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What It Has Cost to Operate the Y. M. 0. A. A FILL EXPLANATION! Mm* Krfi Mrlrl lirHni-lrarl) a I houoiitl Hollar* Hfiflwd and fatal uai Tkr Huiltllng rhere .ire thase who have felt that the put Ik were entitled to know what it costs In the matte- of finances to mantain the Young Men's Christian Association in Skagu iv. Of course it costs * treat Jeal ol hard work on the part of the o dicers a id friends of that institution- The man lament of the Y M. C. A. have hid no desire to screen the financial doings of the avsociation from public knowledge, an J the monthly reports have always been .>pen to inspection. At the request of the DAILY AlAMc^N L)r. E. L. Niskern has taken considerable trouble to look over the old reports in order to give the following in formation to the public. I lie Young Met.'s Christian Association of Skagwav w is organised About uie vear ago. Its "Iticers are: C. A. Sehlbrede, president; Alfred Williams, vice-president; Robert ] Dittin. sevretarv: Dr. E. L. Nisk-rn, treas- . urer. In this respeU it shoald be stated that until list week, Mr. \Y. A. Held was the secretary and main worker of the a<s,s.,atk>n, anj his place is no v taken b\ M-. Diffin. because Mr. Reid is called to loi k after the more general affairs of the organization in Alaska. The financial statement of the association from its i.icepti i ,to the first of this month, is sh >vn bv the foil wing items; HONEY NfcCblMD. Sept. A, 1808. till ,'an. 15, l8gg: Membership Jues..... $14* 5> Subscriptions Renting tent to Church Donation, 'Blue 111 J NeJ' contest. Jan. )i. M-mbership Jues Feb. 28, .^-mbership Jim,.... " Rentals M ri.h )i. Memteiship Jues. ... A; ril .'4. Membership Joes, " Kent als, M.iv 7. Collevt.vMi t?T Iiovit il. ctj. Membership Joes... . . June 1. subscriptions, 127 0 ?> Julv H . Subscriptions >7 00 A. g. j 1. Subscriptions, ft) 00 Total.. f?*) 55 UsBlRSMhNTX (XlJu/viUrJvite *7 50 "" Kent of lot* $00 " I. mlits for October, . v 00 " Lumber, 6 25 lights for November, <j vo Post Ottice box, 2 00 HrojJ way News St.inJ 1 05 " Puneer Paint & Wall Paper Co., " Broadway News ManJ Nov 4. irtie aJJitional light,. . ?' Monthly expenses.. . . . DkA Electric lights. " Monthly expenses J.ui. 5. Electric lights, '1100 " Monthly expenses, 48 45 ian. 16. fc.xp nses ot banquet,. . 12] l) Feb. 6, t. F. West, expenses, 2> 00 W. A. ^eiJ, expenses, 2; 00 " Electru lights 1100 M mthlv expenses 6t 00 March }. fc F. West, expenses, 25 00 vV. A. ReiJ. expenses, 25 00 " Electric lights 11 00 " InciJentals 9 70 April 14. Electric lights, <2 55 E. F. West, expense*. 12 50 " W. A. ReiJ, expenses, 25 oo Miv 14. W. A. ReiJ, expenses, 25 00 " Chas. Matthews, 3 00 " Incidentals, 1 85 " W. A. Leaman, W00J, 2 Jo ** Hospital funj J 85 June Incidentals, 10 50 " F- H. Vinmg, 1 00 " L>. C Brownell,. 1 20 *' Skagwav News Co... I 90 " Electric lights 8 80 7 oo 21 00 |6 is ; So 6 1J 8 oo 10 oo 6o oo 10 oo 11 50 ) 50 6 jo 40 00 8 80 H 80 Total 5g 49 98 I he entrv of "monthly expenses" of November 4th, i8i>8. embraced the follow ing Items: Incidentals, #7,15: Louis Bun. sow. 5s, 00: Ground rent. #5.00; Lowman \ Hantord, <4 so; R. G. t)e.ithe. $4,'o; t R. Peoples, 512,15; A- Gilson, i^.so; Llailv Al.1sk.1t1. #S,$o; G. A. Anderson, >620: Washington Alaska S. S. Co., 51.50; Chain. 