FRESH GOODS
Just received on the last boat
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Celery
Head Lettuce
Tomatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Cocoanuts
New Pates
Fancy Layer Raisins
Wrsimninns
Hn^nftT|nf
Apples
Oranges
Grape Fruit
Grapes j
Cassabas |
l'ears
Chestnuts
Now Pigs
I'ouiegrauits
New Nuts
C. W. ASK & SONS
Leading Grocers
A FINE LINE OF TENNIS SHOES
Just the kind the young people want
ALSO A FINE LINE OF RUBBERS
WomenV Men's, Boys' aud Girls': Just che kind
you ueed this kind of weather. Come in and
we will be glad to let you try them on
DORTERO (SL SON
Exclusive Clothiers and ' Gents' Fuanishers
KING'S CAFE
WHITE HORSE YUKON TERRITORY
BEST MEALS IN THE NORTH
Airs. Orlott King :: Proprietor
GOLD SHIELD COFFEE
"ALWAYS" GOOD
STEEL CUT
SOLD BY ALL THE BEST GROCERS
Schwabacht»r Bros. & Co', Inc.
OAK OLSON.
S. E. & S. \V. Alaska Representative
. i ' U _b6 fcS _ _
>hip ail your Raw Furs. Whalebone. Ivory, Ginseng,
liolden Seal Root, etc. to the
Moose Bay Fur & Trading Co.
TACOMA, WASH.
i And revive the highest prices paid. Special personal attention
is giv„-j to our sales anil thorough satisfaction is guaranteed.
Writs us for price list aud any further information.
References Fidelity Trust Co, Bankers.
.•vl.iskii's
Seattle Price
I»rn^ Store.
I
KELLER BROS.
Drug Company
Alaska's
Seattle Price
Dnif* Store.
Timely Hints
Don't forget how prettily your Christinas
Present from home was packed last year
\\ e thought of it for you and we bought
a stock of the most delicately tinted and
daiutily designed patterns which we are
selling at prices quoted below:
Denison's Crepe Paper, all Col
ors I>er roll 10c
Denison's Tissue Paper, al col
ors per sheet lc
Christmas Greeting Cartls, Seals
Stamps, Pasters, Tags, etc
Per box 5c to 10c
Christmas Candles . . per box 15c
Christinas Tree Lamps . . — for 5c
DEL SARTE COLD KMBOSSEI) IN
ITIALED BOX STATIONERY
Remember our Prescription Room Policy Is "Quality, Accuracy
and Skill", and we charge you SEATTLE PRICES.
Keller Bros. Drug Co.
SECOND AND BROADWAY SKAGWAY, ALASKA
ANOTHER WONdER OF SCIENCE.
Btolosr hn» Provv C that lJantlmlt lu
Canned by a Germ.
Sclenca la donig wonders these days In
medicine as well as In mechanics. Since
Adam lived, the human race has been
troubled with dandruff, for which no hair
preparation has heretofore proved a suc
cessful cure until Newbro's Herplcide w;ls
put on the market. It Is a scientific prep
aration that kills the germ that mukes
Sandruff or scurf by digging into the
^calp to get at the root of tho hnlr. where
It saps the vitality; causing itching scalp,
falling hair, and Anally baldness. With
)ut dandruff hair must grnw luxuriantly.
It Is the only destroyer of dandruff.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c.
In stamps for sample to The Herpt
cide Co.. Detroit. Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
At AH l>rug Stores.
heavy freight shipments
GO TO THE WESTWARD1
Cordova, Dec. 11—The North
western on her arrival here Tues
day from Seattle had on board 395
tons of freight and 12 head of
horses for the Chisana gold fields. I
Evory vessel making this port from
the south has a quantity of inter
ior freight and numerous passengers
It is commencing to look like the
coming year will be a repetition of
the Klondike stampede in 1S97-S.
Several hundred people have already
passed through here on their way
inside.
AVIATION IS NOW RECOG
NIZED AS A PROFESSION
Paris, Dec. 11—Aviation lias tak
en Uts pllace tare as a professional
Lieutenant Andre Beauwont, of the ,
French Navy aero service has been j
appointed amo.is- the legal experts j
to assist the tribunals on various J
technical points. He is known as t
an "expert airmau."
MEPHISTOPHELES.
No Satisfactory Proof as to ths Origin 1
of the Name Exists.
