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The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Topeka Tomorrow

The Pacific Coast steamer City of To- peka, Is scheduled to be the first boat due from the South. She is billed to arrive tomorrow. The Amur of the Canadian Pacific Company, will be due Friday, and the Humboldt Saturday.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

A few Juueauites are doing all in thcirpower Co force the location of the capital Of Alaska territory, which will be established before long, at some other town than their own.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Grouse Huntsrs Now Out

Now that the grouse season is open the hunters are slipping out to their old hauntS. Several will leave Satur- day night and go to points along the railroad. At Haines yesterday party of seven left at noon for the hills around Chilkat.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
New Church at Hainss

The Presbyterian congregation at Haines are building a new church. Ground has been broken and lumber is already on the site. Mir. NorSistrom, of this city, is the contractor.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Coming With Twelve Hundred Ton.

Agent Friend, of the Alaska Steam ship Company, received a telegram yesterday from Supt. Burns to the ef- feet that the Tampico would arrive here Saturday with l2OO tons Of freight.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Eagles Meet Tonight

The Eagles will meet tonight in reg ular session. Candidates are to be in- iliated and all members have been re- uucsted to be present.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

All bills owing to Alaska General Eletric Co. must be paid to me and no contract made with company will be recognized unless made with me.
 J. M. TANNER, Manager Alaska Gen'l Electric Co.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
PERSONAL MENTION

Fred H. Lysons, law partner of Mayor Humes of Seattle, accompanied by Mrs. Lysons, was a Northbound passen- ger on the Cottage City as far North as Ketchikan. Mir. and Mrs. Lysons will complete the trip to Skagway on the Topeka, which Is due to arrive in this city tomorrow.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

Hundreds of eyes read the advertising columns of the Alaskan each day. They ,can these columns closely. Business men do you want resultsl We have the proper medium. Phone l9 for the man with the rate card to call.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Skagvay Laundry

For irst-class work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-two yeras' experi- euce. Telephone 80. tt.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Notice

All persons having accounts with me are requested Co call and settle the same ou or before Sept. l.
 ". C. BAKER.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

Wanted-Girl Co do general house work. Apply at this office.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

For Rent and for Sale cards for sale at this office.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

CurrcURA SOAP, assisted by Cuucura Ointment. the Great Skin Cure, IS a specific for preserving, purifying and beau,iiyinE the skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales and dandruit, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening and soothing red rough and sore hands, for baby rashe', itehings and cha6ngs, and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and nursery. Millions of Women use Cuucura Soap in the form of baths for annoying in- fiammations and irritations, or too free or offensive organizations, m the form of washes for ulceratiye weaknesses and for many Sanatiye, antiSepuc pur- poses which readily suggest themselves. No amount of persuasion can induce those who have once used these great skin purifiers to use any others.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02
Complete Treatment for HumOurs,

OUHIpIUIU II6dIIIIuHI IVI HuI'IVUISJ Consisting of CUTiCURA SoAP. Co cleanse the skln of crusts and scales. and soften Che thick- coed cutlcle; CUrICURA OINTMENT. Go lusiant' iy sllay nehing. inflammation. and Irritation snd soothe and heal; and CrriCyUA kEs1L- VgNrr PILLS. Co cC0l and cleanse the blood. A sINaLE SET iS often sufficient Co cure the asvercst terms of torturlus. dlsngufins skin, scalp aud blood humoun of iuiauts or adults Whsn Ail else falls.
 Cuticura Soap. Ointment and pills arc suld through0ut the world British Depot; -i, " Charicrhouse Sq., LondOn. frcnch ncpnt o Roe de Ia PaiI. Paris. POTTER phr1 AND CHEM. CORP. Sole Props, Boston. O, S A.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

c. Fickhardt, of Caribou, is at the Golden North hotel.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

Frank Alton left on the Cottage City for a visit to his old home at Pittsburg, Pa. He will be gone for several weeks
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-02

Jack Hardy, who recently returned from Valdez and who is we'll known ir this city, has accepted position at the Board oi Trade.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
The way People Sit.

