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TV? Sac*wd CadCaK.
Tbr Mct?4 c?UU ?n?d to *.w< fat
to be aeea om the walls oC the hall of
wtJemttUrw ts the stitrbnw at
Boston It oocapies * place of honor
M?wt T ?rr> danslc pillars trr.medlnie
It apfaafr the dnk of the spenter
Bostoalaas arer that this ts the ort*
Inal sa> red codfish of the old colon *
aad that tt ha> had a (dace in the ha lit
ef the lawmakers of Massachusetts tor
over IX1 years. It la a prtr of the t?
anuNr hall that c* Tr w*t to the prr?
eat statobonse. TV foilewinjr k* the
orlct* (HmllT tmifSMl to It (
Oae Carta tn John Weich of Boston
waa the creator aad carver of the fa
moos fifth. la hta time he waa held
to be a ???*) carver of no mean a Nil
itv lie estmMlshed himself hi Dock
mjnare ta 1747 A member of the An
cleat a?l IloamMr ArttOerr cosapa- t
ay. Welch w? in time to its captain
cy. He w*s caned oa to contribute to
the decnratioa of the "nlnalal aasetn
Ny halt and aa at that period oodft>b j
was the colocy's mail article of expert
Welch ixwwiirt the notion of tiomor
hMn tt.? Harper's
YaotMwl Mioit
AITboetrh tt waa at< published natil
a rear or ta# later, it hi probable that
Keata ar.* hi* Jhmoua "tde to A a
tenia' la b.s ?3?teeoth rear. aad. la
deed. all his Ore r*at ndea. amoac the !
cr*ate?t in any (aajraace. before he at
talaed legal aaakati. Be M at
tweaty ire. so that all the treat mas
terpieces l came fma hla pea
may be retarded aa the prodactton of
a boy R.?bert Porn* arroto that acath
lac satire. "Hoty WUBe*a Prayer"
? be? he had barely pnsned hla roatK
aad Indeed, the whole of the poems la
the famona Kilmarnock edition, a copy
of which sold some little time slm-e I
for were ailtlea before he waa
tweaty Are. Bat erea the precocity of .
Barns araa put la the shade by that of
Chattortoa. who ontnmitted suicide Is
a fit of ileapair la a Ijondon ?a rrrt
wbea be waa serentooR He wroto the .
? hole Luce rotaaae of the Rowley i
when he was a schoolboy at '
Bristol.
An U'?*> f smwS Canal.
Between Worsiey aad St Helens, la
tW north of Karland. la the wm re
markable caaal ta the world. It 1a aa
dtrjnvund. frwm ead to rod. aad la
Kit?ea miles kin* la Ijncashlte the
cnal mines are v*er extoasire, halt the
cvsrorry brine endermiaed. aad many
rears a*o the I*uke of BrMtmWf
managers thoaefct they c?atd aare
tKMwy by trassportia* the caal aader
rmasd lastea d of oa the surface. TV
caaal waa constructed aad the mines
connect*! and drained at the aaste
ttme. Ordinary caaal boats ato asad
bat the power la fnrnts'<*d by men
o? the roof of the taaael arch are cross
pieces. sad the men do the work of
} rnf alulaa by !yit* sa the* backs oa
the coal aad prnthac sriih their feet
acaitist the crossbars oa the roof? Ar
|iaa?t
T*<-?ce W-neSsd la CNa W11L
ta 1SS? as the n liw Albatro?
