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The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
BUY or Us
One Price for J. welry to
 Everybody.

We say, without fear of successful contradictinn, that we can demonstrate rhat we have the best place to buy favc'ry in Alaska. That is an import ass fact. because every body buys j=wel- rv. If you 8 anybody it. .behooves you 10 come and let us maze this. .demonstra. tiou to you.
 We sel iewelry of all kinds. We carry he very besr that is made. WE HAVE ONLY ONE PRICE, and that PRICEIS RIGHT. IJ is .the same to every body.
 Our line of optical good is comDle'e. We will guarantee 10 meet all con dttions an expert examination may show to be required. We have the goods, the appliances to make the ez- animation and the expert knowledge required, EXAMINATIONS FREE.
 Don't forget that our repair depart ment is always ready. that your notices are AS GOOD AS NEW and SATIS- FACTION GUARANTEED.
 J. Ikuts, Optieian and JewSler.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
MAKE UP
NJ rlborOughs Settle Differ
 ences With Kings Aid

London, Jan. l0-The newspapers tell us that the Duke and Duchess ot Marlborough tthe later was Miss Con- sue'o Vanderbilt) have made up ther differences. King Edward is said 10 have brought about the reconciliation. As strange as it may seem to American title, hunting papas and mamas, the king found more difficulty in placating the duchess than he did the duke. In fact, after the income from the Wander bilt millions was taken away from hi> dukelets he became very dociIe and was ready for peace. Consnelo stood upon her American spirit for while The king snubhA her but that made her more rigid. Finally the king went so far, it is said, 10 arrange settle ment and restore the American money to the service of British nobility that he almost bent bis royal diguity. Els pleading succeeded where his snubs had failed.
 It is hiuted. unhindly to king and duke, that the separation of the dnch- ess from her children had more to do with the reconciliation than had the prospect of rega:nlng royal favor or BlenheIm p mp.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
SAVE YOUR DOLLARS

Is our advice. Later on in life. it will be of great service to you. The lack of mo ey causes untold misery. That is why you should save a portion of your salary, or carninys, while OI can.
 The five percent plus dividend earn ing Gold Bonds, Of the Northern Se- curitles and Packing Company, offer the safest nd best investment in the way of ,vings that Is on the m ,rket. These Bonds are backed hy Real Estate securities heli by oIe of he largest Trus, Companies iu the west. They can be paid for on the monthly, sent annual or aunu D,ymenJ plan ani will earn you better thLn ten percent on your mo rey, besides taking care of and returning you your principal
 For full particulars, see
 PHIL ABRAMS, Agent.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18

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The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
ALL OFF
Nv,da Strik4 Sc Il d and
 Work Resumed

ro'GGeld, Nov.. Ga.. l1-Tns miners. aa overwna.0ns majority, voted to ...c go, the comproui e offered by the . .sr tOrs anu the sriEe was declared of lna Iass night. Before daylight th.s mOrulnE york hal been resumed on nearly al the mines. MfSt of ths mines re-eugaged their old meu.
 There is great rejoicing throughout the s-ate.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
WILL HELP
Alaskans May t. Permitted
 10 App al to Seattle

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.
 Washington, Jan. 1.-The judiciary bill providing appeals from the district court of Alaska 10 be taken to the circuit court at Seattle instead of San Francisco, has beeu recommended for passage by the judiciary committee and reported 10 the house,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
Notice to Public

have authorized Mir. P. B. Graves to assume full charge of my afr irs in connection with ruunlng the Pullen House during my absence.
 MRS. Fl. s. PULLEN. S. agway, Nov. 2S, 1906, tf'
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18

PHIL ABRAMS, Agent.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
Former SkagwayA ID Gets Gold

wv. Crockett5, a pioneer in this city who has been at Rampant for several years, has struck it rich on Little Minook creek. h one day he picked out SlO2 from his claim. This included one nugget worth $S6.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18
Coal and Wood

Call up the Alaska Transfer comp ny for coal. wuod and kind tug. All nr- ders promptly attended o. Phone 10
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-18

GOLD PLACERS-wet-wanted to work ou shares by machinery interests, Write full particulars to F. Whitney
 Washington, D. C. l-lO 6t -
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
Foyggt1nlnesS-O6hviou.

