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Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10

The council then took up the matter of the city election.
 Mir. H. G. D. Hall was declared elect ed school director for the term of three years. The tally sheet of the election board showed tie vote in the race for council; MT. Henry Erie and Mir. John Lundquist each being credited with 86 votes. Both gentlemen were present and a recount of the ballots was made. One ballot was found to contain eight names for councilmen and it was thrown out, yet the final count showed a tie, S4 votes each, an error having been made in the former count.
 The council then declared the six receiving the highest votes elected. They are J. A. Kemmis, M. s. Hudson, Wm. Stubbins, David Judson, Julius Jensen and Ezra Peters.
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10
For Sale or Rent

The Board of Trade saloon and Palm Garden on or before the first of July. For further information apply to Mar tin Olson, P. o. box 136, Douglas. Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10
The City Council

The last meeting of the old city council for the transaction of business was held last Monday night at the city hall There were present Mayor Stub bins, and Councilmen Fox, hemmls' O'Connor and Hopp.
 Claims against the city were approv-
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10
TREADWELL TOPICS.

Mrs. w. W. Shorthill. accompanied by Master Warren, left on the Jefferson for two months visit in the Sound cities.
 ! Mr. D. Campbell returned Friday on the Seattle from short trip to Cali ! fornia, and has resumed his duties as watchman.
 w. A. Reid, formerly secretary of the Treadwell Club and now in charge of the Y. M. c. A. work in Alaska with headquarters at Fort Seward, is re. visiting old scenes while the soldiers are here. Mrs. Reid was through passenger on the last Jefferson, bound for her home in Oregon where MT. Reid will join her later for visit be, fore starting on their annual trip down the Yukon river.
 Another detachment of soldiers, to gether with Colonel Green, who is in charge of the troops came down from Fort Seward on the Peterson Saturday. The numerous drills form quite an item of interest in the neighborhood
 The Board of Directors of the Tread we'll Club met Monday evening and disposed of some minor matters. Rev Holford gave short address on the subject "Manhood," at service held Sunday evening in the library room of the Club, under the manage ment of the Y. M. c. A. There was also song service in connection with the meeting.
 Bowling is quite popular just now. A Treadwell team carried off the honors in friendly match with some of the soldier boys Monday evening.
 The weekly meetings of the Tread we'll Dancing Club are necessarily post poned for the present.
 Men are signing up every day for work of various sorts at Treadwell
 The city council met on Tuesday evening to canvas the ballot of last week, and the new officers were de- clared duly elected.
 The snow is melting SO rapidly that there will soon be plentiful water supply for all purposes, especially if the rain will help out little, and for once the people are saying they would be glad to see the rain.
 Mir. Geo. Snow has finished bis work on the stage scenery at the Club, having painted four complete sets.
 The Al-Ki unloaded about 400 tons of coal at the bunkers and is now talk ing on sulphurets for the down trip.
 Mir. Jerry Cashen, of the Ready Bull lion mill, left with his family on the Dolphin for well-earned vacation. They will visit their former home in Michigan, and Mr. Cashen's health will it is hoped, be much improved by the rest.
 Wm. Duncan is now night watchman at the Treadwell store.
 Mir H. R. Shephard, an old time
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10

