IN QUEST OF
A BACHELOR
{.Copyright. 1907. by.E. C. Parcel li J
Charles Shaw, attorney. was forty
nud unmarried. He had proposed
i -nice uuJ twu rejected both times.
After that he rsfrulued and became
cynical about marriage.
One nix^u in returning from his clob
to his bachelor quarters he witnessed
a collision botwecu a hack and a street
car. The street car couldn't turn oMt.
and the hack wouldn't, ami v.> they
came together with a crash.
Wheu the Incident had reached Us
"lid Mr. Shaw resumed his way, but he
hadn't takeu twenty steps when he
made a tin J <>n the sidewalk. It was a
white satin sll|>|>er. and it belonged to
it woman with a dainty foot. The tind
er ad*:>ired It l>> lamplight aa.l then
*ilpj>ed It Into his pocket. I lis heart
ga\e a .-on of tunk us he did ?o. Here
was a >.,-?-d of romance? a lost slipper,
a dainty clipper, a slipper belonging
ro some fair lady who h:-l fled from
the collision in wild hasti- She must
have heeu without au escort or the
?Upper would have been searched for
and found. What was a handsome wo
man dolnx that she was out alone at
midnight': llad the question been put
to him hv a caller at his office the
lawyer would have answered that she
probably belonged to the Tenderloin ;
and charged $10 for the information; |
' :it. as It was. he made himself believe j
ihat It was far otherwise. As he took
the slipper ?nt of his pocket and looked
at It with the eyes of a man of the
world and an old bachelor Instinct
fold him that the loser was a damsel,
that she was blond, that she had merry j
>>lue eyes, that she had an aristocratic j
foot aud belonged to the Four Hun- j
ilred. Keal old solid romawe was bub- 1
Wing and seething In his Itosom liefore j
he went to bed that night. He may 1
have thrust the slipper under hJs pil
low. He may have put It luto the
pocket of his nightshirt so as to have
It next his heart.
If the slipper had looked cute and
dainty and aristocratic, bv gaslight It j
I$oWe& 55" per ferit Wbre ffo fft the" sun
shlnfe of the turning. Instead oi (lying
out. tlie ron.:* ice bubbftd tlie harder.
Mr. Shaw fei. ;.a? he had a case where
the jury could.; I go Kick on him. He
gawd long at the iluluty thing before
he went to break fast. Then he put It
In his pocket ucd carried It tu his
offloc und placed 1'. on tali desk. His
girl typist .iu"Tr It there and was prop
erly iboehsd A man who wanted to
sue another au because hU dog had
bitten him saw It there and went away
without suing An <>id woman who j
wanted to lend some money ou a mort
gage saw It there and went right off j
and consulted a lawyer who had been ]
married for twenty veaw. None of these
things affected Mr. Shaw, however.
Next da\ the papers contained a
carefully worded advertisement to the
effect that a gentleman who saw the
colllslou that took place In a certain
locality had made a find afterward aud
was anxious to restore the article to
the loser. Some men would have men
tioned the sllpivr rii lit out In print.
Mr. Shaw didn't do this out of respect i
to the damsel's feelings. If she had
been out slumming alone he wasu't. go
ing to gke her away to her stern fa
ther or horrified mother. It was Just
mentioned i,s a "tlnd." and the result
was what might have been expected. '
One man wrote that he had lost a bot
tle of whisky la the crush and would
1)0 much obliged at receiving It back.
Another w rote that he hail missed a
wad of $H and was glad to And au
honest man. A third had lost his hat
and a fourth a cane, and three women
wrote about lost bags and back combs.
The one who lost the slipper didn't
write, however. Mr. Shaw figured it
out that she hadn't got up early enough
111 the morning t<> see the p iper before
the cook lugged it downstairs, and he
advertised again. No answer from
, her. The only epistle was from a par
ty who claimed to have lo<t his wood
en leg in the accident, and lie dropped
a warning thai if must l>e returned
within three days or he would limp '
around to police headquarters and set j
fifty detectives at work on the case. I
For a third aud fourth time Mr.
Shaw ordered that er!i-emeut in
serted. lu fact, he !e it a "t. f."
ad., which means that It was to run
till forbidden He felt that sooner or
later the damsel must "--ee It. She was
no doubt wondering what chevalier
had picked It up, aud she would won
der until she turned to the papers.
The ad. > * en a place between a
VulMo'g . ohwuT ftnd k" Wcohff"'
baud i. ..:: >a for sale at n bnr
galn, but 1\k ii'>! faith that hor eyes
would ll^ht <u ?t. Ami Mr.-. "Shaw was
rewarded. Tlie day camtf when lilx
office boy hunted hhn lip at lunch and
told him tbat there was u luc^r waiting
at the vtflc?. aud he almost) ran the
four blocks. There- was a liMj. Sbe
was a young lady., Sbe was a colored '
young lady. She had taken the slip
per off the desk and was holding it
lx> her band.
"Much obliged, boss," sbe said as
tbe lawyer stared at her.
"Then It was yoa? you"
"It was uk\ nab. It was me and j
Julius. We had been to de show and 1
was coniln' home. Dat crash flopped
me down on de lloh, ami It Hopped
Julius outer de back doali, and It was
while I was runnln'- arter dat pesky
nigger dat de slipper come off, and I
went home ou my uppers. Ves, nab.
it's mine ? cost me a dollar and a half
dat I washed fur and earned? and It
was mighty nice fur you to put dat
ad. In de paper and help a pore gal
find her mlssln" property. If Julius
wasn't still skeered and on de run
I'd have him"?
But Mr. Shaw Intimated that tbe in
terview was at au end aud sat down
to study the ca9e of Brown versus
Jones. M. QCAD.
Small Empires.
