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The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
GRANT IT
Telephone Company Gets Its
 Franchise

The City council passed the ordin- auce last night granting franchise to the Alaska General Electric Company to maintain it's telephone business and to conduct kindred businesses in SAag- way. The ordinance is on the line of the old one, passed by the provisional government of the city in the early days. The company is required to fur nish space on its poles for the wires for the city ire-alsrm system and to care for the system. It is also required to furnish the city with telephone service at the minimum rate. While the frau chise does not call for it the company has volunteer to furnish the city with one telephone for a year free of cost.
 The committee on judiciary aud cleo tions has approved the request of the north enders for the privilege of riding bicycles on the sidewalks north of Ninth av enue, and introduced an ordtn- ance for the purpose of amending the old one so as to grant the privilege. The ordinance went over until next meeting. h the mean time the cbiet of police and other officers were au. thorized to permit the judicious use of the sidewalks beyond Ninth avenue for that purpose.
 The rules and order of business of the city council were amended by emitting the names of the city officers and by in. ssrtiug instead the provision that such officers as the city's business requires should be chosen. It was also provided that fixed monthly charges, such as sal aries, light and telephone bills can be paid on the first of the month and ap- pro we'd later by the council.
 All the members of the coucctl were present except Mir. King. Mayor Shaw was ID the chair.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
Caught Cold While Hunting Burg
 lar

MT. Wm. Thos Lsnorgan, provincial Constable at Chapleau, Ontario, says: "I caught a severe cold while hunting & burglar in the forest swamp last fall. Hearing of Chamborlain's Caugh Rem edy, l tried it, and after using two small bottles, was completely cured" This remedy is intended especial for caughs ard colds. It will loosen and relieve a severe cold in less time than by any other treatment and is favorlte where ever Its superior excellence has become known. For sale by Wm. Britt.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
Eagles to Meet

There will be 8 regular meeting oi Skagway Aerie No. 25, F. O. E., Wednesday evening, April IS, l9O6' at 8 o'clock. Allmembers are request ed to attend.
 Visiting brothers are invited to be present. B. M. Simpson,
 Secretary
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
Hrs.stivers win Roturn To Skagway

E. R. Stivers, who arrived in Skag- way yesterday to accept position with tte customs force at this place, will be joined in the near future by Mrs. Sttvers and their children. They have been spending the winter at Los Angels
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
LETTER LIST
UnoaIled for Letters Remaining In
 SkRgway Postofloe April l5

Parties calling for the following matter will please say advertised. Bsitey, Bessie T. Brown, Mr. Wm. Gordon, Or. LaMotte Heer, Mir. James Kent, Miss. Thelms
 VIM. B. SAMPSON, P. NJ.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
soFTNEss OF sEALsKIN.
L5 RIyaled by Human Fair Where
 DandruR is EradlcHted.

LB Rivaled by Human Gar "hefe
 DandruR is EradlcHted.
 sealskin is admired the word over for it's softness and glossiness; and y'st the human hair is equally as soft and gllssy when healthy; and the radical cause of all hair trouble is dandruf, which is caused by a pestlferous parasite that saps the vitality of the hair at It's root. Newbro's s Herpicide is the only preparation that Is fatal to the dandruff germ. Without dan rIruff there is no falling hair, but a lux ,IrIant growth of glossy, soft hair is cer- ain. Securing the scalp won't cure dan ,lruff. XII the dandruR germ. Thous- nds of women owe their beautiful suits
 hair to Newbro's Herpicide. Sold by .ading druggists. Send 1Oc. In stamps 10 The Herpicide Co.,, Detroit Mich.
 Wm. Britt, Special Agent.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17

PERSONAL MENTION

y,.- -.->~Ar - g. % SSa - oysS /. ss 7
 H. J. McKillops arrived on the City of Seattle from San Francisc1 to accept position with the W. P. & Y. R. and will be employed in the department of F. B Wurz5echer at the freight office on Moore wharf.
 R. k. Eirmse vas @ passenger to Juneau on the City of Seattle sailing Inst night.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets, Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. E. W. GROVES Sigma ure is on each box. 25c.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-04-17
At the Mascot

Mt. Vernon rye and Old Belmon whiskeys, double stamped goods, at wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
citx,s Good Investment.