521.00; Total, $79.20. The entry of "monthly expenses" of Jan. 5, 1899, embrace the following items: , Electric Light anJ Pjwer Co., new lamps re-installing in n*w building. #7.95: groin rental. 5io,oo; expenses of E. F. West, : assistant secretary, 5is.oo; E. R. Peoples, table, 52,00; Haines & S perry, repairing. 52,25; Lawman .vHanforJ, Cr.kinole Co., 5a. so; Incidental expenses. 56,75; Total 548,45. The items amounting to the entry of "monthly expenses" Feb 6, 1899. are as follows; bkagw.iv News, 54,00; Haines Jk Sperrv, stove .inj Jru;i , 5 1 0,00; Cowan \ Gregory, wiod, #25,50: A. I . Rit er, rental, 5io,oo; incidental expenses, #4, so; Daily Alaskan. ?7,o >. Total, fu.oo The money collected lor tie b'Jild ig fund is entirely separite from the above and will not be used for m\ tiling otl.er han the purpose for which it was collat ed. It 11 W amounts 1 1 about #600, ai d consists of the #525-25 prollt on the recent railroad excursion and something I ike# 1 00, perhaps less, previously received. The recent trip of Mr. W. A. Held to Dawson was not a project of the Skagwav association, and none >f Its funds were ex panded tor that trip. In fact, we are tcld that Mr. Re d left here with less than one doll ir iu his povkets, and trusted with ut disappointment th it h s friends would ' t ike liim through ill right. " Daily Alaskan June 9. Frederick, Nelson A Monro " G. A. Anderson ? E. R. Peopl s. " Incidentals " Albert Hillerv " W. A. Held, Mav ex penses. July 14. W.A Ried. June salary " One month's rent " Daily Alaskan " Skagwav- At I in Budget " Incidentals Aug. 28, W.A, Reid, acct. salary Sept. 1, Lights for August " t.ighls for Sept II I'miril II lluonif rnni:. There can 1-e no ilwiht that tbe vrtn indemnity p;i ill by Franco to German; after tbe sic weeks' war. win a boom erang to worn np iiKuinst lii-niarck. TIu'kixxI it ilul to Franco i* inestimable Prior to the war there wan an enormous amount of money locked up in t be A rui ( of small savings. Tbe appeal of the gov eminent to tbe people net tbi* -utu into profitable niution. auil. to tbe amaze ment of tbe world. France paid off lier i creditor in 1?? ? than half tbe stipulated time. Tbii gave a vast impulse to bti?i Bi?< enterprise of all kind*. and since then France hai steadily l>e. ..uie more wealthy In Uvrmany tin iffet ta were le** beneficial. Tbe bilge iti!lu\ of gold sent np prices with a rn-b A mania for speculation *et iu. followed by the inevitable crisis. Most serioa* of nil. however, was tbe nnexpected iliscov. ry of France'* strength. Bisiuarck intend eil to cripple her forever, bnt he only revealed her immense powi r. nnd thin, of conr-u*, necessitated the gigantic mili tary tmrili-UH which year by year weigh more heavily npon Germany.? Citiiiu uati Enquirer Why should the yonni; i^i iria.- an ther be discouraged or I nnii* ary in well doiug T Wo have n !? tlrr from onenf them in which he says "Five y? at- ago 1 -nl mitti 1 u ?-ln?rt ?torv to ii certain tuiigaziui It win r turned immediately. 1 -cut it to anoth er It came liack. All told 1 liuve si tit that same story to 37 ln.r.