Have You Tried Our
Supreme Brand Gallon
Fruit and Vegetables
It is a Solid Pack and Equal in qual
ity to most of the so-called Table
Brands put up in small sized tins
C. W. ASK & SONS
The House of Rich
D. J. Rich, Proprl?tor.
WALL PAPER, BUILDING PAPER
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS AND
BUILDING MATERIAL
Mall Orders Promptly
Attended To Skaqway, Alaska
Established 1897 Telephone 112
Phil. Abrahams
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Real Estate and
Fire Insurance
Agent for Dubuque Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Dubuque Iowa
Washington Fire Ins. Co., Seattle. Wash.
NOTARY PUBLIC SKAGWAY, ALASKA
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COME IN AND GET OUR PKICES ON
Choice, Dainty Pieces of Carved Ivory
such is Cribbage boards, P ?per weights and Knives and Napkin rirgs
Alaska Silver and Copper Novelties
Suvenir spoons, Bnoslcts, Euvelope openers and Paper knives
Cut Glass, Hand Painted Japanese China and Nugget
Jewelry
Alaska Cedar Pacques, Leather Wall, Banners, and
Sofa Pillow with Burnt Designs
s?Ikuta
jeweler and
Optician
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CHIMNEYS CLEANED
On Short Notice Satisfaction
Guaranteed
B. DESCALZO Leave Ordeft with Tony Dortero
or Telephone No. 52
$100 REWARD, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
ono dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional treatment
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon tbe blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
tbe diwease, and giving tbe patien
strength by building up the constitu
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors offer One JIu
dred Dollars for any case that It falls
to cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address: F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for coo
?tlpatioo.
LOOK OUT!
Beginning 16th Inst. I shall have
some A.-Y.-P. special at the Pack
Train. Finest in the Land. Yours
as ever, Herman Grimm tf.
Stop at the Caribou hotel when i- ,
Car cross. Fine fishing and huntin
jn the. immediate vicinity. Overlook
the beautiful shores of the lake. E
W. Gideon, prop. o
The Two Power Standard.
"England thinks her navy ought to
bo just twice as large as that of her
principal rival."
"My wife likes to regulate her ward
robe along those Identical lines."?
Gibraltar's Searchlight Battery.
For ships to pass around Gibraltar,
England's* and the world's greatest
fortress, without being observed even
at night Is a practical Impossibility,
owing to the great, battery of search
lights arranged along the bottom of
the rock. A ship running either lu or
out runs Into one of the fixed beams
of light and Is revealed. A movhig
beam of light then follows her until
the lookout officers are satisfied as to
her Intentions.? Populnr Mechanics.
Clothes.
"Clothes don't make the man," quot
ed a sage.
"They made me!" said a retired
tailor.
"And where should I be If It wasn't
for suits?" chimed In a !awyer's clerk.
Something From Nothing.
"It is Impossible to take something
from nothing," quoted the wise guy.
"Well, you come pretty close til It
when you take the concolt out of some
people." 'added the simple mug.? Phil
adelphia Record.
A wise man thinks before he speaks,
but a fool speaks and then thinks of
what he has been saying.
COPYRIGHT BOOKS
at 65c or two for $1.25
For this week ouly we will place on sale
our stock of copyright books at 65c or
two for $1.25. Below are a few of them
Nodra
The Builders
The Spoilers
Tho Crossing
The Younger Set
The Plum Tree
Tho Clansman
Leopard Spots
Lavender and Old Laco
The Strollers
Gentleman from Miss.
Red Rock
The Devil .
Flam j
Pam Docldee
The Call of tie Blood
The DeJugo
Silas Strong
Port of Missing Men
Tho Oi'opus
The Broken Lance
Masquerader
The Gambler
Brewster's Millions
The Blazed Trail
Tho Man of the Hour
Hearts and Masks
Tho Man on the Box
Blindfolded
The Master Christian
That Printer of Udell's
By Wit of Woman
The Lion onl the Mouse
Tho Seiners
Helmet of Navarre
Tho' Treasure of Heaven
Tho Midnight Guest
Satan Sanderson
Soldiers of Fortune
The Great Mogul
The Stooping Lady
The Sea Wolf
Whispering Smith
Rupert of Hentzau
Tho Lady of tho Mount
The Lion's Share
Tho Black Bag
Zelda Dameron
The Fighting Chance
The FUtr God
Man Tailored Garments
MADE TO MEASURE
You can now get man-tailored garments, made to your lrdivid
ual measure, at a llttlo more than ready-made prices.
