| His Castle on I
I the Rhine. |
AtkI How Hr SoWl It to A J
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T CVr^tif^t fr A TVo^* J
On m> Iff! htnt of IN1 Rliiw l? th?
TTrin of ,>n?? fh vt i?l frirtct
Kitf iw thjit f**r cpohiHw
fMirtKm-^r ?^<tv wmf jr^r* act*
* ??? K"<cM h* Oatf n Oorman
\ r*tf?* ?<"? 1 w I ^ ?: !<xt ?*f j
ft hfv? mc lj*c^r f^rr HwN*^fT NwcH !
t Hy o - ?* fV? >r ftornt
pvit^H 5*m| *h*'
wtyv vet-oral Min*'r?1 tYV' t~* oHt * ml
k^il S>>n ^ i istol i'(rnn ftMw nm1 p?n
? *????- ? nolhor \> It T* the ?V? n<r of
the . .? s "<1 tlx* (^m4? 1 break'nc wp
or l.i? of lh?i> Hft i< >e? Mil ihat TV
wsir**! b >1 "n'ly Nx-n ootwemraftM
In >:?<> i nlkK\ <*? hen the ouner
??? INff. he ?*il for * II* ins dimI
N>1 ?von- I tv > aixanrxM I t* *? an
?ntUjue 'in,i>l?>'* Nk mnmcIi to r\*??t
pit <\\ Ox? the >-h "ii a | li>t h?il?c
? pK'li'rv 1 1 ; * .??? e*fe?"<*!;<r prim) ht
r*rt R^teolf
1! ?' ? < tn mJi. rahV> *n**te<ir
' N?? ho h i on ?ev
eral >?- - >n? ln-'Med pf<r?ftp*?;oiu?l?
wfth fair TV rw?.*n h?>
prisol i St r> "turv iM bnns over the
t-h ? vi v st M? initio he
cfl u?v 1: rvr-vxe^teO a cnrtow* poofttnn
N*tt* .>^n cNn* f\ ?> < ?vr?. They wore In
n>o! ral . -o*v the one k>nt ?rvl
thin "i!li * Kick heard. (V iMhrr
<tfi!rtty. o Nvtnl t> ? tVry ml
The ihd roan wore !. ? hesrxi Kt *
j>-in:. ? * -t * ?tpp twm
o<J I n -??>? _ h ., a malicitanl
T n>1 heanknl man
wn< ? * 1 <" - . ' o"tr? rtnoe Tlx"
1 i :cx- - iM v " '.sAinc ?? the
N> ? ' . t - ? .?." ? r pro*peot
of N kr .si br ' ? antaconijtt.
who ?>?. r>! ?.? hint with an e\
<v , r ? ; ?) O ? Ji jjJ.
t ' .v1! ? ? ?? **35 the nam* of
tN ? i^raus. "\Tho Ninate In
J5 \ V t i" TN>~ ' v c a oorC'l con
wtt^ tho r'ir'inc fhaT The man
? V ' " ?.! or- 5 t - -s oa<r #
V- " < r <1.it i*tn *o ner" <<?-?? It
\v , b- .? < V iwt! saM -
le aTow? t** p-T^iri'in of the
ro.1 ber - .>T ; in r t>io Tut*, and
1- ?>?? i f !- c 'leetanated it sa
raorr? fee w u 1 obeokmate In the
(taa?e r-r ;w>
Ri<!- * ? JfO'^vl Mj
, !T .; w. h ?< o ?
Best Meals
! NEW HOME
RESTAURANT
NOONDAY orr
DINNER
Lodging
K^ rrrthin^ Ckii 3u>*i
F rxj Cl?
Fih \venue near Broadway
IP 1 IDS
vlAiUtan Readers Are Learning The
Way
Us tfce liUV kidney urn ?
Tk? ,*m?\ ? <-?k or achiag b*ok ?
The iiRMtkfd urinary disorder* ?
T -u W ; to dix>p6T and Hrigbt-*
ili sease
\N"ber. the kidr-eye *re ok-k,
H?lp Uje:i *ilh rv*ir*i Kidney FHH*
V r- molj v?p?canj for ?Jck kid
ney*.
hav. been eur.ng kidney
irotihK* for To year*
Ktnlomv! by ,%O,?O0 people ? endor?