-aziiiM. (treat and small. It ban been five y< rton tbe roud. going and coming Hut re- utly I sent it to the magazine that 3i t de clined it. and it was acc ; "cj. with tbauki and n satisfactory (heck: Of coarse iu that time tbe old editors of this ceitaiu magazine either died or re signed, and it must have t a lieu bito the 1 hands of some new man. who bad not seen it before, lint iu tive year-' time tUe postage on that manuscript amount ed to flT.30: 1 got thrice tl.at figure tor it at last, so I aui not grumbling One will wither from the above that tbe "literary business" m >ans this, if it means anything "Patience and shuttle the curdal"? Atl auta Ccnstitu Uon Dllalng lliikc The following mining blanks of all kinds are to be had on call and at lowest price at the office of the DAILY ALASKAN: U. S. placer location notices. U. 8. quart/ location notices. U- S. power of attorney to locate mining claims. U. S. customs entrv for transportation and export. U. S. customs inward, foreign entrv. B. C placer location notices. B. C quartz location notices. B. C. power of attorney to locate minln . claims. E. R. PEOPLES Undertaker and Embalmer Special attention given to Unlit* for shipment. Broadway, above Shoup Avenue. Soo Pacific Line 4 Days Across the Continent By the 'IMPtRIAL LIMITED" r.ie Fastest unit I U->.t Ki|iii|>|? <1 Train | Croiwliic th<> Continent ,aln leaving the Pael fie Coast Tue? . . Tnurwlay* and Saturday* connect ?it '.Vllllam with tlio palatial lake ii 1 l- "Manitoba," "Alberta ' and i ? AtnaUim-a" aero** the Great Lake*. K.?r full particular* a* U> nU<-i. time in'l tor .i>i ic? of 1 . I*. It. publication*, apply t" A. ft. DAK Kit, A (rent, 212 llruoilwajr Skajrwny. i I 1 >tw. ?(. Trav. Pas*. Ajfl. f-kairwuy K -f. C'OYI.E Avi flen. Pan*. Ajft. Vancouver. |{. * The Northern Pacific ^-^^RAILWAV SI. PAUL r I MINNEAPOLIS ? I bULUTH Z \ FARGO 3 GRAND FORKS 1 CROOKSlON I WINNIPEG 2 I HELENA [ BUTTE \ SPOKANE \t>.1 .ill other points in the UiiiteJ States anj Canada. THROUGH TICKI-TS TO Chicago Philadelphia Washington New York Boston. *n. ail points East anJ South, also '? hi u an, I Japan via the Northern Pa ci'ii j lot ? Mil lnto> million, mtr?, roiilri III i* P*>? <* IC?? lippl) lO I A. NADEAl'. Agent. Wash \ TINLING. Qm*I Agent. Tkmmu W afc b t H-jcwc* A iff N P. U. R V? ?>.!?. n. C I -Ok D CHARLTON A**t On \ Pa??. gt Portland. Ore gor HAS.'S, FEE Gen. Pass. Ajtt. St. Paul, Minn. THE : i Wliite Pass I Yukon Rontej Pacific & Arctic Railway & Navigation Co 1 British Columbia-Yu^on Railway Company Z 100 Pounds of Baagage Free. FR07VT Skaguay, Alaska, to Lake Bennett, B.C.; In a COMFORTABLE RAILWAY TRAIN on the SCENIC ROUTE OF THE WORLD j INVESTIGATE FULLY DO NOT BE MISLED DIRECT ROUTE TO YUKON AND ATLIN E- C. HAWKINS. General' Manager. Full Information UefanlinK Prtiwoujor nnil Freight IUU-n Cheerfully Given by Any >f Our Agent*. S. P BROWN, Gen. Agt, Skaguay, Alaska. L. H GRAY. Gen. Traffic Manager. THE HOUSEHOLD. Preparation of Salad* or Oroena ? A Lovely Workbaaket ? How to Prepare a Meal Ball. Perhaps tliu tiioct important step in thoipre|<:iratloii of unlink or grecmi for theitahle is thfir conscientious wash ItiK. leaf by li'Hf. TIih accidental attvuHini; on n v?-l path in tho spin It'll or tin encounter with h stray slnx ? r worm in thn heart of tlio lettuce in Hot conducive to appetite. At leant three waters should bo used in tbe washing and each leaf should be scan ni'ii witb eagle eye. Beet greens espe cially aro open ^suspicion anil should be examined in a stroiiK liK'it. In wash ing all the greens tbe beat plan is to pnt the whole i|iiantity in a fin nil tub or large pun of water, pinnae them np aud down to rinse oil the sand and allt>w it. to fall to tlm Uittoiu Then lift thu greens out handful by