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A Complete Line of
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Teas Coffees Spices
Extrcts and Baking Powder
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Leading' Grocers
Spring and Summer Showing of the
Royal Tailor's Fashions for Men.
Suits and Overcoats, made to your particular measure and
selection of Style from the latest weaves and fabrics of the
Worlds Greatest texile mills. This service costs you no more than
what you are accustomed to pay for ready-to-wear Clothing.
i? "In tuDe with the Human 1 ace
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TONY ST.\NICH, Proprietor
For 14 Ye«r» Wt Hire S«rr«l only
The Best in the Markets
ai»<] to^ay it is th:
Most Popular Eating
House in the North
New Location Jj
Broadway, between 3rd and 4th
The Delmonico of Alaska t
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H.M. Hartwigsen
DE»LKR IX
CIGARS, TOBACCO AND
SMOKERS* ARCTICLES
«iilpmcnt of KI Infiuto
clear Havana cigars, just re
rcivwl, T17 thfia.
Large circulalir * library, including the
latest cop>write books. Magazines,
Newspapers and other periodica'*' Fin ■
tine of Stationary.
Take -Purota" SODIUM PHOS
PHATE and give your liver a shake, j
for Sale by Keller L'ros. Drug Co I
,
"Luxor" Toilet Requisites ar*. a |
luxury. Keller Brct.iers, Ska^way
CHANGE TONIGHT AT THE
MOVIES.
Pathe Weekly No. 3(5 Education
al.
Collection of Pearls—A comical
experience of a gem collector—Se
lig fiiltn—comedy.
The American Princess—Featur
ing Alice Joyce as the Priucess—
Kalem film. Good drama.
Finnegan—A meritorious Essan
ay comedy.
Music by Mrs. Stanton.
THE NUGGET MOVIES.
Broadway Near Third.
.NOTICE OF ELECTION.
A general municipal election will
be held Tuesday, ADril 7th, 1914,
for the purpose of electing seven
councilmon and one member (clerk)
of the School Board.
The election will be lield at the
Town Hall and the hours for voting
will be from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Voters for councilmen must be citi
zens of the I'nited States, or those who
have declared their intention to be
come such; must be twenty-one years or
over, who have resided continuously
one year next preceding the elec
tion in the Territory of Alaska and
for six mouths preceding the elec
tion in tiie Town o* Skagway, and
who has been duly registered.
All adults, male or ft-male, who
are cltizeus of the United States or
who have declared tluir intention
to become such and who are bona
fide residents of the Town of Skag
w-ay, are qualified to vote for the
School Clerk.
D. \V. McKay,
3-4-14. Town Cleark.
THE WHITE PASS WAB1M ROAD
(Con.tln.uod ft am' Paso 1.)
morning as to the probability of
tho rouil 1)000011116 an accomplish
ed fact, stated it as his firm belief
thnt it would be reported on fa
vorably by congress and an appro
priation made for it construction at
an early date:
START SKAGWAY WAGON
ROAD MAY THIS YEAR
According to advices just re
ceived, the preliminary survey for
the proposed government wagon
road from Skagway to the Canadian
boundary line at. the "summit oi
White Pass will bo made-in May
of this year. District Attorney John
Rustgard has just received a letter
from the office "of tho Attorney
General, stating that a . .conference
had been held betwean Delegate
Wickersham, and Col. W. P. Rich
ardson. of the road commission,
and tho Attorney General's office
in which it was planned to go ahead
with the work. As soon as the sur
vey is made the White Pass people
will be called upon to relinquish
their title to the old wagon road
franchise and right of way.
The Skagway road is planned to
connect with a wagon road 011 the
Canadian side of the line, leading
to Lake Bennet and to Whitehorse.
The Canadians are also discussing
the plan of building an automobile
road, reaching all the way to Daw
son.
(This item of news paid for by
J. M. Tanner.)
Skagway, April 6.
John Rustgard,
U. S. District Attorney,
Juneau.
Can I state news in Empire re
gard wagon road authentic?
J. M. Tanner.
Juneau, April, C, 1914.
J. M. Tanner,
Skagway, Alaska.
Yes. j
Rustgard.
9.59 a. m.
SKAGWAY WKATHKi: REPORT.