The Jefferson will be due Friday.
 Court convened at Juneau last Mon- day.
 The Cottage city will be here Thurs day.
 Fine line of Furs at the Treadwell store.
 MT. L. S. Humes, returned from the States on the Dolphin.
 Carl Erickson has gone to seek fame and fortune in the States.
 Peter Johnson did not go to Fair banks, but is employed at Latouche Island.
 Ed. Armstrong has sold his residence property on 5th street to Mir. M. S. Hudson.
 Gus Holm and l.. Sandstrom went north on the Dolphin bound for the Interior.
 The city has placed buoy near the little island for the accommodation of small craft.
 It will soon be time for the annual spring cleanup of the streets and alleys of the town.
 Charlie Rosswog has a fine line of Cigars, domestic and imported. New Billiard Pool tables.
 The Jefferson carried over sixty pas sengers from Douglas Island on her last trip to the south.
 Joe Miller, the Juneau Tailor, will make you Fall suit. See the fine stock of cloth to select from.
 Mrs. Joseph Trudgeon was taken sick last week and on Saturday was removed to the Juneau hospital.
 Try pair of Amazon Crack Proof or Red Sole Gum Boots, sold with a guarantee at the Treawell store.
 LAUNCH FOR SALE.-The gasoline launch Progress is for sale at a bargain. For particulars see E. J. McKanna.
 DOUGLAS ISLAND FOLKS will find a warm, cosy place to play solo when in Juneau at SECRETS SMOKE HOUSE.
 Ole, the faithful mail carrier, drew a house in raftie, and is carrying his added dignity with becoming grace.
 Mrs. Joe Dickey and her daughter Adrian, and Miss Irene Euans returned on the Dolphin from visit at Tacoma. The Misses Annie Mccormick and Mayme Sullivan made the round trip on the Str. Seattle to Skagway and Sitka.
 Losr.-A ladies watch. on Tuesday night, between Congregational church and Steam Laundry. Return to News office.
 George Haiu who is at Tenakee Springs is much improved in health and will come home in couple of weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. H. Keist are DOW pleasantly located in the Marks cot tage on Second street next to the Odd Fellows building.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jerry Cashen and children left on the Str. Dolphin for Michigan where they may decide to re- main permanently.
 All the drudgery of wash day is over come by the use of the Majestic Rotary Washer, roller bearings. For sale by Wortman 6 Jensen.
 Mrs. Lottie Hoffman has been grant ed divorce from her husband, George Hoffman, and was given the custody of the minor child, Glen.
 Harry Slater has just finished re- shingling the old store building on Second street, formerly occupied by Merchant P. H. Fox.
 Its easy to look we'll if you have good clothes, and it's easy to get good clothes of Smallwood, at the Beach Store near the 300 Mill,
 Doors, Sash, Building Paper and Building Material of all kinds at Wort man & Jensen's, now located at the corner of Second and D streets.
 FOUND THE MoNEY-John Stoft, the Drayman has found money sack with money in it. Owner may have same by proving property and paying for this ad.
 Among the passengers from Douglas for the South on the Str. Seattle were Mrs. M. Benson, Mr. Emil West and
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10
First Cong. Church Service

Service will be held in this church on Sunday evening April 14th at 8 o'clock. Subject: The New Birth, What it is, And What it Does.
 You are invited and will be made welcome to all services in this church.
 REV. D. HoLToRD, B. D.
 Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10

Bonita Sewing machines at the Treadwell Store.
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.

Does Look That Way The fates conspire, Sometimes, we think, To jostle us
 When on the brink Of taking stuff We shouldn't drink.
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10

service at Juneau, was visiting on the Island last Friday. "Shep" still has a warm spot in his heart for Douglas.
 Postmaster Hubbard has ordered new com6ination-lock boxes for the Douglas office When these are install ed the patrons of the office who are continually losing their keys will again be happy.
 Marshal Grant of Wrangell, honored the News office by the briefest kind of a call last Monday. Mir. Grant is a vigorous and enthusiastic Alaskan who never goes back on his own town. We admire such citizens.
 The Fern children engaged for a limited time only. Change of program commencing Saturday April 6. Don't miss seeing these children. A town topic. Curtain raises at 8 o'clock sharp. Palm Garden, Douglas Island.
 "What would a man do," asks a quizzer, Eff his handkerchief was four inch border of lace around piece of linen two inches square?" If he had any sense he would get rid of it some way before his wife found it in his pocket.
 Last Friday morning the Str. Al-Ki located another Al-M point, on the sand bar at the mouth of Lawson creek. The Al-Ki came up the channel in a heavy fog, waiting to hear the Tread we'll stamps to get her bearings, but, as no stamps were dropping, she kept right on up the channel until she stuck in the sand. The Humboldt came along and pulled her off the next morning.
 Among the Douglas arrivals last Fri day morning on the Seattle were Mrs. Humes little daughter who has been visiting her grandma at Seattle, MT. Dan Campbell, and Mrs. Jack Gilligan. There were also several long, tall, hungry looking fellows, carrying old fashioned carpet bags, who came down the gang plank with an eager, expect ant look which quickly changed to dispair when they talked to their friends few moments.
Douglas Island news., 1907-04-10

The Jefferson will be due Friday.
 Court convened at Juneau last Mon
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29