handful ami lay them in a second tub of clear, cold water. Sent attempt ti draiu the Water oil or thu rami which haa fallen to tbe bottom will settle back on tho leaves. Repeat the process two or three times, and when yon are *ore they are perfectly clean look them over once tnoro. It is needless to any that greens should not lie ordered fur the day when bouset'lcaning. washing or IrouinK is on tho docket, as their preparation is of necessity a matter of time. A lively Workbaaket. A lovely workliasket is made like the accompanying illustration by t:.king a large size rouml bask* t ami lining it with any color of china silk desired. Pnt it in very full, witb a tlnv rufflu showing al?>ve the dig' of the basket. Then ft r tb- b us fasten flritlly to the bas'k'et at equal distances three bamboo ,0 COXTbN'lVNT ASP PI1K1TT. rnnr-' PI ace n Uiw > f No, 12 t i u rihbot) of th?? wine color its I bo lining over ciioh and nliMt a yttHiT ons one in tho center, wbure the* cam* aro crooned. Tlii* Im i nuiljr made and dainty ?noogb to ad< ra any lady* room.? Laura E. Jlntcliiowin in Huiihc keepcr. The M-*l Dill. Every mother Mionld know bow to prepare a men I lull, for it is one of tlw In *t of i nieili. s to !?? Quad in ciWt of dial rhen or aoiuuicr coiuplaint. To make ou.j lion t?vienpfal 'of wheat tlonr. qnite locHcly. in n piece of coarw iiiim liu. Drop it into ? kettle of lulling Hnlti'il w.-iter- -?alte<l hh for making ' imil i, t it Ixiil nine li ir*. Hi movti tho clotb, cut nwny th'i ontsido cruet until the hard wliito confer in reached. Tli In cud bo kejit fur any length of time if put in - m clean, dry place. To prepare it Kr>> u tables poon fnl from tbe hall, mix it xritli scalded milk nml ntir it into a pint of boiling milk. When cooked ami cooled, it makes n pleasant food, Hiid it bun been known to clieck dysentery win n drugs failed. My keeping tbe baby clotbed ho m? to avoid a cbill from any changu of temperature bo may In1 h pa red tou great decree tbe attacks of indigestion and bowel trouble, no frequent among ba bies. Do not make tbe mistake of keep ing lilni too warm. Give hint plenty of fresh air, and In-ist upon regularity in all tbe details of bis life. ? Martha K, Frost in Home kec|>er. To Muke 01a??w*r? Shine. Tumbler* and wineglasses should bo washed in hot water and rinsed in cold and shonld bo dried with a clean cloth as soon as possible, and when perfectly I dry rubbed with tissue paper. For cruets, decanters, etc., tear np some clean newspaper into piect s about as big as 10 cent pieces, pnt into bottle, bulf till with warm water, liivu bottle a rotary motion. When clean, decant and a little practice throws out the pa per. It will be as bright as new. To clean glasses? wineglasses especially? which have liccouie discolored on edges, uso cigar asbes, friction and a damp cloth.? New York Jcnrnal. Baked Toast. Baked toast is a simple Inncheondiah which liecome* an esteemed delicacy wh.'ii rightly made. A day old bAker't loaf is cnt in rather thick slic-a and toasted to a delicate brown Each slice is then cnt in two and packed in a bak i ijk dish before lieing covored with but milk in which a litlloliiitlirhasbi. il uielted. Tile dish in net in a fairly lint oven long enongli for tho milk to be tboronghly absorbed. lint not dried in Served hot, but not tin. soft and with some tart jelly handed around with It. tho dixit in suitable for Inncbe.in or a Snnda> night tea. Imitation of Japanese Work. To imitate Japainse inlaid work Ret an ordinary cigar box or any other l?