairly UDder way it
neenaed as if the curve* ou the II u<
were all slraiKbteu<>d out t?> the tre
men dons *pe<>d
Going down Weber canyon the pace
was awful. "Three mile* in two naln
ntes" pa?(>?sl Captain While.
But Downing dl?l not reduce the
apeed Down the windluc line of Tap
loca irulch the rear ita ii uas snliig.
ins from side to side \-?it could heat
the wheels grind 011 the - tin t's ai >1
feel the continuous striding as thc\
bore first against one rail aud then
against the other.
Kast.-t an.1 fairer tT-c tr - ti swept
along. roaring over l.t c e^ t.aiiiit
through tun els. rocki.g i> I pr."
OBtortea Some of tin- 1 ?? ?aper n:< ?
fainted through nervous exhaust ion.
and many of the ??t! t | :i -? it- h id
alreadx swvwnbed
Suddenly, ia romni ?_ ' e rv ???
loop In Anteiope gap. t Lo rear coa h
careened ti'I It hung to or>" rrh -el
the rail. As soon as th?- un -'lout vl
tBspense was ovet <:-i r.il V ; p -
Dickinson sprain: t<> h>- fe?t and <?.
e<l
? Pull the 1*11 rop- >h ?. I'r ' "? :
run forward an i teil I* wii>c. to stop
this if be waula us to rea> h Ogil n
?liver
Then, not to ri?k ar<>Mier such sec
ond. the general nian^'jer -nranc to
the rear piatform and twi-t.-d up the
brake with ai! hi* m .
The seventy-sit mi < of intri atel>
curved track were covenxl In sixty
flv minutes. It w-us luir rai*. g
record. and several pa- vrh
went through the ex; erlct. e did not
recover from the v' . k for a Nc
time
SMALLEST OF SCREWS.
TKf y Lock L<k? Sr*<k? of Dust and
Art Used In Watches.
The sm?!;est in i.ie world are
tnade in h watch factory . "I bey .?re
cut from a ateei win liv machine,
but us the chijis fa'l fr* i ' ' iff* i
HVIlls tbnuch ?:
sitnpl.T ? uttiiii. up tlif wire r i'i* ? :i
a am semen t N?> > ? - t
and ret .1 s> rew ts n <le at ? er> t; I
operation.
The fourth Jewel screw Is next to iu
visible. and to the nnkc?l e * o II looks
like a grwlii of duvi With a . y
I up c.asv. 1) we^er. ;t is *,? i l ? be a
aorew with 200 threads to the h.
?nd with a verj flue - i? the tine 1"
ma\ be seen quite < learly.
TIm^s" little * rewv re fonrone-th >11
saudtli* of an Inch In diameter It i<
estimated that an ordinary thlmli'c
would hold 1?<VMI .d them A 1 Mint n
million are made In a month. but no
attempt i? ever made t?' n ? them.
In determining the numl>er b*> of
them are placed <?n a very delicate i>n!
aih-e. and the number of the wh ? e
amount is calculate. 1 from t-.e weight
All the small parts of the wat. h are
counted in this way. probah'.y ."<0 out
of the 12"
After l>elnir out the screws are hanl
ened and put tn frames, about 100 to
tbe frame. heads up Thi? is done very
rapidly, but entirely I tbe s,.ns,> ,f
touch Instead of by slcbt. ?o that a
blind man could do it as we I as the
owner of the sbnrjiest eye The head?
are then polished tn an automatic ma
rhlpe. IfVtOO ?? a time Ti e plate on
which the"- are polls' f>d l? covered
wi'h and rM'tdinc ? on onnd. a I
^x*x> to mora CaOirrti Ui thL? ?e<
(km of Um eountry than ail other
dttMUwti put together. and until th
feat taw ?*?.-? wsji wappoeed to be
tocor-aitfe FX* a preta. many years
Ar*tcra prewar, ce?j R a Jooai dte??<=e
atui |iwcrtb*ri local remedies, and
hr earuMantly tailing to cure with H>
aal toaatment. pronounced it Incur
aMa aekofiv^. haa proven catarrh to
fe a aotuOtutional diacase. therefore
MQrslrea ?**?ttUittonaJ treatmrrii.
Hails Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
?. J. Cbaney A Oo., Tolodo, Ohio, is
0?e only constitutional our* 00 the
market R to tatoen internally In do
from 10 drop* to a teaapeonful. It
art* on the blood and mucou
?nrftioee <4 the aystem They ofhr
one hundred dollar* for any case it
?alto to euro Send for circular and
%w*towotaJv
T. J. CHKNKT * CO . TWdo. O
?oM by Druggtota, Tic
TWR> Hail s Ftolif Plata for ??ia
K fine mild temperance drink i>
the pure wholesome beer made from
the aparkling waters of Tutnwatar
Falto. and the very beat barley malt
with Juat the right proportion of
choicest grown hope Brewed as on
ly the Otympia Brewing company can
brew. For sale at the Boar* of Trade
Jsp'Ktic H?ve Fr*tl? Air.
TVfTerrtit froi ??t *!' !i in?'- wr .trip
nfe f w I !<> Ve t the
room* frr !j op no"1 I ! ? '!? " to fBetll
tnte t'"- 1 'o " *1 1 The*
th blind l? fr iioTullr jir u.!"' dow i
from the porch < ap-ible to protwt
tho*c who tvv?*!on? f*P ? In. Th*"
blind or I,- uihde ol' sr?Mt b*m
boo or rood? It I* eo that one
vho is In tho behind u ? nl'nrt onlv
i ouM took at one who J? tn front plaeo,
or. In other wor?l? 'ho*r who ?lf In
durVer ship ?'?Mild oulj reeocnire one
in llchter "iile but no* or vj*e vi<t>mi
Tokyo I.lfe. tl.e International Review
Which It Which?
