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The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20
Notice of Municipal Election

District of Alaska, ss Town of Skagway.
 Notice is hereby given that on Tues day, the Fist day of June, 1904, at the building known as the Municipal Hall building on Fifth avenue, between State and Main streets, in the town of Skag- way, an election will be held for the purpose of electing a Common Council of seven members.
 One School Director.
 One School Treasurer.
 One School Clerk.
 The polls of said election will be opened at the hour of nine ,gI o'clock a. m., and will remain open continuously until eight ,S) p. m., at which time they will be closed.
 The following persons have been ap- pointed by the Council as officers of said election, JO-wit:
 Judges
 F. B. Wurzoacher,
 Phil Abrahams,
 Fl. D, Clark.
 Attest: ". s, Mckean. Auditor and Clerk of the Town of Skag- way, Alaska
 Dated ct Skagway, Alaska, this Sth day oi June, 1904.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20

Fine free lunch at the Totem all day and night.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20
MAUI BUIIn
Ohio Murderer Was Tortured
 To Death

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan'l
 Columbus, Ohio, June 1s-Miehael Skiller the wife murderer, was electro cuted Friday morning. The execution was unsatisfactory, Skiller was twice pronounced dead, but it was not until the third shock was applied that life became extinct.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20
Notice

During the summer months I will sell bread at 5 cents a loaf and all other pastries in proportion. We use the best material and a competent baker is in charge. Give us @ call and be con Vinced. The Vienna Bakery.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20
ence

The stories of fighting that are com Ing from the Orient make the history of the American-Spanish unpleasant ness appear rather tame.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20
Telephone No. IS
SUBSCRIPTION RATEA

There should be a large vote tomor- row. While, no matter whom among those in nomination for school officers shall win, the schools will be in good hands, nevertheless nearly everybody has a choice and sufficient interest should be taken to express that prefer
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20
TOW.

From the quietude that prevails to- day iu Skagway, one would not guess that a municipal election will be held tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-20

The women of Skagway should ex- hibit a sufficient interest in the public schools to vote for school officers tOmOr- vnw
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14
CRACKED VOICES.
A Lack Of Muscular Control II What
Causes the Break.

A Lack Of Muscular Control II what
Causes the Break.
The pitch Of the human voice de-
pends primarily upon the number Of
vibrations per second OF the vocal
cords. and these. in their turn. depend
on the length. size and degree Of ten
sion OF the cords. which increase in
length with the growth Of the larynx.
One Of the deepest bass notes. from
the greater length OF the cords. has
only eighty double vibrations second,
while n soprano voice can give 092
such vibrations in the same time.
The size Of lads larynx is. roughly,
that of woman's. but when the pip.
ing schoolboy is shooting up into man.
hood his larynx grows rapidly and the
vocal cords become elongated nearly in
the proportion Of three and half to
two. The cartilages By which their
tension is regulated also shnre In this
growth. as is seen by the swelling OF
the so called Adams apple"
Now, all these parts do not increase
with equal rapidity; hence the muscu-
lar control. which must be very exact,
is rendered uncertain and the voice ia
said to "break." A similar change
takes place in the case Of women, but
very much less in amount. and fur
ther compensation In the formation OF
the upper part OF the larynx serves to
disguise the effect.
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COLUMBUS CREWS.

One EnGIlshmnn and One Irishman
Were Among Their Number.
An Englishman and an Irishman
were among the sturdy 100 ad-
renturcrs who sailed with Columbus
in the three small hundred tonners.
This may have been due to the well
known fact that nothing brings men of
different races together more thnn
maritime and commercial enterprise.
or. still more probably. because they
were swept in at Paios. when Colum.
bus put the press gang to work. as he
was authorized to do by Ferdinand
and Isabella.
The names OF these men. as given
by Navarrete. were .Jallarte de Lajes,
Ingles (probably Arthur Lake. Eng
lislp. and Guillermo Tres, naturel de
Galney, en- Irlanda (probably william
Herries or Rice. native of Galway, in
Ireland).
These two men were among tho
forty whom Columbus left behind In
the fort constructed in Hispaniola be-
fore he sailed for Europe. who all met
their death at the hands OF the natives
before the great discoverer returned,
owing to their disregard of his express
directions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