Results of the observation taken
at Moore's? Wharf at midnight last
night, is as follows:
Temp, tluie observation .. 39 above
Max. preceding 24 hrs. .. 55 abore
Min. " " ' 39 above
Mean " " ' 48 above
Barometer 3<':20. Cloudy ana cM®
INTERIOR WEVT1UR REPORT.
Skagway, 40 above, dear, calm.
Caribou, 35 above, cloudy, calm.
Tagish, 40 above, cloudy, calm.
Whitehorse, 26 above, clear, sth.
wind.
Atlin 33 above, cloudy, calm.
Lower Lebarge, 25 above, cldy,
calm.
Hootaliuciua, 32 above, cloudy,
calm.
Big Salmon, 2C above, cloudy,
calm.
Carmacks, —; clear, calm.
Yukon Crossing, 22 above, clear,
calm. ' I
Selkirk, 20 above, dear, south
wind.
Coffee Creek, IS abeve, cloudy,
south wind.
White River, —; clear, calm,
Stewart River, 10 above, cloudy,
calm.
Dawson, 15 above, cloudy, sth.
wind.
Now Is the Time to Pay Particular
Attention to Your Complexion
We have the largest line of Toilet Articles in Skagway- Soaps,
Perfumery- Toilet Waters, Talcum Powders, Face Powders,
Cold Creams, and all accessories for the Toilet Table.
The
Favorite
Columbia
Grafonola
$50
Sold for three years throughout the States to more people
than any other instrument. It is the favorite in name, price
and terms. Drop in and ask us to tell you all about it
Hear It. See It. Buy It.
Bring Us Your Films
Our Finishing Department will get the most -from every
exposure and our Kodak Department will gladly assist
you to still better picture results.
Prompt Attention Given to All Orders
The
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DRUG CO.
The
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DRUG STORE
' AN UGLY VISITOR.
His Unwelcome Call Brought About a
Dramatic Situation.
The London representative of an
East Indian Urni wan working late 8t
the warehouse. A huge consignment
of goods, newly arrived, lay lu tile
room that adjoined his olHee. The
room was a simple affair of fonr chart
covered walls. There was a desk In
the 'Diddle, a few chairs, nud a large
fireproof safe. It was nearly midnight
when a sound from the next room In
duced the man to go to the door to in
vestigate. Nothing seemed wrong and
he returned to his work, but left the
door ajar.
- Presently a faint, hnrsh sound came
from the next rooui. Be sprang up to
heboid the lieud of a snake protruding
through the doorway.
When the reptile saw him it stopped
for a second, reared its head until It
was almost 011 a level with the man's
and bewail to dart Its tongue nugrlly
in and out of Its mouth.
No novelist ever Imagined a more
desperate situation. The man was un
armed and apparently without means
of escape. The moment he withdrew
his eves iroui those of the snake, it
lowered its head and moved toward
him.
But he had already determined on
his course. The great safe stood open.
He sprang Into It and closed the door
behind him. all hough he did not shut
it completely. Tiiat would have meant
slow but certain suffocation. He
slipped a small cushbook Into the aper
ture and held the ponderous door open
about half au inch.
Meanwhile the python—for such It
was—in a paroxysm of fury, had flung
its colls twice round the safe, which
stood some distance out from the wnll.
The creature drew its colls to the ut
most tension in au angry effort to
crush the iron safe.
By an effort the des|>erate prisoner
collected Ills wits. He remembered
that a case, slightly damaged and
marked, "to be kept in a moderately
warm place." had been put lu the ad
joining room, and doubtless accounted
for his horrible visitor. But ex*
planatlou. although simple, offered no
consolation. Something uiust, be done.
The captive racked his brain sorely
until an Idea struck him. Earlier In the
evening lie had put one of the ledgers
in the safe with a long, black eraser
inside to mark a special entry.
Cramped and almost doubled as be
was. he found it no easy matter to
reach the slender weapon, the blade of
which was as sharp as a razor. Tak
ing Ills courage in both hands be
plunged the knife again and again into
the folds of the snnke. where they
crossed the small aperture. There fol
lowed a horrible, tearing sound, and
the massive safe rocked ominously for
some moments. Then suddenly thn
folds seemed to relax and go writhing
to the Hoor.
OwIuk to the extreme tension of the
coils the keen blade liHd almost sev
ured the body in half. Krom head to
tail it measured nearly forty feet.
EVERYDAY THOUGHTS.
We can't ull win in the battle
of life, but if fortune doesn't fit
vor us we can at least try to be
| good losers. It isn't easy; but
it is possible.