Father Knickerbocker has been very
successful with all his real estate ven
lures, but never more so than in the
case of Central park. Less than half
q century ago the present Central park
was waste OF rocks and swamps. The
city of New York obtained control of
the territory and issued bonds to the
amount of $3.000,0O for the acquisition
Of the land. Bonds to the amount of
q, 10O, 600 were issued at the same time
for the Improvement of the Central
park. AS this improvement progressed
other bonds for $1.725,0 900, known as
s:Central park bonds" were issued. and
ietill more were sold for the building of
the arsenal In the Central park and
Gor the reservoir there, bringing up
the total amount Of cost to the city OF
the Central park to s12.500,Ooo. This
was the first COST" states the SUN,
ana an additional sum OF 81, 500 900 has
been expended for construction and
improvement OF the Metropolitan Mu-
scum OF Art, the One Hundred and
Tenth street and Eighth avenue en-
trance and sundry park buildings. In
ell s15.o00,0oo has been expended by
the people of New York for the acqui-
sition and improvement OF Central
park. The assessed value of the Land
included within the boundaries Of Cen
trail park Is now S185. zoo, GEO. AS a
matter of fact, the land included with
IN Central park is probably worth 5000.
100000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

men. Some covered and shrank
back; others assumed an indifference
quite at variance with their previous
agitation. Sir Raoul Dwight glowered
back at him. He had dared take their
idol and treat 1t as clay. and In that
he had dared much.
Recovering from my sta prise, muir
INJURED something trite enough about
being most happy to risk all and more
for the happiness of obtaining the
ladys hand. A mental brought him a
quill and an ink horn. He wrote an
acknowledgment deliberately, and
sprinkled 1t with sand. He dallied
doing 1t, as though he gloated over
the deed, and dared anyone to take
umbrage either at it or him. When
he had the paper to his satisfaction
he placed 1t in the center of the table.
I pushed the gold beside it.
The light from innumerable candles
shone down upon the long table black
with age; it passed through the bot
ties filled with liquor, and made
splashes of red upon the dark grain
of the wood; 1t played upon the gold
that scintillated and sparkled like the
light in a woman's eye.
The hunting feast was long over.
| The board had been cleared, and the
men grouped about 1t were in charac'
teristic attitudes, gaming. It WAS the
usual ending to a days sport. Gil
and myself had ridden over from Long
Haut for the hunt at the bidding Of
Master Arnold, and as was expected
we stayed for the gaming. Not that
expectations or contumelious lips
would have held us. had we not beer
as fond of game of chance as any
one Of the gay bloods from Londor
town who made up the party.
It had been a day of rare sport
Time had not been wasted in our de
sire to kill. and as result many dec
and boars lay low that yesterda!
bounded through the forest. Al
showed upon their person how furi
ously they had come jowl agains
earth's nshes, brambles and dirt
One feIi.w sat with broken arm in
sling diltng with his left hand, whil'
Harcouft Nym had his coat on witt
the wrong side faced out. Whether T.
keep 1t from soilure (there was n
! need). or to propitiate that Janus
faced damsel Fortune (there wa
| great need, no one knew, but hin
self. Others had turned the lace BAG
from their hands, and here and Their
wig lay tossed off In the heat an
excitement of the game.
The room where we sat was Ion
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

