| THE LOTTERY
OF MARRIAGE ?
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tOrlglnal.J
"Johnny." said Brownlee Wilson, su
perintendent of the telegraph line. "I
? hear you're coins to be married to the
operator at lVlhL"
"Yea. sir." 1 replied, "and I'm goin*
to set the loveliest" ? .V smile on Mr.
Wilson's good natured face stopjn'd
me
"There are many "sayings' in which
th<S is little truth." he said, "hut there
Is V. that contains :n> per cent truth -
? that marriage is a lottery. You're giv
lns in for a lottery. John, and you
might as well N? prepared fur either a 1
prize, a blank or a tartar. Sit down i
aud I'll tell you how it happened with
me.
"Telegraph operators of opposite
sexes made love o\ or the wire when 1
was a young operator .iust as they do
now. Wtieu I was just your ace I
almost melted the wire with the warm
, words 1 sent over it to a girl I'd never
mviu though 1 had Iter photograph. She
was very pretty, aud from what she
said by telegraph one would suppose
butter wouldn't melt in her uiuutli. 1
? admired strength of character iu a iiirl.
aud uij only fear for her was that
she'd be putty iu my hands.
"Oue day otic of our fellows? Jim
Burnet came to my desk aud said to
me.
"'Browulee. I've cot a girl ou the
wire, aud we ?e beeu doiug sijme pret
, ty lively loveiuaklug. Perhaps you're
opposed to that sort of thine.'
???oh. that's all right." I Interrupted.
"Go on."
" 'Well. I've sot to go away for a
couple of weeks, and I'd be obliged if
yo-'"d take my place while I'm gone."
Why not tell her you're going
away?' 1 asked.
" 'Well, the truth is.' he replied in a
shamefaced maimer. 'I'm going to be
married to auother girl, aud I thought
perhaps you wouldn't mind.'
* "Opening the furnace door and let
ting the tire go out. That's a uice thing
to ask of a friend. However, you seem
to l>e in for it. and I'll help you all I
can."
"Jim gave me the private call be
tween him and the girl he was going to !
Jilt and told nn- I'd !>e called up be- I
tweeu 1? and 11 o'clock at night. Then
he went away professing a high appre- ,
ciatiou of the favor I was to do him I
and strong friendship for me. He prov
1 ed the best friend I ever had. as I'm j
going to tell you.
"At half pavf !> I got the call. sure
enough. The girl was different from
mine a practical, sensible woman, ami
It was easy to see character written in
every she sent me. My talk I
?with her was rather ilull to me. for she j
was planning all the while what she
a:iil Jim. as she supiHwi-d. were going |
to Jo after marriage. Not a hit >>f that j
delicious lovemaking thai my own girl j
gave me. IInwi ver. it was just as well,
for if l'tl hail t?n giris to talk sweet j
. to it might have tired me.
"The night after Jim went away my |
on i jr-.rl sent me wonl that she was
not at ail well and was going home. !
If she iliilu't eall me for some time I '
mustn't be worried. A nice way to put I
It. wasn't it: Well, that's tiie last
message 1 ever got from her. 1 blush to I
' own that I became so interested In the }
problems I .liseusx.,! with Jim's iri rl
as to housekeeping : 1 11< ? how to do it oil
a telegraph operator'* income that 1
soon forgot aK>ut i lie sick girl.
who might be dying while I was work- i
lag up an uitcrest iu another.
"By the time Jim returned with his ;
bride I had my head full of a pretty
little cottage u ith a lew necessary ar
tlcles of KiU'.'liten furniture l>esiiles j
those formed from all snrts of articles. [
Oue I remember was a chair mail* of a j
flour barrel 1 told Jim of the sltua- j
tioli. ami he uasu't a bit Jealous, In- j
deed lie \v:i* i^reiillv relieved and said
he was eternally obliged to me.
"Shortly after his return I called ou
his bride and was struck with her I
C ketiess to the photograph "t my girl? j
4 mean my first girl. not Jim's. Then
It rushed upon me that she? I mean
had been- my girl. I took my pencil (
and tapped <>ur private call on the
table. She started, tlamed up. theu
ran out of the room.