>x with a smooth wooden hi; r face. Fasten on. in pleailng and gra?*fnl forma, vari ously shaped and colored leavt wlifcb have been subjected to n heavy j-r. ssore until perfectly Hat and smooth the I whole. After the snrfilio li:n been HO , varnished and fHili^li.-d us to present a face as bard and nnootb an glass it will appear an if the whole wcro one nn broken snrface. which is tb i hUhest j perfection of art in Jnpuueau work The QlMH Kepi (lie t eller. The late Mrs Kceley naed to tell th following story about the visit she paid to the qneen at Bm.-kinglinm palacc on tho occaiion of the jnbilee in lt> Be ing inert dub "Us of the gennim n -s of Ibe invitation, she was disposed to treat the royal command aa a joke and wrote a rather sarcastic li tter to the i official, a peisotial friend, who had ad dressed it to her This be gave to the i qneen. and the veteran acttcM wa? a little disconcerted when ber majesty told her she hud read the letter Mrs Kceley begged that it should bo restored to boi "No, no. Mm Kceley. '' answer ed the qaeeii "it is safely pasted in my I autograph book You'll never get it again ' Lake View Hotel f Lake Bennett. B. C. 1 ? II. McKAY. I 'ro|irii-tor. Kverythlnjy first-claw. I'.lejjant Fur- T ?flatted Room*. Splendid table ?ervic*. Near KMinfanU landing*. I J IK'ii>l<i urtiTH for Miucn, KnilnuiJ <v Steamboat men. Ternm rraxonalile X ; The Vancouver liuard of Trade ^i\cs notice that the government of Itrltinh Columbia ha* established an A~>a\ OMIcc in Vancouver ami that the bank and im-r i't!? will negotiate the eerllHeates tailed by theOov eminent A-^iver in charge, W. Pc'lew-Ilarv- v. Fair field lllock, opimnite PontoWe>. Vancouver < it v. ; WILLIAM T. STKIN, C. A. < HAII1.IX K. TI8DALK. President. ? ?.? ? ?*?*> ' ? of ? ?.??.? ? ? ?.? ? o ?. fir1*' HI it Frecl Ronkendorf. Prop. This Is now ? llif -finest cuuipi rd restaurant In Alaska. first-class and up-to-date. j <> 4 v Everything ICE CREAM Wholesale and Retail Every Day. E?' iTVcMIM M ?0I l * ?" ?C V? VoV?Vo ? ' i " '' ' ' "?'??? H. FfLITZ TENT CO \ MANCFACTURKRS Tents, Covers, I Bags, Etc. | at low rmos. I 609 Broadway. | I he Board of Trade . Hollv Streetv*^==-v> Wi^ES. LiqUoj^s CIC^I^S A High Class Resort Mixed Drinks a Specialty. LEE GUTHRIE. Fropri- r F. S. GRIFFIN LUMBER DEALER fard Corner Third Ave. and Stale St. Skagway Pacific Coast. aS. S. Co ^tiit Irnnclw-HM f^lrtoiind and Aliukn Ifmitc I he company s steamer* are scheduled to arrive and depart as follow u?*? Imvi" : Juf i>u? ?in i.??w San Sf^nie I>vet ?nd ka, Lv. I)y?i Franc 'co <, .? m Juntau Sknjr'y Mlka skyway to a hi T?c am Scmi'Ii B ,Iune30 July 4 July '.(July 101 ...... July 101 July 1:1 |H 21 28 II Jul. If in " 20 25 211 " 30 Aujf 3 Au(f. 4 " 8 ? 9 ?' 13 14 " 18 1? " ?1 211 Auir 2 Au(r. 3 Auk J Aug 3 8 " !? " 0 12 ? 13 " 14 " 13 17 " 18 " 10 " 1? 23 ' 24 " 24 27 j " 28 " 29| " 30 24 " 28 Sep. I Sept. 2|Sop. J Kept. 2 2Ji Hop. 2 Do? l-'ivu Lv Juneau Seattle Seattle Tacoma Terntna S Mound July 11 I July 15 ?? 16 ?? 20 " 21 44 26 ?? 26 11 30 " 31 Autf. 4 Aujf 5 " 9 " 10 " 14 ? 15 " 19 '? 20 " 24 " 28 " 29 " 30 Sept. 3 Sept. 4 I " 8 " 9 1 " 13 July 18 ?' 23 ?' 28 Ai|?. 