These two words will fall under
the class of active and passive.
ForgeHMk,zess refers to persons;
odAvion, to things. We cannot
speak of things buried in forget
fulness, nor can we allude to the
oblivion of men. The former is
an act of mind-the latter, state
of things. Oblivion refers to.
things forgotten; forgetfulness, to
those who forget them. Persons,
are forgetful; things are lost in
oblivion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18

Pshaw! All such things will be
paid by stockholders; for we con-
duct the lay according to the
game of high finance. It's as easy
as rolling off a log. With your
thirty thousand we can begin to
manufacture a poultry food that
I say, that will!) make the hens
too fat to lay eggs. By the time
they quit laying eggs we have
interested money kings and others,
and increased our capital to bill
lion dollars.we have also pur-
chased, OH paper, the celery crop
and the years output of baked
beans-we have thousands of cold
storage plants rented and we dis
tribute the celery and beans, that
is, have it stored in the cold-stor-
age plants in various places-leav-
ing, of course, room for eggs.
"Next, we boom the poultry
food and issue another billion dol
lars worth of stock. Then we
have our agents buying eggs, eggs,
eggs. The world is busy; Amer
leans happy, for the Glorious
Fourth is coming; only you and [
are aware of our plans. By June
Goth we have a corner on eggs.
The hens are not laying; people
will clamor for eggs. Thru our
special papers we agitate the pur-
chase of celery and canned beans
as substitute for eggs. Thus
we unload these edibles and then
the eggs. On July LIST we let local
merchants in every city but Chiogo
contract for as many dozens as
they want, on one condition.
That condition is: Not an egg
for the people of Chlogo!"
In his excitement Jack upset
the table, causing the landlady-
who was trying to hear the con-
versation by holding one ear to
the keyhole-to utter a piercing
scream. When her several board
ers reached the hall she had tainted
but didn't hear the plans; or, if
so, kept it secret.
A few days later company was
organized to manufacture poultry
food with Robert T. Sharp as presi-
dent. Agents we're soon on the road
and the business thrived. Poultry
raisers praised the stuff" and the
papers lauded the noble work of
another self made man. There
was no difficulty in interesting
capital for stocks were literally
grabbed Fay's plans we're being
fulfilled easier than even he imag-
ined, and Bob simply followed
orders. They began to use the
surplus capital. Agents, sent out,
bought and stored the celery crop.
Mr.. Sharp unloaded another bunch
of stocks to increase the poultry
food output. Jack used the mon
ey to corner canned beans. Bob
placed another issue of stocks on
the market, and Mr.. Fay quietly
began the corner on eggs. While
all this was taking place the peo-
pie we're utterly unaware as to the
coming climax.
At four o'clock on the morning
of July LIST the chef of the Saberb
Hotel in Chiogo raped at the
proprietor's door. The door opened
a few inches and the proprietor
asked: "What do you want?''
Now the chef was raging, for ba-
con and eggs were on the bill-of.
fare for breakfast, and not an egg
in the house. Under such cir.
cumstances, woe be to he who
crosses the path of the great man
of hotel-the chef. Meekly the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
To Esttmnke-T0 Esteem.


We esteem a man for his moral
qualities; we estimate him accord
ing as we judge of his worth. To
esteem is always used in a good
sense; to estimate, in either good
or bad, lndifferently. We set a
high value upon those we esteem.
It is possible that we estimate too
highly those who we esteem.
There are degrees of estimation.
Esteem is in itself a high degree
of appreciation. What is good is
esteemed. That which is imper-
fectly known, or which is a mix
ture of good or bad, Is estimated.
"He esteemed his friends" means
that he highly valued his charac-
ter. "He estimated his WORTH"
means that he calculated it ac-
cording to his own standard.
Men are esteemed; men and things
are estimated.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
The Elephant as
a Life Saver.