It is one thing to have chair and
another to know how to sit on it. The
ideal Of graceful sitting posture has
varied in the different ages Of the
world. The Egyptians sat bolt upright,
the knees and feet closely pressed to-
gether. 1t was the ceremonial attitude.
The Greeks and Romans, when their
seats had no backs and they were at
liberty to forget their dignity, sat
STOPPING, with one or both elbows sup
ported by the arms. The Chinese ideal
was the knees and feet wide apart.
They have maintained that attitude in
sitting for 1900 years. The Saxons and
early Norman kings are represented In
old manuscripts and on coins in the
same position. Down to a date COM
paratively recent kings and queens re-
ceived sitting stif1y on their thrones,
any marked change of posture being
thought to derogate from the royal dig
nifty. They now receive standing.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Two. Remarkable Epitanhs.

The two most remarkable epitaphs In
the United States are those of Daniel
Barrow. formerly of Sacramento, and
of Hank Monk, Horace Greeley's
stage driver. The former reads as fol-
lows: Here is laid Daniel Barrow,
who was born in Sorrow and Borrow.
ed little from nature except his name
and his love to mankind and his hatred
for redskins. Who was nevertheless
gentleman and dead shot, who
through long life never killed his
man except in self defense or by acct
dent, and who. when he at last went
under beneath the bullets of his cow
ardly enemies in JEFF Morris saloon,
did so in the sure and certain hope of
a glorious and everlasting morrow"
Hank Monks epitaph reads thus:
Sacred to the memory of Hank Monk,
the whitest, biggest hearted and best
known, stage driver In the west, who
was kind to all and brought ill to none.
He lived In strange era and was
hero and the wheels of his coach are
now ringing on the golden streets"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Chinese Justice.

The China Times relates an extraor-
binary case Of Chinese Justice"
A Mr.. Jen was betrothed to Miss
Han and paid his money to the wo-
mans parents. Then he called on the
parents to have the contract fulfilled
and was told that the promised one
was the bride Of another.
Having paid his money he considered
he was entitled to the girl and went
to her husbands house to carry her
off, but she was not at home. He then
laid his case before the magistrate.
The girl was arrested and sentenced
to be "kua-ed," the magistrate arguing,
IF you are so wicked at twenty years
Of age, at the age Of eighty you will
be menace to the Celestial empire"
The process of kua-ing is very similar
to the ling-chih, or slicing to death
punishment.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Cambronne and His Needle.

Cambronne and His Needle.
The famous General Cambronne had
q talent not rare in the French army.
He knew how to use needle. I knew
an old lady who preserved with care
Brittany costume he made her for a
fancy ball. She spoke of it as beauti
full fit at the time he measured her for
it. The ornamental stitching on the
corsage and apron formed designs in
vented by the general as he stitched,
though he was Of an age when the in
ventive faculty is dull. 'What should
I do to prevent tedium killing me-" he
once said in the hearing Of this lady,
''were it not for my needle?'' He had
little book education and never had any
taste for reading. He was too sober
to seek liveliness in drink, and too good
a citizen to seek to play part as a
politician. He also had loom with
which he wove tapestry and furnished
some beautiful, things to his relatives
Paris Cor. London News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Saved by an Owl.

King Robert the Bruce, according to
the well known story, once owed his
safety to spider. Among the Tar
tars of central Asia there is belief
that one of their khans or chiefs was
preserved, long years ago, by the great
horned owl. He had hidden In a
thicket to avoid capture by some enc
mics. By and by his pursuers came to
this spot.
The first thing they saw was an owl
sitting on bush. What did this mean
1t signified in their eyes that this bird
would not rest quietly there If any man
were lying concealed close by. There
fore they argued that the khan could
not be there, and so they hurried on
to search for him elsewhere. At night
fall the khan made his way to the
camp of his men and told them how
he had been saved from certain DEATH
His story caused them ever afterward
to look upon the owl with reverence
and love. They wore its feathers in
their caps as pledge of victory.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
A Maniac's Poem.

