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FOR GIFTS
NO -??Oi.6kE TO FIND *NkT
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jv. arc out on a Uu for
* .. ,w ;< a; as a gift, re
i r. . r i Aif r.<? goods su\h as
?. .lss, s.i\ er**r?\ and
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??u>'s up to in patina, and ia
?at._ * ork, ne*.* maaufactar
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Ka ? r a^4 01ys?;i b?r, Or
J; "j ,ir.? proxptly >id:\ er?u.
For Soc rot oaa f^t a wfcoiswnw,
t oook??2 = aa. at the New Horn*
R^ia-rarV ti iia, Jurt off of
Broa^waj
SVOKEHS ON
V W - -htM XaI. f r. the
at > for the ? ustlj fa~v-s
EL IXnMTO CLEXR
: v v \ N v C vRS
j ; :? r-.- e i\i froc. the
a: Ts >a, F.a if you waat the
fa, ; to e th^ food*
GOOD CHANCE fOS v NE??S.
\V;U >{< oat oa lay coxl crooac o&
.< ? C: V a ope- n: up and rea?1
to r.vi. P. re opportunity for a
t .ixn^fc of H- t>n to pf** ool & rkh win
toe dump for pan larv apply at
Viaskau off > ? tf.
mere's Vioor and
Strength
in ever) drop
Hilt Ml i lilli
company
w??*<
GRAND REDUCTION SALE
The Pack Train is now selling a
bip lot oT Ovvwi Goods at reduced
prices as they are getting too old to
bold an>l sell at a profit. Your*.
U. Herman Grimm.
FIRE SALE I FIRE SALEl
WOOD TO BURN
Dry Flanking tor Summer fcso.
Special price this month
S 2 . 0 0 PER RICK.
Sif ? HERB T A T L O R? rhone
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
Era* Hteft No. (, or?tar Bay Mine*
at I_?drsanftlL. &*? gra.ii
aou? boid coal of all the B. C. fields
SO FIXED CARBON
f>srtect Oombwttoo l atfonn Heft'
Ugt* A Mb
Ob and aftar Jttfy 1st, ltlO, * <
?hall offer this coal. an
crawled as toDovs: ?
Double Screened and sacked SIS ton
Screenings Hacked ) i "
Screenings ibulk> 7. "
Abor* prions Include dallT?ry
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
1C. SVacway, Alaska.
GRAND REDUCTION OF STOCK
SALS
The Pack Train Is now telling
big lot of Good Goods at reduc - I
pri~?* as they are petting too cl>.
to hold ana aell at a profit Tours,
tt. Herman Grimm .
The Table d'Hote dinner at the
ruilen House is better than ever
W ^y don't you try iL You are ?" el
coma. tf.
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The Blockade"
'Rj/nner
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A Voung fi om<in Makes a ?
Speculation 1 n Cotton ?
H\ FRFP FR.4MFR.
t
? Ctofiyrlirtit by Aiwrtmn Pr?i? Awk>
station. lMl.
Dating the civil war a vessel made
of Iron a lid painted the color of a fop
if a foe can bo mI<I to bnve any color
lay fit a v\harf In the city of 8a\an
uah, tin Neprws wore r 'llintr cotton
l?ales nbmnl, each Iwile v alnele** In
the Confederacy, but worth a dollar a
ivnml iu IChcIhimI
It vmM li.ivc Nvn useless for rut
one connected with this vessel the
Winifred ? to .it tempt to conceal the
fact that she was loading this cotton
to take hi Knpland to l>e To do
tbls she must mn the blockade laid
by President Lincoln with the inlen
tlon of preventing the Confederate*
brlnpinp In arm*, ammunition and
supplies and sending out their prod
ticts to l>e turned into money. With
out every port on the southern const
lay vessels of war. Mine of tlieni 1?A
lonpinp to the repnlar 1'nited States
nary, others Improvised. Intended for
the purpose of intercepting such <e<
sels as should attempt to mn the block
ade The commanders of these < raft
? hose either a dark nicht for stealing
out and in or the pray of a misty
morninp when the dawn was breaking
The latter hour was the favorite, and
to meet the conditions the vessels were
painted as near ntlst color as po-^ii v
When they were favorable it ^require 1
a sharp eye and ear on the port of
Vncle Sam's vilors to see or hr -
what they were w atehinp for.
While the Winifred was l?elng 1 >ad
ed a younp woman walked up th<
panpplank anil asked for the pur*>i
With a decided British accent she - li '
that she was anxious to pet home to
Knpland. askinp if the vessel was go
"this i* THK-orroRTi \nv o w lifk.'
ing thr-re and if so <>ould she take pa
sage on her. The purser told her that
i < ? passengers wouM W taken :ind r>:
further information referred hor to t'i ?
captain She found the command v.