| LII DCOOuOO%3 4OOCs WYNN thO
Barnum & Bailey Show was re-
turning to this country from
Europe, big "Eph" the largest
elephant in the Barnum & Baily
herd, saved the life of trainer
Bates. We were about three days
out from Havre, France, and the
sea was very rough. I was stand
ing with Mr.. B. at the gangway
leading to the hold of the ship
where the animals where housed,
when one of the keepers approached
Mr.. B. and informed him that
something was wrong with big
Eph. Mr.. B. turned and asked
me to come along with him and
see what the trouble was. l went
with him until we reached the
gates separating the hold from the
gangway leading to the deck, and
there I baked. I had no inten-
ton of going further until I was
assured the coast was clear, which
I very much doubted. Mr.. B.
opened the iron gates. passed in
and closed them behind him. Big
Eph was standing very near the
gates, and as soon as the trainer
called, the elephant reached Mr..
B. with his trunk, picked him up
and put him on his back. That
much [ could see from where [
was standing.
The cause of big Eph's strange
conduct was soon explained. One
of the leopards had broken out of
it's cage, and was on tour, of de-
struction. Almost as soon as the
elephant had lifted the trainer to
his back, he succeeded in corner
ing the leopard by crushing it
against the side of the ship and
holding it there by pressing it
against the wall with it's hind legs.
The life was crushed out of the
leopard in a very short time.
Then big Eph reached around
with his trunk and brought the
leopard in front of him. Kneel-
ing on it's lifeless body with his
knees, making sure he had killed
the leopard, the big elephant be-
gan trumpeting loudly. A sure
sign, so Mr.. B. informed me, that
Eph was hurt. Mr.. B. by this
time had let himself down from
the elephants back, and proceeded
to unfasten the chain with which it
was fastened, calling to the writer
to open the gates leading to the
gangway. When he got big Eph
up on deck we could see that the
leopard had lacerated the big
beasts headquarters in a frightful
manner. After Mr.. B. finished
dressing the wounded limbs of the
elephant, he told the writer some
thing of big Eph's history.
"That bull meaning elephant)
came over here with a consign-
ment of animals from Hagenbeck's
about eighteen years ago, and he
was the worst looking animal I
ever laid eyes on" said Mr.. B.
inquired as to the elephant look
ing so badly aud Mr.. B. told me the
following story of big Eph's con-
dition when landed at Bridgeport,
the headquarters of the Barnum &
Baily Show:
"He was in crate, and all done
up in cotton. He was only a kid
elephant then, not over two years
old. When I took the cotton off,
there wasn't square inch on that
elephant that wasn't a running
sore. Mr.. Bailey told me to kill
him and put him out of misery.
But I didn't kill him; instead of
killing him I put him in stall of
my own stable, and for three
months bathed him with a carbolic
acid solution four times q day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
Capacity.

Capacity is the power of receiv-
ing and retaining knowledge with
facility; ability is the power of ap-,
plying knowledge to practical pur-
poses. Both these faculties are.
requisite to form a great charac-
ter; capacity to conceive, and abil-
ity to execute designs. Capacity
is shown in quickness of appre-
hension. Ability supposes some
thing done; something by which
the mental power is exercised in
executing or performing what has.
been perceived by the capacity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18

panic of '73, the silver of '94, the
corner on wheat and pork-all of
these sink into inslgnfcance In
comparison with the corner on
eggs. The famine WAS felt most
by the population of Chiogo, as
intended, for, be it understood,
this was a game inspired by re-
venge. There can be no harm in
narrating the details at this late
day; so l hereunto affix my sig
nature to the virtual facts of that
epoch1cal event.
Mr.. Fay had arrived in Chiogo
after an extended trip thru Amer
lea in the interests of the Chiogo
Incubator company. His successes
caused him to be- elated, and no
happier man was to be found than
he as he walked to the company's
general offices. But imagine his
surprise at this sign, "Closed," "
over the general managers office
door. He called on the general
manager and learned that the bus
mess was in the hands of "a re-
ceiver. His wages? Well, the
firms assets were twenty five
thousand dollars; liabilities two
million dollars. Jack was shrewd
and instead of lamenting Fate
simply sifted the manager, thus
learning the secrets of high f.
nance. Equipped with such knowl-
edge he returned to his boarding
place and took an inventory of his
surplus cash. 1.-Two dollars and
fifty cents" said he. Then be-
gan series of by-plays so familiar
to a man out of work and nearly
broke. Hotel keepers would not
trust him; not one in the big city
would advance a loan, and Jack
tasted the bitter sweets of real
life. Optimistic and smiling he
pursued the way that many good
lad has trod. He was imbued,
and properly so, with the truth
contained in the lines:
Laugh and the world laughs with you;
Mourn and you mourn alone"
The big clock at the Central Rail-
way station was striking the mid
night hour when Bob Sharp
alighted from cab and sauntered
into the waiting room. He was
headed for summer resort, but
"Man plans and Fate DEGREES. :"
Fate decreed that the first person
Sharp should meet was Jack Fay,
whom he had not met for several
months. Bob soon knew about
Jacks predicament, and he un-
foldeth the sweetheth tale that
Jack had dreamt possible.
Forget it; forget it," said Bob,
as Jack emphatically declared
"I'll make every human in this
city bow to me and beg to be fa-
voredp' Jack became silent and
Bob continued: "Of course, this
distant relative of mine who died
and left me the thirty thousand
was strongly opposed to specula-
ton of any kind; but I'll never
forget your loyalty to me when 1
was down with the fever-out OF
the game, as it were-and what's
mine is yours while we travel this
sphere of trials and tribulations. F"
At two-thirty the following af-
ternoon the friends were seated at
a little table in Mrs. Gray's best
room. cts possible" said Bob
"Why, look here, figures don't lie.
I visited nearly every poultry man
in America. They're clamoring
for poultry food. But, these fig.
ures: Last year the egg produc.
ton was twenty billion, or one
million six hundred and sixty
xIl a;.L h nd rod O nd aiuhfu,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
To Woxshsb-To adore.