ing he was brought into court, and
there, sitting on the bench, was the
man who had captured him.
Prisoner. stand up," said the Judge.
The prisoner arose and looked Won
deringly at the man into whose power
he had surrendered himself. Till the
promise had been fulfilled he could not
be sure that he had not been deceived.
1.-THE law" said the Judge, requires
as an atonement for your crimes that
you be hanged, but for having surren-
dered yourself and pleading guilty.
having saved the state the expense Of
trial, sentence you to three years in
prison. Take him away"
Meanwhile the Judge had sent for the
mans family, and when he went back
to prison he found them there At the
good news his wife wept for joy, and
somehow the boy seemed to under
stand that the terrible suspense he had
known from a time when he was old
enough to comprehend it would be
lifted.
"Now, my boy" said the father, taks
ing his son into his arms, "you will be
able to lead an honest life"
For three years the wife and children
lived near the prison, visiting the hus-
band and father daily. He had numer-
GUS chances for escape. but declined to
avail himself of them, so that at last
his jailer often neglected to lock him
In ut night. When his term expired
the Judge made him the keeper Of his
lodge and caretaker of his place.
WALLACE FLOYD LINDLEY.
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s1Tit For Tat"

Professor Skeat in his Psychological
dictionary explains the expression Us
blow for blow" and says that it is a
corruption of tip for tap, where tip is n
slight tap. He refers to Bullinger's
works. l., 2S3 Parker society, the
translation of which is, believe, dated
1877. May l be permitted to direct ut
tention to the fact that "tit for tat
had already appeared at IN earlier date
In John Heywood's Proverbs" 1916?
Since tit for tat (quoth y on even hand
il set
Set the hares head agaynst the goose
jeblet.
PIP. 100. no. Reprint. 1874
In a note it is stated that "tit for
tat" Is simply corruption for tant
pour tant. Halliwell-P Phillipps' diction-
ary has tint for tant, tit for tat
Notes and Queries.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14
The Cocoanut Tree.

There is no tree so widely distributed
throughout the tropics as the cocoanut.
Even on remote atolls OF the south
seas. which biologists say were only
recently formed by the subsistence Of
d volcano and the growth of coral up
from it's base. one finds the cocoanut.
The parent tree leaning over the beach
Of one tropical island drops its fruit
into the sea. to have the nut carried
away perchance halfway round the
world. Then In some faraway place
the waves cast the cocoanut ashore to
sprout and propagate another forest
after its own kind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

The dangers Of work in white lead
factory are described by medical
authority in discussion of the causes
and effects of lead poisoning. Most
of the cases occur among the workers
in the department where the prepara-
ton of the carbonate of lead Is carried
on by what is called the Dutch proc
ess," in which the lead, in sheets, is
placed on the top of pots filled with
acetic acid and converted first into the
subacetate and finally decomposed by
carbon dioxide emitted by tar. In NOV
ing the carbonate clouds Of white lead
dust arc easily caused by careless han
ding on the part OF the workmen, and
in spite Of the respirators worn by
them much of the poison is taken into
the system.-Harper's Weekly.
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WILLING TO HELP.
An Old Seaman's Scheme to Win
Honor For o Fay0rite.


Honor For o Favorite.
An amusing story is told of an old
seaman on one of the United States
cruisers In the north Atlantic squad
ron. He was not person Of wide af-
feetions, but he had warm place in
his heart for young ensign who had
been kind to him in many little ways.
One day landsman fell from the
rigging to the water. and Us he could
not swim he would have been drowned
but for young officer who sprang in
after him and held him up till assist
ance came.
Later the young officer received q
complimentary letter from the secre-
tary Of the navy. Every one rejoiced
but the old seaman; he coveted the let
ter for his ensign.
That's nice thing to have, q letter
like that" he said few days later.
"You ought to have one."
II don't quite see how can get one"
laughed the ensign.
"Well, see here" said the old man
eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll be in
the main chains. fussing with some
thing or other, and might fall in, and
you could jump after me-"
THAT would be very good of you."
said the ensign gravely. "but, you see,
I'm not good swimmer by any
means"
''Ho, that's no matterw said the old
seaman. 'I'll hold you up till the boat
comes"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14
How We Breathe.