Probably the mass of prison poetry
which has been written ON stools and
bedposts and scratched on prison walls
tar exceeds that which has found ex-
preston on paper, and many a mute,
tnglorious Milton" has begun and fin
ished his poetical career with these
''lost to sight productions.
There is in existence short poem,
said to have been scratched by a
maniac on the wall Of his cell, which
runs thus:
Gould with ink the ocean fill,
Were all the world of parchment made,
Were every reed on earth quill
And every man scribe by trade,
To write the love of God alone
Would drain that ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.
The authenticity of this being the
work Of maniac has often been ques-
toned because of the beauty of it's ex-
preston and its sound reason, but the
story stands.-All the Year Round.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Some Mlssouri Names.

The people have given singular and
amusing names to many neighborhoods
In Missouri, says the Kansas City Star.
In Caldwell county are Zion, Lickfork
and Polo. Echo Dell, Gabtown and
Dawson City are In Worth county. In
Nodaway county are Toad Hollow,
Sunrise and Postum Walk, and in
Henry county Is Coal. Pigeon Greek
and Centennial are in Atchison county;
River Dots, Splawn Ridge and Civil
Bend In Daviess county; Sleepy Hollow
and Ivy Hill in Sullivan county, and
Esr0m Echoes in Butler county. These
just few names picked at random
from the country correspondence of the
county seat press. Sometimes a pretty
or suggestive name is given a neighbor-
hood, but generally the aim OF the
christener seems to have been to confer
the harshest or most amusing appel3a-
ton he could think Of.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
The Japanese and Their Fans.

Enc japanese ana Their rant
To the japanese the fan is not mere.
~ means to the end of cooling the
atmosphere. 1t is thing of meaning,
of art. 1t tells story, and there is
even a suggestiveness in the manner
Of using or wearing it. The whole his
tory of Japan could be read from fans
If enough of them were put together,
and every political event of importance
is pictured on these airy trifles. There
are different fans for every conceiva-
BILE occasion. Even dolls have their
own fans, and children have theirs.
Hhe geisha girls have particular kind
OF fan, and jugglers, too, use one with
appropriate decorations. There is
fan used only at the solemn tea feast,
and war fan of iron, covered with
lacquer. Generals have silk fans, with
iron sticks, and there is a dangerous
dagger fan. The bamboo water fan is
dipped In water frequently while be-
ing used to make the air cooler. The
ancient court fans of Japan were fold
ing fans of wood, decorated with silk
artificial flowers, and each noble fam
lily had its own flower, that no one else
dared use. Color, shape and deeora-
ton of the Japanese fan all have their
meaning, the flowers and birds their
symbolism. Thus to give fan with q
fight Of white storks upon it is to wish
long life, while cobweb design is for
mourning.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Bet on 4 Sure Thinr.

A broker, telling stories of men In
Wall street, said: "Some years ago
Jakey, Field won pocket money for a
week on fly. He took fly which
had been captured by piece of sticky
paper and transferred it to the ceiling
of his office. The fly could not have
moved without tearing off its legs.
Field leaned back in his chair and
watched it. Some one came in and
found him gazing upward.
Saying your prayers, Field? asked
the visitor.
Watching that fly he answered.
1T hasn't moved for five minutes Then
after moments silence. Say. I'll bet
you five that fly doesn't move for three
minutes
"He won the bet and kept on winning
others until some one discovered the
trick and posted sign outside the Of
flee door which read, Don't bet on the
y."-New York Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Ancient Football.

Philip STUDIES wrote in 1888 in his
book on 1.-THE Anatomie of Abuses"
For. as concerning football l pro-
test unto you it may rather be called
a FRIENDLY kinde of fight than a play
of recreation; bloody and numbering
practice than a felowly sporte Of pas
tyne. For dooth not every one lye in
waight for his Adverserie, seeking to
overthrow him and to pickle him on his
nose, though it be on hard stones, so
that by this meanes sometimes their
necks are broken, sometimes their
backs, sometimes their legs, sometimes
their arms, sometimes one part thrust
out Of joynt, sometimes another; some
times the noses gush out with blood.
sometimes their eyes start Outright
ing, brawling, contention, quarrel pick.
ing, murther, homicide and great effu-
sion of blood, as experience dayly
teacheth'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Illustrating the Solar System.