*>d hy cit rens of thi* locality
I. S G?-?rbarn. ?<M N. Franklin St
Dlympia, Wash . eay* "tn 1S?<*3
v Ktdne; Piila cored n?e of
\ a~-l bUiWer trwjMe and at
'?*t t ?;?. J vave a i>taUm>e?t for p?b
?; recornmerc -c thens ARho
v. >.>*-? huve i have been
ewvi h*>*JUi I hare done a ereat
< - jU of bard wr>rk. bnt bare bad no
nrn atta. ks> of kidney .-omplafnt
I hare told many otb-T kidney suffer
? ->? about Poan> Kidney Pilln and
-v- ? re??VT hw alway* proxed of
FY* sale by all dealer*. Price 60
rents FV*ter Virborn Co.. BnffWo.
N>w York. sole aceote f<* the rait-,
States.
Remeraber the name ? Doan'* ? and
take no otfce*.
Alaakaa vast ad* ft* raaait*.
in that war hp areVeoro* to do so.
Re had tiiilW for boar* try 5ns '?
a method by which the short
man could wvf hlm?olf *nd hurt
failed He considered the problem In
soluble. and s?>ren?l ches* expert* who
had aeeu tbe pk-fnre bad agreed with
htm
IV autumn R1?boff, who had run
over frv?rn America to Berlin, con
elmted to par a visit to bH castle to
see that all wa* ready for the coming
winter. A caretaker lived In a room
that had been repaired and furnished
for him ami hi* wife and could pro
ride w bat Bishoff required In the way
o' refreshment*. Bishoff won Id be
o-?liced to spend one nlirht In the cas
t> and would do so In the ?w?m al
r?ady ill wtlbfd.
It was a lowering afternoon when
be rra -boil the castle. clouds banclns
low about the battlement*. After mak
Inc an Inspection aud talk Ins over the
.?conditions with hla caretaker Bishoff.
who bad directed a Are be built In
his chamber, dined there, and when be
had finished pnlled a hlc armchair up
before tbe Na?lns Iocs Not feellnc
?*p?*-lalty happy In his gloomy abode. 1
fc?- directed hi* caretaker to make him
a hot |Hndt This was set on a tabic 1
besMe him. iihI as the hours slowly j
p? ??ed he dtv>ve off his lonellnes* with
frequent potation*
Presently be fell tnto a dose, now |
Viru." he slept be didn't know, but tbe
fir?t ihlnc be did know the door was !
opened and a man camc Into the room J
Bishoff looked up. etpeiilnc to see tbo i
oarctalrer He was ml?taken Tl-e |
por^Mi \cbe entered wa? one he had ;
never ?eoo He approached Bishoff '?
with ontstretched band and with a cor
dlallty that seemed more appropriate
for a ho*t than a guest Then be drew <
s chair before the fire, warmed his
hands ard taktna a pipe ftvm his !
pocket. becan to smoke
-Welt." be said to RNhoff. "this Is i
^ dtemal n'ebt without. bot plea?ant j
within I'm plad you've made your
self comfortable."*
B1?V>flT hi-> never been very clear In j
H< nt* about thl* man Were i
It not that he ha* been so sure be was !
awake and so evplldt about some
clronm?tar -?*? connected with tbe vl?it '
our would be warranted In assuming
that ho wn? dreanrnc At first, he
f:v*. It only struck blm that the man
w>? very qnoer looklnc. very queerly
d-vw-d and wore a red l?enrd But
at M? t n trance BI?hoff did not con :
rect h m with the picture
B:?tv>ff was so astonKbod that for |
sen ^ time be made no response. In
deed ho cor'dn't think of anything to i
mv Finally be broke sPence by a?k j
tn German:
"Whence come you?"
"From up tbe river T have had a
b-rd pnll. IV> you know I came near
Peine raucht In that whirlpool? I was
pnllinc alone when I heard a volcr j
<:r.^inc Glancing up. I ssw a beauti
fn' woman looking at me. "h so tender !
ly. 1 could not keep away from her.
i here's Vigor dM
Strength
in ever) drop
C3M.JHNV
Aeattla. wm
GRAND REDUCTION SALE
The Pack Trm.in Is now sailing a
big lot of Good Gooda at reduced
price* a* they arc getting too old to
hold and sell at a profit. Tours,
tf. Herman Grimm
FIRE SALEl FIRE SALE:
WOOD TO BURN
Good Dry Planking r or Summer use
Special price this month
$2.00 PER RICK.
S<v? HERB T A TLOR? Phont
COAL
Wellington Lump Coal
anooi tthtft No. i, OrwfT ?ln?
tt IjfcdrwLlVh. Cm> ?l$hfK grtd*
xMMbokl ooai of *11 the B. C. fWd>
M.?8 FIXED CARBON
'"Nrfcrt Conkboatton rnlfora Hef
UU-ht Km t>
Ob him! *JW July i>t. 1?1?. ?
thai! offer shis oo*l. ?elected trv
jrm4?5 bj> ftv'Jow* ?
