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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
ATL|N LAKE
Is Now Closed and Perfectly
 Safe For Travel.

Log Cabin, Feb. I.-Atlin Lake is at last frozen over and the trail Is In first- class condition. Passengers can now de- pend upon making the trip In safety and with every comfort that can be furnished on a northern trail. An arrangement has been made whereby passengers can pur. chase tickets at Log Cabin at s22 each way, and baggage at IS cents per pound, 10 be prepaid al Log Cibin. These rates will be maintained as long as the trail Is sale. There are five dog teams on the trail and they are being driven in manner to meet the train every night. It Is in- tend:d to make a 36-hour schedule from Skagway to AtlIn. Thete is a hotel at Log Cilin and four good road h.uses on the tr4il
 Louis Lindeman will lose his left hand, part of his right hand, and part of both feet. ltis now certain, however, that he will live.
 Before the re.ent freezing of the lake the trail was becoming very dangerous. On January 7S, Mr. Lundsden, of BIlcket's store, while stepping put of the trail, broke through the Ice. He grabbed the edge of the lee to scramble out, but lt gave way again ard again, until he was able to grab the hard trill, which sustained him until he was pulled out.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
MONEY 10 AID SkAGMAY
 FIRE DEPARTMENT
Subscription is Being Asked and Generous Business Men
 are Happily Complying

The fire ieparemert recognizing that no aid w4s possible from the city council, has taken their financial matters into their own hands snd during the past two weeks quietly eircul ted q subscription list among the leading business men of the eltv.
 The subscription was for the mainien anee of the dspartm,nt during the four hard months of the year, Jan., Feb, Marsh and April. There are several incidental expenses that must be mt by the boys and 1t Is for these, subscriptions h we been asked for.
 Al the meeting last night the first list was presented. Seventeen names appeared there on.
 The Alaska Steamship Go. headed the list with a subscription of s2 so a month.
 The White Pass Route subscribed $ a month.
 The following names for the same amount followed;
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
A Good Time For Children
 to Enter School.

Fddlv evening closed the first half Of
 he school 'erm. Miss M. Carroll prin- cipal Of the schools, says that at any time during the month Of February, which Is the first month of the last half of the school year, will be a very proper period for children dsSirious Of school privileges io enter the grades.
 Miss MeCauoll sayS that the pupils are doing good work and that the majority, instead of dreadiug lhe coming eXamina' liens, as is often ihe case, are impatient for the ordeal that is to clear the way for promotion.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
OVfRCROWDfD
Tho Jail is Threatened to be Taxed
 Beyond Capacity.

There ate now twelve trlsoners in the iall. It was not built to accommodate so many. Some must sleep upon the floor as there are no hunks for them. ts often necessary to chain the wildly drunken prisoners to the floor of the corridor to keep them from turning over the stove or lnjuring the prisoners The contemplated cages at the court house are badly needed.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
A ROUSER
A Biz Blowout to Be Given
 Firemen's B. B. Team.

Two weeks from last night the firemen will give the members of their basket ball team a smoker at the "gym," which will surplss any former event.
 This was unanimously decided upon at the fremen'S meeting last night. The smoker will be only for the members cf the department.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

The first of this week the committee Wlll call on the other liberal minded busl- ness houses of the eiiy for subscription. Perhaps never betoTe has such a very necessary subscrlbilOn paper been circulated and the boys last night felt thankful in- deed for the helrtv support they have bsen' accorded
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

Interest in the gymnasium work of ihe Ladies Auxiliary of lhe White Pass Em- ployes Club is increasing rapidly. Over thirty of the ladies whose privilege i, 'o take advantage of the opportunities for physical culture afforded by membership in the auxiliary have entered the work, and hearty interest is manifested by all. Al the regular meeting last Friday after noon the ladies organized for basket ball work The ter thus far arranged for in- Ie Mrs. Hahn, Miss Head, Miss Clay son, Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Ashley. Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. MeCaughey, Miss Mcfarland. Mrs. How ard and Mrs. Mex enzle. Other teams will be organized at the next meet ing, which will be held Friday afternoon of thls week. The executive committee. which has full charge of an the work of the auxiliary, requests all the members 10 arrange to be at the rooms by o'clock, ln order that the ealisthenle drill may begin promptly at 2:3o. IL is suggested that the ladies noi vet provided with gymnasium suits SD attire themselves that ihev can comfortably aud properly take part in the ( lls,henle drill.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
tXPECItD ON fARALLON
Fire Supplies For tho Department
 are Duo Today.

