WIN BOWL
Bowling Trophy Goes To
BlanehariTs T^ara
tf'
George B an I .u>r?s team won the
punch bowl aw:m!e<l by Elks' Club, last
night, defeai.a* 1)?\ Norman's team In
eight ot the 11 games played.
The contest eade 1 last night on the
seccrsd game. Blanehard's team re
quired only one more victory to end
.the contest. It lost the first game but
won the second.
Oue of the excitiog features of last
night's playing was the rooting. There
we re 30 or more persons present and
" they did their uttermo-t to rattle the
bowlers. The crowd was good natured
and impartial in the distribution of its
favors. This rooting undoubtedlv
served to keep the scores down.
I. M Jensen made the high score and
high average l ist night. For the first
time in the contest George Blanchard
took second place.
The following are the scores of the
two ramer
Games 10
N.mes ?
G Blanchard 162
bittier 122
Snow 88
A. Blanchard 136
Miller 123
. Tota'a 631
Kin; 131
W?rd 144
J'USeo 168
vv'.Hlacch.rd 134
Schffiler 156
To ais 733
IN FIELD
11 Total
166 328
158 280
15S> 247
136 2*2
104 227
723 1364
l42 273
123 267
166 334
122 256
I5O 31 6
703 1436
<4 1. .:rl n ?????* L^ads V ?ii*
???? ve LberaiTi. ket
Vancouver, J 'n 4? Tne liberals. a$ a |
convention held night before last.j
nominated the following for the coming
piovincial elections: vV. W. B. Mc
Innes, Ju ge Henderson. R. P. McLec
? nan, T F. Neelands and J. W. B. i
Farris. The con ervat-vp* ia-t night
nominated K. G l'atlo*. A. H. B. ,
" McGowan. James F. Garden, W. J. j
Bowser and D. McGuire.
In the majoraiis? contest the nimesi
of i. T. Bi-thune acd Thomas NlcGui- j
gas, Ute city clerk, are on the slate.
The bead of the ticket is Gov. Mc
Inne*. of Yukon. R. P Lennan is a
"former m*vor of Dawson. J. T.
Bethune is a f irmer citizen of White
horse.
FIX IT
Do Not Carry Uuieliabl
Watch
An accurate rime kreping watch ???
?' ev-ry mm and woman's necessity. !
C les-> you have one you cannot be sure j
of yourseif. You must of necessity, if
you have a conscience, have that un- f
ea-y feeling ab^ut your engagements J
and -p*-cial or routine duties jnless you
art* site in the porsessioo of a watcb
th-tdoest s wors.\ good watch? one
tba' keep* time end one that you know
keeps t'me? breeds self conSJence.
Do s your watch keep good time?
Is it oroken In any of its parts?
It i dirty ? If vou caono-. answer a I
tbes" questions to your satisfacti c
come to us Our repair deparmen'
? miHe? watches AS GOOD AS NEW.
That Is the watch *ord of this branch
of our business. We have another
motto, ?nd with us -be words bare
actual meaning: SATISFACTION
GTARAN1 EED. If you do prt like
th? work we turn out. say so ao>'. get
* your money back.
We also sell watches ? the very besi
in the .world, and our pr:e?? ARfr
. RIGHT.
We sell all kinds of jewelry, Jnugget
ivory and other Alaskan souvenir.
We k?ve a complete line of cur ?'ass
and hand painted china.
We give free examinations of the
eyes.
J. Ikuta, Optician and Jeweler.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fais to curf>. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each byx.2 5c.
The Pack Train saloon always leads
It carries only the best bi and9 of wbi?
kiss, wines, beers acd all tho othe
goods to be had at a first-class gentie
men's resort sf
Far cap* and mitts at Clayson's. tf
[Original.]
When the t'niou troops were maneu
vering in the southwest they wen*
obliged to protect long lines of rail
road over which they received their
supplies. The vulnerable poluts were
the bridges, near which the bluecoats
built blockhouses similar to those used
by our ancestors to defend themselves
against Indians.
One afternoon a force of Confederate
cavalry attacked one of these posts.
The blockhouse was built on the riv
er bank at the north entrance of the
bridge, the rear being protected by the
rher. ruuniug some forty feet below.