Gilbert. an e\ I'nlt State* nav
officer. a native of south ? *??r. >*t j-.i n-"1
a polhiM crntlrinan
"l aptain. 'ho .??> id. "understanding
that ytw are about to sail for n Rrltish
port I desire to secure a passage for
my mother atid myself on vonr vessel.
We came over here recently to *ei ic
in this country. Heine used to rural
life In Kngland and havlnc a little
money, we thoucht we could 1m est it
to our comfort and profit in t planta
tion herv. Rut, alas, the war hn*
spoiled all our calculation*. ami we
wish To return to our native land."
"It would five me treat pleasure to
accommodate you." replied Captain
Gill>ort. "but 1 would not I c permitted
by the owners of the vessel and the
cargo to take any one aboard exrept
such men a* are nece*-ary to work the
ship. It wonW l<e impossible for mo
to deceive yon as to what we are. \V,
are going to attempt to run the block
ade with a cargo of cotton. That all
of os shall bo Interested in avoiding
being intercepted every man aboard is
to receive if we are successful a i>er
rentage of the profit. 1 am snre that
nothing could induce those who have
emb#rkpd their funds in the enterprise
to i>eroilt any ontslder? even a woman
?to be on the ship at the critical time
of cot tin* ont of the harbor."
The lady listened to this explanation
with evident interest When the cap
tain had finbdied she appeared to lie
thinking for a few moments, then
asked
"What ran cotton be bought for
here*"
"A few cents a pound "
"What can It be sold for in Rng
land V
?'The last quotations we have re
i ived were SI
"Ilow much cotton can 1 bay for
n.ooor
The captain who had a quick head
for mathematics did some mental fig
urlng and replied:
"About pounds."
"What could they be sold for in Eng
land T*
"About JhW.000."
"Who are the investors in this enter
prise?"
"They arc English capitalists, repre
sented by a Mr Winters.?
"Where can 1 find hlai?"
! -At the hotel."
"Thank you. cnplnlr Tli!? 1* the op
portunity of my life. My mother and
I bar* all onr fund* In cold sovcrelirn*
With It wo ran buy rattm, anil tf ire
can eel trHii?|??nnM?n for It to Knit
land w *hail be rt l?."
"1 trust with nil my heart thai you
will *o.urr It." irplH the captain
courteously.
The lady wont ashore and to the ?
hotol. where she l"1 a note for Mr.
Winter*, statin? that an English lady
desirlnc to ship ?.>n?e cotton to Ens
land, desired to see him.
Mr. Winter*, a perfect t\(>e of a
rotund John Bull, called on the Indy.
who trive her uaino a* Mi-:- i;iad,r<
Oiesterton. and lMened attentively to ,
what ?he hail to *?\ Mi?s Chesterton
met with a tint refu*n She offered
to pay on arrlwil n England .r ' *?>
for her mother"* nnd h?-r own pnssae*'
and fonrpeii'-e a |~?nt)d for the trail*
port a Hon ..f her . otton.
Mr W. iters wa? tno? !
will take al> > I > <. implies. ?o
thnt tin- e\| < n . ir tl. it will fall on
me."
Mr. Winter* | ? I
"1 will on tie ? ? my .niton In
Enclnnd." : .11. 1 tii? 1 . .? cr..nno
to you for rm> p it 1 ; 't < ho-.?e to '
put It."
"All rich!." s'lhl ' r ?. *?1*11
.
A contr. t 1 i m.-l
-
cotton at an a vet. -ire of ?' ( ? on.* a j
pound nnd order' In r supplies for
the Jonraev
A week pn<=i-l lv>f..re everything
was al?onnl at"! the \ . ? el ready
to sail. Then one afternoon the rap
lain announced to hi- <rew that un
less the condition* *honkl prove tin
favorable h" vuM ^iil tie next
morning at 2 o't :
Soon : ft<-r tl:i^ I ?> wont to the hote'
to have a last talk with W ters who
was t re n 'n In S >\ i for further
venture- "n ! i r mi lie saw a ne
pro carrying a l"t of llv<? <-hi< kens up j
the panp-way.
"W! e th-^- h: l;.-n? for?" ask
ed the captain.
"Fo" the llddy. s.ih "
"MM Chesterton':"
"Ves. sat "
\t t! : Mi - ? liesterton np
pearod t the he I . f Hie e incway.
-M fhe i. i! < .Id the captain,
"wh. t do yon w:int with > lit- ken?
al>oard?"
My mother nn?; nave mom. wm?
the "Ilw <11: *tion is ?< cry deli !
cafe. ami . ji n't nit hiit ot hor
mo.it. snrelj not su< h us |< usually [
taken aboard ships for n voyape."
"Well, yon mn?t shut them np whore
anx idiTiid fr in thru < an't l>e h r.rd
WV ii.'i-t | . fi 1 !oi ' )<lln ; fleet in
wl ic' :ic-i n> -? a'-oard yon wmi'A lose
*11 your cotton."