2 " 12 " 17 " 22 " 27 Sept. 1 11 1*1 Au(f l>u* S?n IranclKO A M July 21 " 26 " 31 6 10 15 20 25 Srmners ? all at v try Island. Ketchikan. Wrangel north and south bound. Steamer Cottage City wil call at Victoria. H. C. north and south hr>unJ. The h v?' il.iN-v ar?* < nlv approximate. For further information obtain folder The company reserved in-lit thsm ? without previous notice, steamers. sailing dates an*! hours of sailing, IK \NK W. WHIT I.. AM NT Skagwov, II. F. koHissoN. Alaska Supt., Juneau. Aliaska F. TROWBKIDGH P?get sound Supt., Seattle Wash. GOOD ALL PERKINS & CO. (general Apents San Franclaco. Cal ALASKA S. S. CO. Steamer DIRIGO, Sept. 4. Steamer ROSALIE Aug. 28. ? (? Moorca Whurf, Sknifuav. for Juneau. Ki'tchlkun, t, Wrangle ami Itritiah Columbia aodl'uget Sound Ports. N. D. Ohetjiam, Gen. Agt. f Of.W'o near White Pitna Kallnmd Depot. Alaska Flyer . . 65 hours to Seattle. S.S.Humboldt ill i: ??:i"T. ? I. .i ? SKm_'iv.i\ cvtry TKN DAYS for Seattle and llr't LmIi Columbia I'ortn. Huy your tickets PmMo Clipper Lum, 8ta|?ay. W. H. TRIGGS, Agent' ** I II III? ?!!!? | Washington & Alaska Steamship Company rJ 1 1 KKE DAYS TO SEATTLE "CITY OF SEATTLE" * Carrying U. S. Mails Is clue Tuesday, September 5 Th. ( itv of S> ;;t ? maki s round tiijMt between Seattle and ?kagway ? \ :?> ten days. Unrivalled passenger accommodations. I Steamship FARALLON Is due Wednesday. September 3 X I *.t -in: ? i Accommodation* First Class. 'I'he IJest of Service. A. S. DAUTRICK, General Agent J Second Ave. and Broadway ?????????????????????????? ST N. FLOS IE U. S. Mail Boat. Skagway- Juneau Route ^ Touehlnjr at Haines Mission and Pyramid Harbor X I.i avrs Ska ir way from Moore 'h Wharf ? I'lif-iia vs. Thursdays and Saturdays at ? D o'clock* ii. 2 Leaves Juneau Monday*. Wednesday*. * and Friday* at 9 a. in, J. HURGKSS A (ft. Juneau. 11 II. Am.-, A .t. Skajfway. Can dian Pacific Navigation Company, Ltd. S S. TEES and DANUBE Tees due Sept. Oaiiuht* due Sept. 11 I'.- n_' T u'oinj to Souml port* will be trnnafirred direct on the fast aul com modious steam r ''Victorian" or he allowed from 5 to l'l days' lav-over at Victoria. ('oi)'ii'.'t I. m.? maile with < I'. I Cv. , Ci. N. I!y? N I*. R. It. and H. N. R}\, daily. We have tho only thmui;h line of steamers from li. C. |iorts, 1..,. n..? Milaatr'i mail weekly. only I lining" carrying Iter Majesty'* mail weekly. Th.; riAXl'IlK i ? d TKIvi are fitted up with all tho late convenience*, i'he Danube is a eo iparjtively ne v vessel. II. li. IMI.IIY, . in. FREIGHT AND PASSAGE IIETWKKN Bennett. Dawson and Atlin jjennett [ake & Klondike Navigation ?o.,Ltd. Operating Strs. ORA. NORA, FLORA and DORA Coi .iurt, iffiy and Certainty. flood Sleeping Accommodation* an I l'n <<iua!led Table. Ihrough rates frotu nil point*. ' u.c . 1-'i.ockto.s\ Gen. Mnjjr,, Otto H. PAKTRIDGF, l?cal Mngr. Victoria, H. c. Dennett. D. C. F. G. COJ'KLAND, Ajft., Broadway, Skajjwuv I j?tr. Wolcott f For JUNEAU via Union Mission anil Seward City. ; ' LEAVES SKAGWAY, Pacific Count I <> ( *o'h wharf TiU'Mlayrt, Thursday** und | ' ' Biturdua :t< H P? St ; ; FUANK W. WHITE, A (ft. Skagwny. I* *+' LEAVES JUNEAU, < it.v ? nan Monday*. Wednesdays anil Irl ?lavit at H P. M. H. li. ROBINSON, A (ft. Juneau. ??????? ????????????????? Daily Round Trips to Haines Mission Steamer Lady Lakej Leaves Skagway Dailv, except Sunday, at 10 a. m. Rjtumlng leaves Haines Mission daily, except Sunday at at I p. m. Tickets sold at Pacific Coast Co. at up town office or at their wharf. FRANK W. WHITE, A gen