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The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
Twin Enrthannkes.

Earthquakes which consist Of two
shocks separated by a brief interval Of
quiet or OF two maxima OF intensity
are known as twin earthquakes. In
Great Britain one in about every twen-
~ earthquakes is a twin, and the stron-
gest shocks experienced In that coun-
try belong to this variety. 1t Is be
lieved that twin earthquakes are due
to Impulses arising from two deachei
toci, separated in different cases from
four to more than twenty miles, but
lying along the same fault In the
earth's crust
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
PoMPEn A TOY CITY
Il Was Given over 10 Initiation and
Luxury, Emulating Rome.

IL Was Given over 10 Initiation and
Luxury, EmuIating Rome.
PompelL as can be seen on avery
hand. was what Bulwcr-Lyttol de-
scribes tia toy city, given over to
Imitation and luxury. Rome set both
the example and the pace.
The excavations which have prOceed-
ell for more than a century and half
may be said now 10 be fairly com
pleted. Nothing more Is needed 10
enable the srchaeolOglst 10 reconstruct
the life Of the ancient Roman colony
nothing else to startle the modern seek
er after truth.
The temples, The villas, the thester
the baths, the gardens, disentombed at
last. lie gaping to the skies IN heaps
Of variegated marble and granite, whis-
pering their story mayhap 70 the Taoon,
yet telling II plainly enough TO the
passerby under the common light %
day-a story Of Incidence and friS0lity
mistaken by the semibarbario mind
for pleasure, of gorgeous displays in
public places, mysterious orgies IN pri-
vate, feasts ipcalculRble, vinous liba-
ton to the gods, gladiatorlal coIubats,
chariot racing. human beings fed to
lions-a,l in mimicry Of Rome, Of Rome
already beginning its downward course
toward the fall.
Art they had to decorate the scene,
within and without the perlstyle, pic,
lures and statues, arches and colon
nades In bronze and alabaster, porphy.
~ and Carrara, made luminous by Ty-
rian dyes and a local red VIC have not
been able TO repeat though much Of II
is quite restored.-Loulsvllle Courier
Journal.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

Notice Is hereby given that the taxes
for the year A. d. 1904, levied by the
town Of Skagwsy, Alaska, pursuant TO
the law and the ordinances Of said town,
hive not been paid upon the property
situated within the boundaries OF said
town, described below, and that the
amount Of taxes delinquent and unpaid
upon each tract OF property described
is as set opposite the description Of said
property, together with 20 per cent
additional thereto, as penalty, interest
at the rate Of s per cent. from and after
the LIST day OF March, 1905, and the cost
sccTuing because OF this publication.
II said taxes, penalty, interest and
costs shall not have been paid on or be-
fore the LIST day OF October, A. ID, 1905,
all property upon which taxes are still
delinquent shall be deemed forfeited 10
the city, and il shall be the duty Of the
treasurer TO issue certificates Of pur.
chase for any such property to any pet
son paving the amount OF taxes, penal
ties, interest and other costs due at the
date Of issuance OF said certificate, in
GLIDING a cost OF 800 for such certii-
cate. The property, according 10 the
plat OF the town Of Skagwsy as SURVEYED
by +. II. Reid, upon which taxes are
delinquent for the said year, A, d 1905,
together with the amount OF the taxes
originally charged upon il, is as fol-
lows:
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
LIFE IN THE BALKANS,
An obligtRE Woman Whose House
Was a Nest OF Smallpox.

An obligiRE Woman Whose House
Was n Nest of Smallpox.
Miss Edith Durham In her volume Of
travel. THE Burden Of the Balkans, "
tells this little story OF life IN that re
gion: zone night n man came TO us
mysteriously. He said that In his vii
lage there were three traitors. Before
anything further could DC done they
upst be destroyed. They could not
be sh0S for this would probably bring
down the authorities, and Il was impos.
slble so buy poison because the law on
the sale OF It was very strictly en-
forced. But madame mysel1 was a
friend OF the doctor. No doubt II she
asked him he would write her some
thing that could be put in coffee Then
the three gentlemen could be asked to
supper and their political differences
quietly arranged. Nor had he any
doubt that should fulfill this humble
request"
OF the dangers OF smallpox and IKE
diseases Miss Durham says that the
Ba kan people show childllke L.
no~ance. She writes: eat one village
WI en- was leaving l was asked 20
give a little backsheeSh to the priests
VIE. Poor womanv they said. Two
O. Aer little children are 81 Of the
smallpox, one has died, she has hSd II
herself and Is not yet well, but she
cooked your supper in her own house
and brought Il here for your Another
tine a woman rushed out Of house,
seized me In her arms and kissed me
upon either cheek until I STRUGGLED
free. Her three children were down
with smallpox, and this warm greeting
was an appeal to me TO give help"
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
IT'S Different When IT,. Your own.