A siugle company commanded by a
captain constituted the bridge guard.
From his loopholes he surveyed the
Confederates, who. dismounted, were
advancing in line of battle, and his
heart sank within him at seeing a
force three times that of his own.
Fortunately they had no artillery, while
the Union troops had two small how
itzers.
Time and again the southerners as
saulted, and every time they were
driven off. But at last the defenders. |
who had been for a week begging for
a new supply of ammunition, saw that
within a few hours what powder and
ball they had would be exhausted.
There was a boy in the command who
had run away from home and enlisted
at the age of fifteen. He was fond of
the water, and his captain had noticed
him often rowing a skiff he had pressisl
into his own service. Taking the boy
o a back opening, the captain said to
liu:
"Go to your skiff; pull down the river
lO where it is crossed by the bridge
next below. There you will find thro^
companies. You must row around the
beud. but re-enforcements cau cut
across and reach us within half an
hour. Tell the eomiuandiug officer to
come at once or we will lose the
bridge."
"But will not the euetuy see me and
pick uie off?"
"You can hug this shore till you get
down to the lieud. when you must pull
across to the point on the other bank,
l-'or live minutes you will be exposed
to their tiro, and there are tilue chances
in ten that thev will hit you."
-I see." ' j
Catchiug up a ropp, the captain low- 1
ered the boy to a point some ten feet j
below, where he Struck a steep path
leading down to the water's edge, j
The captain saw him get into his boat, j
but lost him at onee under tlie over |
hanging trees Then he waited breath- '
lessiy till the skiff shot out from the |
bank's protection to make the tu>n in j
he river. Scarcely had the hov ap
peared than bits ot spray broke all i
about hliu. bullet taps on the water. |
"lie's hall'way over!" exclaimed the i
captain, talking to himself so loud that
he could be heard above the cracking |
of ritles. "But they're getting his
range. Heavens! He's hit. No: ouly
scratched. He's at it again. Good
Lord! There goes an oar. lie's lost.
He can't pull with one oar. And the
arm has been hit. lie's biudillgMt up
with his handkerchief. By thunder,
he's paddling! ?s?nie of the sliots are
beginning to tall short. Hit again!
It's all up with him. No: lie's on his
knees again paddling for dear life.
Twenty more strokes, and he'll be be
bind the point. There he goes, llur
rah!"
I (It'll i ijk JTli nut iu nit- nuii i ui
the blockhouse to *??!? a long brown,
?lusty looking line advancing f>>r an
??th'-r attack.
"Civ.- ii t > "??hi. boys." In- saiil. "If
we can keep 'fin till" f.ir mi hour the
bridge 'II lie sav?il. ami we'll escape a
i southern prison."
Tin* attack was repulsed, I -tit when
the next one was m:ul<> flu* I'niouists
saw something tliat mailt* their liloOil
mo cold. A single .man appeared roll
iii}{ a bale of hay. It was. t.i sot otl
lire anil imrn tin- blockhouse. lie was
partially protected by bis bale aui] dif
j Ucnlt to reach with a bullet. Dlreclly
behind bim was another mail rolling
another bale. Then a thir.l ami a
fourth ? induct. a long line ? eaeb tuan
wiling bis bale. The I'lu'ou sharpshoot
>rs picked off the tirst man ami the
wonil. The third pushed on. The
fourth fell. The tii'lb fell. The sixth
;eeuie,l to liear a charmed life and with
the thiril was getting dangerously near
the blockhouse. The hay rollers came
so f ist that. though more than three
juarters of thetu were put out of the
?ace, a uujiilier were now within twen
ty yards, and one tnau had come so
aear that n > rifle could reach him. He
>vas cutting tl>" rapes that held the hay
together. Tiu-.i a comrade lefi bis own
bale and joined him.
The captain strained his eyes across
the bridge and saw the head of a col
tima of bli!-."CJ:its coming on a trot.
"Water:" be shouted. Son ? of you
men go down to the" river iu the rear
and get water in your canteens; [There
i was Utile else for the purpose I If we
| eau keep the flames off fur a few min
j utes we'll save the fort."
j But there was no need of water. The
Confederates, seeing the a Ivancing
troops, who were by this time near the
opposite banks, withdrew their "fire
bugs." All mounted and dashed away,
followed by a volley from the advanc
ing infantry.
