TWO GROWS
RUN A BIKE
L. S. Kaber oi Pcapack, N. J., writes
to the editor of the N'ew York Times
U follows:
As there seems to be so much atten
tion lately given to "nature fakirs" and
nature pro and con. I am taking the
liberty of describing to the Times the
following luddent. which at the time
and ever since has appeared to me to
be a trifle out of the ordinary:
While out at a farm near the mo
tropoll* of Peapack. N. J., on a recent
afternoon I was behind the barn cleau
THKX KEPT Tin. WHEEL UKYOLVINO.
lag my bicycle. In the uearby meadow
U * clump of scrub oak trees, and
these at the tine were used as a rest
ing plaee by a flock of crows. Evi
dent It the dry we.i'.Jv.'C aud. a lack of
fixxTBacTmade them DotdeT thHa usual,
for when ! threw them a few crumbs
of m.v lunch they flew down and de
voured it greedily. My wheel I had
reversed? resting It on Its handle ham
and saddle the better to get at the
spokes, etc. Having finished the clean
ing. I left It as It was, throwing the
remainder of my ianch on the ground,
and went Into the barn. As I entered
I glanced behind me and was sn>
prised to observe one of the crows (al
j most Immediately followed by another)
swoop dowu toward the bicycle, evi
dently Intent upon getting tho remains
of my lunch. Ho "lit" on the right
pedal of the machine, which happened
to be up, but his weight was such that
he caused It to make a half turn, and
at that very Instant the other crow
"lit" on the left pedal, which was now
up, and his impetus was such that he
now also made a half turn, thus bring
lng the first crow up again. This one
then "hunched" himself In his endeav
or to fly off. but this very "hunch" was
sufficient to cause his pedal to sink
down. This operation was then re
peated by the left-pedal crow In turn,
and so they kept the wheel revolving
and seemingly were unable to leavo It
I watched them for a half hour, and
when I returned at sundown they
were still at It.
I dislike to see any one work too
hard, so I stopped the wheel by grasp
; Ing the tire. The two birds were so
| exhausted that they fell to the ground,
' and I easily picked them up, but after
- giving them a little food and water
they apj>eared as well as ever. There
were some leg bands In tho barn, and
after marking one of them "Roosevelt"
and the other "Dr. Long" I fastened
one to each of the birds and let them
fly. T'pon looking at the cyclometer,
which was attached to the rear wheel,
I saw that It registered thirty-two and
a half miles more than when I last
noted It. Now, some students of na
ture may doubt the above, but to con
vince them I shall be pleased to show
thein the wheel and Its cyclometer,
also Feapack, the farm, the barn, the
meadow and the clump of oaks. The
birds, of course, have flown away, but
no doubt with u little salt they could
be recaptured.
Wildcats Break Up Camp Moating.
Considerable excitement was caused
at a camp meeting at Xewton Hamil
ton, Pa., by the appearnuce of two
wildcats. Former County Treasurer
W. W. Yon and Captain J. \V. Tres
sler of Altoono were sent out to drive
the beasts off. Tressler shot one, and
!he other escaped.
DOG SAVES
MASTER'S LIFE
_ i.
The Intelligence of a mongrel dog
und the ready aid of a policeman saved
Antoulo Petrucelll of East Oue Hun
dred and Forty -eighth street. New
York city, a young butcher, from bleed
ing to death while he was a prisoner
in his employer's icel>ox at ">S-1 Morris
avenue, the Broux.
The young mau went into the ice
box with a big sharp knife and In try
lug to keep the door from closing slip
l>ed and fell on the knife. The sharp
blade cut an artery In his right thigh.
TJ1K 1HKI ItfSilKl) HP TO THE I)OOK OK THE
laiBox.
He gave oae loud jcroau and bccame
uucouscious as the door slammed, Im
prisoning him.
There was no one iu Nicola Roucco's
shop at the time. But Dick, the dog,
whom the butcher's assistant had Ihh'H
feci!1 ?. roallwxl" thaf bis friend war
In i rouble. Dick ran up the avenue
lai i;r an 1 at the corner circled
nround Policeman Wlekumn and De
tective John O'Hrlou until he got the
officers' attention.
