NEWS OF THE I
TERRITORY:
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The snowfall in Juneau this winter
is the heaviest since 1900.
The thermometer registered 50 de
grees below in Fairbanks on Dec. 22.
The Eagles of Cordova have put the
ban on ragging at their dances.
The crew of the cable ship Burnside
spent their Christmas ashore in Cor
dova.
Jack Smith, formerly of Katalla, has
purchased the Maniteba house in Vic
toria, B. C., and will hereafter conduct
the same. _
A large force of men will be em
ployed on the Palmer creek property
near Fairbanks this summer. 1 he
property has been bonded by Chicago
capitalists and work will begin in Feb
ruary. ______
Ruby now has a men's social club.
It contains reading and card rooms,
and, of course, a buffet. The Ruby
club is said to be one of the finest in
Alaska._
The halibut schooners Northland
and Gjoa had bitter experience recent
ly off Middleton Island in a terrific
storm that overtook them, but both
rode it out successfully. The Gjoa had
to abandon her gear when the storm
struck her. _
Didn't Drop Into Poetry.
There is an Interesting' story of
Wordsworth, who went to call on Miss
Harriet Martineau at Ambleside, in
the house which she had built and laid
out, writes A. C. Benson in the Cen
tury Magazine. There was a gathering
of neighbors present, and Wordsworth
stood for a long time at the window
contemplating the beautiful landscape
outside. Then he turned to the party
and said:
“Miss Martineau. I congratulate you
on your beautiful little domain. The
views are wonderful, and it will turn
out to be the wisest thing you ever did
in your life.”
He paused for a moment, and the
guests expected some comment on the
uplifting effects of communion with
nature, but Wordsworth, with a fine
gesture, continued:
“Your property will certainly be
trebled in value within the next ten
years!”
Mail by Rocket.
The island of Good Hope was the
first of the Friendly islands to be dis
covered by the Pandora in 1791. But
this lord of many Islets is very difficult
of approach, for the seas are dangerous
except to very small craft. The post
master general has therefore invented
a method of his own for the delivery of
mifcls. He delivers them by rocket
When the hour of delivery arrives the
whole population assembles on the j
shore to watch the great event for it
has happened that in midcareer the
precious mail has burst and given its
news to the waves. When the seven
foot long rocket lands successfully
there is a wild stampede of the natives
thirsting for the latest news from Sa
moa or the Fiji islands.—London Opin*
ion. _
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