We take all of the meausrements right at our store. We gath
er all the facta necessary to fit your figure, stylo and individuality.
We send all these facts to the American Ladles Talloiinjj Co.,
Chicago, the largest concern in their line. Thero tho garments
are made by journeymen tailors, under tho personal direction of
the famous Monsieur Kayser. Delivery Is very prompt.
180 Kinds of Cloth
We are showing at our store tbe handsome Fashion Portfolio
issued hy this Tailoring Concern. The best of styles for fall and
Winter are shown fn It? all in actual colors. There are 54 styles
pictured In this Portfolio.
We also show 170 samples of the latest weaves in cloth. Any
style that you choose will be made to your measure in any cloth
you select. Think what an enormous variety.
Amazing Prices
The prices we quote are amazing? hardly more than ready
made prices. Yet tbe garments are all man-tailored by experts,
h n! Uiey have all the man-tailored effects. And they are all
m d ? t > your meaiure.
Suits $15 to $45 Skirts $5.50 to $15
Coats $10 to $25
Wo guarantee absolute satisfaction in fit, style, workmanship
and materials. Any garment not right need not he accepted.
Please come nnd see this Fashion Portfolio, and 'judge what
such service moans.
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DR. IK. F. HALL
IS III 101
Dr. M. P. Hall, formerly of Skafc
way and now a well known practition
er of Fairbanks, arrived in Skagway
yesterday iu company with Capt. A.
P. Gllmore of Fairbanks. They have
in their care John Francis, an old
sourdough, who they are taking at th^
govrenment expense to bo placed In
a sanitarium In Oregon.
Francis has been In Alaska for
more than twenty years and is now
suffering from paralysis. Dr. Hall
thinks that his health will improve
when he gets outside.
Dr. H&ll will proceed to Boston and
bo gone for several months.
OLD TIME OPERATORS HEBE
Charles Lamb and William Leake,
two of the biggest and wealthiest op
erators in the Tanana, arrived In
Skagway from the interior and will
sail south on the Princess May. Both
men got in on the ground floor" during
the first big rush to the Klondike
and they kept on the crest of the
wave. They are now heavily inter
ested in placer property near Circle
City.
PRINCESS HIT IN PORT
The Princess May arrived in port
at 11 o'clock this morning with 7 pas
sengers and 100 tons of freight. Th^
Princess May will sail south at about
8 o'clock tonight with a big passen
ger list
A rolling stone gathers no moss, but
who wants to be a moss-back?
Blessed are the meek, for when
the last trump soundB a great many
people will find that their "heads are
too large to fit into an aureole.
The man who stands in his own
way Is not blocking the traffic.
No man ever got the better of his
wife in an argument without regret
ting It.? October Smart Set.
THE 5TH AVE. HOTEL.
will furnish rate? on application for
Rooms with or without Table Board
during the winter.
To be comfortable you MUST stop
a' the 5th Ave., the best heatod ho
tel in Alaska. A special price will
be made for rooms and suites with
bath. Seo Runner.
The people of HJUncs have now an
Opera Season of their own .Caruso,
Sembrlch, Scottt and Totra^zini arc
heard ?very evening at the Heubner
Drug Co.. Red Seal Records from
$1.50 to $5.00. Skagway orders sol
icited. eod tw
Subscribe for Th? Alaskan.
Tho Selkirk passed Coffee Creek at
11:40 p. m. yest.>rday and the Bonanza
King is not yet reported at Big Sal
mon, both bound up stream.
The Dawson arrived ft Dawson at
10:50 p. m. yesterday and the White
horse passed Yukon Crossing at 6:30
va. rn. today, both bound up stream.
The Casea will leave Whitehorse
today after the arrival of the train
from Skagway.
Reports from the river stations
state that heavy Ice is coming out of
the Stewart, White and Klondike
rivers.
TOWN TALK
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Tralnor came
up from Haines on the Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. FYank Manloy will
sail south today on the Princess May.
Sergt A. L. Boll of the R. N. W.
M. Police of Dawson arrived on the
Princess May and left for Dawson to
day.
Mrs. McBrlen, Miss Alma McBrlen
and Walter McBrlen returned on the
Jefferson after a visit to Seattle and
Portland.
James A. Nettles left today for a
trip back to his old home in Boston
Mass. Mr. Nettles expects to be gono
for about six weeks.
Oscar Berrlman left for thi! south
today on a vacation ' of several
months. He will visit tho A.-Y.-P.
and expects to go as far south as
Los Angelee.