Dlok then I i'd the way to the shop,
bur',: lug and looking back constantly.
The dus rushed up to the door of the
icebox and howled. When Wlcltman
opened the door Petrucelli was near
death.
SOUP AT $35 A PLATE.
Sterlet Roe at $10 a Head and Peanut
Bud Jelly at $250.
Public interest lias recently been ex
cited by a remarkable dinner party
given in London at which twenty-four
people sat down and which cost $15,
000. Some high class chefs who know
the deepest mysteries of their business
are inclined to say that this was really
nothing after all.
The most expensive soup that can be
served Is Chinese bird's nest soup,
which cau hardly be done at less than
$35 for a moderate plate of It for each
guest.
When the fish course Is reached In
the menu the most expensive Item pos
sible Is the iy?west cavalre, made from
sterlet roe and not from common stur
geon. There are only one or two Lon
don restaurants at which this rare
delicacy may be obtained, and tEe
charge for it Is $10 per head.
Mullet roe, another rare dish, costs
more than Its weight In silver, while
those who do not wish, to advance
quite to tills point In expenditure might
be satisfied with a more frequently
served dish, Caribbean pompano, which
has to be brought to London on ice
from Galveston or Peusacola and
which costs $5 to $10 a pound.
[ A game pie. made of the little birds
called ruffs - small things with long
legs and a ruff of feathers behind their
necks, belonging to the sandpiper fam
ily N-nbout the most expensive thing
possible in this dlrectiou and cannot
be done for less than $50 to $75, while
if the rnffs are unusually scarce the
charge for the pie may ea3ily run up
to $100.
Dunstable larks come next They
are fairly common on the tables of
epicures, but It costs quite $7.50 to
serve a single dish of them.
There are not so many possibilities
for glg:intlc expenditure when the
Joints come on the table, giraffe steak
or blsou ribs at anything from $2.50 to
$5 a head being about the best
As for sweets, the thoughts of a
millionaire host Who wanted to beat
the record nnd knew bin business
would untu rally (].v to a jelly of peauut
buds nnd glngar, which would lx? sent
to blm iu little potH from China at a
charge' of $230 n pot, oue tnblespoonful
lu each.
Forced strawberries lu the middle of
winter are most expensive to buy und
may run to anything from $5 to $25 a
head.
A great delicacy ut oue time was the
double cocoanut, or coco-de-mer, which
Is only grown on two small Islands of
the Seychelles nnd which was last sold
at $200. It Is, however, so extremely
rare now that au enactment has been
passed forbidding Its exportation un
der any circumstances.? London Stray
Stories.
Man Turns Throe Colors.
After going through the experience
of having his body tu:!a to a deep red
and then blue and minlir "oul black
from tho force of ffd mwCtrSc current
William Hicks, an en>?V5}*ie of the
New York and New Telephone
company, Is slowly recovering from
tho shock. Hicks was at work splic
ing cables at tho top of a thirty-live
foot pole at Bradley Reach, N. J. He
accidentally took hold of a high ten
sion wire, and Instantly he was hurled
from tho pole and held dangling from
the wire. He tried In vain to free
himself, but so strong was the current
that hla hands wero held tightly to
the wire. Finally his body became
rigid. Workmen ran to the pole,
but were several minutes In reaching
Hicks. Meantlmo bystanders were
horrified to see him gradually turn a
deep red, then bluish and finally black.
His hands were at last pried from the
wire, and he was lowered to lie
ground with a block and tackle.
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in plac?
of tea or coffee. Come on ooys.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
The co-partnership heretofore exist
ing between James A. Nettles and Cor
tes Foid at Skagway and Hhines, Alas
ka, is this day dissolved bv mu'ual con
s-nt. Mr. James A. Netties continues
the said business. All accounts, notes
and rnor gapes owing to the lirm of
Nettles & Ford are payable to James A.
Nettles, and all bills and notes owing
by the firm will be paid by James A.
Nettles.