Young DR.. Keelhyme always i'm
pressed me as having nerves OF iron,
judging by the cool way he performs
the most serious operations" remark.
ed his friend, but yesterday when I
met him In consultation he was the
most excited and ratified man I have
seen In a long while"
1T must have been a most unusual
and extraordinary case"
"No; one Of the Doctors own children
bad a mild attack Of measles."-Nev
York Times.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
SAMPLES OF 1906
CALENDARS HERE

The Daily Alaskan mas received a
full line Of samples Of 1906 calendars
from the famous J. w. Butler Paper
company, Of Chicago. They include
the latest designs many Of which are
works Of art.
Business men oiSkagway and Haines,
who desire calsnders for next year are
invited TO call and make selections.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
INDIANS SENT
BACK To LIBERIA

A native, his wife and children were
dePorted from st. Lawrence island to
the Siberian shore on the late cruise Of
the Bear. The native had been tried
on q charge Of assault BY Capt, Hamlet
Of the Bear, acting L. S. commissioner,
but he was acquitted, there not being
sufficient evidence to convict BE was
a native Of Siberia, and was deported
from St. Lawrence island, which is a
government reservation, on the ground
that he was an Objectionable person
Nome Nugget.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14

The Seattle Post-Intelhgeucer says
jackson, who was sentenced from Skag-
way as a member Of the "Soapy" Smith
gang and who is seeking his release IN
der habeas corpus proceedings, was not
q member Of the gang. That is funny.
The P.-L is frequently funny.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
NOME NUGGET HAS LITTLE
FAITH

While the Nome Nugget was a Pio-
neer in the movement for self-govern-
meut for Alaska snd has never wav.
cred for a minute in its devotion to
American principles Of government it
has little faith that territorial gov
ernment will secured very soon. How
ever, It will continue the fight TO the
end. 1t says:
The people Of Alaska will receive
no full measure, or even q partial meas
ure, Of home rule until they adopt a
territorial or state constitution, and say
to congress. We have done this, now
what are you going to dO?'
That Alaska has many sincere and
warm friends in the congress will not
be denied. But these men have their
limitations. There are questions Of
party policy and expediency that can
no, be ignored, and no matter how deep
their loyalty co Alaska may be, their
tealty to their party will be found
stronger than their zeal TO do justice to
the people OF distant Alaska We DO
not believe that it Is the policy Of this
administration policy Of the re-
publican party, IL YOU will, to grant
any form Of autonomy to this territory,
Tha, will only be had, we submit, when
the people, by their own act, have
made 8 territorial or state government
an accomplished fact, and then knock
at the doors Of congress and ask:
''What will you do with us?' The time
for this act IS not yet, but it will be
here within five years, when Alaska
will have s. population Of at least 5000
souls. In the meantime, though I'M
armed with anything save Just and
righteous purpose, we shall continue to
teach the doctrine Of home rule for
Alaska and full and complete recog-
milton Of the rights Of the people who
make up her American citizenship
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
RHEUMATISM

When pains or irritation exist on any
part Of the body, the application Of Bal
lsrd's Snow Liniment gives prompt re-
lief. Z. W. Sui ivan, Prop. Sullivan
House e. Reno, o T, Writes, June 6,
1902; 81 take pleasure in recommend
iug Billiards. Snow Liniment to all who
are afflicted with rheumatism. Il is
the only remedy have found that gives
immediate re iet." 25c, SOC, sl.0O. Sold
by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
Notice TO Creditors

All persons having claims against the
estate Of James Hansen, deceased, are
to present them 70 me prop
erly verified, within SIX months from
date Of this notice, at my place OF bust
ness in Haines, Alaska.
Dated this sixth day Of September,
1906. II. Fay,
Administrators.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
IVORY Concentrations.