E. A. Coxon, who has befcn way
bill clerk at Moore's wharf during the
present summer, will sail south tonigh
on the' Princess May. Mr. Coxon in
tends to go to Chicago where he has
a position offerod.
Capt. O. J. Newcomb of the lower
river steamer Susie, accompanied by
his vrlfe and daughter, arrived In
Skagway yesterday and left , for the
south on the Jefferson. Capt. New
Comb is one of tho beet known cap
tains on the lower river. He is ac
companied by F. Breen, mate, J. E.
Hart, engineer, and Tom O'Donnell,
cook.
Prcsli oysters served In any style,
at the Pack Train Restaurant, fiOc. tf
Tho famous Olympla Beer on tap a
the Board of Trade, Limerick alloy.
Also a fine line of whiskey and wine.
Her Usual Remark.
"What did Maine sny when her fa
ther gave her that new gold watch?"
asked one gladsome girl.
"Oh, the some thing that she always
says. She remarked that she was hav
ing a perfectly lovely time." ? Ex
change.
A Good Shot.
Mr. Juggius? A black cat came to
our back fence last night Mrs. Jug
gins? Did It bring you good luck? Mr.
Juggins? That's what It did. I hit It
the very first time I fired.
Man's chief wisdom consists In know
ing his follies.? Rochefoucauld.
THE CASSOWARY.
?A Peculiar Bird That Fiihes With lt?
Feathers.
Habits of the cormorant and of the
fish hawk aro generally known. Their
methods of taking llsli are very much
like those of birds of prey. But the
cassowary (lslies according to a meth
od of Its own. A well known naturalist
witnessed Its operations on a river In
the Island of New Britain.
He saw a cassowary come down to
the water's edge and stand for some
minutes apparently watching the wa
ter carefully. It then stepped Into the
river where It was about three feet
deep and, partially squatting down,
spread its wings out, submerging
them, the feathers being spread and
ruffled.
The bird remained motionless and
kept its eyes closed as If in sleep. It
remained In t' ls position for a quarter
of an hour, when, suddenly closing its
wings and straightening Its feathers, it
stepped out 011 the bank. ITere it shook
Itself several times, whereupon a quan
tity of small llslies fell out of Us wings
and from amid Its feathers. These the
bird Immediately picked up and swal
lowed.
Tho fishes had evidently mistaken
the feathers for a kind of weed that
grows In the water along the banks of
the rivers lu this Island and which
much resembles the feathers of the
cassowary. The smaller fishes hide in
these weeds to avoid tho larger ones
that prey on them.? Exchange.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
The board of equalization of the
town of Skagway will commence hold
Ing hearings next Tuesday evening
at ths town hall and all citizens hav
ing requests to make concerning their
assessed taxation should appear be
fore the board in person. tf.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
During the absence of J. A. Nettles
from Skagway C. B. Bos hart will con
duct his business and will make col
lections and pay all bills.
AGENTS wanted for a high class
beautifully printed and Illustrated dol
lar-a-year woman's magazine. Com
mission fifty cents on each dollar
subscription. Write for agent's Free
outfit. American Home Monthly, 27
Spruce Street, New York. cos 13t. fc
Go to the Pack Train restaurant
for your Sunday French Dinner. The
very best of everything the market
affords. Ice cream served free with
our Sunday dinner. S. tf
FULL QUART MEASURE
Old Famous Cedar Brook Bourbon
Bottled in Bond, well Aged in wood,
from the Renowned McBrayer Dis
tillery. Full Quart $1.50, at the
Pack Train. tf
$ Stock Up With Staple $
I Groceries at wholesa %rices J
?f .
+ 4*
,0, Beginning October I I th we vill close out our entire stock of ^
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES *
GRANITE AND CROCKERY WARE *
Prices will be exactly what the goods cost us and you will have 1
an opportunity to buy at wholesale prices T
* GRANTS GROCERY!
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TShe PORTLAND HOUSE Kvorytb,n* c,oin and
First Class
Skagway's Best Medium Priced House
Home Comfort* Rooms: 25c, 50c, and 75c Bath* 25 c
Jo?. J. F. Ward, Fifth Ave. between Broadway and State
Proprietor Opp. Canadian Bank and P. O.
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J O HiN PUGH
Caxidcrmist and fur Dresser
Estimates on Special Work and Price List
on Application
Commissions Accepted to Fill Special Specimen Work
for Individuals and Museums
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