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MAIL OllDEB OCTOPUS
Too extending arm of the mail
order cephalopoda is reaching out
into (he smaller sections of rural
cwtricts and placing wares in the
hoiu-»s that rightfully should bq or
dered Irom the business man, who
is a factor in. building up the com
ma..1 ty in which you live.
With the advent of scientific ad
vising large business concerns
art- able to flood the market with
cfce <xi booklets,. graphically 'Illus
trating articles which appeal to
liie housekeeper. Thei housekeep
er 13 attracted by some alluring
civ or display and thp piece ot
goods is ordered from the -mail
order house and delivered through
tile mailg to the person so ordering,1
withou: eveu the chance of an in
spection or a return of the goods
if not satisfactory.
l.ni.il Mi-nhauts
Tne local merchant maintains a
store, wiiere you are always wel
come; lie hires a cierk to show
you the wares and explain all the
details of its manufacture to you.
You have the chaaoj to ftispect the
goods before 'he "ale is completed
a^d -u most instances credit *is
extended to you. In purchasing
fioai your local merchant you are
assured of a first class article. How
different wi'h the mail order house.
Tha cheapness in price is the only
factor which keejis ihem alive. Have
you ever stopped to consider why
the article is sold at what seems
a Io.v price. First-and most vital,,
thcir's. is an inferior grade of goods.
Furnished with a top surface • to
dec^-ve the purchaser, the buyer be
lieves that he is becoming the own
er ot a substantial ware. Eventual
ly It looms forth showing that It is
wha' is knowu in. the commercial
world as a second. Local mer
chants can fill their shelves with
aecouds, but they prefer to sell only
first quality goods and compete
with the mail ordeT house. To the
perse u who buys f.'om the mail or
der house the thought often comes
-- why should I not purchase from
whqm I wish and save as much as
possible—very true; but statistics
wJl show you that you do not save
by so doing. Turn your argument
around, let us say that the earning
factor in your home is a carpenter
who demands and draws'a civilized
wage, keeps up hig home and en
ters into the welfare of-the com
munity. This is only possible by
the work offered him In the- com
munity. Suppose hi3 patrons
should decide to got a cheaper class
of labor. Oriental or Slavonic, Where
would he be. Its the "same pro
position applied to a different cir
cumstance.
Must Educate
Tako the merchant, he is to
blame to a large extent because he
has not taken p&las to educate the
buying public of the superior quali
ty of his goods. The merchant
should advertise thoroughly aod
consistently his wares. He should
place before the buying public an
exact representation of the goods
he is selling. Hi3 -treatment to
patrons should be so inviting that
the ;uere thought of purchasing
from outside firms would be re
puisive to the local buyer. Hence
to s'ay off the mall order business
the local business man must ad
vertise and advertise consistently
telling the exact truth about his
articles and endeavoring all the
is the
EDISON
Tone
To
Hear It
Is to
AcKnowlege
that it is
the only
Phonograph
with the
Human
Tone
" ELIONORa
DeCBMHROS
a WVRjMEN
Hear] it] at the- Skagway Edison Agency
Get "More Money" for your Foxes
Black. Silver, Cross, Red, White and Blue, Lynx,
Bear, Marten and oilier Far bearers collected la yoar sectico
BHIP YOI R FURS DIRECT to "SHUBERT**ttie target
boast In Ue ttarid dealing Mdmtrely la NORTH AMERICAN RAW FURS
£ reliable—responsible—safe Fur House with an unblemished rep
utation existing for "more than a third ofa century." a lomr suc
cessful record of sendins For Shippers prompt.SATIS FACTORY
AND PROFITABLE returns. Write for' fttabtrt SMjipptr."
the only reliable, accurate market report and price list published
Write for U-NOW-ffa FREE f
A. B. SHUBERT, Inc.^^KYI;
time to educate tie,public to
tr.te cowdttir ,us 0f affairs
exist.
GUN CIilIB
The ' Portland Qua Clatg .have
I iaiaed invitations ;o guu clubs lu
Alask*. to attend a coast shoot to
be lie id In the Rosd City In the very
ue'jj tutu-re. Skagway will not be
a.Dlo la participate Jn that meet. We
two some good s'uots In this city
una niter a little '.raining thiy
would be able to carry off honors
at any meet. Shoo:?ng is a gre..t
sport. It is healthy iuvgorating a;id
educative. Would it not . he P0*
sih'» for a club to be formed In this
city" A great follower of this
Hue of sport has offered his ser
vices aud a spct to place the. traps
on it there should happen -to be
enough people uiterested in the
forming of the club.
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo. O., contains no
mercury, and is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, hi buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu
ine. It Is taken Internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Hall's Family PHI* for coustlpatloiw
1897 1916
Established 18 years. Assist
ed In laying off the Townslte.
PHIL ABRAHAMS
I maintain a respectable office
for the reception of my cus
tomers where the business is
dono in a fair and business
like manner. And I do not car
ry my office under my bat to
do
INSURANCE
COLLECTIONS
REALTY
GENERAL AGENCIES
NOTARY PUBLIC
Come ob<I see me
4tli Avenue. Skagway
BflEEzr m'
FROM THE STATES
\vm. uieuueuuuug, w ii u i o
veloping a copper property near Val
dez, is la Seattle purchasing sup
plies.