Vuble Screened and wcktxi $13 to:
^crpcafoc* <?kck*d> i **
-* reeaimcs vbulk' 1. "
Above price* tar-hide dearer?
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
?OLE SELLING AGENTS.
*hort# 10. Skagway. Alaska.
GRAND REDUCTION OF STOCK
SALE
The Train * do* celling
M| lot ?t Good Goods at redac
prtcea a* they are refttn* too rV. i
?o bold tN ?ell at ? proflL Toora,
U. Hwi ii OrlBB
Tornln* toward the shore. i aonn found
my boat *ts beginning to whirl With
n powerful effon I nirmtl and pulled
? hack Into smooth water The singing
rontiniira iwwlrr than before. but 1
stopped bit Mr* with a bit of cloth 1
found in ?y boa I and did not took to
ward the ahore I narrowly escaped
the Lorefc-I."
"The I (OTP loir exclaimed Rishoff
'Ton toll your experience aa If It had
really happened The l,o relet la a
! myth."
"Call her what yon like I don't
wish any more of her I'll take some
of that punch I need a bracer after
i or narrow escape."
Taking a mug from the mantel. he
poured ont some or the liquor anil
drank It oft
"One won Id Judge from the way yon
conduct yourself." aald Rishoff, "that
yon are at home here "
"1 am"
"Wha? do yon mean?" snapped Rish
off angrily
"Oh. don't (ret huffy l<et ns enjoy
ourselves together." Then, noticing a
ehess board and ? hews men on a table,
be added
T?o you play chess
"Tea."
"Well, there Is nc belter war of
spending an evening l-et ns have a
game "
He took np the chos?|ioard, ael the
pitcher of punch aside, placed the
iK.artl on the table, arranged Ihe men
Without saving "by your leave.' he
rook the tlrst move ?l?hoff. wonder
tng at the man's awlaclty. tower?>d his
cits to the . h'^sho.srd nnd soon forirnt
his astonishment In llie game He saw
at once that the stranger was an e* ,
eel lent player. The game was a lone
<vte. nnd for ?otne time neither galni-d
an advantape: then Rishoff. thinking
he saw a wiit to ohocktnste hf? an
tagonlst. moved and look?d up at his
antagonist as If to say. "I'll aoon have
you now. my One fellow
The stranger looked np, too. and
with a low Inttgh turned hla head
toward the picture of the chess play
era that hung oxer the chimneyplece
Rishoff glnnoed from the board to the
picture, then back to the board He
start ed. The chessmen were In the
same position as In the painting. Ri?h
off having the advantage Ami then It
dawned on Rtshoff that his visitor and
the man with the red beard were one
and tlie same
"1 will checkmate yon In six moves." i
saW t^e stranger
"You mean that I will checkmate
you In six moves," said Rishoff.
"This against your castle vhat It is I ;
who checkmates you " Tie drew forth
a draft for 30.000 marks on a bank in
Cologne.
"Pone," said Rishoff.
His opponent took np a piece and
moved It like an automaton. Rishoff
moved agaiti. On the stranger's fourth
move something Rishoff had never ,
counted on happened It seemed to ,
him that the tables were turned Aft
er a long time he moved The stran
ger moved again. Rishoff. who now .
lost his head, moved for the fifth time
"Oheckmater Raid the stranger,
moving.
"You're won; the castle Is yours!'
gasped Rishoff.
The stranger chuckled.
"All this Is very queer!" gasped the
American, staring at the man with
eyes as big as butter plates.
"Ton are mistaken Nothing Is queer
What is, is You have only certain
relations with the world of which you
are conscious You think the past is
dead Nothing is dead. Everything
always Mves. but all things change
Good night. This castle Is now mine. '
but 1 leave yon In possession for the
present
That's all RIshofT remembers of that
memorable evening The nest morn
ing be awoke silting in hi* chair. The
fir* hud gone ont. and he was shiver
Inf. He left without even waiting for
breakfast and nffi>rM the castle for
mI*. An agent ftmnd a pnn-ha**. and
before Rl?hoff reMmied tw A merle* he
met I ho man in the agent's office to
rompWf the sale.