A very famous American dentist met
the English husband Of an American
friend Of mine with the genial congrat-
ulation: my dear SIR. wish you joyi
You have married a first rate set Of
teeth."-Fortnightly Review.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14

II Alaska shall get territorial gov
erumeut from congress it will be by a
few strong men with a Just quarrel
forcing victory from reluctant leaders
Of the senate and house Of representa-
tives. II Alaska were represented at
Washington by few able, earnest and
patriotic men they probably would be
able to interest enough Of the members
Of the senate and house in their cause
to secure their rights.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
Buainesslflre.

Here lies Jane White, wife of Thorn
as White, stonemason. This monu-
ment was put up out Of respect for her
memory and as a specimen Of his work.
manship. Tombs In the Same stylS
t5o.-London Tit-Bita.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
Best 9S Cont Meal.

Railroad Restaurant has the best
y cent meals in town, equal to 50 cent
meals other places, Second Ave. and
Broadway, opposite depot. Private
rooms for ladies'.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
Homestead: Clayton, VIM.
Dewitt Estate. ...- I
Guthrie & White

In witness whereof I have hereunto
set nv hand and the Official seal Of the
Town Of Skagway this 4th day Of Sep
tsmber, A. D., 1905.
n. S. w. s. MCkEAN,
Clerk Of the Town OF Sksgwsy, Alaska.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14
Coolest in Town

The coolest beer in town is at the Sc
attic saloon. 6lu
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14

II you are out Of kindling see f McC
Weste. have il by the sack or cord.
Phones 90 81 u
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1905-09-14

Oyster cocktails, Olympia or Eastern
at the Pack Train restaurant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
L...r.s Nj, Lemon Well.

STANLEY" said his mother, 81 do
not like to see you playing with such
dirty boys. The language they use,
too, is not fit for your ears. They
are not the boys for you to associate
with"
The boy looked at his mother q
minute, and then as his little head
was thrown back he gravely asked:
"Who am / that / should not as
sociate with those boys"
The mother was perplexed an in
slant, and then she said:
"But, Stanley, dear, that is not
it at all. The boys are not clean.
Their clothes are dirty, and they
Mother" said Stanley, quick as
a fash, you have been reading to
me about Abe Lincoln. Now, he
wasn't clean when he was a boy, and
he didn't wear fine clothes, and he
was president"
The mother looked at the boy.
She had nothing to say, and in two
minutes Stanley was chasing around
with three Of the ragged, dirty, but
plucky urchins with whom he was
SO fond Of playing.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
Baltimore 6 Ohio Trminal
at Twenty-third Street
New York City

All passenger trains of the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad to and from New
York City now have direct ferry con
nectiOn with 23rd Street Terminal, In
addition t. Liberty Street; the South
Ferry Terminal having been discontinue
ed.
Twenty-third Street is the most popu-
lar terminal Of the great metropolis be-
cause Of its convenience to the hotel,
theatre and shopping district. In the
recent remodellng Of the terminal build
ing a glass rooted canopy was con-.
structed fifty feet wide, under which
the crosstOwn cars of 14th, 23rd, 28th
and Goth Street lines pass, SO that
passengers are protected from the
weather leaving the ferry house, and
also avoid the annoyance OF street
traffic.
All baggage destined to New York
City Will be delivered to 23rd Street
unless distinctly marked Liberty
Street." or otherwise.
The Importance of 23rd Street Is most
graphically brought TO attention in the
August number OF the Book OF the
Royal Blue published by the lasseng-
or Department of the Bl imore 4
Ohm, under the title Into 0 Heart
OF Gotham" The intere centers
within mile radius of 23rd Street,
Fifth Avenue and Broadway, Full
page photographs OF unusual detail
present most vivid picture OF this most
interesting locanity. Send 5 cents for
copy to ID. B. Martin, Manager Passeng-
or Traffic, B. o. r. H., BALTIMORE.
Md. Sept. 1885,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
Hand ornan Mank.xs.

Most Of the monkeys that travel
with shows and organ grinders come
from the isthmus Of Panama. These
animals are captured by the natives
in rather a curious way. They take
a cocoanut and cut hole in it large
enough to admit q monkeys paw.
A string is then attached to the nut.
The monkey is a very inquisitive
little animal, and when he sees one
of these nuts he inserts his paw
through the hole to find out what is
inside. When the paw is closed it
cannot be. Withdrawn, and as the
monkey has not sense enough to
open his paw the nut is dragged by
the string and the monkey with it
to within reach Of the captors, who
throw a net over the monkey and
in that way secure him.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
Rest After Meals.