4AAUOtEoI1uB inc SOA1T SyDtSAAs
The solar system is well illustrated
by the following statements: Let the
sun be represented by globe two feet
in diameter. A grain of mustard seed at.
the circumference of a circle 164 feet
in diameter will adequately represent
the size and distance of Mercury. The
earth will be represented by pea on
the circumference of circle 2S4 feet
across, and Venus by another pea on
the outside of 43O foot circle. Mars
will be adequately represented by a
pinhead at ga feet, and the asteroids
by grains of sand 1000 to 1900 feet
away. An orange at the distance of
half a mile will stand for Jupiter, a
very small apple at four-ffths of
mile will stand for Saturn and cher
ry on the circumference of circle IL
miles across will represent Uranus.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
1t Didn't Work.

In his lecture Love, Courtship and
Marriage" delivered in the Lebanon
Valley College chapel several years
ago, Rev. John De Witt Miller of Phila-
delphia said that men should kiss their
wives as they did when they were a
year or two married. When the lecture
was over an old man went home, put
his arm around his wife's neck and
kissed her.
Meeting the lecturer some time after,
he said, Its no CO."
"What isn't?" said the lecturer.
"Vel," said the man, wen kissed my
wife she said, Watts gone wrong NIT
you, you Quit fool, your"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
A Witty RetOFt.

As is generally the case with people
who have nothing to say worth hear
Ing, conceited drummer talked a
great deal, to the evident disgust of a
number of his drummer friends who
were dining at country hotel. When
cheese was served, it was of a decided
lively" brand, much to the delight of
the irrepressible. He attacked it with
great gusto, remarking, I'm like Sam
son, Staying them by the thousandv'
"Yes," replied quick witted diner at
the end of the table, land with the
same weapon toov'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
A Cheeky Customer.

II had unique but tantalizing ex-
perience the other day." said a clerk
who works in hair store. "A man
came into our place and asked to look
at some false boards. OF course he was
accommodated, and he spent over an
hour going over the lot, trying them on
and examining himself in glass. He
took up my time, and after he had ex-
amined everything in that line in the
store he thanked me and said he was
considering whether to raise beard or
not and wished to see how he would
look in the different styles"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Deadly Prussic Acid.

Prussic acid is composed of s7eh
things as animal refuse and blood SOL
Ids, with large quantities of oil Of
vitriol. Even the smell of the acid pro-
duces pain IN the throat and In the re-
gion of the heart, and there are few
poisons for which there Is such little
opportunity for an antidote. If there
is time-and, there seldom is, for the
poison is almost instantaneous in its
action - ammonia inhaled very freely
may give relief and reduce the abso-
lutte certainty Of death to a grave prob
ability.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
The Population of the Moon.

There is plenty of authority for be-
Heving that there is man in the moon.
In fact, there is authority for believing
that there are women and other ami
mails there. Dante declares that Cain
was banished to the moon and that he
can be seen there at any time Chaucer
declares that the man in the moon was
guilty of larceny and that he carries
thorn bush. Shakespeare loads him
with thorns and gives him a dog. Ac-
cording to tue general version, he was
banished there for gathering sticks on
Sunday, and the Germans have ampli-
fed this theory by giving him a wom-
an who had been caught churning but
ter on Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
An EndurinE Record.


. Standing side by side ip an old Long
Island cemetery are four tombstones.
They commemorate the virtues Of the
successive wives Of one Of, the towns
Inhabitants. A peculiar thing about
the monuments is that not, alone do
they perpetuate the memory of each of
his helpmates, but they serve as a sort
Of financial barometer to record the
husbands rising fortunes. @ss +
The first wife had q modest little
headstone. The second Wife's memorial
was on the same order, but it was at
least two feet taller. The third wife
differed both as to style and size, being
greatly superior to either Of the others.
while to the fourth. and last was grant
ed the distinction Of q granite shat
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
LOYeleal MarrlRWeR.