"I dld? t sa.^ anything to Jim about
It. I just let hi:n go on thinking I
knew nothing of his wife and after
awhile concluded to go and see the
(fir-' *je had turned over to me. She
hadn't seen Jim. and 1 was to break
the news of his marriage to her. I
tell you that was the great work of my
life? 1 mean t>? screw up niv courage
to tell the whole thing. The girl laugh
ed at rue. She had detected the differ
ence between me and Jim the first
evening I talked with her and had had
& lot of fuu out of me
"Well. Johnny. I've come to the
point of my story. As Jim Rurnet had
married my girl. I married his. His
wife turned out to !>e an extravagant
woman, and she ruined him. Theu
when he was in a hole she abused him
and ended by leaving him. In my
wife I drew a prize. From the first
she had been a practical, common
sense woman, fond of v.m and our chil
dren. affectionate, a splendid manager,
a dear good woman"?
' "Shut It off. Mr. Tilsou. You're only
jMng me at one end of a love affair
what 1 gave you at the other. We're
r all one till we know what we've drawn.
i and If we draw a prize we never get
too old to be maudlin."
He looked at me with a comical ex
pression on his face and then said im
pressively: "You're right. John. God
grant that you have drawn a prize."
I haven't been married loug enough
to And out whether I have drawn a
prize or not. but I'm moving along just
the same us if I were certain of it. and
that'll help to bring it out the right
IV. BUM-NEK CHILDS.
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snuis DOWN
Con rail Mines Closed Kor
the Winter
' The Conrad mines have closed for the
winter. With the close of last week
! all work of nature or kind whatsoever,
j so says information received last night,
| ceased and there will be not a wheel to
I turn until early in the spring.
[ The cause cf this change of plans has
not been announced, but it can be said
without breaking confidence that it is
not on account of lack of rich ore.
The closing of the mine has caused
great disappointment to those inter
ested in the vicinity of Conrad and Car
ibou. It is said, however, that they
will be reopened next spring
Wood! Wood!! Wood!!!
The following well known Skagway
gentlemen are now in the woo<! business
and are ready and anxious to till all
orders for birch, hemlock, spruce or
tir woo<'.. Phone 43. All orders at
tended to promptly. Mail orders will
receive due consideration out m-jst be
accompanied by P, O. mooey order or
drufl.
Win. Blaekmer
Geo. Woodburn
Pat. Renwick,
Jno. .Vartto,
Tuck. Flaharty,
Fred. Story.
Joe Smith,
Joe. Beauchamp,
Sam. Oleson,
Dal. Cowan,
Joe. Engle.
Geo. Morey,
Tom. Iiyan.
Former Skagwajen Commit* Suicide
John W. Carpenter, who has lived at
Skag*3y and Atlin and who operated a
road house in the early days at the
Chilkoot summit, committed suicide at
Fairbanks recently. Despondency is
given as the cause for the deed.
Notice to Public
It alTords me pleasure to rotifv the
public at large, and more especially my
many friends in Skagway aDd vicinity
who have purchased theirsupplies from
me during my residence amongst them,
that I have disposed of mv business to
Charles W. Ask & Sons, and bespeak
for them a continuance of that patron
age so kindly bestowed on me. and I
also wish to thanK my many friends for
their many courtesies and kindnesses,
and as I am to leave for the south in a
few davs, I shall esteem it a great favor
of those who are indebted to me to call
at my office aDd pay what they owe, at
the same old stand. Very respectfully.
JOHN KALEM.
Gage street Hats at Harrison's.
Skagway Laundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Laundry. Twenty-five vears' expert
ence. Telephone 89.
For S 1? Cheap
Or will rent furnished the "Haynes"
residence corner of Third Avenue and
Aia>ka street from Nov. 1st. Enquire
of Geo. E Boward next door.
Found
A memorandum book containing
money, ownercau have same by proving
properly and paying of this ad. A. M. ;
Laska. 3t i
I t~ __ " ' fHI
mm back
Says Whitehorse Is Feeling
Well
Dr. L. 8. Keller returned from I
Whitehorse yesterday evening where
he has been on business for several j
weeks. lie is very .enthusiastic over!
the outlook there, and speaks io glow-i
ing terms of the confidence the people:
feel in the outcome of the copper prop- !