The boy who had saved the bridge
? led the rescue party. lie was carried
i on the shoulders of his comrades. They
placed him 011 a cot, where a surgeon
dressed bis wound. His captain em
braced bim and the next day sent an
i account of his work to the general
! commanding the district. Word came
i to send the boy to headquarters, and
i when be reached there he found a win
mission awaiting bim. When he left
the sen ice two or three years later he
was a lieutenant colonel.
FRANK P. CHE-VET.
_.i. V
1
jo ' ???-? ??? ? o
HOW I KEPT
My COJVT-RACT
. o? o
(Original. 1
I was under contract to have a cer
tain work done by a certain time In
Indian Territory. If I finished it Re
cording to agreement I would make a
small fortuue. If 1 failed iny forfeit
was so largo that my work would not
pay me. There was lint oue reason
why I should fail, and that was alco
hol. I couldn't keep my men sober.
There was plenty of prohibition in
the territory and just as much liquor.
All sorts of poisonous stuff was
brought iu surreptitiously, diluted
wood alcohol being consumed in large
quantities. It was all brought by ped
dlers across the line from Oklahoma.
I watched vith the greatest care to see
that none of it was sold about my
camp, but for my life 1 couldn't pre
vent it. 1 never saw any oue sell liquor
and never saw the men driuk it. The
first thing 1 knew they were all drunk!
Then work must be stopped till they
got sober.
I was going by the supply store one
morning and saw a peddler sitting on
a keg. Always on the lookout. I asl^ed |
him what was in it. He told me that
it was kerosene, and on my demanding
to sample it he put in a spigot and"
drew kerosene true enough. Neverthe
less that night the tnou were all drunk.
I went to the store and, looking over
the stock of barrels and such like,
found a number with t'al?e bottoms. A
small compartment at one end smelt of
| keroseue: the rest suielt of wBisfiy.
After that I inspected every article
that could hold liquid when it came
into camp. For awhile I kept out
liquor and kept the men at work. Dur
iug this period 1 made great headwaj
and felt sure that if I could continue it.
I should make good my contract ano
pocket enough funds to enable me to
live as I liked for the rest of my life.
My work must bo finished by'tlie
loth of April, and on the 15th of Feb
ruary I knew that fifty days" more
steady work would be ample for the
purpose. But early In March the men
got on a spree, which was repeated,
the sprees occurring nearer and nearer
together as the spring advanced. I
watched the supply store, but could
discover nothing likely to contain
liquor. Butter aud eggs were coming
In, but In the spring one always looks
for these articles, and there was noth- I
lug suspicious about either of them.
On the 20th of March the men wore i
all drunk. If I could get them sober !
at once and keep them sober 1 could !
complete my contract; If not I was ;
doomed. There was a pretty Mexican (
girl near my camp with whom J had
spent many an evening very happily.
On the evening In March mentioned,
to get rid of the sight of the drunken
men and to get my mind off my disap
pointment. I went over to see little
Margarita Farres.
"What Is the matter, senor? You
look as if some ?reat calamity were
upou you."
1 told her of tu.v troubles.
"What will seflor give to know how
the men get their liquor?" She looked '
at iuo roguishly. She was bewitching. '
"My heart." 1 replied on the impulse. .
"What use is the heart without the I
band?" she asked, her eyes dancing j
with mischief.
??The heart, though given and de
clined. is still in the keeping of the re- |
cipient. The hand offered and declin
ed remains with the giver."
She arose anil went into the next
room. There I heard her oi>ening doors
belonging to cupboards and sideboards
and the cliuk of glasses. I supposed
she was intending to bring me some
fluid refreshment. What was my sur
prise to see her return with a couple
of eggs each in an eggcup. They were
ou a tray, and there was a silver spoon
for each egg.
"I only finished my supper half an
hour ago," I said.
"But you have not bad anything to
wash It down."
"Wash it down with a boiled egg?"
"We shall see."
Setting the tray ou a table, she push- 1
ed one of the eggs toward me. I broke
the shell at the small end with the
spoou, wh"i she did the same with
the other c ~4.
"Sei!?>r. your good health," she said,
raising her egg to her lips.