: A Kansas City judge was presiding
at the trial of case in which a plano
player sued a railroad company for
$2b, geo damages. Plaintiff bad the
fingers OF his right hand cut on. The
injured mans hand was being EXAM
aned by the jury when he began to cry.
Ills honor, fearing that this display of
lsmotion might prejudice some OF the
Jurors in plaintiffs favor discharged
fhe jury. and now the piano player will
have to file suit again. The judge
did not appreciate the emotions a
true genius as he might have done.
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he was considered the most uanger-
Gus. But this I learned afterwards.
He began by winning-that should
have taught him caution. How slight
a thing will sometimes change the
course of events! A mental in filling
the glass of my neighbor logged my
elbow. I looked up as he mumbled
his excuses, and caught the warning
sent to me by Gil. Then I let my
eyes roam casually from face to face.
I read upon them what made me
pull myself together with a jerk and
throw off the spell had been under;
the spell Of limpid tongue discourse
ing the gay doings of fashionable
world of which | then knew little.
These gay sparks from London, and
especially this old dissolute one would
bleed me; they thought me novice.
1t was laughablei I knew cards and
dice as I knew my sword. Many a
night Gil and I had made of gaming
pastime. It had been his part in
my education, and he had not found
me dullard.
I saw with narrowed eyes the pile
| of gold--mine-which my Lord Fell
ton had stacked at his right; saw
, the men for the most part given up
their play to watch deeper game
| cupidity in their eyes waiting anx-
iously their turn at the poor dupe-
and l realized that unknown to my
self I had occupied the center of the
stage. It was then when l saw the
supercilious looks and widening of
lips, which owners cared not to hide
that the blood of an ancestor who had
once staked his life on a throw of
dice, thrust itself to the front driv-
ing back the more cautious blood OF
the Hadleys. It was then that had
proposed the change of dice.
Now I must plead that the passion
OF gaming was strong upon me also.
cared no more for Lord Felton's
daughter Mary than for any village
maid. She was no more to me. True
had heard of her-who had not? OF
her beauty, her conquests, the duels
fought for love of her-and more
Although she had been in London but
a few years she had set all hearts
agog; feminine ones with envy, mas
culine ones with desire. It was said
that she possessed all the fascination
Of her father without his dissolute
Mesa rare thing in King Charles
| court.
, When the men recovered from the
momentary CONSERVATION into which
Lord Felton's words had thrown them
, and my lord himself had drained his
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Reform in Spelling.


Five out of nine members of the New
York board of school superintendents
have declared in favor OF reformed
spelling. The Cleveland Plain Dealer
thinks they may use this for them
selves II they like. but that they should
not attempt to introduce 1t in the
schools. 1t continues: Language can
not be changed by rules or legislation.
It In a natural growth, and when there
Is a natural demand for q change that
or ange is gradually accomplished. NO
one knows how. The efforts of a few
pedagogues, not one OF whom is an au-
thority. for an instantaneous trans
formation will necessarily be futile, re-
gardless of the merits of the changes
proposed. 1t would be indefensible to
teach children to misspell words mere
~ because handful OF more or less
learned gentlemen have decreed that
the words shall be misspelled. The
English language has been made and
will be modified oy the usage of its
best writer's and speakers, and thu
latest little group of spelling reform
advocates is by no means a galaxy o
such"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
TWO MOST CURIOUS LAKES.
One In Asia Has Water Of Rose Color,
Another Is Of Pitch.

Another Is OF Pitch.
In central Asia, near the Caspian
sea, is a lake of beautiful rose color.
while the banks are covered with salt
crystals as white as snow. From the
waters of this lake there arises q
fowerlike odor. The color and the
odor are supposed to be caused By
vegetable matter in the depths.
One of the most singular lakes In
the world is the celebrated Pitch lake
of tho island of Trinidad. This lake
spreads over an area Of ninety-nine
acres and its surface is composed Of
one great floating mass Of asphaltum,
scanned with veins Of clear water.
There lie similar lake in Venezuela.
The Pitch lake is hideous place as
far as smells are concerned. for the
air all about it is heavy with noxious
vapors, and from the center OF the
lake gushes a fountain Of liquid as
phaltum, In which there float and
break bubbles containing most hor-
rible gases.
The workmen go out on the surface
of this lake and cut great. slabs of as
phaltum, which are carried away. But
the next morning the hole they left II
filed up again with the pitch which
has risen during the night. so that the
supply seems to be inexhaustibie.
This curious lake was discovered by
Sir Walter Raleigh when he landed In
Trinidad I'm 1885 on his way to the
mouth of the 0rinoco In search OF II
Dorado.
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and narrow. The narrow part was
broadened somewhat by many dia-
mond-shaped panes Of glass set OPP
fire of logs burned. The smoke from
the pipes of the men fioated there to
be sucked up by it's red mouth.
Lord FELTON, had only Joined us upon
our reaching the Lodge. Hunting was
too strenuous an exercise for him,
while feasting and gaming were the
elixir of his life. He had chosen me,
a stranger, for his partner in the
evenings sport. Why should have
been so signalized knew not, unless
it was that the Londoners familiar
with his reputation, and more than
one having good cause, Stunned him,
or, perhaps he had heard that the COT
fers of the house of Long Haut were
not depleted of their treasures.
At first l had looked at him with
curiosity. He was small as woman
and as slender. Everything about
him was minute except his wig-an
enormous affair. 1t hung about his
shoulders in many ringlets, and made
his head seem out of all proportion
| to his body. His features were clear
cut as cameo. His eyes were OF
that cold grey from which all the blue
was washed, but they held you. He
was the dandy and the exquisite. His
ways were caressing and his manner
| quite Irresistible. He had one pecu
liarity. While his face never lacked
repose as though he habitually
masked his thoughts lest you reat
them, in his fingers he gave them full
vent; his weaknesses were exposed
Hands small and soft and white
hands with long fexile fingers-hand'
| perpetually in motion.
Twas said that he could cheat, ca
jole, or win ones fortune from on
as easily as the turning of hant
over, and the matter of it was tina
one never quite understood how h
had accomplished it, being at the tim
so carried away by his Vaccinations
OF all the dissipated men of the day
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California's Fruit Crop.