liberation is species of av0rsA.p.
There appears in alteration a
strong sense of our own inferior
ity; for it is always accompanied
by an attitude expressive of hu.
mility. In worshlpping, the pre-
vailing feeling is the superiority
of the. object worshipped. In
worshipping, we pay homage to
the power. wisdom, and goodness
of the Creator; in adoring, we ex.
press our own weakness and de-
pendence on Him. There is no
attitude peculiar to worship; it is
included in the usual form of
prayer and thanksgiving. In
adoring, we PROSTATE ourselves.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18

the old man was dreaming when
he said that he would have sixteen
cases of eggs here in time for
breakfast" The dishwasher be-
ing wise from experience kept
mum. Similar scenes were being
enacted turnout the land, but
what startled the people were the
sensational "write-ups" appear
ing in the papers.
There would be no eggs for the
Fourth of July, which meant no
cakes, no eggnog, no fancy dishes,
and the hundreds of edibles requir-
ing eggs would have to be dis.
pensed with. Fay and company
controlled the egg market. This
was known. and people left their
work to discuss the probable rea-
sons why he would not sell ore
singly egg before Sunday morn
ing mot for a million dollars" as
he quoted. On Saturday the peo-
pie were further mysti6ed to learn
that they could get all the eggs
they wanted from local dealers at
twenty-cents per dozen-but not
until Sunday morning. Only the
agents and local dealers knew that
this was possible by agreeing not
to send one egg to Chiogo. Until
they read this no one knew the
real facts, tho there have been
many conjectures.
When Americans ceased work
on July End it was, presumably,
to rest Sunday and enjoy Monday
the Fourth. But as you may
know hotel-keepers, householders
and thousands of others we're
busy-because they needed eggs
and only got them on Sunday.
In Ohiogo indignation was aroused.
The main question asked was:
"Why won't Fay and company sell
us eggs?" OF course, no one
could tell. About ten o'clock on
July the Fourth people began to
gather in the nelghborhood where
Fay and Sharp we're boarding.
They apparently neglected to cele-
brate, but were of one mind re-
garding the egg deal. They were
determined to see the man Of the
day-Mr. Fay. Finally a CON-
mittee of some twenty leading citi-
zens were selected to interview
Jack. When the committee en-
tered the boarding house Mrs.
Gray politely led them to a room
wherin sat Messrs. Fay and Sharp;
and beside table laden with fried,
boiled, scrambled and honey
combed eggs, angel food and 9TH
er kinds of cake-in fact, every
dish and drink tended to show the
committee that eggs were plenti-
full. Altho Fay was begged and
threatened the only words he
spoke were: II walked the streets
of your city day and night beg
cling for honest labor. What
did I get? Not even a pleasant
smile. I vowed to have revenge,
make you bow to my will. and
beg me-yes ME-for favor. I've
got my revenge. Go back to the
crowd and tell them what 1 said
and tell them that eggs will sell
tomorrow, in this city, at twenty
five cents per dozen"
Tie committee smiled, bowed,
left and only told the Chiogoans
that they could get eggs the next
day. The people were satisfied,
and the remainder of the day was
celebrated as becomes great
people.
The saddest part is now to be
related. It requires but a few
words. The entire enterprise had
been conducted according to high
finance rules, and some few weeks
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. #. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"
(4n,oU dim.
SmeU-Od0y.