You have promised, let us say, to call
for friend at his office, SO as to 90
down into the country together. He is
a stockbroker, merchant, what you will.
His place of business being ten min
utes' walk from the station, you call
after business hours, about a quarter
of an hour before the train starts. You
find him cheerfully doing nothing I'M
less cigarette counts for work. He abb
solutely declines to start yet. It is too
absurdly early. After five minutes you
suggest departure. By no means will
he move. 1t never takes him more
than seven minutes at the utmost.
Knowing his walking capacities, you
doubt but acquiesce. At last you are
off. and halfway to the train he says:
BY Jove, old man, we must hurry up.
My watch Is slow" So you run-igno-
mlnlously you run. If luck befriend
you, you Just catch the moving train,
and as you sink perspiring and breath
less into your seat he says: "You see,
we were In plenty of time. Never
missed train In my life" Plenty OF
time. indeed And all this hurry for
nothing. If he had been doing any
thing-had letter to write or the like
In those wasted eight minutes, you
could forgive him, but he hadn't, or at
all events he didn't. You mop your
brow and, though he is your very good
friend, remember with complacency
that this "just" catching trains leads to
many coroner's lnquests.-London Sat
urday Review.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29
The Opal Superstition.

The world is full Of superstition, and
one of the worst Is that the opal Is
''unlucky." This superstition arose
when the "black death" swept Europe
At that time the opal was very popu-
lar. and some noticed that when a VIC
tim Of the disease was dying the opal
on the finger frightened and when he
was dead it became dull OF course
this took the popular fancy, and at once
opals became 'unlucky" and have re-
malned so ever since. Very likely they
do not change at all on the fingers of
a dying person, and the whole matter
Is like that question which once caused
SO much discussion in the scientific
world. e., why is it that when you
put fish in bowl of water the
weight of the bowl of water is not in
creased2 Many learned answers were
given, but finally one duffer weighed
bowl of water with and without the
fish in it and thus settled the matter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29
Tie Burlington and Bristol steamboat
Ferry Company.

Schedule In effect 6.55 a. M, December 10, 1905.
Daily-Except Sundays and Christmas Da y
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
6.56, $780, 800, 1000, ll.00 a. m 1870, lS0, 2SO,
$3.50, 4.3O, 520 p M.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
$50, $780, $780, 1890. loo a. m, LOO, 2OO, 300,
400, 900, $50 p. M
SUNDAYS AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
First boat leaves Bristol at 500 a. M Last
boat leaves Bristol at $40 p. IN.
First boat leaves Burlington at $50 a. m.
Last boat leaves Burlington at $50 p. M.
The $40 p. m, trip from Bristol and $50 p H.,
trip on Sundays will be Withdrawn when
there is ice in the river.
Notes.-The above trips will be run on
Schedule time, unless prevented by ice-when
there is ice in the river trips will be guaran-
teed
The boat for the Performances in the Aud
itorium will leave Bristol at 7.40 p. m., return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the Performances.
No trips win be guaranteed in foggy weather
WILLIAM Z. DORON,
sec'y, Treas. and Gen'l Manager
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29

layettes. ana with ner own hands Janet
made covers for down pillows, silk
tufted afghans and other foolish things.
While the tongue of gossip wagged
gayly over the whole absurd episode
One frosty December afternoon Dal
ton ran down to the bungalow and
found Janet standing at the window.
The low spreading evergreens on the
west side of the house were powdered
lightly with snow, and Janet turned to
him with kindling eyes.
Billy, ! shall have a Christmas tree
for Elsie. She Is so bright for her age.
do believe she will notice it,
Quite likely" responded Billy with
assumed carelessness, as she laid aside
his storm coat, but in making your
plans you seem to have overlooked one
important fact. AS yet Elsie Is not
really yours. The law
Janet turned on him sharply.
"she is mine by right of-everything.
| found her, and love her"
Yes, but you must formally adont
her. / thought perhaps you'd better
see to that before leave. I've changed
my plans a bit. I'm going to meet
mother and Grace in Rome for Christ
mas. The mater has not been feeling
very fit. | am not fond OF England in
winter. and
Janet crossed to his side, and her
hand rested lightly on his arm.
/, {,,I-
more seeing Elsie have her first treef
And-and l think-I need you-more
than your mother does"
Something rose In Dalton's throat
and threatened to choke him. 1t was
sensation he had never felt before. not
even during the good natured, lazy run
OF his wooing. Janet wanted him! He
thought he had not cared. Now he
knew that he had cared all along. But
it was characteristic he did not express
his fierce joy in words. He held Janet
very close and whispered:
We'll, | rather did hope you'd give
the little beggar the name of Dalton.
It's pretty good name after all, ehY'
Norman Stanley heard the news when
he landed in London He sent a lions
skin captured by his own hand for lit
tie Elsie TO roll upon Then he went
to the Nile country for the winter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29