,erties in that vicinity.
The development work .'done by By- 1
ron White and the consuraution of a I
deal by Capt. John Irving and his as
sociates which insures more capital for '
development purposes have caused the
people of Whitehorse to a waken to
realization of the fact that they will 1
soon be in the midst of a mining cimp. j
Dr. Keller says mining property is j
being staked in every direction from '
Whitehorse for miles around.
METHODISTS
TO ENTERTAIN
Tomorrow afternoon ihe ladies of ihe ;
town are again invited to meet the,
Methodist ladles in the parlors of the j
Methodist church. There will be an j
informal program, and the committees
in charge are planning for an enjoyable
time.
The program will begin at 2::i0
o'clock, and later in the afternoon re
freshments will be served.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurant.
Freah Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co- keep all kind of
fresh meat constantly on hand. 'A
Gage Dress and Street Hats at Har
risons'.
New Furs and Golf Gloves at Har
risons.
In Time of Peace
In the first months of the Russia
Japan war we had a striking example
of the necessity for preparation and the
early advantage of those who. so to
spea'k, "have shingled their roof in dry
weather." The virtue of preparation
has -nade history and given to us our
greatest men. The individual as well
as the nation should be prepared for
any emergency. Are you prepared to
successfully combat the first cold you
take ? A cold can be cured much more
quickly when treated as soon as it has
been contracted and before it has be
come settled in the system. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is famous for its
cures of colds and it should be kept at
hand ready for instant use. For sale
by Win. Britt.
MINERAL APPLICATION No. 113
U. S. Land Office, luneau. Alaska.
August 23, i9Uf?
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
Chanter 6 Title 32 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States and amendments thereto, the
undersigned, J. F. Malonv, whose postofOee ad
dress is Juneau. Alaska in behalf of himself
and John button and K. B. Hanlev. co owners
with him claiming 60.147 acres of ir<?ld iw\?nng
placer ground on the Porcupine creel;, a tribu
tary of the Klanea river in the Porcupine Min
ing District. District of Alaska, is about to
make application to the United States for a
patent for the said mining claims, which are
more fully described as to meets and i-ounds b\
the official plat now posted upon aaul claims
and by the tield notes of survey thereof now
tiled in the office of the Keiritter of the District
DAB1NS
HOLDUP!
A Prominent Citizen is held np on Moore's Wharf:
another in the Fifth Addition to Skagway: another by the
marshal on one side and a deputy on the other! In Time
of War prepare for Peace. Get your Artillery, Guns,
Pistols. Ammunition, Harpoons and Cheese Knives at
TaNNER'S hardware store.
Hooks, Hasps and Padlocks of all kinds. Lock your Horse
befoie the Barn is stolen.
Also plumbing and tinning of all kinds at moderate
prices.
J. M. TANNER,
The Hardware Man
SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
1 is our advice. Later on in life, it will
oe of great service to you. The lack of
| money causes untold misery. That is
I why you should save a Dortion of your
i salary, or earnings, while iou can.
The five oer-cent plus dividend earn
no- Gold Bonds, of the Northern Se
I curities and Backing Company, offer
tne safest and b?st investment in the
way of smnes that is on the market.
These Bonds are backed by Real Estate
Securities held by one of the largest
Trust Companies in the west. They
can be paid for on the monthly, semi
annual or annual payment plan and will
earn you better than ten per-cent on
your money, besides taking care of and
returning you your principal
For full particulars, see
PHIL ABRHAMS, Agent.
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Winter Announcement |
It has been our custom for years
past to give our patrons an idea
of our large and varied stock
Men's Furnishing
Heavy Ribbed and plain underwear
in gray, pink and blue from $3.00 to
$5.00. Heavy knit sox doule heel and
toe 35c. to 75i\ per pair
Children's, Ladies' and Men's felt
shoes form $2.25 to $b.50 per pair.
German sox $1.00 to $1.50 per pair.