Men and women do not breathe alike.
In a woman the breathing Is from the
thorax, or chest, while in man it Is
mainly from the diaphragm, which Is
lower down. This peculiar difference
Is SO marked that 1t is possible to rec
ognize by it woman disguised as q
man, although the disguise may be
faultless in other respects. Most physi-
ologists say that this difference Is not
due to sex. but owing to artificial con-
ditions, such as the wearing Of cor
sets.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14
Artists, Din,cultie. In Painting Me,

Artists Difficulties In Painting Men.
Artists will tell You 1t Is no easy
thing to paint man in frock coat
SO that he shall appeal picturesquely
to the casual wayfarer. The modern
habiliments affected by the male per-
son do not lend themselves to artistic
reproduction on canvas There are no
scintillant colors, no fine lines of form,
In a trousered poseur, and to achieve a
successful portrait Of man is to spell
the artists capabilities in capital let
tiers. With women models-well, there
the story is Of different cast, just as
woman herself Is SO wholly different,
so enchantingly complex. = Metropoli-
tan Magazine.
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An Easy Conundrum,

Jokey-Here 10 conundrum for you:
What's the difference between a man
and his WIFE Henpeck unless
the man is so unwise as to have an
opinion of bis own. = Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Conscientious.

Weary Walker-No, ma'am; I amt
dirty from choice. I'm bound by hon
or. I wrote testimonial for soap
maker once and promised to use no
other Mrs. Housekeep-Well, why do
you not use that7 Weary Walker-Be-
cause, ma'am, that firm failed about
fve years ago.
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on Ills overcoat, patted him on the
head and went out.
When he came in that night the dog
heard his step and met him at the
door.
He put on his dressing gown and
slippers, sat down before the fire and
took the dogs head between his knees
and the palms Of his hands before he
spoke.
shes all right, old boy. If hadn't
read that letter I should never have
believed that she was lonely. I don't
see how such beautiful woman could
be lnnely, do you:"
The dog whined a reply that the
master evidently took to mean that he
really did not see how 1t could be pos
sible.
"She's tall and slender and gray
eyed, Donald, and she is about twenty
eight years old. She has slender,
white hands with lots of rings, and she
had on flimsy black dress that
trained after her on the floor. l gen.
orally hate to keep jumping to avoid
those trains, Donald, but I swear I
would make jumping jack Of myself
forever to stay where could see those
eyes. I'm going to call tomorrow. II
you were man you could 60 with me
and see her smile. Well. old brute,
maybe you'll be lucky dog some
day"
As the weeks went by they reached
q state of friendship that permitted
Don to so driving with them in the
trap.
"Old fellow" he said that night,
you've seen her, you've seen her smile,
to say nothing of her gray eyes. You
know we never liked women, but you
don't think I'm a fool to ask her what
I intend asking her tonight, do your
The dog whined a low melancholy
tone that perhaps had u touch of jeal-
ousy in 1t.
There's only one thing that worries
me-" he continued meditatively, "how
could she have put that letter in the
book? l don't believe she intended to
do 1t, Donald, do your
.
Joan happened to have on the himsy
black dress when he asked her. Its
soft trailing length lay on the white
fur rug as she sat by the open fire.
Stanley had forgotten there was ever
such an ailment of loneliness In the
world. II any one had asked him to
name all the elements in nature he
would have answered, Zone element
happiness, composed Of Joan, black
dress. white fur rug and light from a
lamp with pink shade"
when are you going to write me
your second love letter. dear?" be
asked.
Joan looked surprised.
Happiness and excitement haven't
caused your mind to wander, have they
dear boyY she asked in astonishment
II haven't written the first one yet"
He took from his pocket the lettel
to the Unknown Man"
Here's the first" he said, and laugh
ed at her confusion when she looked
at 1t.
"John. I'm SO glad you found 1t
I've been In constant state OF morti
fication for three months about tha
letter. l left 1t in the book while
went for a drive to take away blu'
headache Mother knew had finished
the book and sent 1t to the library be
fore l returned. Didn't you think
awful when you found itl'
He wrapped the fluffy black trail
around her feet SO that the fear of l
would not keep him at an unreasonable
distance.
Darling" he said, sitting on the arm
of her chair. II was seized with a feel
ing of most abject humility. Ny great
est desire was to be The unknown
Mnn'n
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GETTING 4 Library,

6tudent-How would you advise me
to 60 about collecting library? Pro-
fessor-Well. I'll tell you how man
aged it. When I was young I bought
books and lent them. Now borrow
books and keep them.
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He Didn.t want to Arbitrate.