There has been much discussion con- j
ceming the origin of the word Meph- I
iatopbeles in the p.ist. which has,
moreover, us yet ended in no very sat- !
isfactorv conclusion Some very bi- i
zurre explanations had been propound
ed before the time of Goethe, who was i
himself forced to own to the musician
Zelter in u letler of .Nov JO. 1S29. "I ;
cannot sive auy definite answer to the [
question. •Whence comes the name (
Mephistopheles?' "
According to one theory it was a by- j
brid Greco-Hebraic formation of me
phis and tophel (the liar); according
to anolber Its etymology was entirely
Greek—very dubious Greek— mephos- |
tophllos. "he who does not love the
light." Though this derivation is hard
ly acceptable, it appears that this was
the original form of the name, the sec
ond vowel being replaced by i at first
in England, whence it was taken into
the popular German mysteries.
In the "Goethe Jahrbucb" Heir
Oelhke gives an entirely novel deriva
tion which. If farfetched, has at least
the merit of originality, it is based on
two nAmes found in chapters 4 and
15 of the second book of Samuel.
Pephlboschetii and Architophel. He
reminds os that it was customary in
the middle ages when pivins names to
evil spirits to refer to the Old Testa
ment: hence the combination "Meph
istopheles."
The explanation Is not perceptibly
more absurd than others. Goethe him
self had a trick of using the abbre
viated form Mepblsto when It suited
the exigencies of his meter. It may bo
remembered that this particularly ir
ritated Schopenhauer, who wote in his
pamphlet "On the Murder (Verhun
zung) of the German Language." "The
foolish desire for brevity goes so far
as to cut off even the devil's tail by
writing Mephisto for Mephistopheles."
—Westminster Gazette.
An objection to cood ronds is that
people w ho have once had them will
have no other kind. The luxury of
today Is the necessity of tomorrow.
Perhaps If Ouimet had been older be
would have done even better still. His
opponents can extract that much con
solation from the fact of his youtb.
Tlie one Indisputable fact about good
roads in any Inhabited region is that it
Is much cheaper to get them at any
cost within reason than not to get
them.
The steel railroad car doesn't prevent
accidents, of course, but when an ac
cident occurs it Is very efficient in sav
ing life, as has been many times dem
onstrated.
The driver of a Chicago fire truck has
been disciplined for turning in false
alarms to amuse his motherin-law. Are
all the old stock jokes of the comic pa
pers to go?
Blind people are asking for a cur
rency adapted to their necessities. As
there are 04.7G3 of them in the official
reports, their request deserves souie
consideration.
EFFORT.
If any misanthrope were to put
in my presence the question, "Why
were we born?" I should reply,
"To make an effort."—Dickens.
YOUR'E NOT NOW, MY DEAR.
He and she had had a spat,
As lovers often do.
And then ahe said "I'm sorry".
And he said "I am, too"
She raised her fair face to him,
All glowing pink and white;
Her scavlet lios so tempting;
He kissed with all his might. ,
Upon his manly shoulder
She coyly laid her head.
And with a happy simper,
"Now we're made up", she said.
Aghast, he viewed the havoc
His burning kisses wrought;
The pink and white was streaky,
'Twas worse than he had thought.
Those vivid lips of scarlet
Had now become a smear.
"Yes, 'Im made up", he answered
"But you're not now, my dear."
THE liASKET SOCIAL
AT PRESBYTERIAN ANNEX
The oasket social which took
place in the annex of the Presbyter
ian church last night was well at
tended and a gratifying success fi
nancially to those who had the af
fair in charge. The only cause for
complaint was because when all the
well-filled baskets had been dispos
ed of it was discovered that the sup
ply did not cover the demand and
several of those prespnt, who were
anxious to purchase, had to go with
out. Tile ladies, however, were
equal to the occasion and all who
were unable to get baskets were
provided with an appetizing lunch
instead.
As the social was given for the
laudable purpose of raising funds
for building improvements its pro
moters are to be congratulated on
tl e substantial maimer in which the
public showed its approval of their
efforts.
.'A7IVFS OF JAPAN SEE
THKlli FIRST BALL GAME
Hondo, Inland sea of Japan, Dec.
11—The name of this place sounds
like a setting for a light opera,
but the other day it was the set
ting for the first baseball game the
natives ever saw.
The Giant-White Sox rovers were
booked here for the afternoon game
and most of tne available seats iu
• were til led several hours
before His Umpus called "play ball"
Nagasaki is the next point of in
vasion.
i'MK LADY MACCABEES
HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION
At a regular meeting of the Lady
Maccabees last Tuesday night the
annual election was held and the
following officers selected for the
ensuiug term:
Lady Commander, Mrs. Ungefror
en.
Record Keeper, Mrs. Mulvlhill.
Finance Auditor, Mrs. Dedman
All other offices were filled in
by the re-election of present in
cumbents. During the evening Mrs.
Mulvihili served a dainty and ap
petising lunch.