waa dririae east ?.-rvna the Banks ta a
aiarky storm she met bar eod tones a
lew [rnt be**. Of her crew of ton
only iwv evaped. hat inc cat dear the
dtnrhy and lanarhed It safety. Xett
day they ww picked ar by the (IshSnc
s.-hoo??* Enerxy. maktac fcr the Xew
toaadland coast l?rfren soath by bad
w-eatber. she sictred. ts? (taya later
the steamer VUdesMa srttfc a lead of
cotton. Sbe acree<1 to tahe rha east
aways. and la closing with the frier cy
sask her. bat saved her crew. Tb*~ty
sit hoars lator the I j.ldesdale herself
srent svhere near Cape Bace and be
caa? a total loss. Thas the tare men
were wnrM three times la one week
? ber*. steamboat aad mck
1>a Sa^-'se #*? wa*<ard
la any Serviaa *iTla?e there to only
ene swtaebeaA. aad he tends alt the
Hr* of the coaMWalty. la the sera
la* he tws thrsvt the streets blow- ,
lac his bora, aad the pics cease oat of
their owe accord aad ffcR la behind i
Mm aad follow him la Me |?itok At
alfht he brines thean hosnek and they
dlspwse to their aUes la the ssate or- <
derty sray as th?r r?ss the bonsaa ta
which they belong. Thay require aa at
toattaat aad no stacttn* oat
Oa ?aiastat
Sbe Ilew to a srmia who saya the t
only ctri to marry to one who has bees
taactt doaaestV artooce. TTe ? *tot 1
sort tt iJacaltoa to that* She? It s ,
the aort that taras a kltrhea iota aa
experimental toboaatorv and make* the
irarbajce caa a retort of waste t1?*ors
aad discarded calorie. ? Cleveland
risia tVator
Q' adaatsa.
"Toa aad Rilce water srere bar* to
?ath' "? r
Tea Throe **? a tlhvp vhn we
wfr? satisfied wtth a errata patf be
twerr. ov Nit ?ow be want* a bane
ball franchise awl I loag for a private
yacht Hlrmlagfeam Apr flffiM
Ii alt evils vhM admit a remedy Im
patience should be avoided hecaus* It
wastes that tin* and attention In com
plaint* which If property applied might 1
remove ttw cause -Johnson
Maipfulnuaa.
To be a strong hand la the dart to
aaotber la the time of need, to be a
cap of streagth to a humac aoal In a
crt?i? of weakness. la to know the glory
of lifa-Hugb Black.
Fa??r ?f Word*.
She? Ah. sbat posrer Ho in a word!
He-Tw: one word from a ami one*
Nighted my whole Ufa She? Tea)
ffai it -?r He? No It wai "TaaT j
-Exrbaift
Hsmackan, the Otrww Pradify. j
Christian Henry Helaeckao, the
moat woaderfai of all the world's pra
rodnu proOlgieu. ?u bom at I -c beck,
i n many. in the rear 1721. A'bon bat
nine and a half month* of agr thta
toman wonder could prxmAance every
word contained la the German laa
(W(r. ami before be had rounded oat
hi* flrst tear of earthly existence he
knew an t^e leading event* of the
wrvr M * history At the are of four
tern month* be coaM (rive chapter and
verse of any qscted passage of the
Scrtptares sbd knew the history of
every bonk la both the (H<1 and New
Testaments. At the aire of two and
a half year* he could answer erery
question la the geographies and hlsto
ties then t* use and could converse
with visitors ta either Oerrnaa. Krench
Itatch. I-atia or Orrek HI* fourth
rear wa* devoted to the study of re
Itrtoa and aaclent history. lit had
flatsbeO tbe studies mentioned and had
atarted on a course In oriental religion
when he stsMealy died before complet
inc hi* foorth year.
Instinct In ? "?tf*.
la the stormy part of tbe year a j
stesnx-r encountered rough weather, j
and. as often happen* at such time* j
mast sea cm 'I* hovered near the ahlp ;
and evrn caaie oa board Ooe allowed I
:r*lf to be caught. and It wan found !
that It had a fHh bone stuck la the eye !
la **?4i a position aa not absolutely to j
tatngr the sight. bat pewetrsttng an ]
lacb Into tbe fleah of the bird and pro- '
lectin-- an Inch and a half. It might
hare had a Arht with a fish or pot |
trunsSxed sn>ktnc Its prey. Tbe doc- I
t?r the ?hlj? *ook the Ned. extracted !
the bnne. amrilrd a unotblag rrmedt to I
the w.Himl and let It go. It flew away, j
but returned the next day. allowing It- j
self to be cancht. The doctor exam
tned the wnoud. whtrh wa* progressing !
fararablv. *m?iled a??re of tbe remedy i
and let the bird gr> a second time. It
flew sever*! time* around theshlf and
then der^artrd and netumed no more ?
