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The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-25

Buy your shoes from Kalem and save ffom 20 to 2s per cent. S'2ju
 Everest Is selling out to close out buSi- ness Come and get prices
 Situation Wanted-By American as cook for party on trail. Address "E," this of' flee. s-2s-2t
 J.L. Wortham. who Is to be PurSer on the Clifford Sifton, is registered at the Brannick.
 Captain O'Brien, of the ROsale, took a trip over the White Pass & Yukon railroad yesterday.
 Hugh Murray, of Pyramid Harbor, was in town yesterday and stopped at the Branniek hotel.
 Geo. A. Brackett, who has been absent on a trip to Washington, D. C., returned home on the RoSalie.
 E. Gabriel, of Tagish, who is connect ed with the Dawson telegraph line, is in town and is registered at the Brannlck.
 For Pent-Two rooms furnished com plete for housekeeping. Inquire at Mlln Street hotel. corner of Main and Johnson.
 s-2Sti
 j. H. Hummer, a representative of the Canadian Bank Of Commerce, is in town on his way to Dawson in the interest of his company.
 The RoSaIie brought up fifty tons of hy' draulic mining machinery for Alex. Mac Donald. which is to be used to develop his claims inside.
 Dr. c Lewis, a graduate of the Royal medical college of Scotland, came up on the RoSalie on his way to Atlin City, where he will practice medicine.
 The steamer Dirigo, which was wrecked some time ago In Alaskan waters, is in Se- attle and will resume her run sometime this week. The damage to her hull and machinery has been fully repaired, and she is now in first class condition.
 The performance to be given at Hose Co. No. 2'S hall tonight is a refined, artiS- tic entertainment. The company Is ccm- posed of the pick of the metropolitan the aters of the st tes. Don't miss seeing this company of stars. Tickets will be on Slle at ,he ? Stofice
 Hastings and Hall, the Bordmans, the Payne sisiers, Miss Jennie Riggs, Miss Nellie Lee. Miss Bessie Pierce, Miss RoSet- "a, Miss Graham, Mss Grace Seymour, Mr Richards, Mr. Hillver and Mr. Pryoe are among the artists of the Boston EN- rlvaganzi Co. Fire hall tonight.
 The Northern Commercial Company re- ,eived a large amount Of freight on the City Of Seattle, consisting Of candy, cri.kers, cakes and nuts of an kinds; also very large stock of fireworks. flags and balloons for the 4th Oi July trade. Mr.
  Seattle buying goods, and will return some time next week. Watch out for q big dis play. S-24-3t
 The Rosalie. Captain O'Brien, alter weeks trip, came in vesterdav morning with thhty-fve passengers and 100 tons of freight for Sl<agwav. She had eight tons of freight for the Dyea Trading Company. which she unolied at the Dyea wharf vestertoy afternoon. She wifi leave for Seattle at o'clock today.
 has. E. Warner will leave for Atlin early Monday morning, the 2oth inst, to represent the Post-Intelligencer and other leading papers in Atlin this summer. MT. Warner will take a number of important letters in addition to the latest papers and one or two passengers, and will arrive m Atlin about ten days ahead of the first steamer. Those desiring to avail them selves of this convenience may do so bv applying at Washington news stand or Pill Box drug store up to Sunday evening.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-25
New designs in wall paper a, Peoples.