J. L. Steele, of Valdcz, Alask i,
Is la New York City on business
connected with the Stat dard Mints
Co.
Col. B. F. Millard has lately re
turnee to Valdiz, Alaska, having
been in the states cn business con
nect--U with the-Granite Gokl stock
ou tii Exchange.
Edwin Eckern, former Valdez, Al
aska banker and mining man, has
opei.ei offices at 719 Joshua Green
Bids-., Seattle.
j
Si Serafford has returned to :
Fairi»ink& He has been in the J
states for the past two months in j
connection with the development of
his antimony property near Fair- :
bauks and also at Valdez negotiat
!ng for the purchase of another.
"Dad" Martin, proprietor of the
rcadeouse at Washburn on the Val
dez Hail, died at Fairbanks on
Febiuary 19. "Dad" Martin went
to A.aska in '97 and was well
knov.n in the Dawson and Forty
Milo camps. He Had lived at Wash
burn for the past 10 years.
Col. W. P. Richardson of the Al
aska Road Commission, is at Wash
ington. D. C. He has lately re
ceive^ Instructions to remain at
Washington, pending the outcome
of the Mexican, trouble. It Is pos- j
sibl» that he will aot return to Al
aska this year.
Geo. Watkin Evans, who was re
cently appointed consvi'ing mining
engineer for the United States Bu
reau ot Mines, ha* lately returned
from. Washington, D". C., where he
wen; to confer wit i Soeretary of j
the Interior Fraiiklm K. Lane, in
reference to leases Jr. the Alaska !
coo>. fields. While at Washington, i
Mr. Evans also filed his report on |
the -tfivisicn of "the Berin-g ' river ,
coal field into leas rg units.
Inspiration. '
"Now, son. take this message quick
ly. will you?"
"Sure. I)Ohs." said the messenger boy.
"Just imagine you nre u dauntless
hero on the villain's trull."—Pittsburgh
Post.
ONLY ONE "Brcrno JJi/itJne," that li
8f axatlve jftromo famine
Cures i Cold in One Day, Crip in £ t>ayi
CR bcx. 25c.
Zen lit Oil for clocks, watchee
and typewriters. Thin In body It
quickly reaches the finest parts of
these delicate mechanisms, lubricat
ing them correctly without gum
ming; cleaning those parts and
preventing rust. 10c, 25c 50c bot
tles. Keller Bros., Dole Skagway
Agents.
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DR. L. S. KELLER
Dentist
Most Modern Methods.
Open Evenings.
Office Hours: 9-12 a. m. 1-6 p. m.
Alaskan Building - Broadway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. I>.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the
eye, ear, noso and throat.
Office: Goldstein Building. Ju
neau, Alaska,
W. B. STOUT
Attorney At Law
Practice In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
Haines Alaska
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Jr. A A. M
White Paaa Lodgt
fr\ ft A. M. No. 113
uieot# 2d ttnU 4th
liv'gs of each
taouib Vl».unb Crot. ere ar®
.»uie PUU Abruhanis, Secretary":
ElniRr L. WhrwlT. W. M.
B. f. U.
Skagway Lodge
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets every
Thursday evening
) at 8:00 o'clock.
Viflitlug broth
ers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
p. j. VANDEWALL, Secretary
FVatemaJ Order
f Skajrway Aerie
i \'o 25. Frater
nal Order of
.Vertntad.iy uigtu of eacb month at
tieir ball on Fifth uyeiiue Visiting
oro'!-«■« cordially Isrtted to attend
Jj. E. Iladsori, W. P., J. K. Mo
Alister. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p.
m. snftrr Visiting' brothers cordial
ly welcome. W. L. Stevenson, Arc
tic Chit-f, W. It. Hillery, Arctic
Recorder.
j Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
=izLine==
The Roy?.! Mail Stage
leavt^ hitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kk»an£ a;id way
points and alm> on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H. CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
P.egina Hotel :: Whilehor»e, / f
URINARYj
DISCHARGES]
RELIEVED IN 2
24 HOURS
Each Cap- j
sulc bears (MIDY)|
the namc^V y <
Beware qf counterfeits]
ALL DRUOOlHTfl j
8. S. SPOKANE April 8-19-30
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE April203-24
OoacacUi at gmttl* with through pasaon <rr iln—.
CONGRBM, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Saitlag Tuoednj and Friday at 11 a. aa.
FOB HA* •JIANCISCO, LOS AVGELffc, SAN DIEGO.
Through, tirhi<« sold and baggage sbeck«d to all point# 1b
Cnlted State* «ad Canada, for 'oldm uti full particulars,
address V. A, rETKKSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, «. A. I'. D. rtiose BO. 8KAGWAV
808 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROH 5KAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
D6LPHIN March 23 April 10
JEFFERSON April 17 May 8-19
For Westward Ports
ALAMEDA April 29
Passengers will bt transitrred to Vancover ur Victoria
without extra charge.
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.May 10 -21-31
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