London Sketch
6. A. Sa ? and H ?? t r t ? r "
Among a<mr autograph letters and
HMartral documents *oM re.^eu tlj were <
a aeries of eight letter* by (Jwcp An- i
gustus 8a la addressed to W I\ FMth. ?
Including aa amusing forecast of his :
own epitaph
WWn 1 dt* It may hs written on i*t tooth 1
H* stste the *?* bsrlesqu* S*w acted.
Hs abused constituted ?t)i*rittM I
and
??h prvren**
malign ad
Tt?e Rortl Arsdemy ot Arts
Bt M tha rhino hs ought not to hart
dona aad never did
TVst I* ihuaM bav* done.
Hs *m staut ta raaa sad Masted In
cmiaNntma, and
Be lent came to dtnnor whaa ha wa a
naked
?at when fc? "d. av*d Is" unasked *u
no 4ntH better toa??i\r than maaj ta*
rttod guaata are'
? reamoa * Weakly.
Paaapa"-t ta tha Martfc
A pamgmrt ?o tbe north po*e traa la
sued aome ream ago by tbe go reroor
of the pro* Inc* of 'iWoHk. which
atretobea along tha Ruastan nh ore* of
the Arcfk- oceaa Tbe oAcial wa* ?p
proucbe.1 by two men who had barn
engaged ta proceed to tbe north mtth
aa Kogtlah i g^idltloa thou tilting oat
Their Uttllm traa for a paaopurt to
the pole Itself, but the govetwr point
ed out that the pole waa aa tlkaty to
be ta their +naaa province aa ta any
other, that It waa extremely anllkelr
they would reach It and that IT they
AM thore were no police there ho ex
amlae th*lr rredentlal* At Wat. how
iwr". ta satHi^ them he oifeutf tbe
kume of a doctMnent allowing thorn to
pes* without let or hindrance to the
north pole.
Futility ?' fduaattan.
Aa eminrat rhi-sV-lva. at a rac?at
coat entton of railway aurveoaa 1h Phlk.
?drlphla said of a aafrty d?TV* that
Tie grand opera stars
have gone abroad,
but ?
von can still hear them sing
their greatest triumphs on the
Victor.
Though thrr are thousand i>(
mil** away. Caroso, Melba. Tet
razrini. and all the other famoii*
artists who make records ex
clu^vcly for the Victor, sing lor
you whenever and a* often as yon
wislt.
Com m and hear them, lad ?w the
diffcn-nt ?tTtr? of the Virlot (SlOtoSlOb)
and V?to? V ictroli <*15 to W?>. Kasy
term' ft <"
WILLIAM BRITT
THE DFUCC1ST
dm a>ette? many runway acctaems: |
"The advantage of this device Is now
almost universally recognized. Indeed, j
the railroader who disputes its advan i
t.iges is as antiquated as the old rest- j
d efitrr who said:
" 'Edieatton be hanged Tbar's young j
Bill Smithees took an engineerin'
course tn a corresi?ondence school and j
then put up a sign on hi* carriage ]
boose and hadn't no better sense than i
to spell "carriage" "garage." ' " ? Ex j
change.
Ha Aroused Them.
When Samuel &. Cottier was preach j
tng in an oM log arboolhouse in John j
?on county, Missouri, in IST>2. hia con i
gregation was quite small One Sun
day all were sitting at the desks for
ward near the puncheon floor. The see
moa was monotonous and the old lop
seats had no barks. Ot?servlng the
sleepy, downcast look of the ceogrega
Woo, the minister woke them up b?
?boating. "Arouse, heaven is not under
the floor:"
Proc' of His Love.
?Arrlet (doubtfully*? Bill yon says I
you lores me. but how do 1 know Jt to
be true?
