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To Yukon Territory, Atlin District
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During the winter season of 1916-17 our regular train service will
be maintained North and South Bound between Skaguay
and Whitehorse, trains leaving both terminals Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our Through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be oper
ated between Whitehorse and Dawson, affording every possible
facility for comfortable winter travel by means of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage and Automobile Line
For full information apply to
A. F. ZIPF
_OR— Traffic Manager
612 Second Ave., SEATTLE, Wash.
C. W. CASH
Supt. Mail Service Dept.
WHITEHORSE. Y. T.
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE Na 38.
Mordaj, Wednesday and Friday
No. 1, N. Bound
1st Class
8:30 a. m. Loaves
11:05 ». m. **
11:43 a. m. **
12:40 p. m. **
2:20 p. Hi. "
4:50 p. ni. Arrives
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SKAGWAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
WHITSHORSE
Arrives
I.CATCfl
No. 2, a Bound
1st Claw
3:50 p. m.
2:20 p. m.
1:30 p. m.
12:50 p. m.
10:48 a. m.
8:Q0 a. m.
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Passenger* must be ml depot 1« time to have Baggage in
apectsd and checked. Inspection Is stopped 8Q Minutes before
leaving time of train*. —
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with ead» full
fare tick** and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
Relieves CATARRH of
the
BLADDER
HOU.3S
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SYSTEM AND PRINTING
Doii't put it off, but prdef y°ur
printing now ■wjiicy you will need
wlieu you put in your new system.
Ti© Dally Alaskan job department
Is be'ter Quipped tban eTex to do
yo*r work. Prices'right and work
promptly executed. tf.
Make If a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Electri
fication, you'll enjoy the comfortable accommoda
tions and you'll like the little courtesies incident
to "Milwaukee" service.
EL J. Shaw, {Skagway
H. G. Weir 1 Agents
A.^E. Harris, T. P. A.
Juneau Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Freakish Bequest*.
Fire thousand pounds for an eques
trian statue of himself! That was tbe
principal Item in the will of a Scottish
farmer who died some few months ago.
The directions explicitly stated that
the statue, cast of massive bronze,
was to represent the farmer as cham
pion at the Riding Musselburgh
marches. A further sum of £20 a year
is to be expended on upkeep.
For sheer eccentricity, however,
pride of place must be given to the will
of a former French railway official.
Many years before be'had made up his
mind to quit this life by hanging him
self and actually planted a special
acacia tree. On the trunk be placed
the following Inscription:
"Tree, which I straightened and
tended In thy young years, sustain me
In my old age."
By his will he left 100 francs for
prizes for a bowling match to be
played over bis grave, and sufficient
money was left to provide a banquet
for eight of his friends, to be served
around bis coffin.—London Answers.
Just Monsy.
"The brick residence on the left," said
the spieler of the rubberneck wagon
(never mind in what city), "Is the home
of the famous multimillionaire Mr.
Jones. The brown stone across the
way was built by Mr. 8mlth, one of
our wealthiest citizens. The magnifi
cent mansion up the street belongs to
B. Z. Brown, the richest man In the
city. It cost $2,000,000 and Includes a
gold dining service costing $55,000."
An elderly woman interrupted.
"Would you mind telling us," she said,
"whether there Is anybody of promi
nence in the city who ever did any
thing but make money or who did any
thing in a public way with the money
he made?'
The driver didn't know what to'say.
for it wasn't his speech, anyway; it
was one the company had prepared for
him. Evidently the mere possession of
money was the company's idea of what
the public would be -Interested In.—
New York World.
Sweetening.
Many people can remember when
brown sugar was practically the only
kind In use. The pioneers found it to
their taste. There are even today
places where white or loaf sugar has
never been seen on the table or In the
kitchen.
As for sorghum sirup, that thick and
sweet product, it was used not only in
coffee or tea, but on pancakes and
warm biscuit It was not half as bad
as It sounds. Molasses in coffee was
also common. We can also remember
the widow's advice to- the minister
who called to take dinner:
"Have some more lasses in your cof
fee, Mr. Grimes. Have some more
'lasses. 'Twouldn't be none too good
for you If 'twas all 'lasses."
It is not a long step backward from
sugar to sorghum, from electric lights
to candles, from petroleum to whale
oil—Syracttse Post-Standard.
Millepedes.
The little creature which possesses
the distinction of having more legs
than any other animal Is that which
belongs to the family of insects known
as millepedes or thousand footed.
There are several different specie* of
these, but they all possess the common
characteristic of having segmented
bodies, each segment of which is pro
vided with Its own pair of feet These
are set so closely along the body as to
resemble hairs, and when they move
one after another with perfect regu
larity the effect is precisely the same
on a small seme as that of a field of
oats undulating under the influence of
the wind. Some species of millepedes
have as many as 350 separate and dis
tinct legs. They are all perfectly harm
less.
Th» Firet Phoenix.
Legend tells us that the first phoenix
wns born in the garden of Eden and
had its nest In a great red rose, the
first rose that ever bloomed. When
the ungel drove Adam and Eve out of
paradise a spark of fire fell from the
angel's fiery sword and burned up the
phoenix and his nest Out of the ashes
sprang a glorious bird, which also lived
500 years before mysteriously burning
Itself, at every recurrence of which a
new phoenix Is said to arise.
Strangers All Round.
Edward had developed an interest In
family trees.
"Father." be said, "have we any
poor relations?"
"None that I know."
"Well, have we any rich ones?"
"None that know us."—New York
Times.
Heartless Metropolis.
"Did yoo nee any bunko men while
you was op to the city?"
"Not exactly bunko men," replied
Farmer Corntossel, "but I got into a
place where they made me pay BO
cents fur ham and eggs."—Washington
Star.