The remainder of the supplies for the Skagway Fire Department, are expected to be among the freight received on the Far allon, due to-day. So fr only the hose has arrived.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

shelm, at Sn Francisco. bg ar elegant dinner spread, It the Fifth Avenue, 10 I number of his gentlemen friends. The menu was the supreme of evsrythicg good afforded by the northern mirket and the deft chef of the celebrated hotel.
 Jan. 2, 1902.
 Menu. Auehoyies. Olives.
 Olympia oysters.
 Chicken soup.
 frlsd hlllbut.
 Shrimp salad. MiyonaIse. Fried spring chicken. SIr4tJgl chips.
 Filet of beet with mushrooms. French peas. Potatoes.
 Asparagus on tolst.
 Rum cmeletie
 Vanilla lee cream.
 Imperial cheese and hackers. Nuts and raisIns. Fruit.
 Coffee Royal. Cigars. But regardless of the spl-adrd fare, the splendid repast could not touch the acme of the feast of reosJn in the tolsiS to which all the guests responded with eioquenee, and under the able supervision of toast master Judge J. Rogers, as follows: The bride, P. E. Rem; ihs bride and groom, s. II. West; the absent members of the family, 5. T. Jo'seIvn; ,he groom. J. Moss; thought inspired by the occasion. c. Lemcke; the day We lebr te, Fred J. +webber; our host, N. H. Sucn2; our el- lgeable blteheIors, Ernest Mckay; the new home, j. Bloom; our guests, l. Kauf- man.
 
 The'Magple Ladies Club met at Mrs. N, B. Clemmlngr's experiments last night, and very pl- slnt session was en- joysd Thee applications for memeeTshlo came up for ballot. The mex; meeting will be at Mrs. Miliiken's. on next Satur- day. a, } o'clock ' m. Mrs. Helen [, Reed will read a paper on Ketcnik'a, Mrs. O;hm,r on wrangsl. and Mrs, n. 8. Kel- Ter on Iunelu The club iy planning a so;il, ,nleralument Tor S@ V.lentlne's day.
 There was quit little s;.r yes eriay in the social reims eenteret at NJ. Grant's gr jcers in anticipation of T pa'ty that vas to otcur lt E. B. Cades residence. B., ine, sveat h seen postponed indefinitely. M1ai evna9 Mrs. Lux. enieTtalnei Mr, and Ms Will CLysol, the Nissss clnusnnls and M.ssrs Snnnk aul YOlng.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

The Principal bath rooms are open when others are frozen up. Opposite .. s. barracks.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

B, ,s In porcelain tubs at the Principal opposite U. S. barracks.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
Coal and Wood

Lu;avlsh has wood and coal to burn. The best in town. Phone 76 and 90.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

We carry II. S. & NJ. readv-to-wear suits F. II. Clayson X 0.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

Thursday evening lsador Kaufman eele- brlted lhe recent marriage of his sister Miss Nina Kaufman to Mr. Mack Rosen-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

MJaiiy evnag Mrs. Lux. entertained Mr, and Ms Will CI.ysoi, th. Nlssss cayson's and Msssrs Shook ani Young.
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There was quit, little s;.r yes criay in the social reims eentered at M..- Grsri's gr jcers in antieiraiion of T pa!ty that vas to otcur at E. B. Cades residence. Bu, ine, sveat seen postponed indefinitely.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02
TONIGHT
Loaded Stage From Dawson
 Is Due.

White Horse. F,b. I-The B. Y. N. stage from Dawson did not arrive tonight, but Is expected In tomorrow evening,
 The stage has a full load of passengers and mail from lower river points.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-02