Information resulting from careful
inquiry concerning the present pros
poets of the California fruit crop is |
" the effect that the recent convulsion |
will not diminish Its value by a single |
dollar. The only considerable locality
where fruit was the leading CONNER
eial interest was In the Santa Clara
valley, where the property losses were
large, but fruit suffered no injury
whatever. Apricots, the earliest fruit
to ripen, will not be In large supply
this year ON account of climatic Pc
culiarities, the result OF too abundant
rains, unseasonably prolonged. Cher
iies. at the present moment. are in
splendid condition, and the prospect,
herring future evsntualities, IL most
excellent. Plums. should every indi-
cation be fulfilled, will be In large
supply and better IN quality than for
many years. In each OF these fruits,
now In an advanced stage, careful
inspection OF the orchards over wide
area fails to show that single apricot
peach (also In large prospective sup
ply), cherry. or plum, was shaken from
the branches by the shock which pros
trated some of the finest and largest
buildings in every community where
Its violence was greatest. 1t is yet too
early to make observations on the fu-
ture Of the grape crop. 1t is invariably
tho rule in European countries that
IAN earthquake year always assures
full vineyard and II the rule proves
good in California, the grape crop OF
the present year should prove phe-
nomenal one. A competent authority
estimates the quantity of wine con-
stunned in the late San Francisco fire az
exceeding 2o.0eO,oO0 gallons, or nearly
one-haH years production. mostly OF
old, high-Quality wines; therefore
there win be demand for every gallon
which the vineyards can produce. The
excellent prospect in every agricultural
product is distinctly encouraging to
the state, though many months must
elapse before mercantile interests will
~
benefit from the new supply.
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CHAPTER |.
/ WIN What | care Not Eor.

win Wnat ! care mot r Or
can it please you. Lord Felton,
said /, ''to vary the sameness of
things-all pleasurable excitement
being with you and your friends
suppose we change the dice?"
do you mean to imply?" he began.
Il imply nothing but what you wish
implied" interrupted. Il have still
small estate in Essex county-why
not add that, also, to your winnings?"
And / pointed to the gold stacked at
his elbow.
"As you WILL" he replied. with a
shrug of the shoulders which set his
long wig a-bobbing.
GIL" ! called to my man, who
leaned across the board opposite US,
throw me the dice you have"
Lord FELTON, was as tenacious as q
miser, and fought for each piece of
gold. for now the conditions were re-
versed, as supposed they would be
upon the change of dice, yet he would
not, could not, stop; the gambling
fever gripped him hard. I won and
won until there seemed nothing else
to win. Nothing else?" said I. Ny
Lord FELTON, had many resources.
81 will stake the hand of Lady Mary
FELTON, against ALL" he Kissed, as he
flung his hand out upon the table,
while his fingers twitched. The all
indicated was the wealth worth a less
er kings realm piled before me.
His words produced momentary
hush of establishment even among his
followers. A hat belonging to some.
one was pushed from the table. The
brooch fastening its plume struck the
floor with slight noise, but it sound.
ed as loud to our strained ears as an
explosion. We started, though they
| who knew him ought to have been sur
prised at nothing he might either say
or do.
"You will not say it is too little?'
he said. Then his eyes Nike a basil
lisk's swept the lowering faces of the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Letters Got Her Lots of Alimony.