Word From Br*er Williams.
You don't want ter be gwlne 'round
raisin' de devil; de devil don't need
none o' yo' raisin'.' He kin hop e*
high ez he wants ter without yo' help.
—Atlanta Constlttulon.
Couldn't Faco It.
"He couldn't face the music."
"Ran away, hub?"
"Uh-huh."
"What was wrong?"
"Tho orchestra. He was leader."
v Given Freely.
"Do you ever ask your wife's advle»
about things?"
"No, sir; she doesn't wait to be
asked."—Boston Transcript
Reckless bast® is tho direct road to
|« error.
Value of Education.
"Every day spent in school the chil
dren earn $9."
Tills statement was macfo by Wis
consin's state superintendent, who ;
bases his estimate on the official rec- j
ords of the bureau of education at j
Washington. Here is what he offers i
as proof of the statement:
"Uneducated laborers earn on the
average $500 a year for forty years, a
total of $20,000. i
"High school graduates earn on an
average ?1,000 a year for forty years,
a total of $-10,000.
"Tills education requires twelve years
of school of ISO days each, a total of
2,160 days. If 2,ICO days at school add
$20,000 to the income for life, then
each day at school adds $0.02.
"Forceful as this summarization of
earnings is," said the snperlntendent,
"it tells but one side of the story—the
money side. Back of this can be Been
improved standards of living, more in
telligent and progressive communities
and a stronger natioual life."—Chica
go Herald.
Icy Cold Wintert.
In the winter of 1780 New York har
bor was frozen over and teams passed
from New York to Staten Island. New
York bay was frozen over In the latter
part of January, 1821, and sleighs pass
ed over the Hudson river from Cort
landt street to Jersey City. On Feb.
3, 1844, Long Island sound was frozen
over a few miles above New York. On
Jan. 20,1852, the East river was frozen
over, and hundreds passed over both
ways between Brooklyn and New York.
On Feb. 10 and 11, 185G, the East river
was frozen over so that the people
passed over freely. On Jan. 23, 1867,
the East river was bridged over with
Ice, and 5,000 persons passed over. On
Feb. 12, 1875, the East river was com
pletely bridged over for over three and
one-half hours. During the blizzard of
March 12, 18SS, the East river was
frozen over so completely for several
hours that hundreds passed over both
ways.—Magazine of American History.
First Prohibition Act.
The first prohibitive measure was
that of the Saxon King Edgar, who,
nearly a thousand years ago, on the ad
Tice of Dunstan, put down many ale
houses, allowing only one to exist In
any village or small town and at the
same time limiting the drafts of the
drinkers. The common drinking cup
of that day held about two quarts,
and Edgar had eight pegs placed at
stated distances In each cup, heavy
penalties being imposed on those who
drank from one peg to another at each
time. Neither the working nor the re
sult of the act encouraged Edgar's suc
cessors to further action, and the next
prohibitive legislation on the sale of
liquor is due to Henry VII. who, by
an act against vagabonds and beggars
In the year 1403, gave power to any
two Justices of the peace to stop the
common selling of strong ale in towns
and any other places they thought nec
essary.—London Mirror.
Three Kinds of Secondhand Book*.
"How much is this book?" a pros
pective customer asked the second
hand book dealer. It was a volume of
essays.
"That is a 'reading book' and sells
for 50 cents," the dealer answered.
The prospective customer looked puz
zled, so the secondhand book man went
on to explain:
"I have been in this business a good
many years, both here and In other
cities, and I have found that every
where the general secondhand book
buying public divides books into three
classes and asks for them accordingly.
"A paper backed book is a 'novel.'
"A cloth bound novel, however, is a
'fiction book."
"Everything else in bound literature
comes under the classification of 'read
ing books.'"—Kansas City Star.
Different Schools.
Dean Hole, who was the pioneer of
rose shows In England, was fond of
telling this story:
At Cambridge a horticultural show
was suddenly invaded by a heavenly
host of sweet girl graduates.
"Madam," said a member of the ex
ecutive to the lady in whose charge
they came, "may I point out that this
Is a school for horticulture and not for
husbandry?"
To Drop Medicine.
When you have no medicine dropper
try this method: Shake the bottle so
qs to moisten the cork. With the wet
end of the cork moisten the edges of
the month of the bottle, then, holding
the cork under the mouth, let the fluid
pass over the cork in dropping.
Smartyl
Wife (nibbling her pen)—Let's sec,
what is the term applied to one who
signs another person's name to a
check Hub—Five or ten years usual
ly.—Boston Transcript
Transparent.
Teacher—Now, remember, Nellie, that
anything you can see through Is trans
parent Can you name something that
Is transparent? Small Nellie—Yes,
ma'am; a keyhole.
His Predicament.
Absentmlnded Man—Darn It! Four
times I carried my wife's letter and
forgot to mall it. Now that I remem
ber It I've forgotten the letter.—Phila
delphia Ijedger.
Depends.
The Cynic—Women never get a good
grasp of anything. The Husband
Well, that may be if you get your hair
cut short enough.—Baltimore Ameri
can.
An irritable man lies like a hedge
hog rolled up the wrong way, torment
ing himself with his own priekles.
HoocL
Pack Train Restaurant
The Delmouico of AInska
CHARLEY ■ . ■ fJOHN
Karaman & Glecak
PROPRfETORS ,
Where Yon Cu Get What You Desire Oookod m It Should Be
We Make a Specialty of Banquet® juid Private Dinner Parties.
A Rfiiflned and Comfortable* place for a Supper After the Show
or dance—Service In Ocwy Private Bootha If Desired.
Mr. Business Man
How about your Letterheads, Bill
Heads, Envelopes, Statements, etc.
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reasonable consistent with good work.
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