lie nearly fainted on reco(rnl*lng In
the new owner hla rlaltor who had
?beckmatod him at rhe?*
While the pa|>er? were being made
ont and ihe ?lgnsnirea appendid Rlsh
off continued to stare at the purchaser,
who (fare no sign of ever ha Ting aeon
him beforo The man waa In modern
dress. and hla board, though red. waa
cropped close lie had loat everything
of hla old fashioned appearance Jn the
r?;etoro In other word*, he weemed to
have boon taken ont of the fifteenth
or sixteenth cenfnry and dropped Into
the t won Mel h
"Hare von ever been In the castlef
RIsholT a*kcd him
"No I do not live in Germany. I
have since my boyhood been In b?t?i
ness In 8onlh America It la there
that I hare acrpiit-od the mema f<? re
rover the home of my an> o?t?ra"
At thla point the agent flushed work
Ing on the paper* and said
"Raron Rerk^r oon?*s into hla own
after many oentnrle* He la a lineal
descendant of (he original baron who
Imllt the ca?11e It waa loat aome ton
veara ago at a game of rbcw* Thero
I* a legend that a defendant of its
first owner would como again into Ita
I one?inn In the ?ame way that It aa?
\?t to the family "
RI?ho|f waa ao alTerted at thla In
formation that he signed his receipts
and hurried away without asking any
qne?ti<ins. mnrh to hla regret ever
since, for he appears to be In a mod
die about the whole aff'.Ir The only
part of It *l?ont which he Is certain Is
that he was wide awake and In his fnlt
sense* when the events occurred In the
agent's office
He always ends hi* story with thr
remark. 'There Is so much legend
?bont that Rhine country that some of
It mnst tie tnie."
SoM Capprd Project-ir*.
Many i?-r<M>n? know I tint <-ertaln ar
n>or pten-tnc shefls hate soft metal
caps on the point, with the result of
greater effect! vcne*? over tho?e not *o
provided, bnt the wny In whh h the '
enp acta I* nn generally well under j
stood A needle may be drltcn ir.to a
board with a hammer when It Is thrust (
through a cork, whereas It would 1
break off un*np|?>rtrd Many have
thought that the soft cap snpj?orta the
hard point of the projectile in the <aine
way A British authority who lias j
given much study to the mutual action j
of the projectile and armor states that !
a shell frequently falls because of the j
fact that a very small piece of the
jiolnt Is forced back Into the mass, thu* |
splitting It. A larger pi?*-e ts then j
similarly forced bark, and so on The !
main advantage of the ?oft cap. In the (
opinion of this authority. 1* to prevent i
such splitting ?Harper's Weekly. I
Praise For the Sardine.
It Is encouraging In these days, when
everything nice Is condemned by scien
tific faddists as nasty, to have the high ,
autliorlty of the l^ndon ljtn<*et in I
support of the popular theory that the !
sardine is of great dietetic value The !
sarxMne Is good, the Lancet tells os. j
because, for one thing. It encourages j
the consumption of oil. which tends to (
avoid "many Ills, and especlaflv those |
associated with wasting diseases and !
gouty dlspo*1t1ons." This consumption '
Of tardi: oil. It a<M? "preventy 'he
*? 'VTT1* v*"l"A l V i -i' i- ^TTYT TXT
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NEW - COMFORTABLE ELEGANT 4
The Caribou Hotel
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E. W C .IDC ON. Proprietor ,
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Carcross, Yukon Territory
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Immediately Opposite the WHite Pm Depot *?*
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Well Equipped Furnace Heated Throughout Cafe and Rar ^
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Headquarters for "Schulz's Atlin Royal Mail* Stage Line 4*
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4 1111 III 1 MH-i-l-l-M-'
HOTEL SCOTT
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The Only Fin? Claw Hotel Opened Under New Manage- 4
in Carcross ment 4
HwdQMrUn for Attn Stag* line.
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Scott ft Schwanlelrsmp 4
Headquarters for Mining Men and 1
Travelers 4
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SPECIAL RATES AND ACCOM MODI ATI0N9 POR MUSHER9. j
WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEST 4
GOOD STABLES FIRST CI ASS BAR STOCK 4
CARCROSS j?> YUKON TER. *
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j oreriaaflinr of it* ti~ ne? with mtrroJ
ewm* araate pnwlneta. and a dlrr-?t- I
IWe fat furor.* nstrHton nwMrfiMf
The aardlne ?nrj al?o an nm <-nt
proportion <2S p*f e?nt? of nit rotation*
material, and ao W herome* ? ml nnd
j economical food In addition to till*
th? aardlne ha* appetlfln* inalltle*
and where appetite aerrea direction
folio**"
When Scotland Hud a Navy.
ft wa* Jam*1* IV who Brat created
; an effcctlre nary for Scotland, ei
i han*tln? all available timber for *hlp
building. ai> thai ha had to a?* France
; and Ivnmark for more, and of the
' ?!*teen large and ten email ahlpa tH>
owned hi* *perlal pride waa the
largest then exlatlng. To MM thla
i I>r?ndnoiicbt of her day all the wood*
| of Fife wore laid waate ?he rmt
| (.m.OOO. an enonnon* ralne In thm*
i Mmea: had a erew of 30l> aalfora. I?1
| gunner* and !.!**? marine* with ' mor>
greet ordnnnce In her thnn the Frem h !