Bill ?rheerilr?? Bu?t me, 'Arrlet!
Didn't I stand yon a tripe supper, a
fe?l of whilks and a plate of stewed
eels? What more d'ye want?? I-ondon
Globe.
An Exchange of Compliment*.
Howell- Your heml Is pretty thick.
Powell? I d?nt think the Inside meas
urement of room wonM be hut strain
on a tape measnre. -New York Press.
Lazy Little Prua.
Soe? Wouldn't you Just like to be as
happy as a lark* Prue? No. Indeed.
1 Think of the time they have to get up.
1 ? I.ippini~ott V
Oh. what men dare do. what men
may do. what men daily do. not know
in* what they do'? Shakespeare
An Art Critic.
An actor who K known a* I.ew Is of
German descrnt, and his father speaks I
broken English. Lew says tlie old gen
tleman went to a t?lir art callery re
1 centlv and c*me home preatly eo
tfcosed.
; "Saw a fine paint inc. I?oola," he said.
! -Too dldr
"Tea. it was a tine one- huntreta of
people looking at It. It m?*t liaf been
word a buntret dollars, sure."*
"What was its name 7" asked Lew.
"I>ot I can tell yoo not. but It was a
tine picture."
"Describe It to me."
"Veil." wild the old gentleman. 'there
fas three fellers Von vas playing the
Sfe. ron raa playing the drum. and dei
other bat a headache."? New York
Telegraph.
- I
Ho Wo* Sarcastic.
t>ubMelch"s car lay flat on Its side
at*'. deep in the mud In tlte freshly
plowed ftchl having xkidded off ttoe
road, through the low stone wall, to
get there.
"Ah!" cried a passerby from the
roadside. "Had an accident?"
Pubbleigh tried to bold his tongue,
but the strain was too much for him.
"No. of course not," he replied cold
ly. "I've Just bought a new car and
bronght my old one ont here to bnry
It Got a pickax ami a shovel in your
pocket yof? could lend me? I can't
seem to dig very de*p with my motor
bora."? Harper's Weekly.
Force and Perseverance.
There are two ways of attaining an
Important end? force and perseverance
Force falls to the lot only of the prir
itaged few. bot austere and sustained
perseverance can be practiced by the
most tnstgnlftcant Its silent power
grows Irresistible with time. ? Mme
8wetcblne.
Wary.
Percy? Her father said If he canght
ae In the house again he would kick
me out Harold llsve yoo called
atoce? Percy? I>o I look aa If I had
Seen kicked?- Exchange.
Sarcasm.
He-Has our new laundress me) an
ebolla. my dear? She? I'm sure I don't
know. Wby do ton ask? He ? Notb
ta?, ori> 1 aotVed the clotbeo are m>
Mw- Kicbaug*
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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Attorneys
<U\MSO\ i\ MARSHALL
\ t tmnejihAt-Uw
P. O. Box E. - Juneau, Alaska j
H. li. LL FKYKK
Attorney- At- Law
Commissioner Fof Yukon Territory
to Take Affi(lavlt?
Skagway - - Alaska
|
STEVE RAG AN
Attorney- At- Law
HAINES - . ALASKA]
Dentins.
DR. L. S. KELLER
Dntht
Most Modern Methods
Open Evenings *?
Office Hours 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building . -Broadway | I
SKAGWAY - - ALASAK ;
Dmlxl Supples
M. F. PATTERSON * COM PAX
? Dealers In ?
DENT A L SIP P LIES
229 Walker Bldg. Seattle. Wash
Orders by mail or cable will receive
prompt attej.t ion. Cnmlogue on re
quest.
For 35c. you can g*t a wholsome,
home cooked meal at the N'ew Home
Restaurant, Rth avenne, Just off of
Broadwar.
Food cooked ait :t should be at
the "White I'ass C* e." Only the
best in the market Mrs. Orloff
King, proprietress. tf
COAL
;
Wellington Lamp Coal!
from Shaft No. 6. Oyster Hay M Id?s
it L&dysmlLh, the highest grade
Household coal of ill the B. C. fw-Ms
58.38 FIXED CARSON
Perfect Combustion. Uniform lleat.