Above n certain eafe there lire two
r??m?. the one belnc oc nplixt bjr *
women's ??wwlnp ^irrle." the other be
Inir the dining room of the cafe. Out
ride the cafe hantr* the aicn. "Grill
Koom Uprtnlr*.*
The Gcrm.ui proprietor of the cafe
l? utill w.inderlnp why the pre?Mont
of the newiap e|pi le dennrnce* the
idpn a* UN ii!> and dennnds It* re
moral. -Jodjfp's tJl-riirr.
Th? Only W?y.
TT'< tonrh v< n i ' irl " f-<i th'"-e'*
no demrnd for vr<r Uk life '?voirie?
n won I'd Kiiml. Ilr j-""* from bad to
won*' Hie ihlug for l'ln? i?. ?Jo. I nl?
whrti tlm? the >? ir\i'l k?Ci i? f? ?JI?i
j- '<?? his vcrw IP n th - .-ml ? rk It 1
off a* prOW W (v- :jii ' i-i flttlM.
!t is Criminal
to Negieci the
Skin and Hair
THINK of the suffering
entailed by ncr*leeted skin
troubles ? m n .1 lieeause
of disfiguration, physical lo
calise of pah. " : ink of the
pleasure of ;i - r skin, soft, 1
i*l if ;e - > essential
1 even suc
ee<> n ; . < on only a
matter f . li :li thoughtful
< are in the ->? ?( < ii< n. of efTec
I
raent ?lo s ? much for poor
rompley' , r <1, rough
linn >. i;: . t; and ,
r -t SO
IKUit.
S.'.c for a ho? ? r.> trd meal?
qui. k. il? i- sM"v:<e Where* At
the New Ho mi Hp>t*nni t. Fifth
Vvptitia. half a m; iit from Hrortflwa.
Christmas
G reetings
Open all day to
morrow ? both
stores .
Drawing Tomor
row night at Nine
O'clock.
Everybody
Invited.
H. D. KIRMSE
Pioneer jeweler
SKACWAV. - ? A 1 ASK A
? ?
C. E. Rogardus
Assay er
?
OoW * SUrw SI 00
Gold. Silver A Copper .. I W
Crtr.ide uid MllJlng T?rU.
90 Columbia St. Seattle
PILES CUBED fN * TO 14 DAY8
V ir dnicirli* wilj refund money tf
'\ZO OINTMENT Wk to care any
rft^e of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
i rotoidh* Pil** In <5 to 14 day* 50c
N'orte better and purer tnan GWi*on
;ye, Rainier and Oiympia bear. Or
der# by 'phone promptly delivered.
The M aecot. K
The Table d'Hote dinner at the
Pullen Hoi*# <? better than ever.
Why don't you try It You are wel
come "?
Freeh Oiympia Ovufcer OocktAfla at
the Bowd of Trade. tf
IxK-ation notices, placer and quarts
for sale by the Dally Maskan. tf.
Marry ? Why remain lonely? The
Ideal Introduction CJub lead* to hap
piness. A strictly private, hlgh-clam,
up-to-date medium for properly Intro
duclng worthy, marriageable p?opl?
;>cople of any nationality, religion,
| or financial condition. Many
|..ople waiting; rich *nd poor. Par
Millars free. Plain envelope.
P. O. Box 1778, Vancouver, B. C
All the late t#lrgT*ph newi In the
Daily Alaskan.
FOR GIFTS
NO TROUBLE TO FIND WHAT
VOU WANT
When r>u are out on a hunt for
something appropriate u a gift, re
member I hava low goods stKh aa
handaome cut giaaa, ailverware, and
beautifuiij band painted 'b?a, jua*
in from Ui? makers, whtab would
make aa handsome a preaent aa ran
be made. Such good* are alwaya ap
predated. I bare nothing but U?e
latest. up to date in pattern, and in
4uaiil/. Nothing but U>? very beat.
Our waUit work, newly manufactux
ed and akiilful emigrating apeak for
themaelvea. We do not turn out our
work unless it ia finish ad in the beat
manner and we guarantee every piao
of it If 70a bav? any trouble with
your watch bring it to us and we w'il
guaranty you entire aaUsfacUoo at
reasonable charges.
Don't n'glect join- pyes when you
can get them examined free at ou
store with the lateat optical inatru
menta..
J. nroU.
Jeweler and Orfri?f
...MASKS..*
E fl B B
l Domino and
Comic Masks
-? A New Assortment From
U
" 10c to 35c
? Butterick Patterns For Masquerade
Costumes
:L. A. HARRISON & CO.
H
Store Or?en Rvenings :: Phone 55
When in SRagway Stop at the
Pullen House
MRS. H. S. PULLEN, PROPRIETRESS.
The Modern Hostelry of Alaska
| 40 rooms 40
Elegantly Furnished
Single or en Suite
ELECTRIC LIGHTS. ;B\THS, TELEPHONES
I ..The Best of Meals,
TABLE 8UPPLIED WITH BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS.
MIIV and Cr?am from our own Dairy.
RATES CONSISTENT WITH THR REST SERV1CB.
FREE CUS TO AND FROM ALL BOATS AND TRAINS.
? SKagway Alaska