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Daily Alaskan joma wa'TBOT, editor 4C*C?IPT!ON RATES ??e??ek.<Mlv?r*dtr c*ttw to* || Mtl ?? ftm ??aita. *r ?'I....*'. ** tlx MMM. kf Mil. ? ? om r?u. ?i Mil *-w 4)1 OBJSCT LWOR Writing under the caption, "How It Grows," the Douglas Island Newt ex prtsses lu t?tj laudable pride in the wonderful ptogreas of lu home (own aod it gives a ?kj sensible reason for ltf adrmoamaot. la Um laat five rears Douglas ha* gained 100 par cent, in population tad the growth has been a'oog line* that oount tor permanency and clvia health. In 1900 the place wu a more or Iwa unorganised settlement possessing little or no ambitioae tor Its fetor*. Now It la a little city of homee In which live people poeeeastng pride in their municipality and oooftdeot hope tor ooming greatness. la explaining the changed conditions, the Douglas Island News says: "To some the reaeon tor this rapid growth may not be apparent. To oth ers who hare given .he matter careful thought. It la as plain aa day. The first and moat Important of the events thai hare combined to bring about this healthy ooodltlon la the fact that as an incorporated town Douglas has been able to take on a measure of self-gov ernment. Her people hare beea priv tledged to partake of the revenues aris ing from the license tax, and with it build a eity. "Not alone haa the increased dignity accompany ,ng thia event added to tbe importance of th? town, but, having a governing power of their own chooeing, the peo*le have tolt that they were aooaebodv. that they .were not mere alavee, working ou' some other peoplee' salvation." Reason ng from this basis, the truth of which la self-avldent to every man who comprehends the cause and signif icance of American greaUK.se, the News jaat u truthfully and very ap'ly oootinuaa: "It la ? quMtion if thia one condition, which bu done to much for Doug'aa, which kM pulled her out of the mire taxi clay of a ahiflleee, Indiffer* nt, don't-care village, and haa placed her feet upon the eoltd rock of progre*", would oot If applied to the people of Alaska bring about ilmilar reeu.ta. Oir* her only ? taate of self-rule, and Alaaka will (row aa Douylaa ha* frown ? ? ? ? "The American people will progress a oder the freedom which tSe flag ia auppoaed to guarantee, but the; want to be independent, they want a voice la their own affaira, they don't make food alavea." Torlea art fond of prating about the lack of atabillty of Alaaka. the popula te of which they say 4a nomadic aod thla they urge aa a reaaoo why self government should oot be given the ptople. The condition of which they eoaiplala la rather a reeult of the lack ?f home rule than the cau?e tor deny ing It to the people. Give Alaakant to understand that thla dlatrict la their verr owa la which to fashion aa ft eat a com asoa wealth aa they are capahlr of making and a civfe pride will follow that wilt eauM Douglas ?Uim to appear aa IfVjr rnagtc from IMion's entrance lo Raring etralt aod from the Kndlcott mountain* to Dutch Harbor. Bae? Stelae On lew The Rainier beer at the Seattle aa een la aerved In steins which are kept aa toe- Juet the thing In theee hot davs. lee amain and >herbeta a the Vienna Hakery, Heat ia town. 'fhone IV Auguet Deleanetor and French fa?h tea journal* at llarrlaona . Luoibvr for aale. Inqu.re of IW MaJaen, Seattle wharf. ? 