Radical changes in clothing are sell
dom safe. at least so the old time
grandmothers held. The putting off of
winter underwear was likely to be a
gradual and prolonged process. That
this belief in deliberate adjustment
was widespread and inclusive is shown
In W. P. Frith's story of his life. He
was engaged in painting portrait of
Mrs. Brit the wife of a prominent
business man, who used to bring her
little dog to share her sittings.
Mr.. Brit was a great lover of dogs.
but he entertained strong aversion to
dog collars, so l was surprised one day
when Mrs. Brit brought her favorite
dog, Ducky, to see a band around the
little animals neck.
Il thought you objected to dog COL
lars, Mrs. Brit" l said. Il see Ducky
sports one today"
"Oh, no, that's not dog collar" re-
turned the lady. ITS only a piece OF
flannel. The poor dear has had a
dreadful cold and sore throat. She
has worn flannel night and day"
Surely that Is too narrow to do any
good. The strip is no wider than a
collar"
"Oh, it was wider. of course. We
have gradually lessened 1t. She is
leaving 1t off by degrees"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-01-29
A TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
He Wanted Photograph to Remind
Him of His IaoIr.

He Wanted Photograph to Remind
Him of His Looks.
Having an engagement at his Office
at an unusually early hour, Allen was
| hurrying in that direction when he was
amazed to see his friend Walters stand
ing in the doorway of cheap photo
graphic studio nervously rafting the
| handle of the locked door and tapping
impatiently on the glass panel. Wal
tiers was in condition that comes I'M
der the heading Of unfit for publica-
ton He was in his evening clothes;
his once shiny silk hat was rufi1ed and
dented. necktie askew and overcoat
rumpled As Allen hailed him he turn
ed a pair Of bIoodshot eyes and tried
to smile.
What on earth are you doing hereY'
asked Allen in surprise.
want to get my picture taken"
said Walters gravely.
Picture taken? This hour? And in
your condition that Is to say, without
fixing up bit? Don't be silly, man.
Go home and get little rest" And
Allen tried to draw Walters in the d.
rection Of drug store Walters
wrenched himself free.
Il know what Pm doing" he declar-
ed. Il want my picture taken-the big
gest picture 1 can get too. And l pro-
pose to get 1t before l leave here"
And turning he pounded again at the
photographers door
Although Allen was In a hurry. he
felt that he ought to stay by his friend,
who seemed to be utterly irresponsible.
he coaxed, begged and pleaded, but all
the satisfaction he got was the state
ment, Il know what I'm doing"
Finally, as Allen showed no DISPOSE
ton to let him alone Walters braced
himself against the door and said:
II was drunk last night, hopelessly
and foolishly drunk, and l look and
feel it. I'm all mussed up, got a head
like barrel and a throat like a fur.
mace. I'm dirty, disreputable and dizzy
and feel like the back yard of an east
side tenement house.
This Is the second time I'VE been
drunk In ten years. The first time It
happened | was with some friends.
and In the course of the end of our
spree we invaded photograph gallery
and had our pictures taken just as we
were. That picture was the best tenn
perance lecture l ever had. | kept Il
framed in my room. In the morning
as went out 1t warned me not to
drink during the day. At night it
showed me plainly what had avoided
by not drinking.
There was fire In the apartment
next to me few weeks ago, and the
hremen burst into my place They
upset things generally and smashed
my picture all to bits in hacking down
the mantelplece to get at the blaze.
lost my guardian angel, so to speak,
but felt reasonably sure of myself.
Last night l met some congenial
friends, and-well, I'm going to get an
other picture taken If l wait here all
day." And Walters kicked savagely
at the door, which this time was OPEN
ed by a sleepy looking man, who ush-
cred him into the studio, while Allen
hurried away.-New York Press.
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Che Great
Unknown
-. - -.
Martha McCvlloch- Williams
Copyright. 1906. by Ruby Dougla.