ALASKA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ORGANIZE SOURDOUGH CLUB
Seattle, Dec. 11—Students from
Alaska and the Yukon territory,
who are attending the state uni
versity, have organized what they
call the Sourdough club. The meet
ings of the organization will be held
in the Men's building, the log struc
ture given to the University of Was
ington by the Arctic Brotherhood.
"COMMERCIAL EXPEDITION" IS
ENTERTAINED AT CHANRAL
Chanral, South America, Dec. 11
The American '"commercial expedi
tion" composed of members of the
recent commercial congress at Mo
bile, la.A, arrived here Saturday
and were given the freedom of the
city. Earlier they were entertain
ed at laltal, where the program
included speeches, luncheons, and
receptions.
THE BOATS.
The Princess May arrived at 5:30
p. m. yesterday and sailed from her
at 4:15 this morning.
The Georgia came In last night
at 6 o"ciock and left at 2 o'clock
this morning. She brought up a larg
quantity o' mail from Juneau, to
which point it had come from the
south on the Jefforson and Dolphin.
CCKDS CAUSE HEADACHE
LAX ATT VE BROMO Qui nine, the -world
wide Cold and Grip remedy removes
cause. Call for toll name. Look for
signature E. W. GROVE. 25a
■SH« B1FTS Fin 111
Table Linen
An attractive line of Holiday
TABLE LINENS, LUNCH
C LOTHS anil FANCY HUCK
TOWELS.
Box Stationery
for
ALL AGES.
and
TO SUIT EVERY l'URSE.
Silk Hosiery
for
L. l>IE8 and MEN
A variety of colors and black.
KESTNER
Swinging Jointed Dolls.
. Campbell Kills.
Peek a bool Dolls.
and
Kewpies.
Have You Visited Our Big
Toy land?
Blackboards, combination (losks, drums, toy dishes, stoves, toy
pianos, Shoo fly, Doll heads, Musical tops, Tool chests, Doll bug
Kies, trains, boats and most everything to please the kiddies.
Wo must insist on all sales being final, we cannot make ex
changes in this our busy season.
L. A. Harrison Company
'Ph-orae 55
We close at 8 p. m.,£except Saturdays 9 p. m.
Shop early—If is your jjii't of (he ^holidays to the workers be
hind the counter.
FRENCH CHAMPAGNE CHOI*
IS NOT OF <;ooi> Ql'ALITY |
Paris, Dec. ;; -With the cliam
paigue crop in, it is reported that
the quality of the wine is not of
the best and the quatity considerab
ly below normal. A wet and cold
July following a late spring frost
which caused many o the shoots to
fall off the vines, is the principal j
'reason.
A low August temperature gave
the crop another setback, but con-1
ditions in harvest time were favor- j
able. Regardless of these reports ;
champagne shippers paid a high |
price for the 1913 crop.
CHANGE TONIGHT AT THE
"MOVIES"
When a Count Counted—Comic— !
Thanhauser.
The Fugitive—Drama;—Solax.
i Through a Higher Power—Drama
—Rex.
Visiting our President's Summer
| Home—The Collaborators—Comic—!
i Powers.
4 good ones tonight.
CRAB MEAT COCK TAILS
at
The Pack Train Restaurant
Service a la carte.
RAW FURS
WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOB PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
Oihkoih, - Wii>con»in
J. 1KUTA j
MANUFACTURING
IEWELER
WATCHE5
and clocks
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT CLAS5
Official Watcfe Inspector for the i
W. P. & Y. Route t
Mail Orders given prompt care jj
Candy ^v, rv Kiwi Y»u_3yant
Cigrsa Any Kind You Want
Cigarettes \I,J" fti"dvou want
Fipps Any Shape or -Size Yog Want
Cail on "Tony" before
the Holiday Rush comes
he will be glad to show you
the best line of
Smokers' Articles, Tobacco
and Candy in Skagway
Pont Forget the nnmber, 423
EKOADV/AY, (Near Fifth)
Tony Dortero's
You make a mistake if
you do not stop at
THE
Piiiien House
Electric Lights
Rocms Single or en Suite
Baths on each fiooi
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own da'"v,
Fresh Eggs, etc
^Rates $2.50 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted. Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN, Prop.
Skagway. Alaska
• 13'
FRANK SUFFACOOL. Pioprietor
COAL,
WOOD,
HAUUNG
Quick Sen'ice and^Low Rates
Office in Railway Building
Phone 10
The most accurate, reliable and only Market Eeport ana rrice usi
of its kind published ■
"mje ibfjubert Ripper"
Mailed Absolutely Free to For Shippers—Send "Shnbert"
your name on a postal today
You want this valuable publication—it is worth hundreds of
dollars to you, issued at every change of the Fur Market,
giving you an accurate and reliable report of what is doing in
all the Markets of the World in American Raw Furs. '
Write for it—now—it's free
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