The word smell Is used in both
an active an passive sense; Od0t,
properly, and passively. The
smell is active, as affects our or
gans, and passive as it exists in
certain bodies. Odor is also gen.
orally used, in a favorable sense.
of what has an agreeable or sweet
smell. The word smell is also
used for the faculty of smelling:
it is to be regretted that the smell
ing should not be always used for
the faculty.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
Hgh-ZaM.

High is a generic term; tall, a
specific term. What is tall is
high, but what is high is not al
ways tall. That which attains
considerable height by growing is
tall. So we speak of the height
of tall man. The reverse of
high is low, the reverse of tall is
stunted. We may say. a high
house, a high church, etc.; and a
tall girl, tall horse, a tall tree,
etc. Metaphorically, tall is some.
times used for high, as in the
phrase, ga tall spire."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18
The Corner on Eggs.

HE general public may well
remember the egg famine OF
100 when the firm of Fay
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

ment and approval. She found the death scene
OF Gamma was too long. as it compelled her to
talk too much. Filled with this idea, wished
tc communicate it to my friend as quickly as
possible and in great haste telegraphed him as
follows:
,- aou Iorsot that am anxious TO die and in the
Pa,ra NE OF tne corpse of the victim with whom
0 s44aIeu the poison cannot speak eternay.
One can readily imagine" adds Ristori. "how
telegram like this addressed to a person we'll
known to be prominently identified with the
political events of the time surprised and
aroused the suspicion of the clerk of the tele-
graph Office. He hurried to transmit the tele-
gram to the Chief of Police and played a most
ridiculous part afterward when the matter was
explained"
Ristoris descriptive powers fail when she
writes of the notable people encountered by her
IN her lifetime of travel and acting. We do, 1t
Is true. see Dumas the Elder with a cooks
apron fastened round him and a white cap over
his curly hair preparing a painful of macaroni
for the admired actress;-but that is the most
definite glimpse Of famous parsonage that she
offers us
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

the case But Borrow. notwithstanding the prom,
ises prayers and protests of the parents perlsteu
IN hafing the juvenile delinquents before the C9G-
" Rench When the came on TOT hearII6'
Borrow appeared to prosecute The sitting magls
yonth of the delinquents to withdraw the charse:
George Borrow was not, however man OF tn,IS i
I know not what other rights. The magistrates
we're bound 20 convict They fined each OF the
sn,au Soys And George Borrow-having seen JUS
flee duIy executed-proceeded to pay the nnes- ne
sre,y bearCIed native who related to me the inci-
5en{ tbis very morning as stood by the foreshore
oS the Broad was one OF the children sunlnoned
on that notable occasion.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

Mr.. A. F. w Masons forthcoming novel.
'The Broken Road" has a special value in Its
almost tragic portrait of an Indian Prince edu-
Gated IN England and moved by his training to
ssprattons which cannot be realized. One of these
aspirations is marriage to an Englishwoman,
and here Fate works with strange effect. The
scribners will soon publish this book and hence
forth all of Mr. Mason's writings issued In this
country will bear their imprint 1t is announced
that they have also added the of Mr..
Maurice Hewlett TO their list. They have taken
oyer the works by him hitherto published by the
Macmillans, and have made arrangements with
him for future books.
The question as to the good evil effect of
current literature upon the public mind has
lately been discussed by that energetic au-
thor NJ Edouard Rod. He believes that French
writing and illustration are too "bluggy,' and
that this element in the current books. news
naners and pictures I'm Paris has aroused the
recent criminal outbreaks among the so-called
"Apaches." or garroters. 1t is certainly true
that az he says these publications unite To
bring before the uneducated mind suggestions
of crimes of violence.
A man who was for many years Chief of Po-
lice Of Paris gathered into ten volumes at the
end of his career his memories of the remark
able happenings, criminal and other. under the
Second Empire. Miss Katharine p Wormeley
has translated from these "reminiscences their
most vivfdly interesting episodes. and Hough-
ton. MifHin & Co. are bringing out these seec-
tions in a volume under the title of Memoirs of
Monsieur Claude"
DIR. Hofstede de Groot has been revising or
practically rewriting Smiths catalogue Of the
Dutch painters-a. work which is now out Of
date For the purposes of this revision he has
conducted exhaustive researches all over Eu-
rome The first volume of a translation into
r-13gIish of the new catalogue will presently ap-
pear.
A meeting in 1S49 between Wordsworth as an
old man and Algernon Charles Swinburne as
hov of twelve is described in the just published
autobiography of Elizabeth Sewell We all
hated the intrusion" wrote Miss Sewell, though