All those making purchases at our store are given a
chance to secure some most valuable presents consist
ing of a set of hand painted china, suit of clothes, cook
book, graphophone, etc. These presents will be given
Christmas eve. Call at the store for full particulars.
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
Wo sell the Hoffman Kothchild clothing. These gar
ments are made by first class tailors under careful super
vision. The coats are put up in best style* with handmade*
button holes, hand padded collar fitted on by hand and
sowed with silk, shape retaining fronts. Trousers are j
London shrunk with silk drawer supporters. \ ests are j
approved style with special outlets.
Our clothing is honestly made and honestly priced;
cut as it should be: made to fit; sewed with regard to i
wear. It is not the lowest priced clothing you can buy,
but it is absolutely The Best that can be bought at the
price we ask. Tt looks well, tits well and wears well.
What more do you want? We have a full line ot mack- :
inaws. "The Loss of the Road" brand, you know the rest.
Opr line of underwear is complete in every respect.
All kinds at all kinds of prices. A full stock ot heavy
wool shirts and sweaters and everything to wear. i
STOVES! STOVES!
Our line of heating stoves is complete. Hot Blast
Stoves—one of the best make, with hot blast and smoke
consuming hot blast. Check draft in smoke collar, screw
1 draft registers. Nickle plated draft registers and urn.
Smooth steel body, top tip feed door, cast iron tire box
and hose; fancy ornamented fixtures. See these stoves
before buying elsewhere. We have marked them way
down
Our Vulcan wood heater is something new, a good
heater and wood saver; fancy, ornamented fixtures; will
adorn any sitting room. We are offering them at special
prices. Only a few left. Our Golden Rule Apollo, is a
modern, up-to-date coal heater and is a fuel saver, having
all the qualities of a high priced heating stove. In order
to introduce these stoves we are selling them at outside
prices. The “Umpire Estate” is a stove with a reputa
tion that can’t be beat for heating qualities.
PHONE 93
SEWARD, ALASKA
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BOXERS DRAW GOOD HOUSE
Exhibition Suits the Crowd at
Board of Trade Saloon
The only drawback to the boxing ex
hibition at the Board of ITade Iasi
night was that there was not enough
tables to stand on. Some lloor space
was unoccupied near the front door be
cause the unfortunates in the rear of
the crowd could not persuade men on
the tables to "Down in front."
The "program" consisted of four
three-round bouts. The participants,
except one. were cockneys from "Mile
Knd road" in the Whitechapel district
of London, where people drop their
H's and pick up anything else that is
loose. The boys are all clever amateur
boxers as such exhibitions are common
in the district where they learned the
t rade.
The first bout was a. draw between
Scotty Clark and Paddy Laurell. It:
was an even thing between Scotland
and Ireland. “The Cockney" made
a stand-off with "Missouri Slim." the
only American in the bunch. James
Roche and Jim Allen furnished the
most amusement,as they had tarried at
the bar too long on their way to the
ring. They went only two rounds but
the bridle was thrown off, there was no
limit but the ceiling, and they went
their own gait. Allen received the
decision. In the last George Shaw got
the decision over Billy Smith in three
rounds.
To reward the pugs the hat was
passed just before the last act and a
handful of silver was collected. Jack
Cronin was referee.
_ _ I
Beggar—Pardon, sir, but this nickel
you gave me is lead V
Benevolent Old Man—Why, so it is!
Well, keep it, my man, as a reward for
your honesty.
Best of graniteware and tin cooking
utensils at Richards'. , *
ARE CALLED CAVE-DWELLERS
Old-Fashioned Customs Still Prevail
Under Peculiar Name at
Washington.
A few only of the old customs survive,
says Ainslee’s Magazine. We still sit on
the front steps when the weather per
mits. Our carriages are still drawn up
in front of the markets on certain days
of the week. Our girls still continue
to think it is entirely proper for them
to walk through the public streets and
to the theater without head covering.
We still persist in believing in the
primitive character and potency of the
picnic and other bucolic diversions. We
still dine in the middle of the day on
Sunday. After that you will not be
surprised to hear that our new-fangled
friends who prefer tea and bridge to
poker and mint julep call these good peo
ple, derisively, “cave dwellers." “Cave
dwellers," "troglodytes," or by whatever
name this element in Washington so
ciety may be called by the ultra-fash
ionables, it cannot be denied that it
furnishes an important support to the
social framework. The fashionable
element comes to-day and is gone to
morrow. The "cave dweller" remains.
He is, naturally, an old resident of the
place.
Clemency of Empress.
While the dowager empress of China
was recently proceeding to the summer
palace in her sedan chair she was thrown
to the ground owing to the carriers
stumbling. Though her majesty was
not hurt, her things were scattered
about the road. The guards were liable
to the most severe punishment for their
carelessness, but the empress, to their
great joy, pardoned them on the spot.
Much comment was caused among the
foreigners on the empress' clemency.
Shrewd Toada.
Toads sit at night around the bases
of electric light poles along the coun
try roads of England, waiting for the
fall of the dead, injured and partly
cooked moths which have alighted on
the hot globes above.
Seattle Headquarters
All Alaskans f>oin*>- to Seattle on bus
iness or other purposes are cordially
invited to have their mail addressed to
themselves in care of the Industrial
Bureau of the Alaska Central Railway
Company, Lumber Kxchanye Building, '
Seattle, Wash., and make the Bureau
j their headuarters while in that city.
* Alaska < ’entral Railway Co.
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CIRCULATING LIBRARY
At Richards' Store
The elegant collection of books in
this up-to-date library should appeal
to every intelligent person in Seward.
At the low price of 50 cents per
month you can read the latest and best
books published. *
MEN WANTED
By P. Welch & Company, contract
ors on the Alaska Central at Turn
again Arm. Station men, rock men,
ax men and laborers. Steady work
all through winter and next summer, j
Top wages paid. 26* j
*
WANTED—A good-natured big man
to accept a position in an extra size
pair of pants. Apply at 10:30 a. m.
Clay son’s. *
Don’t overlook the Troy Laundry
for up-to-date and first class work, j
ladies’ and gents’ work a specialty.
All the latest copy right books at
Richards’ up-to-date Library. New
books on every boat.
Nanaimo Coal; $15 a ton. Delivered
to any part of the city. Seward Fuel
Company. *
Coles “Hot Blast’’ the best and most
economical heater on earth at Rich
ards’, *
A new stock of Lowney’s candies
just arrived at Seward News Co.
An assorted stock of shelf paper.—
Seward News Company. *
It will not pay you to ship «’oods
when you can ^*et them for Seattle
prices at Richards*.
We cannot tell a lie, we must make a
little proiit, Clavson's clothier.
Housekeepers supplies of all kinds
at Richards'.
Hardwood chairs for $1 at Richards’. *
TEAL E-H ILLS
FURNITURE AND CARPET CO.
Seattle, Washington.
FURNITURE
CARPETS AND STOVES
Address T. L. LEWITH.Alaska Representatlv *
T. H. F. & C. CO.
Seward News
Company
Magazines
Stationery
Tobacco
Cigars
Candy
Fruit
C U RIOS
Seward Water & Power
Company
JOHN. A. NELSON, Manager
Office—Third and Washington streets