Fine watch repairing a, P. E. Kern's
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

crown. The other six gifts are under
standing, the strength of patience. the
bliss Of piety, the wisdom of counsel, the
knowledge of temperance and the power
of the Lord.
I'm the Bible seven Is a number Of
great significance. In the first chapter
of Genesis we read that God rested on
the seventh day from his works. and he
consecrated 1t as a Sabbath (Gen. IT,, 2-S).
'Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall
be taken on him sevenfold (Gen. w., 15).
Noah was commanded by God, accord
Ing to the priestIy account Of the deluge,
to take seven pairs of all clean animals
into the ark (Gen. vii, 2-D. Jacob served
seven years for Leah and seven other
years for Rachel (Gen. xxix.). Jacob
bowed before Esau seven times CGen.
xxxii, 81. Pharoah saw in a dream
seven well-favored and fat-heshed kline
Gen. XII, 2-3). Joseph mourned for his
father seven days Gen. l., 10). The Lord
smote the river Nile for seven days eek.
viii. 25). The children or israel were
commanded seven days to eat unIeavened
bread Eek. xiii, 15). The law demanded
that Hebrew slave should serve six
years and in the seventh he should go
out free for nothing eek. xxi, p. In the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

serted in the Revue d'Economie PoIitiQue
by M. Jean Finot.
This author begins en- article on the
limitations Of life by mentioning some
traditional long lives. Among these
cases are those Of resident of Goa, who
is said to have reached his four hun
dredth year In the enjoyment Of all his
intellectual faculties, Scotchman who
lived to be over 200 years old. and vari-
Gus monks of Mont Athos who have
reached $50 years. He asserts that Ser
Wan statistics Tor 1897 show three persons
between 1856 and lao years old. eighteen
from 1876 to 1876, 12s from lis to 125, and 200
from los to 115. In 1880 there were, he
says, in the United States, 1881 persons
over 100 years old and twenty-one in Lon
don. M. Finot cites a mathematical
formula. which he credits to DIR. Rich
ardson, by which any one may get an
idea OF his probable length Of life. 1t "a
only necessary to add the ages Of ones
father and mother to those Of ones two
grandfathers and two grandmothers, and
the total divided by six indicates the ex-
act number OF years one should i've.
M. F1not does not believe that the av.
erage length Of the human life has been
reduced, On the contrary he believes
that 1t Is constantly increasing, owing to
the progress OF hygiene. why do we
grow old at all7 The writer answersi
For three reasonsT want OF physical
exercise in the open ARR poisoning by
microbes which the phagocytee have NOT
succeeded In destroyingt lear Of death,
It Ii hard to imagine the Importance cA
this last element II o man fears death
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

full of illusions to Babylonian thought
and religion. The man with the ink
horn, clothed In linen after the fashion
of Babylonian priests, Is no other than
Nebo, the god Of learning and the tute-
larry deity Of priestcraft, represented by
the planet Mercury.
lis 1t mere accident or are we con-
fronted with echoes of older traditions.
when we find the number seven regarded
as sacred throughout all medieval Chris
tianity? There are frequent pictorial rep
reservations of the seven gifts of the
spirit. The names Of these seven gifts
are not always the same; they vary con-
siderably in various Illustrations and are
not always specified since their several
names are either supposed to be known
or taken to be Indifferent. But there is
general agreement as to the number Of
them, being the same as the Buddhist
Jewels Of the law.
The Christian church adopted the doc
trine of the seven celestial regions. ST.
Paul speaks of the seventh heaven.
Further, there are the seven spirits
which are before the throne Of Him
which Is and which was and which is to
come reminding US of the seven ighigs
of the Chaldeans. Not only is the num-
Der seven frequently referred to as a
sacred number by ST. John the Divine in
the Revelation as well as by the church
fathers. but we have also the evidence Of
the Christian monuments.
Christ is represented on lamb found
In the catacombs as the Good Shepherd
who carries a lamb In the usual style,
and is surrounded by seven sheep. which
are supposed to represent the seven
churches of the Revelation. About the
Good Shepherd appear the figures of the
sun and the moon, and between them are
the seven stars. On the right side of the
Good Shepherd we see a small box repre-
senting the ark Of Noah, with a dove
standing upon 1t; the picture on the left
side is meant to represent Jonah under
the gourd vine.
1.-THE Christian view Of the seven heav-
ems ruled by the seven planets remained
unaltered until the Copernican world
conception took its place and caused the
old Christian pictures of the universe to
be regarded as mere archaeological cur
iosities.
1.-THE sevenfold nature Of the spirit Of
the Savior is also indicated in the Reve-
lation Of st. john where the lamb Is rep
resented with seven horns and seven
eyes. In the same book we read: Worthy
Is the lamb that was slain to receive
power, riches, and wisdom, and strength.
and honor, and glory, and blessing, which
are seven qualities.
I'm manuscript Bible Of the twelfth
century, now In the British museum, we
find a picture of the seven gifts of the
spirit, represented In female heads: the
spirit Of wisdom Is placed at the top, and
wears crown on her head. Besides the
name of the gift, each representative fig
ure bears an appropriate sentence. and
the circle Of these seven little figures Is
completed by a hand representing the
presence of God the Father sending out
twelve rays of light corresponding to the
twelve apostles The figures Of Faith,
Hope and Charity occupy the center Of
the circle, and Charity, being the great
est Of the three, is distinguished by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