Men's oversh irts, colored and black
75c to $3.50. Boys' and Men's all
wool sweaters $1.50 to ?4.00
Rubbers, Gloves, Etc. |
Gold Seal Rubbers $3.00 to $3.25. I
Arctic Sox 25c. Boys' and Men's ?
Horsehide and Buck skin gloves and $
mitts, lined and unlined .>0c. to $1.50 B
Heauy Parkes, foxtail hood and cuffs, I
$3.00.
Ladies' and Children's furs from 1.50
to 20.00. Woolen mitts and gloves
35c. to 75c. Children's toques 50c. to
1.00.
Ladies' union suits from 1.50 to 3.50.
Heavy fleeced linen single vests and
drawers 1.50 per suit. Children's
wool hose 35c, to 75c.
Store closes after November 19 at 6 p. m until further notice
Martin Conway
o\ Lands subject to sale at Juneau. Alaska,
which lield notes of survey describe the bound
aries unci extent of said claims on the surface
with magnetic variations, 31 degrees east as
follows; towit:-?- (
WILKY PLACER CLAIM
Beginning at corner number 1. Identical
with location corner. A Hemlock post 4 feet
long 4 inches square set 18 inches in the ground
with mound of stone scribed U. S. S. 636-1-2.
from which a Hemlock tree 8 inches in dia
meter bears uorth 76 degrees 5O minutes west
12 feet. A Hemlock tree 12 inches in diameter
bears N.25 degrees W. 13 feet, each blazed and
scribed U. S. S. 686-1-2-B. T. U. S. L. M,
uumber 3 bears X. 20 degrees E. 10648 6-10 feet.
Thence south 18 degrees 31 minutes W.
30.* 2-10 icet to corner number 2 a hemlock post
4 fri t long 4 mcties square set 18 inches in the 1
ground with mound of stone scribed U. S. S. |
636-2 :
Thence north 70 degrees and 11 minutes W .1
600 feet to corner number 3;
Thence X. 18 degrees 36 minutes K. 1301 .>-10 |
feet to corne- number 4, a hemlock post 4 feet*
long 4 inches are scribed U. S, S. 636-4-3: 1
Thence S. TO ?.egrees 15 minutes F. $99 4-10
feet to corner number 1 the place of begiuuing.
LEGAL TENDER FRACTION
Beginning at comer number 1. A UemlocK
p<>-t 4 feet lon< 4 inches square set Is inches in
the ground with mound ot stone scribed U. S.
5 636-1-2. From which corner a hemlock tree
8 In tees in diameter bears X. 80 degrees W. * j
s-10 feet. A spruce tree 14 inches in diameter
bears S. 57 degrees E. 2 4- 10 feet, each blazed
and scribed U. S. S. 636-1-2. B. T. U. S. L. M.
number 3 bears X. 19 degrees, 56 minutes E.
10212 M0 feet ;
Thence S. 22 degrees and ? minutes \\.
7-lu feel to corner number 2 identical with cor
ner number I NY iley claim;
Thence N. 70 degrees 15 minutes W. r,99 4 I0
feet to corner number 3 Identical with corner
number 4 Wiley claim;
Thence N. 10 degrees 40 minuter E. 3161-10
feet to corner number 4 ;
l hence S. 72 degrees 21 minutes K. 663 2 10 feet
to comer number 1 to place of beginning.
KEN LEY CLAIM
Beginning at corner number 1. A hemlock
po>t 4 feet long 4 inches square set Is inches in
the ground scribed U.S. S. 636-1:
Whenca U. S. L, M. number 3 bears X. 20 de
grees 30 minutes E. *K)37 &.10 feet.
Thence S. 15 degrees 33 minutes W. I17x 2-1O
feet to coiner number 2 Identical with corner
number 1 Legal Tender claim ;
Thence X . 72 degrees 21 minutes W. 627 4-10
feet to corner number 3;
I hence X. 24 degrees 57 minutes K ?T>4 1 lo
reel to corner number 4:
riienceX.10 degrees 9 minutes K. 73s 6-10
feet to coiner number 5:
Thence S. f?3 degrees 4^ minutes E. < 30 to cor
ner number 1, place of beginning.