Letters Got Her Lots of Alimony.
Patience-She has dandy collection
OF love letters from the first man she;
over loved.
Pstrice-Did she marry the man?
No"
Then why does she keep the let
tiers? understand she's been married
to four other men?"
That's right, and divorced from all
four. She used the letters in all OF her
divorce proceedings. "-Yonkers States
man.
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This would Help Some.
LIVE Thermometers.

The chirp Of crickets on hot sum-
mer's night falls into rhythmic beat,
and this beat is a very accurate Their
mometer. In the latitude of Boston,
according to Outing. the crickets chirp
about SO times minute when the tenn
perature is at so degrees. They add
four chirps a minute for every degree
above that. It Is said that in other
localities, while the number of chirps
to the minute may not be the same
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
His Complaint.

sit has been proven" said the magis-
trate, that you struck your wife,
and"
Say, judge" interrupted the defend
emit, Il stood her bossin' as long as
could"
THAT doesn't excuse you. She Is the
weaker vessel, and"
Weaker vessel, Ell? Then why does
she carry so much sail ?"-Philadelphi
Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Her Fathers Opinion.

How does your father seem to re-
gard my coming here?" anxiously
asked Adolphus of little Bobby while
Miss Maud was upstairs getting ready
to present herself
HE don't care nothin' about It," re-
piled Bobby, carelessly.
so he has no objection, Ell? But
what did he say, my little mani"
HE said If Maud had mind to-
make fool of herself, why let her."
-Tit-Bits.
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A Warning.

\ The poet awakened with shudder-
lag scream.
What is lit" cried his wife; what
is it,"
"A terrible dream" he said. II spent
an hour last evening writing poem
about the glory of the good old times,
and dreamed just now that by some
magical influence / had been set back
some 80 years. No telephone, no tele-
graph, no gas, no electric light, no
plumbing in the house-no modern con-
yenience whatever!"
But that needn't have frightened
you" said his wife, soothingly.
THAT wasn't the worst of It. There
were no magazines to which to sell
poems about the good old times."-
Judge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Fashions Changes.

Mr.. De ,tyle-Why. my dear, I'm
glad to see you so composed. When
l left this morning you were weeping,
and wailing. and tearing your hair
because Fido was sick.
Mrs. De Style-Well, you see. just
after you left, Mrs. Tiptop came In
and told me that dogs of Fido's breed
were going out of fashion. So dried
my tears and kicked him out.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
shrewd Woman.

THAT doorbell OF ours doesn't ring
at ALL" growled Poorman. I'm going
right down and make that landlord fix
1t, right away"
oh! don't be in a hurry, DEAR" in
terrupted his wife. LET it go for
week or SO. This is about the time
for the installment man to be coming
around. "-Philadelphia Press
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Outclassed.

How insignificant is man
When Natures work we note;
How doth the mighty earthquake dwarf
The fool that rocks the boat.
m, Y, Sun.
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Not What He Meant.

Mr.. Courtenay (fatteringly)-I had
the blues awfully when came here
tonight, Miss Fisher, but they are all
gone now. You are as good as medi-
cine.
Miss Fishers Little Brother-Yes;
father himself says she'll be drug
in the market II she doesn't catch
some fellow soon.-Tit- Bits.
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His Finish.

"Scadsby showed good deal Of
promise when he was a young chap"
remarked the man who was revisit
ing the town of his youth. How
did he come out?"
Never amounted to anything" said
Old Resident, latter he was elected
the most popular man in the town."
Detroit Free Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Her Innocent Occupation. \.

Her Innocent Occupation.
II wonder where Sue is? l haint
seen her this hour an half"
she amt fur" replied the old man.
Last time seen her she wuz KILN
a couple o. rattlesnakes, to git 1attles
enough to make necklace to weav to-
the partyi"-Atlanta Constitution.
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Friendly Critic,

First Street Arab-Say, | wuz t de
t'eater las night.
Second Street Arab-Wot wuz dom
on de boards?
First s. A.-Dere wuz a play called
las Yer Like It." by a guy nam'd
Shakebeer, or sumthin' like dat.
Second s. A.-Wuz 1t emmy good?
First s. A.-wuz it? Say, de cafth-
as-catch-can wrestlin' match in one NV
de acts wuz de best ever.-Chicago
Daily News.