There was. the unmistakable odor of
whisky under my nose. 1 sipped from
the eggshell and sipped whisky. The
girl set her egg on the table without i
tasting it. 1 looked at her questlon
ingly.
"Don't you understand?" she said.
"No."
"The eggs that are coming in are
shells full of whisky."
I reached across the table and caught I
her in my arms, then hurried away to
the supply store, where J found many J
dozen eggshells, both full and emptied,
of liquor. I took up one of the empty
shells and found that It was a good
Imitation of an eggshell made of plas
I ter of parls. Each shell held one drink.
I smashed all the full ones 1 could find
and forbade the sale of eggs in camp
from that day forward.
This was the last trouble 1 was
destined to encounter fronT liquor. I
finished my work on the day I had
contracted to finish it, though 1 had
to pay the men extra wages during the
last few days, and made a small for
tune.
I did not see Margarita Ferres till
af'er I had completed my work and
settled my accounts. If I should not
succeed I didn't intend to see her; if I
did succeed 1 intended, if she would,
that she should share It with me
When I called upon her I took a check
for half my profit and asked her to
clnose between It and myself.
She chose me.
WILLAKD C. IKVINQ.
SPECIAL SALES
J SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing Monday 1-2 off.
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
next ten days.
i - . " . .
SPECIAL SALE in drees goods and ?
fancy trimmings. "We must make
room for our Spring lines.
??gunman?.. -
Martin Conway
THE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by tho old bit
or miss plaa
used in both?
households;
BUT
%vithc
W "METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
even-thing is so arranged that by
following the simple instructions
the quality 5s always delUone.
See our several styles and tat p*
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold and Silver smith.
Notice to Pablio
I have authorized Mr. P. B. Oraves
to assume full charge of my aff irs in
connection with ru'-nlng the Pullen
House during my absence.
Mrs. h. s. Pullen.
S.agway, Nov. 28, 1906. tf.
Coal and Wood
Call up the Alaska Transfer coron^ny
for coal, wood acid kiod iog. All or
ders promptly attended 'o. 'Phone 10
The celebrated '-Hortensa" wais s,
frnm $40.50 to 810.^0, at Harri-on's t
We have a large stock
Itomney's Candy
Peter's Ghoeo'.ates
A 'so a large stock ol
Fresh Nuts
Don ' Forett the Number. 428 B d*',\
T ny Durtero's
and Import! r of
MILLINERY
orders sjlicted and filled imroediatly
366-368 Arcade Building,
SEATTLE, WASH.
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Central Location Europ<?tl
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SAILS
Jan. 4. 10, 16, 22, 28
at 8 a. m.
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Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
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is oil- advice. Later on in life, it will
be of gre*t service to .vou. The lack of
roo ey causes untold m'serv. That is
why you should save a portion of your
saUry, "r rarninvs, wtiil* > ou can.
The five o-r-cent plus dividend eirn
ine Golil Bonds, of the Northern Se
curities and Wanking Company, offer
tne safest > nd b?&t investm-nt in tli
way of s?vln s that 1-- on the m'rket.
These Bon is are backi-d hy Real E->ttt?
ecuritics helo by o.e of the largess
Trust Companies in the west, Tne/
can be paid for on the monthly, semi
?nnnal or annu 1 rnymeat, p'ao <n i will
e?rn you better thin tai per-cen on
your mo iey, besides uking care of and
returning you your principal
For full particulars, see
PHIL ABRHAMS, Agent.
No regrets next morn
ing-good flavored and
good for you
StlllMlillllCt
Seattle, Wash.
On and after the lsi or October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon h I v rates fur water and light service from the Northwest Light
& Po?e Com pan. \ : -
First Faucet ??
Etch " additional (except was basins, froe). .. .
Baih Tub* in Hotels or other Public Houses
Water Closets . " " 11 "
Urinals " " " "
Wash <asins " " " " '
Hote's, per room additional
Bee' Pamps
R-staur.<nts
Steam Laundries ?.????"
Hand "
.Motors, special per h irsepower, minimum rate. . ... .
Hose C n lection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lo^d ...
LawD and Street sprinkling
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
S'ores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs 1
ALL NIjHT SERVICE.
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All Year Winter
EDWIN BROWNE, Manaaer.