New designs in wall paper at Peoples. Sleds. Tents. Yukon Stoves at VIsln Es. 500 rolls crepe paper Kelly X Go. I6-3t Happy and content are clanev's board 1T, I37tt Louis Lewis win leave today for Atlin City.
 Builders Hardware without end al Aliens.
 C. A. Anderson received q shipment of hardware on the Rosalie.
 Twenty stars in the Boston EXtravagan- IaCo Don't miss It tonight.
 Charley Hood. Ot Tacoma, Is in town and Is registered at the Brannlek.
 Js.. Mitchell and wife, of San Francis 60. are registered at the Brlnniek.
 F. H. Clayson & Co. received hrge shipment of goods on the Rosalie.
 Don't miss the Boston Extravaganza Co. at HoSe Go. No. 2'S hall tonight.
 John Whitney. of San Francisco. is among the guests registered at the Bran nick.
 ". B Goodwin came in from Bennett vesierday and registered at the Golden North.
 Rooms 10, rent, furnished or unfunlsh' st, over Ia Fiesta cigar store, Holly street. Apply at cigar store. S-24-ot
 The ice in Lake Lindeman is now eight inches thick, with plenty of melted snow and SluSh on the surface.
 The Ladies Guild Of the Episcopal church will meet this afternoon at the resi- denes Of Mrs. F. n. Vining.
 Dr. E. B. Whiting will go down to Ju' neau on the RoSalie. to give testimony be- fore the district court at that place.
 Hotel For Saie-Completelv furnished Greatest bargain ever offered. Parties go- ing tO the mines and must sell. Call at this ofite. io7ti
 On account of the charity entertainment a, Firemsn's hall last night, the Eastern S'sr solial club iii not met yesterdly afternoon.
 Steve Dove came up on the RoSalie with thirtv-hy, head Of cattle which he IS taking in Co Dawson. Re registered at the Occidental.
 Alfred E. Wool, oi Mankato, Kan, en- listed In the name service of the United States, was drowned 10 ;he ocean near Si,ka on April 70 last.
 C. N. Brown. who is to be steward on the Clifford SiftOn, accompanied by his wife, came up on the City Of Seattle and Is registered lt the Brannitk.
 During the absence of 4. :. Daui-i,k; agen, of the Washington & Alaska Seam ship Company, Mrs Dautritk will attend to the eomplny'S business in Skagwly.
 Capt. Seiberg. Of Company A, AN. G.. yesterday gave a s}ooo bond IS a gulrln- se for the return oi all equipments iunish- st by the government. F. Ronkeniod, H C. Barley md F. Twitchell signed the bond and it was sent Co Govymo. Brady. The steamer Alert, plying on Lake Lin dsman las, year, has been purchased by Or and Tukev, the freighters who handle the Chllcott company'S freigh, from the summit Co Bennett The steamer Is still on lsnt waiting for ,he breaking of the ice.
 AS soon as the RoSaie leaves her berth d, Moore's dock. worNmen will be put to work repairing the dock and putting in new piling. The piles of the dock are in Spected once a week and aS soon as pile has been at all damaged by tereiOeS it is replaced.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-25
Cotton Dress Goods

There are many pretty patterns undecided which to pick So said visitor at our Cotton Goods section yesterday We felt sorry for placing her in pre- dcament but consider it good fault This having an assortment that is bewlderng will be delighted with the showing. New Piques. New Ducks. New Percales. New Chambreys. New Crashes. New Organdes Etc.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-25
Light Houses for Alaska.

Captain John Irving, of the Canadm Pacific Navigation Company, has written the Seattle Chamber of Commerce q com munication setting forth the recommenda- tions of British Columbia as to what should be done in the matter of guides in Alaskan waters. as follows:
 "l wish to call the attention of your board to the great necessity there Is of placing with as little delay as possible in the waters of British Columbia the follow ing new lights;
 Star point, Lama passage. Fitzhugh sound; Turn point, Seatorth channel; Poin CT rocks, of Fort Sampsol !. Chatham sound; Haddlngton island, Broughton strait.
 "Captain Roberts, of the Dlrigo, and other United States shipmasters are anx. ious that your board should suggest to the United States authorities that the follow ing lights be placed in Alaskan waters;
 Abraham island, Clarence strait; Mary Island, Northeast point; Guard island, northeast entrance L. Tong'S NauowS; Ship inlet, Clarence strait; southeast Five Finger island, Frederick sound; Sentinel islands, Fsvonte channel, Lynn ctnal."
 The Seattle Chamber will assist in this matter and forward the communication to the light house board. The Skagway Chamber should also take action in the Same matter.
 For correct neekwear go 10 the Klondike Trading Company.
 Popular price pants. ClaysOn's, Fourth and State.
 See the blue and white ware at Aliens Broadway.
 All wool dress suits medium price, at ClAyson & Co.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
arked. "or YOU said Won were.