It would save such a lot of
disappointment if we could all
I make up our minds to the fact
j that uever so long as the world
: lasts will other people agree" with
us as to what they should or
should not do.
Some of us badly need to be
remaided that home is not a
place provided for the express
convenience of |>eople who want
to grumble.
If you want to enjoy life set
out every day with a determina
tion to be amused and interested
and' refuse to be bored.
if 11 blessing Is removed don't
make yourself miserable by la
menting its loss Look round
and see if there are other bless
ings within reach that you have
never made the most of. Give
these a little attention.
Discontent Is so Infectious that
people who habitually allow
their discontent to get the upper
hand really ought to be Isolated
for the benetit of the commu
H nity.
NAVAL POWER.
Ood has decided that the peo
ple of this country should be a
commercial people. * * * Young
as we are. our tonnage and com
merce surpass those of every na
tion upon llie ::lobe but one, aud
if not wasted by the depriva
tions to whk li ttiey were expos
ed by their defenseless situation
and the more ruinous restric
tions to which this government
subjected them, it would require
not many more years to have
made them the greatest in the
world. Is this immense wealth
always to be ex|>osed us a prey
to the rapacity of freebooters'/
Why will you protect your citi
zens aud their property ' upon
land and leave them defense
less upon the ocean? As your
mercantile property increases
the prize becomes more tempt
ing to the cupidity of foreign na
tions. In tue course of things
the ruins and aggressions which
you have experienced will mul
tiply. nor will they be restrained
while we have no appearance
of a naval force.—James A. Bay
ard in United States Senate,
1S10.
House Cleaning'
Season Is at Hand
and we are prepared to supply your needs
A Complete Stock of
Wall Paper
Floral and Conventional Designs
Also Plain and Ingrain and
Oatmeal Papers
At Right Prices
BASS-HEUTER
Complete Line of
Household Paints
And Enamel
Carter's White Lead
Boiled Unseed Oil
TURPENTINE
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Wild's Printed and Inlaid linoleum
O'Cedar Mop
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O'Cedar mops can be adjusted to
any position and can be used for
sweeping, dusting all wood' work
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Liquid Veneer
Gives a Beauty and Newaeu
Obtainable ia No Otker Way
It leaves a perfectly dry, beautiful
surface, never dxnp, greuy or
sticky.'
Congoleum for Rug Borders
L. A. Harrison Company
'Phone 55
STORE CLOSES Y'C 8 P. M. EXCEPT SATURDAY, • t\ M.
Popular Picture
Palace
Jlicit off Broadway cm Fifth Ave.
Geo. Mowl, Proprietor.
Open Eyery Night
TONIGHT'S PROGRAM
Joe's Reward.
A. Shadow of the. Past, 2 reels.
The Double Wedding, a side
spliter. ' [
Doors Open at 8 p. m.
Show Begins at 8:3u p. m.
Admission, children 10c, Adults,
25c.
THE SOUL.
The soul of man is audible, not
visible. A sound alone betrays
the flowing of the eternal foun- -
tain, invisible to man.— Longfel
low.
The soul is a fire that darts Its
rays through all the seuses; It
Is iu this fire that existence con
sists: all the observations and all
the efforts of philosophers .ought
to turn toward this fire, the cen
ter and moving power of our
sentiments and oar ideas.—Muie.
de Stael.
Only one "BROMO QUININE"
Whenever you feel a cold coming
on, think of the full name, Laxa
tive Bromo Quiuine. Look for sig
nature of E. W. Grove on box. 25c.
J. IKUTA
MANTIPACTCRINO
JEWELER
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watck Inspector for the
Vt'. P. 6c Y. Route
Mail Orders given prompt care
Smoke the
€i flrabei
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We also carry a full line of I
(CIGARS, PIPES, CANDY. |
FRUIT, ETC. |
Tony Dortero's1
For Sale!
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LOT 25 X 56 FEET, AND
WAREHOUSE, Pth AVENUE
NEAR STATE STREET,
$50.0©.
SOME CHOICE BUILDING
LOTS.
IT IS CHEAPER TO BUY
THAN TO PAY RENT.
COMB AND SEB MB.
Phil Abrahams, Agt.
Bonded WHttJC«T»—CHbaoi, M*ua
Viinon and Bslraoat. The but of
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Pale Ranier, at tk* Mascot, T»l»
phone 67
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