There are seven continental coun
tries whose entire population Is re
spectively either below or not In ex
cess of the present estimated popula
tion of London? Swedeu, Norway. Tur
key In Europe, Denmark, . Portugal,
Greece and Holland.
The False Orange.
In Kamchatka there grows a mush
room called tbe false orange, from
which Is made a liquor tbat produces
delirium and convulsions. Neverthe
less It is a favorite beverage.
Soiled Carpets.
To clean a carpet without taking up
take a cup half full of cornmeal mix
ed with salt and sweep well. When
spots are left take oxgall or ammonia.
Both are very good things to make the
carpet ns bright as a new one.
Tobacco Seed.
Tobacco seeds are so small tbat a
thimbleful will furnish plants for an
acre of ground.
H? FELT CHEAP*
Why tho D Ummer Changed Hifi Mind
About tho Shawl.
A buyer for a large southern cotton
bouse InvurlHllj paid but half for his
goods aDd gar? his note for tho othsr
naif. This uctv be rarely met. An
"he buyer v.-u j a sterling fellow la ev
ery other respect, bis friends all agreed
simply to charge blm double and then
of course destroy the worthless note.
One day, after effecting a $1,500 pur
! chase, for which, as usual, be was
I charged $3,000, He gave, after the cus
I ternary grumbling over the high prices
[ asked, $1,500 in cash and Ills note for
' another $l..r?00.
"Now," snl<I lie. "whore's my little
preseut coming lu?"
The merchant thought for a moment,
then took down a box from n shelf
and unwrapped a beautiful shawl.
"Perhaps your wife might fancy this,"
said he.
"That shawl, sir! And on a $3,000
order, sir! Your generosity Is Incom
prehensible, sir!"
Over the face of the merchant there
beamed a radiantly Ifouotlcont smile.
"You are right, sir. I'll give you
something more like." Taking out his
wallet. In- smoothed out the $1,500
nolo he had Just received. "Iiere, I
can't do better than this, sir." tender
ing the note.
Surprise; embarrassment, sheepish
in-'s on I'll- purl ot'.jjjo other and then
>oi'tly. "I !1 'take the shawl."? Harper's
Weekly.
G v'ng Him a Chance.
Mrs Wi' :i's husband was often
obli: cil .0 io New York on busincs
a;: I fre?;iv:: ly . *i ! not reach Ills hom<
i:i;il the an : I of the midnight train
Mrs Wi mi had been in the habit ot
> in |h . i-' tilly at these tltues
ithout fear. I ;.: a iitiMilker of hur
ries Pi the neighborhood during" om
i! her lit!- ' nil's trips to New York
:.iil lisiurlvd her calm.
(in ':<? i 1 of his return Mr. YVil
on big carefully up t lie
'?out h'. i ?. was his wont on such
i : ; 0 t!':it his wife would not
v. .J Me i lie heard her voice.
. '-;'i :t!ul
; i u >w whether you are my
1 ' i ' or i burglar," came the ex
"but I nil) go'ng to be on
e :? i j-'lio:)t, so If you are
H better get out of the
v ?? '?> ' ' ??iion.
SKAGWAY CHItiKENS FOh SALE
fchiokenfi lot fistic. Home grown
iryere ?dd roaster d eased to or Vr.
-60 Mrs. P. W. Suyder.
Silk Mulll-rs at Clayioo'l.
Fur c?pe at Clay son ?.
LOST? Five dollar bill 011 State or
Sixth: reward. Return to this office.
Flioun City Truliiiie*
For your coal, wood ?ttd eedera! lidtil
ng. 1'hoao 9U. Boilijhtoo'fl
store. 10*4*1 m
Seven room furnished bouse to rtBt
on Tbird Avenue. Enqulra of G. ?
Howard. ? 264-u
FOR RENT? Nicely furnished threw
rcom house In heart of city Majestic
r-inge etc. 810 per month enquire at
this office. tf
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Repairing promptly done with the best
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Ladies' and Children's Shoes Mended
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to either survey sd or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30- 00
per acre in 40, 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50- 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres
R. H. PEALE & CO.,
OAKLAND. CAL. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
1003 BRUSH ST. MERCANTILE ANNEX
Headquarters for Mining and Commercial !> Men
SNllfe STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS SMlll?
Pack Cram Saloon
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Termlnua W. P. & Y. Route
All Sou:h Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThia Dock
REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouse? open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. S. customs
office) *r 1 must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be ro
ceived on wharf aft*r this hour.
BAGGAGE? Tolu will be collected on Checked Bag?gaoe Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to tho public when steamer is n oaring
dock and will oe opeoedonly when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff oan be had on application at office on dock.
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P:ogoTojo:o:oM'T<.;)
It is very simple to
B ? have a Bank Account
L2 o 1/ I /?V even if you do live in
DanKm g Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living iu Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write lis about it.
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
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Capital and Surplus. $1,000,000.00
S i m p I
Pulktt Rouse
Foot of Sixth Avenue
Mos?. elegantly furnished bouse
ia Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Ilot and cold
wator ? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Hoard and room by the dry, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
Ittrs. fi. $. Pullen
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
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Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
S2 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
Loianey's Gandy
Peter's Gboeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forpet the Number. 428.13rdw'y
Tony Dortero's
(gAL
Havinjr completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of tbo
bCbt
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we ofler for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;
Wellington (Dep.rture Bay)
Run of Mine fl2Jper ton
Wellington (LiJysuith)
Selected Lumps 513 per ton
Anthracite (Rani! B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton
Prices ?bovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
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This beautiful set of pictures
consist of Towns, Water Falls.
Glaetors. W. P. fc Y. 11. Views,
Steamers, and Old 1M<S Trail
and I'ioneer Scenes of early
days. It will do you trood to
look i.livj)) over .
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