He Didn't Want to Arbitrate.
1.-THE reason I can't get along with
my wife Is that she wants to submit
all our differences to arbitration"
ITO arbitration"
"Yes. She always wants to refer dis
putes to her mother"
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Feeling Better.

She-So your ideal Tilted your He
Yes, but am somewhat reconciled.
have since learned that she married
hers.-Puck.
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announcement.

She-Yes. just love dogs! He-Then
I'd like to be dog. She-Never mind;
you'll grow.-Haryard Lampoon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

When the flood came Noah had to
live In the ark. There was no food or
anything else. What did he live ont
Water.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

Half the truth viii very often amount
to absolute falsehood
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

Men have a more acute sense Of
smell than women.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

Enthusiastic mediocrity often passes
for talent. A hot sausage Is not more
nutritious than cold sausage, but 1t
u more highly thought of.-Puck.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.

AS it appears to us and must
appear to every patriotic South
Dakotan, the capital question is
one of most vital Importance and
we are surprised at the number
of intelligent voters that are
either indifferent or vaciliate on
this all important question.
Like other problems of a similar
nature which the people haEe it
in their power TO solve. After
studying the point thoroughly,
Kidding themselves Of all preju-
dice, they should look the matter
squarely in the face and vote as
seems right and just to the great
est number of this commonwealth.
Read carefully all that is written,
make 1t an object to infQSg your
self in every manner Possible.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13

In compliance with section 1916
of the school law, notice is here
by given to the teachers of Bon
Homme county that local insti-
tutes will be held during the fall
Of 1904 as follows:
At Scotland on Saturday, Oc-
tober y, Tyndall, Saturday,
November 5; Springfield, Satur-
day, November 10; Avon, Satur-
day, December ;; Tabor, Satur-
day, December II.
Morning sessions from 10 TO Il.
Afternoon sessions / TO 4.
Programs of each institute will
be published in the local papers.
The Institutes will be conducted
by the county superintendent, or
in his absence by the principal Of
the school where the meeting is
held. Teachers are required by
law to attend at least one of these
institutes, and it is TO the interest
of every teacher to attend az
many meetings as possible, to
benefit themselves and through
them the schools over which they
have charge.
BY the time the first meeting
is held 90 per cent of the schools
in the county will have begun.
Some of you will have taught a
month or more, and during that
time many thoughts and con-
ditions have arisen that you
would like to talk over with your
fellow teachers. Here is the
idea to exchange ideas for mutual
benefit. Teachers are respectful
ly requested to send me topics
you wish to present or have
brought up for discussion.
Tyndall, S. D. Oct. 10. 1904.
E. d. WOOD, Co. Supt.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13

"Once in 4 while" says the
Sioux City Journal, some super
Tor persons ask if you can name
all the national tickets now in the
field, and you have to beat about
the bush and change the subject.
Some philanthrOphiSt has looked
EN- up. Here they are:
Repubilcan-Ro oSe welt and
Fairbanks.
Observation-Disclosures and Davis.
Populist -W Watson and Tibbles.
Prohibitionists- Swallow and
Carroll.
Socialists-Debs and Hanford.
Socialist Labor-Corregan and
Cox.
Negro Liberty-Taylo d
Payne.
Penn and Jones.
influential and
King.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13
SPRINGFIELD ITEMS.
ESPECIAL coRREsPoNDENcE.l