many nations a religious institution. So
- was IN ancient Rome, and every day
was presided over by a special deity.
Inc progress of the sun in the region
OF the liked stars during the twelve
months led to a division Of the heavens
into twelve houses or mansions, which
constitute the zodiac; and this is the
reason why the number twelve is either
closely connected with seven or placed in
contrast to it.
Further / point to the Egyptian unit
OF measurement the cubit each divided
INTO seven palms, and as seven has been
one OF the most awkward numbers for
purposes of measurement we must as
sumo that this division is due to the rev.
erence for this oldest of prime numbers
The same is true Of the rainbow, whose
division into seven colors is not founded
upon fact, but betrays only the popular
preference for number deemed sacred
1t is strange coincidence that the hui
man head Is furnished with seven aper-
tures-two eyes, two ears, two nostrils
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

1t will carry him away And vet IL is
quite pleasant to die; no sensation could
be compared to it"
10 prove this assertion, NJ Finot
quotes Helm, who related the sensations
he experienced while falling with his
companions from the summit of one OF
the Alps to a death which he miracu-
lousy escaped
AT first a sense Of beautitude the,
complete insensibility to touch or pain:
nnally an extreme rapidity of Thought
ana imagination which in a few seconds
enabled him to recollect the events az
his whole life Therefore it is not death
we should fear, but the fear II inspires
In us. We are wrong, says Socrates. to
rear death. as 1t is our greatest possess
sion on earth. and Seneca adds that IL Is
the best of the inventions of life, while
MontesQufeu concludes that we should
shed tears for men when they are born
and not when they die.''
M. Henry de Varigny examines the
question Of longevity In ILLUSTRATION
from another point Of view He asks:
Has the man of today a chance to live
longer than the man OF 1900 years ago?
He bases his conclusions upon charts and
statistics published by Prof. Karl Pear
son in Biometrika and upon the re-
searches made by w. Spiegelberg of
Etrassburg. on the age OF Egyptian mum
mics. These conclusions are that an
Egyptian who 2,00o years ago lived to
be sixty-eight years old was likely to
live longer than a modern Englishman
Of the same age, M. de Varigny gives
the following explanation:
Evidently there was among the Egyp-
tanS q natural selection, resulting from
environment, that does not take place
today, at least to the same degree,
among civilized people. The Egyptians
WHO reached the age Of sixty-eight years
had robust constitutions, and therefore
their chances OF longevity were excep-
Honal.n
49, -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

ana one mouth: but IT is obviously far
fetched to think that this is the reason
Tor the sacredness of the number seven.
Seven also appealed to historic man,
and l quote Maj. PoweIFs Lessons in
Folklore in proof:
Every tribe believes itself to inhabit
the center of the world; thus we have a
zenith world, a mildworld, and nadir
world Then they speak of a world to
the north, of world to the south, of a
world to the east, and Of world to the
west, for men think Of the world in
terms Of cardinal points. Chained to-
this mode of thinking by the terms Of
language, the three worlds are multiplied
and seven worlds are known-the mid
world, the under world, the upper world,
the north world. the south world the
east world and the west world. All tri-
bal peoples, savage and barbaric alike.
believe In these seven worlds as depart
ments or pavillons to the world of fiarma-
ment and earth
Under these circumstances, we need
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