marked "or you said you were -
Il tell you what we'd dot cried
Mrs Cheedle, with sudden animation
lived go to Paris =
"Whtn; Why Howl
"As soon as we got it-one Because
we could waste 1t better there than any
where else-two With it-tbree
you speak of the money that ism t
coming from Aunt jane
"lf it isn t coming may | have it2'
How can your
Never mind You're SO positive
May |; All to myself
We'll, | ann disappointed in you /
thought when | married you-no
didn t think enough. p"
She rose-one yard and half Of rigid.
scornful femlnlnlty
"Do you regret our marriage, sir?
mo no of course not. =
81 desire you to explain, then. Dir
Cbeedle-oh bother tho beastly money !
wish 1t WASH t coming.
" Perhaps 1t isn't y
Don't be such wet blanket, Josie -"
w n.y. yuu Just hdlu
81 don care what said hate you I
Oh, Josie aud was going to buy you
such lovely new chain g.
She wept aloud
Look here, Nell, E" said Cheedle,
some minutes later II won't write to
| Aunt Jane at all. "
THAT will be best, y said she.
Il might only go and put my foot in
it know | III not very great favorite
of hers
"And, really, my dear boy, that int
about the root of all evil woudn I have
done ut all. "
mo-"
mo Now l shall just pay
"You?"
"Of course.
II could not think of letting you u
but somebody must write TO her
II don't sec the necessity. !"
Mrs Cheedle froze slowly as she
withdrew from him.
"And you would let
She stopped ON seeing the servant en-
ter with letter.
For you, sir. "
Cheedle broke it open.
"Who is 1t from, .losieP"
"Auut Jane
"Oh, what does she say"
"She's donated $50 in our joint
names (yours and mine, NelD to the
Society For the Beatifcation of St.
Matthew's Little Ditch =
it's a Judgment on you for quar-
reling with mel" said Mrs. Cheedle
Black and White
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

A well known East End doctor tells
a story of his experimenting days when
he was at college A girl whom he
knew and admired had pet kitten
that in frisk ny around broke one of its
hind legs The fair mistress was in de
spair and in extremity asked her med
zeal student admirer to try his skill on
the pet He consented and took his
father messenger boy, who was used
to the surgery. TO apply the an@sthetic
The doctor made the amputation and
was sewing np the flap beautifully,
when the boy gave a yell and said the
cat was dead 1t had been chloroform-
ed to death
The doctor know that the demise of
the pet woui Kill his hopes with the
mistress He had only one alternative
artificial respiration. and seizing the
forepaWs he set to work I'm ten min
utes he saw he WAS saved, for the KIT
ten began to breathe 1t was restored
minus one of its elawers, to the girl who
never knew how near il came to being
buried in the back garden -Pittsburs
Dispatch.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

The dowaPrT impress Il China t.
An, Ia. q late been frequently painted
in black cgIurs-in cClors ~ hiack, il
fact, that many lave been ten pied l.
compare her to Lucrezla BGfgIa, aid
have only desisted because modern
doubt has been cast upon the evil repuz
tation Of that FlGrentine But fear f
the poison said 70 have been InaBy Ime-
present i'll the cup which the empress
has offered can hardly be as widespread
as we have been led ty reports to be
Heye. AT any rate, not fortnight
eince, the wives f the foreign efuba-saz
dors and ministers II Picking were. con.
trary to all usage. invited 10 feast a
thu palace. The da~aper empress recelv-
ed tuem the emisror standing by her
side an elaborate luncheon war served
ana atteI0ard tea, the empress drink
ing from LIE cup Of each lady present.
NiI'r fhle tesuyjty WIS proceeding,
the empress as one dispatch announces,
Gin IA bust 4 weuanly emotion. EN-
braeed her visitors, Tatiing some Of
then fcudeT.y on the caeek. The dowa-
ger emngess wears no paint, though her
con pl,xidu is sallow Her smile Was
described Il her Yi-iiaf- as Charm
ing. n Diplomatic circles at all
tVeuis, "a soon, not To be regarded ar
an - - -iiaruer's Iazar
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

1t is pleasure to the advocates of
equal suffrage to see a whole commu-
nifty turn ont to do honor to a great man
who is friend Of their cause, as Bos-
ton has done to Secretary Long. The
very men who assured us last year and
will assure us again this winter that it
is only "cranks and fanatics who be
lieve in equal suffrage We'd with one
another in heaping ealogies on our able
secretary of the navy. 1t was this same
clear headed gentleman who said he
had "neyer heard an argument against
woman suffrage that was not an insult
to the intelligence of 10 yearold
boy" He called the opposition "a
slowly melting glacier of hourbonism
and prejudice and said, Il want to go
on record as having been melted out
early, or rather as having never been
frozen in. " Woman journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Michelot, the famous comedian, SUI
fered great deal from the spite of his
colleagues, and found it necessary to be
on the alert at every performance On
a certain occasion he had to scold a
setvant in one of Moieres plays, when
the 'claque, which had been bribed
by his rivals began to hiss
Micbelot was by no means disconcert.
ed Giving the servant a couple Of
blows on the ear not included III the
part, be extemporized as follows:
You vile scamp of varlet, there is
nothing you think of There You stand
quietly listening to the yermin squeak
ing in the house and never trouble your
self to get the rat poison ~
The effect of this sally was striking
The audience broke out in loud applause
and 10 subsequent attempt was made to
hiss the actor
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
NERVOUS DEPRESSION.
IA TALK WITH MRS. PtsKnAn.l