Mr.. James Keegan and wife have
returned from a visit with friends
in Cagada.
MIy4Mels Johnson, of Perkins,
added his name to the Times
paid-in-advance list to-day.
H.. J. Hutchinson left Tuesday
morning on a trip to Parkston,
where he goes to look after his
land interests.
Miss Ella Quinn left last FRI
day for Olivet, where she goes
for a visit with her brother, J. l..
Quinn and family.
Mr.. Cummins, the we'll known
and popular stockman, of Scot
land, was doing business in the
city Tuesday evening.
Rob Jones, the new liyeryman
has taken charge of the property.
Chas. Flowers, the efficient assist
ant, will remain with the new
management.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13

at her very best and straining
every nerve, every fiber of her
unstable being, TO convince you
that she is not putting up a
gigantic bluff to deceive you as
10 her real merits. In her desper-
alton she has departed from her
usual course Of squeezing every
cent possible from every visitor
and is extending unbounded
hospitality to thousands. many
of whom upon their return will
tell you that the people Of Pierre
are the finest in the world, that
they were splendidiy entertained.
feeted and courted. but almost
invariably add: 1t is a blank
of a place for a capitol" These
excursions have Influenced many
a doubling Thomas that the state
capitol should be Mitchell'S right
full heritage. and il must be con-
coded that Mitchell has ali the
best of the argument. Her wide
awake, get up and get citizenship
are a 5 a unit in daring enterprise.
While Pierre is long on promises
Mitchell is right there on fulfill
ment. As to railroad facilities,
it is almost universally admitted
that the milwaukee railroad will
ha extended IN the billu Tha
system must do this as a matter
of self protection. Place the
capitol at Mitchell and the value
Of every foot of land in the state
is enhanced. There are many
points in the capitol issue that
we would like to dwell upon and
we urgently request out readers
to give this question serious
thought. 1t is vitality important
that yop should do o
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-13

j. b. Kelsey left this morning
for Parker, where he goes TO ar
range for a big live stock sale to
be held in that city by his firm in
the near future.
Mr.. "A. w. Swayne, one of the
members Of the new banking
firm, has arrived in the city and
reports that the fixtures for the
new Institution will arrive this
week.
The faculty of the normal
school gave a reception to the
students Tuesday evening. The
event is reported as being a very
pleasant affair by those who at
tended.
j. L.. Turner, always a leader
in all that pertains to enterprise,
has completed repainting the
Artesian roller mills. The con-
tract called for more square yards
of work than any one painting
contract ever let in the county.
The mill has also been nicely
lettered.
The ladies aid society of the
M. +. church were most pleas
antly entertained Wednesday
afternoon at the pleasant home
of Mrs. Trowbridge, north of
town.
MIR. Frank Monfore returned
this week from Lyman county.
Owing to the i'll health of Mrs.
Jewell, Mr.. Jewell is obliged 10
give up the hotel and Mr.. Mon
fore will again take charge of the
property. .
Mr.. John Bouza, one of the
pioneer merchants of Bon Homme
county, died at his home in Tyn-
dali this week and was buried
there Monday. The deceased
operated a genearl store in Tyn-
dali, one in Avon and owned the
Tyndall electric light plant and
the roller mills. He was for a
number of years mayor of Tyn-
dali and has been. a prominent
figure in that city's growth and
life. He leaves two sons, one
daughter and a wife to mourn
his loss. He was highly re-
spected and his death will be felt
as a personal loss by his host Of
friends in every corner of the
county.
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enough with all of their FIVE
senses at their command. Mr..
Olson gets along well with his
most important one missing.
Totally blind as he is he is able
to use an ordinary typewriter
with fair speed. He makes his
own collections, tells the time of
day to a minute by feeling the
hands of his watch, distinguishes
most kinds of money without
hesitation, writes locals and edi-
torials and in general conducts a
successful newspaper business.
Ar accurate memory, a rcmarka-
BILE sense of touch and a keenHesS
of hearing have all rallied to sup
plement the sense that Providence
has with held and Mr.. Dion has
won success from the world into
which he got so poor a start.
His life is an inspiration and a
rebuke-an inspiration to those
who are struggling against unto
ward circumstances, and a rebuke
TO those who have ceased effort
because they see no opportunity
before them"
1t is but natural that the above
clipping should interest us, as
the editor of the Independent is
but little better off than Mr..
Olson as far as editorial work is
concerned. y