J. A. NETTLES,
CORTES FORD. I
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, November, i
]f>, 1007.
$300 IN PRIZES
Til BE GIVEN AW?y CHRISTMAS
gem, very fine blue, cut from rough
stone called Fine Blue Jvgersftnlein
extraordinarily brilliant, weighing i
karat, and in its beauty resembles a
drop of sparkling water.
3 Ladies' 14k Gold Watches, 25-year
Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham cr Elgin
Movement.
3 Gentlemen's 14k Gold Watches, 25
year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham or
Elgin Movement.
6 Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Toilet
Sets.
1 Lady's Nuggett Bracelet.
1 Lady's Nugget Brooch.
1 Pendant Baroque Pearl Pansy Rea
With each $1.00 purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket on the above goods.
Make Christmas selections now, wo
will put them aside in our vaults for
you. All our lines are full and com
plete and it is to your advantage to
select from complete assortments. Let
us help you this year the same as we
have always helped you before. Good
judgment and careful consideration
was never expended to better advan
tage than in the selection of this year's
stock.
P. E. KERN.
Gold and Silversmith.
AT THE SEATTLE
The Jefferson arrivtd today with a
fresh s-hipment of draught Rail ier and
Malt Riinler, a Special Tonic for the
Sick Conavalescent and nursing
Mot! ers. Guaranteed under the Pure
Food and Drugs act. Yours truly, ta
ever. Poor little
2-16- Herman.
SKA6WAY CHICKENS FOR SALE
Chickens for sale. Home grown
fryers and roaster dressed to order.
250 Mrs. P. W. Snyder.
Headquaters for Mining and Commercial, Men 1
J,
SHlIto STRICTLY FIRST*CLAS8 <3Ull(/S
Pack train Saloon
SHEA i PATTEN, PROPS. 0)I|1,S
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Broadway and 6 th, Avenue, SJcagway , Alaska
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MOORES WHHRF CO.
Termlnu# W. P. & Y. Route ]
All Soutt* Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Drck
R?G OX.ATIONS 1906
Warehouse*' open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments defined southbound must be accompanied by a ?
Shipvfr's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs '
office; *t. 3 must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re- J
oeived wh?rf after this hour.
BAGGAGE ? a oils will be collected on Check bid Baggage Onl*. No '
charge for bags and grips when unchecked. ? ,
The wharf gate will be closed to the publio when steamer is nearlng <
- dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr '
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? HBATED AND LIGHTED FINE SAMPLE ROOM *
? BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
WK Pass fioi<l
P. D McMillan, Manager
Largest and best appointed Rotel in tbe Vukon
CHOICE BAR STOCK flWrtOIH, V. C.
RATES MODERATE
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Banking
It is very simple to
have a Bank Account
even if you do live in
Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living in 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 us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
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Capital and Surplus* $1,000,000.00
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Pulleit Rouse
Foot ot Sixth Avenu*
Most elegantly furnished house
In Alaska
E\ery modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the dry week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jer?ey
Dairy
mrs. fi. $. Pullen
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
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Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
Iioowey's Gaudy
Peter's Ghoeolatesi
Also every kind of
Fresh Nutsl
Dont' Forget tbe Number. 428.Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having: completed reliable arrange
" ments for an adequate fupply of the
beat
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine 512 per ton
Wellington (LvJysmith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton ]
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton I
Prices nbovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or lacked and for cash. Delivery $1.00 j
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phonea 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska |
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ALASKA VIEWS
lWlnnlu? Monday, Novomber
25th. and ending January 1st.
1908. wo will sell fx 10 views at
:ijc each and 3x7 at 15c. 81.50 per
dozen. 14x17 Views $1,00 etch.
Velox Post Cards Ave for 25c.
This lx-antlful set of pictures
consist of Towns. Water Falls,
Glaciers, \V. I*. & Y. R. Views,
Steamers, and Old 1MW Trail
and Pioneer Scenes of early
days.. It will do you eood to
look them over.
We solicit your patronage
DRAPER &GS.
Skagwav, Alaska
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