Ma origin Of the power It IL
w supposed to exert7 These
two questions, while an
- swerab4e after study and
research, are mysteries to the great mass
Of individuals.
Notwithstanding this ignorance. the fig
ure seven is and has always been con-
sidered a lucky number. The profess
sional man and the man of trades are
alike Influenced by this superstition.
But can the universal faith in the eff
fcacy of seven be called a superstition?
That is one of the questions which DR..
c. I. Fletcher endeavors to make clear
in the following article.
DR.. Fletcher, while in England some
time ago. became interested in the mys-
terry surrounding the history of the figure
seven and instituted series of investi-
cations upon the subject. In the British
museum he found complete data and the
pictures herewith produced.
BY DR.. Q. J. Fletcher.
THE figure seven was of deep sacred
significance in the beginning of civiliza-
ton in Akkad and in Egypt
The ancient Babylonians believed in
seven great gods, in seven celestial spir-
it's, called ighigs, and seven spirits of the
underworld, called Anunnaki. Bel Mer-
odach combated and conquered seven
wicked storm demons. He'll has seven
gates; magic formulate must be repeated
seven times in order to be efficient and
the great epic of the formation of the
world was written on seven tablets, COR
responding to the seven days work Of
the creation account in Genesis.
The mound Birs Nimrud was the site Of
The Temple of the Seven Spheres re-
built by ACKNOWLEDGMENT the Great, who
has written of it as having been built
ages before upon the ruins which he
found Of the tower. The Chaldeans have
left bas-reliefs Of the seven 1ghigs and
Of their seven great gods, which DIR.
Carus has reproduced. Even this sacred
temple had Its seven stories
The number seven is popular among all
the nations Of the world because of the
number of the days of the week, which
are the fourth part of the circuit Of the
moon round the earth. The moon is the
natural calendar of man, and its phases
offer the most convenient mode of calcu-
lating time and determining dates Now,
the sidereal month consists Of q DAYS
hours and 43 minutes, nearly; the
snyodical month";. e., from new moon to
new moon-is longer, being 20 days IL
hours and A minutes, nearly; which
yields an average of twenty-eight DAYS.
and this condition gave rise to the insti-
tuition OF the week. The week is among
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03

temple service the priest had to dip his
finger in the blood of the sacrificed bull
lock and sprinkle Of the blood seven times
before the Lord, before the veil Of the
sanctuary Qev. w., 81. A woman after
the birth OF a male child was uncIeau
seven days Qev. xiii, q. The Lord
threatens to punish the people for dis
obedience with all kinds Of rerrors, and
If they will not yet for all this harken,
then he will punish them seven times
more for their sins Gev. XVI. 49,. Ba-
laam requested Balak to build seven al
tars and prepare seven oxen and seven
rams CNum. xiii, u. In Deuteronomy
we read among the curses on disobedi-
ence that the children of Israel will flee
before their enemies on seven ways
Oeut. xviii, 25), but If they harken
unto the Lord their enemies shall flee
on seven ways Oeut. xviii, y. The
walls Of Jericho fall on the seventh day
before the blast of seven rams horns,
blown by seven priests, after having COM
passed the city seven times GOSH vi, a.
Bathshebas child died on the seventh
day QI. Sam. xii, 49,. Because David
had numbered the people. the children OF
Israel were punished, and a choice was
given him between seven years Of fam
inc, three months Of fight and
three months of pestilence GIL Sam
XIV, 13). Naaman became clean OF his
leprosy by bathing seven times in Jor-
dan CT. Kings ", 1910. Jobs friends
mourned with him seven days and seven
nights Dob H., 80. Seven days is the
time of mourning for a dead person
(Sirach xii, 49,. The psalmist sings that
seven times a day he does praise God
(cxix., 164. In Proverbs XIV, 16, we
read that Just man falleth seven times
and riseth up again.
The symbolism Of numbers attributes
to seven peculiar sanctity. Being the
sum OF three and four, 1t means the All
as ensouled by God. Three means the
Deity; four, the world; and thus seven
Is the sum of the two AMI represents the
entire cosmos, God and the world
These are part of the data I was able
to find regarding the history and import
Of the number seven"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-03
Fear Only the Fear of Death

EN- should be afraid Of the
fear of death-not of death
itself. If men follow this
rule, there is no reason why
they should not all become
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excellent water, Q 1-2 acres orchard of
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~ acres of good timber, located In
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soon. This is the chance of the life.
tlme TO get a good farm at rare
bargain.
About so acres of rich, level land
near Middlebranch Ohio, with good g.
room house, large bank barn, good
outbuildings, well fruited aud watered,
In very pleasant location on public
highway, for $4,000
We have farms of all sizes, in all
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and on reasonable terms. If you want
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farms or city property, get an abstract.
or secure loan, call on Cook & Greg
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