"After dinner sit awhile" is a
time honored saying. 1t is also a
very true and physiolOgically cor
rect one, for when our food is I'm.
dergoing digestion our body is doing
a great deal of important work. II,
therefore, we persist in taking exer-
else after food we are really "burn-
ing the candle at both ends" and
giving our body double work to do,
with the result that indigestion
sooner or later attacks us. We
should therefore rest after meals,
and before them as well, and the
feeling of restfulness and indispOsi-
ton to work just after meal is a
natural warning and indication that
we should seek repose at that time
not necessarily sleep, but quietnSSS
and rest.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27

Lord Chancellor Eldon pro-
nounced the word Glen" as if writ
ten lion. Sir Arthur PigOtt, a dis
tinguished shaneery lawyer, main
tanned that Glen" was to be pro-
nounced like lean, and one day each
made stand in court for his favor
tie pronunciation, whereupon Jek-
yll, witty lawyer, perpetrated this
rhyming pun, which alludes to the
parsimoniOus arrangements Of the
chancellor's Kitchen:
Sir Arthur. Dir Arthur. why. what do you
mean
BY saying the chancellors lion IL leanf
Dye think that his kitchens so bad as all
that.
That nothing within It can ever get fatf
-Tnndnn Nawa
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
The whiskey Candidate

FarInville Herald: Just as we
expected. The cry has been raised
that as Judge Mann was defeated
at the primary, his opponent
belongs to the whisky ring. This
lie silly and shows bad temper, too.
Mr.. Swanson is personally a tenn
perate man, and stood 90 squarelY
en- the Mann bill as did Judge
Mann himself. True, the Judge
during the excitement Of the can
vass, claimed it as "his baby" and
insisted that he would "take better
care of it that either Swanson or
willard" but at the same time he
earnestly commended that it was .
democratic measure" and that
he was running as a Democrat. +"
Swanson ran as a Democrat,
too, standing for Democratic
measures, among them the Mann
bill, and to say that he repre-
sents the whisky question is
vicious, malicious aud intensely
mean. Drowning men continue TO
catch at straws and no doubt we
will see much Of it during the pre-
sent canvass.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
"Now 1 Lay Me Down to Sleep,

A woman's club in Chicago a
few days ago in solemn session as
sembled took q fling at that
beautiful prayer which unnumber.
ed thousands of children have
been taught--that prayer begin.
ming, 'Now 1 lay me-" says the
Monroe IN. c. Enquirer. The
Chicago women said that prayer
frightened children, that its refer
ence to dying during the night
gave them a creepy, frightened
feeling and should be cut out,
That's what the women of the
Windy City say about it. Those
chin workers must have beeH out
of anything to say. That child's
prayer, until those Chicago women
jumped onto it, was supposed to
be the one unassailed treasure Of
childhood.
In the year 1857 Zeb Vance de-
livered an address in Raleigh and
here is what he said about that
prayer; "Cesar and Cicero are
known TO scholars; Luther and
Wesley are known to and govern
all classes and conditions of men ;
Shakespeare is read and admired
by millions of human souls. The
sublime song of the Paradise
Lost may perish, and the 'Elegy
il Country Churchyard' be fer
gotten but the North Star ceasing
to guide the pilots of the sea shall,
following the tracks of the Con-
stellation of the Cross, disappear
from the gaze of men beyond the
everlasting ices of the Poles, and
the BedOuin of the desert shall halt
his camels upon the disintegrated
dust of the lOftiest pyramid, ere
little children in every part Of the
wide earth shall cease to respect,
before going to rest, that simple
prayer of some forgotten Christian
poet:
Now l lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27


appreciated its beauty and took it..
Years passed, and she had ceased to
repine for its loss. Then she was
staying in Italy, and to her at Sor-
rento there came a peddler, who,
quite by chance, displayed before
her his pack Of trivial wares. There
among them, its value all unsuspect-
ed, lay the long lost jewel, with
nothing to tell how it came into the
possession of the hawker.
To match this story one must
turn to the experience of a Sussex
clergyman. A ring which was an
heirloom IN ''nis family was stolen
from his keeping. Eighteen years
passed, and not a word was heard
concerning the article. Then it
turned up inside one of the fingers
of q glove lost at a bazaar in New
zesCfpd. The finder had promoted
th&ypazaar,' was q relative of the
owner of the ring and was the only
person on that side of the world
who could have identified it. The
owner of the glove was one of a
number Of persons who had in turn
possessed the ring. 1t had passed
from hand to hand all around the
world, to come, at the antipodes, to
the only person who could stay its
further travels and restore it to the
rightful owner.-St. James Gazette.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
Healthy Mothers