A woman with the blres is very un-
comfortable person. She is illogical,
unhappy and frequently hysterical
The condition Of the mind known as
the blues" nearly always. with No
men, results from diseased organs Of
generation.
1t is a source of wonder that in this
age of advanced medical science. any
person should still believe that uIere
force Of viii and determination viii
overcome depressed spirits and merry
business IN women. These troubles are
indications Of disease.
Every woman who doesn't under
stand her condition should write to
LINN. Mass, TO Mrs Pinkham for her
advice. Her advice is thorough COM
mon Sense. and Is the counsel Of a
learned woman of great experience.
Read the story of Mrs +. 5. BENNETT,
Westphalia. Kansas, as told in the fol-
lowing letter:
DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM:-I have suf-
fered for over two years with falling.
enlargement and liberation Of the
womb, and this spring, being in such
a weakened condition, caused me to
flow for nearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by friends, l wrote to you
for advice. After using the treatment
which you advised for a short time,
that terrible flow stopped.
4 am now gaining strength and
flesh, and have better health than |
have had for the past ten years 1
wish to say to all distressed, suffer
ing women, do not suffer longer. when
there is one SO kind and willing to
aid you"
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is womans remedy for wo-
mans ills. More than million wo-
men have been benefited by it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

IAN old fellow came along the other
day, says Philadelphia restaurant
keeper who gave me pointer had
never dreamed Of He came in and of
fered to patch up all the bad places in
my wall paper and so skillfully that
couldn t find place after it was done
Well, | hadn't any patching to do, but
| bet the old chap a quarter and his
dinner that he couldn't do what he
said tore a patch out of the wall
paper, and when he was through eat
ing he went to work.
1.-The first thing he did was to cut a
piece of blank wall paper big enough to
cover the hole and paste it over Next
he took brush and painted ground
the same rs the other paper Then. kick
me if he didn't take other brushes and
colors and paint in the design of the
paper | willingly yielded up quarter
with the dinner and was satisfied when
| saw the alacrity and ease with which
the fellow did his work New York
Tribune
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
wanted Good owls.

It's only IA short time ago-two
months perhaps or less-that fashion
able milliner from Philadelphia exhih
tied her wares at one Of the large hotels
here She was woman of fashion for
her own amusement before she became
q woman of fashion for the benefit of
her pOcketbook She made her debut
here in Washington years ago and
turned out, as they say in the south,
into the very best society the capital
afforded. She is distinctly the graude
dame yet, and everybody went to look
at her bonnets. one woman, Il middle
aged person with vastly more money
than breeding or brains examined every
hat in the room with an extremely su=
percilious air, She wanted a bonnet.
but she proposed to show the milliner
her place in the buying OF it, For half
an hour or more she tried on and dis
cussed and eyed bat trimmed with
owls. The milliner 5 patience was near
~ AT an end when the customer asked,
with an air:
"Now, Mrs, r., are these good owls
The milliuer drew herself mp.
"Mauam, sand she, Il know moth
ing whatever of the morals or habits Of
owls. | can tell you whether they ara
good or not Woman About Town IN
Washington Post,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Close to the wagon we met bush
woman. one Of lndowyoka 9 people. re-
duced by starvation 10 the most ENACT
ated and pitiable condition Her hus-
band had been killed by lions some days
before. though she herself had escaped
with her life On her back and shout
ders were the marks where the same
lion had ripped away great strips Of
flesh Long clots of blood had dried on
her body the wounds had not even
teen washed gave her some meat
rayenously The bones were almost
through her filthy skin her little beady
eyes set close together under low re
treating forehead, her hattened nose
and large protruding lips concealing
what little chin she possessed gave her
look most uncanny and repellent
Altogether more like an animal than
q human being she seemed 10 me the
lowest type of womankind that il has
ever been my fate to look ON There are
numbers of bushmen and their wives
who live in this miserable condition
wandering through the veldt with no
other means Of subsistence than such
trash as wild roots and berries Some
of the men have guns and ammunition
and they spend their whole time IN
shooting When they kill buck within
reach of water--say ten miles-the
whole family congregates on the spot,
sits round the body and gorges itself
until every scrap Of flesh and skin has
disappeared. Blackwood's Magazine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

