The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-14

The fourth and last page has two column display head over the news that tho White Pass and Yukon Railway had resolved ito cease work on the spur over the hill to the mines" The miners, 1t appears refused to guarantee sufficient tonnage. When they come to time the road will be built, says President S. II. GRAVES on the eve Of sailing on the Princess Beatrice. We now quote:
 "Thc UIcgg will leave about 6.SO o'clock this evening with the party going to attend the A. B. dance at Halnes. very pleasant time is promised number Of ladies win bc Of the party. All A. Bs and lady friends arc in vited.
 "Mr LuKER ot Dawson wcrt south on the Princess Beatrice. He Is taking out on ey- hlhIt to the Toronto exhibition.
 "Thc Skagway boys and gi. Is win turn their shining morning faces toward school once more on Monday. The lonr summer holiday ends today.
 Miss EvANsoN, who came up few weeks ago as tourist but who found so much Co occupy her In her line-stenography- that she has remained through tSU session ot court. left for the south on the Dolphin,
 Mrs TAD HILLERY became the mother Of a beautiful baby girl at exactly o'clock thls morning Dr BRAwAND reports mother, baby and TAp as being in excellent form and dc- lighted. Their many friends are pleased"
 About two.tbirds of the paper is taken up with advertising matter, and it is not the least interesting part, Gt shows an odd miugling of advanced civilization with primitive conditions. Ssndwiched in between a tailor's and a dressmaker's advertisement, just like New York lads" on the first page there is a double column display with this appeal in huge letters;
 Raspberry PIcIcrs wntcd-GANTY and TUANnsoN.'
 dotel and eating house cards are very numerous. Here is one:
 "Thc Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders. free In place Of tea or cot- fee. Come on boys"
 The Board of Trade cafe boasts Of its Charcoal Broiler (with capitals) This, " it assert, lis the only Eastern apparatus in use in the Vest" and 1, guarantees to Skagway patrons de. licious, juicy steak or chop, broiled in a manner to suit the taste Of the most ex. acting epicure,n
 Saloon advertisements are about Rs numerous as the eating house kind. One reads: Sally in our alley and get the real goods at the dear old Board of Trade. English billiards and pool parlors in Tuck's Alley" The Trail, the Whitehorse and others have large display armour, ,ements.
 !. HlUTA advertises that he is a 're- fractiug opticiau," seemingly case Of the yellow peril. The Committee ou Public Works and Property sivertises for bids for lighting the fire houses and City Hall. In another column the Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navi- gatIon Company advertjses an electric light service. Carpenters are wanted at Fort Egbert at SC a day Of eight hours and helpers at s5. Some one thinks it worth while to advertise the loss of pearl handled pocketkuife; and DAN SKY promises "pr'ces to justify having your shoes repaired"
 The White Pass and Yukon Route 1 has the only railroad advertisement. : There is one train each way daily for White Pass, Log Cabin, Bennett and Caribou. Warning is given that "Pas- seugers must be at depots ln time to have Baggage inspected and checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time Of train"
 There are numerous steamship ad- vertrsements, both river and coastwise, and great pains ave taken to set forth the luxuries Of the lines, such as bath rooms, steam heate cabins and electric flights. A.diligent search of the col. umns fails to reveal anything in the way Of a theatrical advertisement.
 The UfldSkdn hss four pages Of six columns each. The page is about two- thirds the size of ours. It 10 is well printed and the proofreading is remark ably careful. It Is now in its eleventh year. l.. S. KELLER is the publisher, and to him and his far northern estab. lishment THE SUN extends it's best wishes and the assurances Of its distin. gulshed consideration.