Mothers should always keep Ia
good, bodily health. They owe It 10
their children. Yet Il Is no uo1sual
sight to see mother. with bate In
arms, coughing violently and exhibit
log all the symptoms Of cOnsumptivs
tendency. And Why SHOULD this danger
Gus condition exist, dangerous alike TO
mother and child. when DR.. Bosehee's
German Syrup would put ste2 ton
at oncei No mother should be without
this old and tried rem edy ia the
house-for its timely uae Will prOmpt-
ly cure any lung. throat nor bronchial
trouble In herself or her hIkdren. The
worst cough or cold can be speedIlv
cured by German Syrup; 90 can
hoarseness and congestion OF the
bronchial tubes, Il m axes expectora
ton easy. and glSes Instant relief and
refreshing rest 10 the cough.raeed
consumptiye. New trial bottle. .e5c.
large size, Use. For sale By b. u. Cor
sell, druggist,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
stery Of AdeIph and Anna.

Adolph, an Austrian artisan,
adored Anna, an aristocrat. And
Anna adored Adolph. Another arts
tocrat, Alfred, an ambassador,
adored Anna. Anna abhorred Al
fred. Alfred addressed Anna, sd-
hitting admiration. Anna assumed
amazement. Alfred abjured Anna.
Anna admonished Alfred. Alfred
adopted aggresSivenesS. Alfred's
audacity alarmed Anna. Alfred at
tempted abducting Anna. Anna,
afraid and agitated, acquainted
Adolph. Adolph accused Alfred.
Alfred, angered, abused Adolph aw-
fully. Adolph answered Alfred.
Alfred attacked Adolph. Anna,
aghast, aided Adolph. Adolph and
Anna almost annihilated Alfred
Alfred abdicated absolutely. Anna
accepted AdOlph. Adolph and An
ma absolutely absconded and aban.
doned Austria altogether, arriving
at Antwerp, and always abiding
abroad acknowledging.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-09-27
HOW MoRos MAKE FIRE.
ambeo Slick, BIZ Of China and TIndss
Their Apparatus.

1880 Oppressive
The match has been said to be
e greatest civilizer of the world,
t 1t has not yet completed its
|rk. There are still tribes of
rbarous and semibarbarous peo-
{ who use natures means for pro-
cling fire, either by friction with
without apparatus or the contact
two substances which produce q
ark, as flint and steel.
The Moros use a method distinc-
70 from other savage races and Of
terest not only for its uniqueness,
t as showing the effect of environ
mt on invention.
This apparatus consists of a bam-
% stick, a bit of china and finder.
ylindrieal cases are also part Of
L device, one being a case for to-
lcco and the other a case for the
lina and finder. The whole, con-
ected with cords, is worn at the
elt. To use the apparatus the ma
We takes the bamboo firmly in has
kft hand and in his right holds the
pit Of china by the finger and
|humb and on the thumb side
Inches a bit of finder. The edge
Il the china is then struck sharply
own and along the bamboo, pro-
|ucing a bright and long spark,
Fhich catches in the finder and ig-
|ites it. Very little practice is re-
|uired to enable novice to light q
re by this means. Obviously, when
be apparatus was first devised, no
hina was available, and doubtless
pine sharp stone took its place.
low, however, bits of broken china
ich as are found in cheap eating
ouses are regarded as best for the
nrpose and universally used.
The thoughtful reader will at
ice draw an analogy between this
cans of FIRE making and the flint
bid steel Of our own ancestors. In
le eastern tropics, however, bam-
DO is the commonest of woods and
was doubtless observed many
mes to make a bright spark when
ruck where flint, in contact with
etal, was seen once. In eonse-
Ihence after the first bright thinker
lad devised this way Of using the
park the method held its popularity
md obtains to this day, although
he flint and steel is so much sim
,ler, easier and more portable.
The philosophy of the device will
t once be apparent. The sharp
dge of the china scrapes off a bit
4 bamboo-not much, because the
7ood is hard and the outside has
Iuite a glaze-.but enough to be
made incandescent by THE friction
4 the stroke. The finder catches
his spark, and the desired fame is
he result.-Scientifc American.