&s~s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s
II can't hear you! | won't, l won't
/ wont! Anyway, | wouldn't have yol
II you were made of diamonds anc
white sugar. Nora cried saucily, stick
ing her fingers in her ears, but not very
deep.
Her sutton, Calvin Burrows, ESQ.
laughed heartily.
Don't you think you'd accept me II
/ got myself made over into q Christ.
mas card?' he asked, his eyes twin.
king.
Nora turned her back to him.
"Some people are pigs for obstinacy-
yes, pigs-and binder than moles into
the bargain. They never can see when
their room is better than their COM
pany."
Dear me! How distressingv' Bur-
! rows said equally. He had a notion
that he had brought Nora up, and so
knew everything about her. Il know
whom you mean," he ran on KS that
tiresome ninny Jimmy Dolan. Next
time he comes and tries to wear out
his welcome you have Hannah blow
the horn for me-"
Nora laughed in spite of herself.
| Jimmy Dolan is never tiresome. He
knows things to talk about-news and
funny things-and even books. You sit
mum-chance half the time. When a
man has nothing to talk about, don't
you think he had better go homer
And leave the prettiest little girl in
the county all by her lonesome? Not
much" Burrows said, reaching toward
his pipe pocket.
Nora eyed him with fresh diss.ain.
You're regular chimney" she said.
what Is the saying about smoking
chimneysT'
"Oh, it goes on to mention ,scolding
wivesr Burrows interrupted. He had
by this time filed the pipe and was
crowding the tobacco well down in
the bowl. When it was packed to suit
him he lit 1t, puffed once or twice,
then stood up, faced the door and
said: Il shall have the paper with the
birds put on the parlor, Nora, and that
pink Powered pattern In the halls.
. think that's what you said you'd like
best?" pausing with his hand on the
knob, his lids downcast, but a yelled
twinkle behind them.
You know | said no such thing. If
you go and buy those taggy green
birds, I'll never set foot in your new
house-not while they're ON the walls"
Nora burst out. And pink roses In a
hall! My heavensl That's just like a
man. It's nothing to me-nothing In
the world-but / do hate to see good
money wasted, SO I'm going with you
to town and pick out something de-
cent"
I'm obliged to you; so will my wife
be-" Burrows said civilly, turning back
to her He had the look of one pom
dering a new and strange idea, but
came out Of his daze quickly and said,
with good humored smile: Mora,
I've thought all along you were In fun;
that after awhile you'd agree with me;
that you might as well take me- But
today you've shown me better. don't
deny 1t hurts to admit it, but then Pm
not the sort to whine So let's make
a bargain, right here and now-you
help me fix my house up so any other
girl will be glad to take me for it,
and I'll do my very best to bring Aunt
Rena round about Jimmy Dolan Jim
my is not such bad sort. The worst
that can be said is that there isn't
much to him. That won't matter in
the least seeing he has money enough
to insure rations for two. You-any
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but if l wanted a pincushlon ia buy
1t rather than marry 1t. In five year!
Susie Moran will be perfect lump
worse than her mother, and she's BAG
enough, dear knows"
"See herel This is getting serious
girl you don't know" Burrows said.
Nora nodded
Tell me what she's like she said
"But, of course, you think she's an an
GEL
II do not She's far from it," Bur.
rows protested. I'm fact, that's just
what she particularly is not She's moi
exactly pretty either. | should call heI
rather winsome. She'll lead some man
a dance whoever Is lucky enough to
get her-but the getting Is going to be
mighty well worth while"
as she tall?" Nora asked.
Burrows shook his head, saying:
Gust your height"
Nora looked thoughtful a minute.
What sort Of eyes and hairT she de-
manded next. Burrows looked puzzled.
Her hair is-oh, l don't just know
brown sometimes and sometimes yell
lowy-and her eyes are all sorts of
blue, except the cold light blue that
makes you creepy. | can't describe her
nobody can-but she's toast wher
ever she goes"
you'll be Jealous" Nora said, look
ing away and biting her lips
Again Burrows shook his head.
She's the sort to be trusted" he
said. Il wish you could see her. Then
you'd understand
You are an unfeeling wretch, pre-
tending you wanted advice, even pre-
tending SO long that you wanted me-"
Nora cried, when you've been in love
with this creature! Why can't / ever
see herr know she Is as bad as any
Of the rest, but want to prove it,
"You are right have loved her, oh,
for ages" Burrows said. But you
can't see her, nor, I'm afraid, ever
know her well. because, you see, she is
yourself"
"Ohp Nora said, looking straight
ahead for a minute. When she began
to speak again it was all about wall pa
per. Needless to say, the new Bur-
rows house was finished entirely to her
liking.