Marriage without love is almost a
crime. In fact, it would be regarded
as one II the world were as true, as
simple, as sincere, as it ought to be-
But society has 50 long wandered in a
maze of complexity, and marriage,
from monarchs downward, Is under
taken for such a variety Of reasons
apart from love, that only few retain
the correct impression about it. And Of
these few the majority are women or
girls who would rather die than marry
a man they did not love- Sir Walter
Scott knew this we'll when he wrote
'oThe Bride Of Lammermoor." His
noble, gentle, true and tender spirit,
aware of what love is, could we'll COM
pute the horror of loTeless marriage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Imagination and Illness.

An interesting experiment was re-
Gently made by an English physician
i'm reference to the relative power of
imagination of the two sexes. He gave
to hundred of his hospital patients
a dose Of sweetened water, and shortly
afterward entered the room, apparently
greatly agitated, saying he had, by mis-
take, administered powerful emetic.
In few minutes four ffths OF the sub
5ects were affected by the supposed
emetic. These were mainly men, while
all OF those not affected were women.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Where Licorice Growa

On the banks Of the Tigris and the
Euphrates the licorice plant is chiefly
grown. These great rivers flow through
fiat, treeless prairies of uncultiyated
and nearly uninhabited land. For three
months of the year hot winds blow,
and the temperature reaches 1O4 de-
grees.
For six months Of the year the eli
mate is moderate and salubrious, and
for three months bleak and wintry, the
thermometer going down to 80 degrees
ut night
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28

First Judicial Honors For q Woman.
To Henry VIII. belongs the honor Of
having conferred judicial rights upon
woman. Lady Anne Berkeley Of
York was allowed by the sovereign,
who had the widest experience of the
virtues of women, to sit as judge,
appoint commission and actually to
pass sentence on some men who had
been killing her deer and despoilin9
her park. y
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28

Hi, Br'er Jake, what struck you?
You look like you done had a tussle
wild q wheat"
II has. l los my las cent in er
poker game las night, en- when I git
home Martin Ann she git me inter an
udder poker game en- skin what wuz
ef."-Washington Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Luxury.

AUXUEys
Alice-Uncle Gabe, what would you
do If you had a million dollars?
Uncle Gabe-Well, doan' rightly
know, 'lir missy; but eff / had a milyun
dollahs 1 believe I'd git my ole shoes
half soled.-Puck. ,@z@z%-<a - Il ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Both Involved.

Mr.. Younghusband reading, from
Observation-Disclosures de Smythe
to Walter Wellington Beere." What old
memories that name awakens. -
Mrs. Y. (blushing)-1 neverma gined
you knew Of my engagement!to Walter.
Mr.. Y. (chillingly)-1 was ,alluding to
Blanche. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
The Struggle For Once.

The Struggle For Once. -
II this free people. il this government
ITSELF, is. ever utterly demoralized, it
will come from this human wriggle and
struggle for Office that Is, a way to
I've without work.-Lincoln.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Poetry.

Poetry is not made out of the under
standing. The question of common
sense is always, "What is it good for?'
It is a question which would abolish
the rose and be triumphantly answered
by the cabbage-Lowell.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28

Artist-Have you taken my picture to
the exhibition?
Porter-Yes, sir. It seemed to please
the gentlemen very much. ~
Artist--What did they say? - =. h.
SPorter-Oh, they didn't say. anything.
They only laughed r.. :t-$.z -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28

One Quality Frequently Lacking.
"Do you believe that egotism and
genius 60 together?"
"Not always. There would be lot
more genius if they did, - Chicago
Record-Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Feminine Eeotism.

FEMININE G8Ot1o"e
Husband during the spat,A1 must
have been fool when I married you. -
fe-UndoubtedlN But the old
adage still holds good. -=E'
Observation-Disclosures that
Hife-A fool : for. Chicago
News. II - r -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
An Alternatives.

''Now. then" said the professor Of
logic, "give us an idea of your knowl-
edge of the question in plain words"
"Why-er-I'm afraid" stammered
the student, that I can't just exact
ly''-
''Perhaps then you may give US an
idea of your ignorance of it in any old
words. "-Philadelphia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28
Experaencel

How was it that he managed to
pail the wool over your eyes ?',--
Well, he had deeced several fellows
before met him." s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-28

There are plenty Of actors who set
ike actors too few who act like real
human bedngs Ohio State Joun4