I king ever had to the alepe of ant j
town." aa .lame* hlTi?etf |.r?n?tcTl
| We*tmln*ter tjnrrtte
FOR GIFTS
NO TROUBLE TO PINO WHAT
YOU WANT
When ron are out on a hunt for
aomethln* appropriate a* a *lft. re
member I have new t*?od? amh a?
harnlwome rut ?la??, allverware, and
bountifully hand painted cMna, Jin**
In from the ma*er'a, whW? wontd
make a? handsome a pr?w?nt aa fan
b* made. Htwh itooda are alwara ap
preciated. | have nothing twit lh*
latest up tn fidtp in pattern. ind In
quality. Nothinr lnrt the very b?at
Our watch work, newly mannfartnr
ed and skillful en*ra?ln* *penk for
themaelve*. We do not tnm o-.it onr
work mile<?< It la f nlahed In the be*t
manner and we gfiarant.ee every pi?r?
of It. If yon have any trnnble wWh
yonr watrh brln* It to na and we will
guarantee yon entire s*U??actlon at
rt'aaonable charges
Don't nettled your eye* when yon
can ret them examined free at my
atore with the lateat optical frwtfni
menta
J. Tknta,
Jeweler and Optician
None better anc purer than Glbaon
rye. Rainier and Olyrapla beer Or
iera by 'phone promptly delivered
The Ma* rot tf
pnorcas'ONAi. c/u*r?u
Att?rfwyi
ROYAL A. QUNNI&ON
Attorney AVLew
P O noc B. Jna?ati. AIm??
M. ?. LI rfVRt
ATTORNBT-ATLAW
Commissioner For Yukon Territory
to Take Affidavit*
4ka?V, Alaaltt
ROBERT W. JENNINGS
Attorney ?t- Taw
Juneau, AlaMta.
Dmtmrn.
OR. L . t. KILLER
otNTirr
Moat Mod era Metfeoda
Of*m K*anln*e.
Cfflc* HonrB: ? 12 a. m 1-4 p. m
A lUktn Bulidtiig. broad way
9KAGWAY, ALASKA.
rxroui Supplinn
M. P. PATTERSON A COMPANY
? I>alera l?
DENTAL SUPPLIES
f'VSJ Ontmi Hdg , ft?atue. W?h
Olders by mail or rabW? will r*?
o* v? prompt attention. UUlogni
k r?r???t
Kn?lne*rt
H P M RIKKPfRINK
C NOINIEK
J ?. D?f?t?jr Land ??<f M Intra
? { Survajrar
Frtllay RM? HaJnea. AM***
WluaM Taae^ara
M 189 M. O. MINOSMAW
Teacher of
PIANO PORTE
8 portal Tor ma lor a Limit*)
N itnb?r of (uginr.^r*
EIGHTH AVE. AN? MAIN 9T.
n?f>re yon utampefle, *<l your
? y fttlon Notuea, Pla'#r or Quarti,
'cm the fUllj AWukan. tf
SMOKERS ATTENTION
W. W. ftoocbton han taken the
as: ney for the jiwtjy famona
EL INFINITO CLEAR
HAVANA CKJARS.
K.000 J'Ht r(*#l?td from the fac
tory at Tampa, FlA ff you want the
beat don't fall to gWe thege *oo?1*
a trial.
Dally Alaakan ? only ?? a aonth.
When in SKagway Stop at the
PuUen House
MRS. H. S. PULLEN, PROPRIETRESS.
The Modern Hostelry of Alaska
40 ROOMS 40
Elegantly Furnished
Single or en Suite
ELECTRIC LIGHTS. B \THS, TELEPHONES
.The Best of Meals..
TABLE SUPPLIED WITH BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS.
MftV and Cream from our own Dairy.
RATE3 CONSISTENT WITH THE BEST SERVICE.
FREE BUS TO AND FROM ALL BOATS AND TRAINS.
| SKagway Alaska
It Pays to Get Printing That
PLEASES
The Work from our Job Department
Pleases Particular People.
Don't *ond out of town for yonr work. Lot os qoot^
yon prices- show yon sample of stock, and do yoar work
QUICKLY. WELT*. AND AT REASONABLE PRICK*.
(Tit? Satlg Alaskan.