There died not SO very long ago a
worthy French gentleman who had sue
eeeded. by dlnt of importantly, in OBJ
tanning from minister who was, polit-
ically speaking on his last legs mas
much as the cabinet to which he be-
longed was already totteriug to its fall,
a very comfortable berth For ten years
this official called punctually at the
ministry in question whenever the mo-
ment arrived at which his salary was
due, and, having pooketed the money.
be returned quietly to his home In a
fashionable part of Paris.
one day, while he was chatting with
a very intimate friend, who was we'll
versed in the idiosyncrasIes and work
ing of the different official departments,
he asked contidentially his companion
if he could tell him the precise spot in
which the establishment of which he
had been appointed deputy custodian
was situated, confessiug that he had
not the remotest idea of its locality
His request having been complied with,
the official nevertheless displayed no
curiosity to visit the scene of his pre-
sumed labors. and, as matter of fact,
he expired without having ever beheld
1t.
After his death this post was abolish
ed, so that at least one badly needed re
form may be laid to the credit of the
pow ers that be Paris Letter
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

Paoia Lautrose. daughter Il the vel
known anthfpJ olag7at and eTimiaeI1gist.
Professor Lembras9 Of Turin, has bren
sentenced BY the criminal court If that
city to = day. imIrIsanmeut and a
fine Of ~ Ire on the charge # ineItisg
class hatred and eulopiziug violation #
law. She hold saciali.tIe views, Ike
her father and otaer professor # the
University Of Turn. Duuug ne Jtal.
tan bread not. IN May she published an
article IL thu Grido del popo.e # 1uz
rim. IL which sbe describsd the misery
she herself bad zen among the poorer
classes, aud for TINS she must - t.
prison
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26

official of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad and is very popular in the most
exclusive society, not only Of this city,
but of New York and New Orleans as
we'll. The hero, with party of ladies
and gentlemen, occupied box at the
theater prior to banquet to be given
in his honor at the Louisville hotel,
His appearance was greeted with a
storm of applause and, of course, his
presence extinguished the play. After
short address, made between the acts,
Hobson returned to the box, in which
among others was seated Miss Qmrrier,
Some one suggested to Hobson to kiss
her hut when he offered to do so that
young lady frigidly drew away from
him and left the box. The audience saw
the whole scene and was intensely
amused. The lieutenant himself laughed
as heartily rs anybody Miss Quarter 5
cut direct did not seem to disturb him
in the least, but, then, it must be re
membered that Lieutenant Hobson Is
used to trying situations. Louisville
Cor. Chicago Times Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
SOMETIME.

Out of today's mad struggle and distress
Out OF its ashes and dull weariness
Hope sweetly rises with patient grace
Strange to the fury of life's grinding place
And, pointing DER the hills where Sometime
dwells,
A whispered promise of her pleasure tells.
And We. WHO drag our yoke DER heavy roads
Close in the shadow of more crushing loads,
Pause when the lash is still and lift our eyes
To pictures hung against the distant skies
There we forget the sorrbws Of this cline
In the glad gardens of that fair Sometime
Tomorrow is today again renewed.
With added penalties and servitude,
And smaller chance to dream of Sometimes
peace,
Where wasting WEAKNESS will find release.
Yet faith is stronger than our CALLING cares,
And 80 we wait; but, oh. the waiting wears
George E. Bowen in Chicago News.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
When GunpoNder Was New.

A curious feature about this evolu-
ton in methods of hunting was the
hesitation with which gunpowder was
taken up by the great mobiles. Not only
did 1t take quite century to familiar
iZe hunters with it, but the evidence
that has come down to us shows that
the humble classes were the first to use
it for shooting game. Macmillan, ar
dent sportsman that he was, tells us
himself that he could shoot farther and
with greater accuracy with his crossbow
than his keeper could with the fire tube.
To prove this he tells us the well
known story of a certain channels stand
ing at distance of 900 tathoms, which,
after being pronounced as too far off by
his henchman who was armed with
one of the first sporting firearms men
toned III print, comes tumbling down,
pierced at the first attempt, by the EN-
peror's bolt.
From other sources we learn OF strict
measures being adopted to prevent
poaohers and "woud loafers" using fire
arms, and this at period when princes
still used the cumbrous crossbow and
spear. 1t was only in the last quarter
of the sixteenth century that firearms
had ousted other weapons for certain
forms of the chase, the deer battue be-
ing among the latter. -Gentleman' e
Magazine.