10 If Fresh Fruit and Vegetables FRESH 6gg$ and Butter Received on the DOLPHIN at the Amu gh? ONLY HOPE Home Rale Points Way Ouf for Alaska (Norn# Nugget.) The efforts of the chamber of com merce (which are just beginning) to aid in the securing of an elected delegate to ret reeent Alaska in the legialature of Alaska, tilting in Waahington, are to be commended, on the aame principle that "half a loaf ia better than no bread. " A delegate in congrees would be little better than a messenger be tween the hall of the house of represen tatives and the committee rooms, but even this would be better than no mes senger at all. Man; full-fledged repre sentatives and senators are little more. But the fght that is before the people of Alaska, in the opinion of the Nugget, and which Iran see Ddi in importance the election of a delegate, ia territorial autonomy. Urder existing conditions if a delegate were elected, he would represent only an unorganised district ?a territory "without form and void;" but were we given full territorial pow ers, we could then take our place among the organised territories, and thus have the benefits accruing from home rule. It is apparent that In formulating a system of territorial government for Alaska many serious pro! lems would have to be met and many difficulties, largely geographical, must be over come. Alaskt. is an empire In itaelf, and its great dimensions, coupled with the diverse geographical conditions, present a problem whoee successful solution demands skill and care. Ulti mately, of course, Alaska, like aacient Gaul, must be divided into three parte, each the nucleus of a future state, but in the meantime, it is submitted, that a territorial form of government, em bracing Alaska as it stands today, would be a long step toward the actual foundation of a comprehensivj system of self-government. It ts needless to point out that government from and by Washington is an abject failure, and our only hope lies largely in governing ourselvei as our forefathers have done for geoeratiooa. It Is m Good Ou Skagway now has but one newspaper, the Alaskan, but it's a good one. ? Nome Nufget. DOS OF DIZZINESS Com* ?o Hmdridi of Alukt Pwplt There ?re day* of dixxinea*. Spell* of headache, *<deache. back ache; Sometime* rheumatic palna: Often urinary disorder*. All tell you plainly the kidney* are ?lck. Ifoan's Kidney Pill* cure all kidney ill* Here la proof: Mr*. K. I.einback, widow, of .104 Jef feraon atreet, Olympia, Wa*h.. aaya: "La*t lummer, headache*, ditty apella. backache and too frequent action of the kidneya together with a ircneral run down feel In* made me a war* that my kidney* were not properly performing their function). When 1 called aereral month* ajro for Doan'a Kidnev Pill* I waa *utTerinff the grealett mliery and could scarcely (ret about the houae. Thi* one bo* gav? me *o much relief that I followed it up with a lecond and I am happy to *?y that the Pilla effect ?d a complete cure, or at leaat. up to the preaent time I hare felt no aymp torn* of a recurrence, ami havw no rea son to fear that that thei e will he fany They are the Aneat medicine I have erer known." ?Or *ale by all dealer*. Price AO oenu a box. hunter- M 1 1 burn t\D., Huffalo, N. Y.,*ole a?enu for the United state* Kemember the name -DuanV and take no auhetitute. Froah Mmi The PVye-Hruhn i\>. keep all kind* of freah meat eooaUntlv on hand tf RmI t6 Cm lt?al* Kail road Ueataurant ha* the beat 2ft cent meal? in town, equal to AO cent meal* other placea. Second Ave. and llroadway, oppo. depot. All the delicaelea of the aeaann at the Pack Train tteaturanl P>?k Trait Alvkji lull The Pack Train aalonn alw?y* lead* It carriee only the beat hi and* of whl* kiea. wine*, beer* and all the other food* to be had at a firat -claim ireotle men'a reeort. tf Q*t Y ??r Hm* Shta?4 An up-to-date bootblack auod at the Pack Train aaloon Patronize It and be neat. < Wily expert workmen, tf. Ik*?v*r Uaatrr Tw hr*t-c!a*a work try Rka^wi Laundry. Twenty-Are ?ear* expei ence. Telephone W. - Ooetum* T*f Toon* Woman. For