.MIX PLACKR CLAIM
Beginning at corner uumber 1 A hemlock
post 1 feet long 4 inches square set 1? inches In
the ground scribed !J. S S. 636-1.
Whence I . S. L. M. numbers bears X IS de
grees 47 minutes F.. 7097 7-i0 feet.
Thence S. 32 degrees 45 minutes W 1357 7-10
teet to corner number 2;
1 hence N. j3 degrees 45 minutes W. IM teet to
corner number 3.
Thence N. 32 degrees 15 minutes K, I366 8-lu
feet to corner number 4 :
Thence S. 52 degrees 57 minutes E. 5137-10
feet to corner number 1 place of beginning.
JEXKS FRACTION.
Beginning at corner number 1. Identical
with corner number 3 Discovery claim U. S. S.
'whence U. 8. L. M. number 3 bears X. IS
degrees 3; minutes E. 7493 Mo feet;
Thence S. 14 degrees 10 minutes w. 2i8 1-10
feet to corner number 2;
Thence X 62 degrees 57 minutes W. 590 8-10,
feet to corner number 3;
I Thence X. 11 degrees 30 minutes F. 218 feet
to corner number 4 identical with corner 4 Dis
covery claim:
Thence S.23 degrees 21 minutes E. 600 feet to
corner number 1 . place of beginning.
Total area Wiley claim 17.919 acres
Total area Legal Tender 4.70a acres
Total area Fenley 10.4*0 acres
Tatal area Mix 18.319 acres
Total urea Jenks Fraction 2-721 acres
TOTAL AREA PLACER CLAIMS, 60.1 4" acres
The said mining premises hereby sought to be
patented are bounded us follows: On the
north by Discovery claim, on the cast by un
known claims, on the south by the Gay Lewis
claim, on the west bv the Lucky Joe, Last
Chance and unknown claims. The said claims
which patent is herchv applied for being desig
nated as U.S.;Mineral Survey Number 036 in the
official plat posted herewith
The nctices of location of these claims are of
record in the oflice of the recorder for theSkag
wav Recording District, as follows: Mix on
page 29 of Vol. A. Fenley on page 25 of Vol.
A. lenks Fraction on page 14 01 Vol. D.. of
Porcupine Records. Legal Tender Fraction
on page 317 of Vol. B. Wiley on page 9o of
Vol. B.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
mining ground, premises or any portion there
of so described, surveyed. platted and applied
for are hereby notified that unless their adverse
claims are duly Hied as according to law and
the regulations thereunder within the time
prescribed bv law with the Register of the U.
?. Land Oflice at Juneau, Alaska, they will be
barred in virtue of the provisions of said
statute.
JOHX W. DUDLEY.
Register.
The above notice is hereby ordered to be pub
lished in the Daily Alaskan, a newspaper of
general circulation, published at Skagway,
Alaska, and nearest to the above named claims,
for the statutory period.
IOHN W. DUDLEY,
Register.
First Publication August 2?.
Last Publication November 3.
FiiiP Imported
' Pastes,
Macaroni, Vermicelli,
and many other
delicacies
The Best Cigars
and Tobaccoes
TONY DORTERO'S
No regrets next morn
ing-good flavored and
good for you
Seattle, Wash.
and Importer of
MILLINERY
rders solicited and filled irr.njtdiatiy.
366-368 Arcade Building,
SEATTLE, WASH.
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELKCT1 IIC LIGHTED STEAM
IT MATED STEAMER
GEORGIA
Carrvln/ IT. H. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau
Hoonah, Tenakes Sitka and Way porta
SAILS
Nov. 5, 11, 17/ 23, 29
at 12 noon
W. YV. BOU13HTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth A vr, Phone 90
new mater and Eight Rates
Hi
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will lie the
Monthly rates for water and light service frtrai the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet J 2 00
Each . " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " *' 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room additional
Beer Pjmps
Restaurants
Steam Laundries
Hand "
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose Connection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals l! "
Hauling water, per load
Lawn and Street sprinkling
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
commercial service
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 -cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL NI-3HT SERVICK
Eaoh 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
.12 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager.
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