Light As Jt
On *nd after Ju!y 1st, 1910. we:
shall offer this coal, selected and ;
sraded as follows: ? j
Double Screened and Backed.. lit ton
Screenings (sacked) 8 ton
Screenings (bulk) 7 ton ,
Above prices Include delivery
Moore's Wharf Co. j
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
'Phone 10. Sksg way, Alaska.
JUNEAU 8 S CCm '
BLBCTRIC LIGHTED sTKAM
HKATF.D STKAMF.K
Georgia
?
C*rrytnt 17. 9 M?ll
For Haines. Berners Bay, Junean, :
Hnonah, Tenekee and Way Ports, j
SAILS
FROM SKAC;\Y AY
AUG. S, 11, 17, tS, 2?.
SKIT. 4, 10. 10, 22, 2H.
at 8:00 a. in.
WILLIS NOWKLL, Mgr., JUNEAU j
STEAMERS FOR ,
Seattle, Tacoma;
Victoria, Vwom, Aniro(t% Btib|KM
Errrtn, Otfapie, Port Towajand, Sowh I
Ejr-k*. Sir.ts B?rt-ira, Moteo
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS, C. A. P. D. CD. DUNANN, P. T. M.
113 Jtmet St., Seattle 1 1 2 Mark* S?, Sm Fraorwrr
R'+l rmwtj t> rkaor* iKk StMalt
NEXT SAILINGS WILL 'BE
City of Seattle Sept. 16,28
Spokane Sept. 10, 22 Oct. 4, 16, 28
FRANK fl. FOLD, Agent, *2ud <fe Br.^rtway, Skagway
Alaska Steamship
Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND WELL* FARGO EXPREM
NVit aaUln* of Wm Cut yawnyir st?>*mcr
JEFFERSON
Aug. 31. Sepl. 12-24.
Oct 6-18-30. Nov. 10
DOLPHIN
Sept. 6-18-30
Oct. 1 2- 24. Nov. 5 21
CompAn* rwrree the rigfct to <4?*r sailing <iat? wlthoot no(lc?
TELEPHONE NO. W. C. B. GUPTILL, AGENT.
J
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B.-C COAST SERVICE)
Fall 1912 Sailings
From SKAGWAY 7 p. m. THURSDAYS
Princess Sophia <ww'
Oct. 3-17-31
Princess May
Oct 10-24. Nov. 7-21
Subject to ehaatre wltbou Nj.!m
Vancouver, Victoriaft Seattle via Prince Rupert
pnonv 87 F. F W. LOWLE, Agant
Steamship flumboldt
THE our H3EPENDEIT STHHS3IP 0PEAWH6 TO S. I IUSM
Will tail from Skagway for Seattle and Way Ports
Sep. 5th, 18th, 30th. Oct. 12th
Sailing date subject to chanjre wlthonl ootlc*.
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
gwUhi Office: Ticket* ami all Information
T'? A*?w?. H. HARTWIGSEX, ftth A Ttrtxwlw'jr.
I WHITE MAIMS
3 Ij , % ?KW .[HANPSOMJ IA API*OINT>:T> rAIU.OU OUHKKVATIO\ CARS
ar now in in regular gervica between Skaguay and White How. The ear* are
designed especially with a view to comfort, affording an opportunity to view the
scenery over the famous White Pass to the best advantage, aud are equipped
with Hjtacious individual leather chair?, writing desks, card tables and dressing
rooms.
Regular Sailings between While Horse and Dawson on Commodious Steamers
f j Atlin, Dawson Fairbanks, and all Interior
Alaska and Yukon River Points
Through Tickets To and Prom
Cnnatnni Improvement in Service i? Our Aim. 3 Sufrjte?tion? Invited
For Further Information. Apply K>
0. L. DICKESON, President, Skaguay, Alaska and Vancouver, B.|C.
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