a young wmnan an appropriatt ?ad Id ?t ary way attracts ooatome it ?town in the tlln?tration Tbn material tor the body of tb? eoetome ia median weight tobaoco oolored clotb. The ?kin I* perfectly plain, banp* uraight it froot and at tbe aidaa and fall* in eacy inoafnl fotda in tba back. It dt*play WM APPBOPRI/.TK AND ATTRACTIVE acesldrrable amplitude at tbe bottom and follow* the modified U)1 design in ? general w ay The combination cor-elet tad orerskirt i* close fitting and bnt ton* down the back. The corsage it of dark green velvtx witts a small design ixi a darker shade (I flu closely m the bick and it mad* in the form of a blonde in front. Th? (leave* are oloae fitting to the shonldera, where the; are fluUheri in puff* of medium size. ? New York Telegram. To lbk? B ocia Walats Fit. Tbe woman wbo wishes her bleust sralrt to lie smoothly across tbe shoul der pots a bit of stiffening down tbf ?boulder seam Some of the mannfao tared so oallad "bones" are excellent for this purpose. They are firm, but pli able. No matter how well a garment ii out, if it it not tight fitting or with ? light fltttug liniug it it not possible U make tbat thoulder seam lie straight without some assistance and this th? soft "bone" givea. "Ton hope io? Great Scott!" "No, not lireat Scott st all I Vtr: that times ooiDf c, wo iuvn will be bos of our awn homes for the first time I"? Cincinnati ^u?juirer. Tfce Way She Irani It She? Indeed, Mr. Jigsby, it feems t< me you ooght to take a nerve medicint af some sort. H?? Uh, I gness my nerve is strong anonghl She ? Undoubtedly, but don't the) somet imes give people something to ktb Will ? Chicago News Tin "Yon were ao respectful to that mer chant about two weeks ago. and you ?ctcd so overbearing this morning What cause*! the change?" ?Two weeks ago 1 had to be respect ful In order to get credit, and now be baa to be respectful In order to get the wooey."? Indianapolis Sun. Girls Reme??t?er Best. In experiments for memory powers of an equal number of boys and girls at different ages In school and nnl rerslty classes they were all read s slm pie story containing i>24 words and 1RJ distinct Ideas, sfter w'hlch they Inimedl ately psoceedod to write what they could remember. The concision* were that tbe growth of memory Is mor* rapid la girls than In boy*. -tmN ???!>? ?? N*** n* Waa mmini" "Why are you ?o cold and dlatant thl? evening?" ahe aaked. "Arc you offended at anything?" II* wild nothing, hut her gme followed hta, and with a hluah ?he got np and cor rted the parrot out of the room "RT*r my thought fnl Harold," *he aald "That Mrd I* wonderful at Imltationa.'*? Chleugn IVwt. . "Mnktna !>?(??" * IIM, A Oorry woman, who con Id not *f f?rd a new *3 hat. visited a millinery ?tore, aaw the Into atyloa, wont horn*, pounded her old hat for half an ho<V with a rolling pin, atuok a feather through the hand ami wont to ehnrch the neat Sunday the envy of all the women In the town, l'rle Phpatch. Orlvtwattt?, Original thing* are not always good The boat that any w rltor ran do la to a boor I > facta and almtlo? aa a nv dooa graaa then give aa g<KNl a quality o t Ike milk of ronton aonao aa poMlU*. ?mw VorV ,t<M?rna< rr?l lilndvfitnp'H Aa. Of the father of \ i?. .iint Hampden It la related that he wn? oner a?ki>d If Mr. Oladatone had ever Halted hi? aeat. "No," ha replied, "the tiuth I* we have only three treea, and we are afraM "e ask bla ?fcar*.n? Ixmd'tu Telcgtaak. A W??wa?i*? A ahrewil observer naya that "?oin? rtmea a woman crloa Jn?t to got her aalf pott ixl," a dtvnmatanca whtcb abowa that there may l>c a met hoi In grief aa well aa In madnewa. Hrldga port Tetegrwn. Well \mwfrc4. Aa American woman who had bw? told by ? RrttKher that America w* deficient tn antiquities and cnrloaltfo. remarked, "The antlqulilca will coma, aa for oar curio sltlea, we Import thorn." ??MUg III! O ww. "Sting j, tan't he?" "Toot* aaM tt! Why he holda fa at tD arery thing be get* hl? cltf.t haa oa aod n?a bolts down bla dinner!