"I'll take ? are <?f thilt, captain!"
Tho i-ommander. who had a crisis to
moot. 1'iirrted away. Mi-s <"h '?torton !
ordered the i li! koiis t-ikon to tlio bnnk
wli.-ro ' >r other ?u: ie< w. r kept,
ami t ho <1 " was ?dn;l upon t' i*m.
T?nri:ur the niclit every rno on fho
Witt -1 TTTtl' It XV il tiatoil
hro:ith. 1' w.>s f n >r lose with ex-ery
man al ? d In tho middle of tho
nicht tli in lofi bor moori*"-s. and
when at ? machine tl>o n ? a I ? t out
side ovorv'hlnc flint i ? m! m ^e tho
: OTOO-n. went to bor slip j
ply bmi!, at 1. tnl.inc a little roosto;
h'T "tfatoroom. There. hoidim: him up
In n i':wn i orthrilo. viie waited nni)
l*rv -?>Titly hoar"! :? l?ell ont on tho
water It w -s a ,i s l??ll :-nd stni'-k
trrton bocan to torture tho rooster,
phi' hint him. twlstlnc Ills no t;. crack
tup hi* Joints Tho sqniwklnc n.i? I
somottrnc fi lit fill ? plain * 5ilt?ort
on tie. k heard it and know that nil j
wn? lost K\ err imin on tho ship
heard il and know tlmt hi* perquisites
hid ooilapwil.
iil up l?pf""o tho Winifred. and a voi.-o
on her *':outol
Tho \Vt; ifroil stoj oil her onclnes.
and in n f -v minnti<< i naval ? .fH- -or
oimo i?ho- i ' and toik, p >-?so?ion of
tho ship
When d \ broke and prof ration*
wore l?eii'i. made to < :id tho prize
north Cap In Gilbert heard tin* crow
Inc of a rooster.
"For I o iVi ii'n er-te !" ho er:od "How
did those ? liii kens :.-'>t aboard?"
"In Mi-;* Chest err.. n*< supplies, sir."
said the steward 5li? Chesterton
brought them on tho ln?t thine before
wo oast off"
The captain remembered He s,nk
down like a wet r t Siio Is n Wash
injrton emissary to pix-e away block
ade runners "
"Bnt her cotton Is nl>oard. sir."
"Von mean the Ms-rotary of tho Pnit
ed St: fr< treasury's . otton "
And so it ; roved \lis? ?Nhesi?rton
had propused the ni-hemo to tho so. rr !
taty of the treasnry. who had secured
for her the necessary means ffom the
so ret 'on i-'o fund She and her moth
er had * no thr. nuti tho linos nnd.
knowinp Savannah to ly a favorite
port for departure and entry for block
ado rnnnors. had cone there and op j
ernted on the Winifred.
Miss Chesterton was allowed the
profit on fho coffin she had boncht.
which wrs - tii] rt Si a ponnd In
New Yori;. nml prl-o money on the
whole enrro. She was n Canadian by
liinh md h:-d fboro noijniri'l tier Brit
ish accent. Tlio government de?ireil j
her to r tfcc anotlier attempt, bnt sho
ie inel Slu- Hrrd to a p>im1 old ace
??n a fine pla -e sfio boncht with her
prire money. And so lorp as the roost
er that secured It for her lived he was
?ock o' the walk Id her clilcken prera
j Isos.
TO-NIGHT
Elks Hall
SHERMAN-CLEVELAND
OPERA COMPANY
"The Time, The Place
And The Girl"
PRICES $1.00, 75c AND M>c. SEATS AT BRITT'S.
PROFESS'ONAL CARDS.
Attomayt
ROYAL A. GUNNISON
AUorney-At-Law
9 O. Box G. Juneau. Alaaka
H. B. LE FEVRE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavits
^kM*?T. \la*ka
ROBERT W. JENNINGS
Attorney -at-Law
Juneau, ? Alaska.
Dentists.
OR. L. S. KELLER
DENTIST
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Ajtskan Ruildlng, ? Broad way
SKAGWAY, . ALASKA.
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. sti.in Noti?e?, Pla-er or Quarts,
? rem the n^ily Alaskan. tf
Dental Suppilna
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? Dealers In ?
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Older* by mail or cable will r?
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M r?qiie?v
Kngtoevr*
H P. M BIRKINBINF
ENGINEER
U. 8 Deputy Land and Miner*
? : Surveyor ? ?
Poller BM? ?Tain-?, Alaska
Mualc Teacher*.
MISS M. G. HINOSHAW
Teacher of
PIANO FORTE
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Number of Beginn -r*
EIGHTH AVE. ANP MAIN ST.
Frp*h Oyatrrn on half wiell or Ska*
way spring chicken at the Park Train
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Single or en Suite
ELECTRIC LIGHTS, BATHS, TELEPHONES
..The Best of Meals..
TABLE SUPPLIED WITH BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS.
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