* No. 1319 { This is the lucky number which won the ticket to Portland and return Who has it? M. CONWAY Let us figure on your Job Printing We aim at ^ NEATNESS PROMPTNESS SATISFACTION fobs promised torn or row delivered today Daily Alaskan = Patronize ^ Dome ? I Industry? If Not You Should Do So By Drinking Skagway Beer Our Bottled Beer Only $2.00 per ilor.cn. 25c rebate on bottles PORTER Manufactured Especially FV>r Hospital and cid Family Vse^^> Phone Brewery 40. Reaidence, .V fLGVK ETCHES' Thene day* there 'a II til* e xcu*e for not oa nfng a watch or tor carrying ? poor one. We h*vp *tch a variety *t tuch h price variatlpn that anyone'* Idea of econ omy run be nuited. The Finest Watches Hy The Best Makers At The Lowest Prices Kjr Standard (,>??lltj P. E. KERN, Oold and Nllver?mlth SWPlfS Of 1906 CALENDARS IIIRf The Dally Alaakan ha* received a full line of aamplea of IfliW calendar* from the famous J. W. Futltr I 'a per company, of i hieajro. They include the latcit dcnlpn* many of which are wor%? of art. ltn?ine** men of Sk?Rwaj ami Halnea. who dealre calandcr* for next year are invited to Mil and make aelectlona. Ilalitw >??ri Rainier beem hy the down Sot l ie* ?2 50, at the Masco> *%'oon JUNEAU P. 8. CO'S. RLBCTIUC LIGHTED 9TKAM H RATED STRAW KK GEORGM Oarrrlac O. I. Mall For Hatnm. TVrneia Hiy, Juw??, Hoooth. Tenakel Silk* and War port* SAILS Saturday N oon and Tuesday at 8 a.m. W. W. BOrOHTOll, Agm* Broadway and Fifth At*. lvbot* M The Celebrated Yost... TYPEWRITER rhf machlnf for hfrawtlful ?rork am) cnrrort alignment Easy to Operate and Keep in Order Easy to Pay For TV light mnnliur Y oat I* un^qoallad in lifhtnriM of tonttih. qul*tt>?aa of ar lion, aimplioUy ami ilitrahlllt? II ta rwqpilaM a* a wwli; In tl?r feat | >no? in mi'* of th? (irnf*? lonal man'* atorir. | fVtr particular*. catokifftt* at? . writ* Yost Writing Machine Co Mont^romor j 8t. R?n FVurx-'wyi Afw" for Alaaka ?r A??t? K tl'l Mm *?p?>?lat to Rnainaa* From r?i(t?*y, Maine* awl Vicinity CREWS & HILLS. ATTORNEYS Will fYactlc* In AH thcOowta Juneau ... Aiaafca FrttV Cllint tvllelou* fraah oranf* cMw t* plawd on tap dally at Mutr'a. nr*l to thr pod oftte*1. Trj H. If you arr cut of kindling ?? R McC \Vc*ic. I hare ll b* th* ?*? or cwd. Phono* 90 M *f Pacific Coast S.S. Co. _ PIONEER AT.AHKA LINE. IPBED. SAFETY. COMFON1 SaaMla, Am fnMtaiiH MkM hM UUTTN a. ft. MAIL Biwiii at Tfew Oii>? ) Laa*a HUMBOLDT, ? July 25 &nd Aug- 4 nm CITY OF SEATTLE - July 17 and 27 COTTAGE CITY. - Jnly 19 and Aug. 3 ' CITY OF TOPEKA - - July 12 21 ML. Abort arbaMa BaHaat ? e? aara Vum Ptan. C. A. MUAPMY. Wh?? SO C. D. DUNANN, Q?n P???. Agt . i TheAlaskaSteamshlpCo!| Oarryta* C. ? Mail and Alaska Paalta Ktpraaa Nail Sailhw of th? Fmt Dolohin. - Julv27 Jefferson, - Aug. 4 FARALLON ? July 26 DIRIOO An*. 6 ( twipaa? rm?m rWrtrt ta (tiwf tailta* 4aia aiihaat aoUaa Traaa'cra ta VV latla tmi V? mart r Wllkett Addlttaaai Cteffa R A. CARROLL. inn PIMM ? THE irWL'J !1 UL^i^ail ? Fine Wines Liquors and Cigars limi Ihfi* is'tnsrf7Mmi^flr Ib^lir-yf TOINIERtBtER ' Ihnniiw^JwirrpI ? f o r d I tuirj, b? c r. ? ? - Orwe Atwtr* usf J? XAttlC BfffWVNfir ?ft mmtino to. sumi,wuN., mm* rhm* 90. Fire and Ll.e INSURANCE ftaal Estate Financial Agent Phil Abrahams UK roum H AV* , ?R AO W AT | ftMttl* Ww*fefiew MwwfWefmil COTTON FISHNET T1NO ?- Of t Ttowrtflfc* ? Tt>* mtj p4?H ?TtMi mM?r? m ito mm*. Writ* tor PHw* (Vi iiif.Hifa? aNiM ?IMH M Af., ?mhU*