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The Caribou Hotel
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Carcross, Yukon Territory
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Immediately Opposite the White Pans Depot ***
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Well Equipped Fumaco Heated Throughout Cafe arid Bar A|
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"** Headquarters for 'Schulz's Atlin Royal Mail" Stage Line 4*
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"Tti. $iNf." rjacohti'd Ananias S
s* ho hitched h:s chnir a litilo ncavi r
the rodhot stove in Jnl>oz Honey'*
store 1 oou >1 tell you the ?ira: - -t
story you ex or list on oil to in ;tl! yi.iir
life .f 1 didn't 'mvp i.? t-i snp;?>r
,.iw. rhat'? ?)(??> tr-vili'o v. iiii ho.e -
en.l iHKtrUii i. h> ?<*?% If >>t siiti'i
around at uiou! intes don't
?MH>UiS'a to oat I; ? i< or o:.. :w *tN
rilh?iit t" lus s. rini'tsl
JiiNv lloliov .-k- .1
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liov o :i ??*??:? A u. - t: - ? rt)?'i .
ugatn. tho | ri. e of tlio ?t?.r> wostM In- :
vj;i;^r v -vod t ? \?:uii:i? ISotsi the
of the ? rv "lore If I" "
did lo>: fail to the Ivtit of the liinte.l
story. \\ Jiv. \ it,} tit i? ????? >1 sjtiM y ,
r> hi* t.'.o ;? rv? the ?|t.vi t- i
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ill ?i:ow * t rti
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1,1 1,1, In- oven-oat.
"tl". I 1." "lIlU'SS lit
v-. in iv ?,.'s a minutf. i,i?l aipbt.
JuSifz '
Will.: - :t ?? :-<? ??;' ii.ii'.cr aski'il Ja
ix^i i ? ikli ;."ii \>i'k up a
, : i'ii tjvat ? ? long as
\ ? -i -tain hit' v\ ith a
1 don't mm 1 if I do." s:ii?l Ananias
witli alacrity, uud hi1 whipped out of
ni- ovor -nal. tossed it on a convenient
barrel ami rubl*>d his ha ad-; expectant
ly.
Jabes ?t up and moved toward till*
cheese case. "What "II you liavi'V" lie
asked, "I'rai-kers and i hi'i'se and a
glass of sweet cider'-"
"lltini.'" grumbled Ananias, frown
inc. "I've kinder cut out cheese and
racke-s. Jabez. They seeui to give
me indices! ion.
"Well." began Auauias between tin ire
bites of a corned beef sandwich. "it
was when I was sailing past the W *a
ry islands down lu the south 1'acilie
that this adventure happened to rie
W?> was hound home frotn Oaleuia.
and the ship was the old Indus.
tain Uarnabas Fish' rotuinaiidiiic. :i
f you expect Captain Fish to sub
stantiate this story you'll liedisipp,. n
? ?(I. because lie was always a jealous
i i and calculated to discount a r
thine I might tell. Some captain* ?r*?
that jealous of their first mates
"As ! was sayintr. we sailed past the
W?-::ry islands and was lea vine 'em
far astern when Captain Fish took a
notion that the water we'd taken on
at Calcutta was had tasting. and s.>
we put haej; to the Weary s for a sup
ply of frosh water You can't beat
fl em tropical islands for co!d. ?park
line springs of pure water.
"The outermost one of the Weary
is'ands is a tiny little one that is sep
arated frojn the others !>y forty miles
or so We was nearest that island,
whi" h wasn't much more titan a eoral
reef covered with sand and with trees
srowiiisj on it and sorinss of water
fr.i:n somewhere down below. Captain
Fish said it was an old island and
had lioen much bicker, only an earth
V'ake had swallowed most of it into
the water, and what was left of it
wasn't enoaeh to support human e\
?s'cT oe. all of which 1 didn't believe a
ir.ite of.
" "Ananias." says the captain to me.
?yon ?r,> ashore and sret the water.'
and he nave me a couple of men and
some kecs to fill the hie butts which
he had emptied as soon as he entered
the little harl?or
"As soon as we cot ashore 1 set out
to look for a spring, and I found it not
far from the white beach. I set the
men to filling the butts while I looked
around for more springs ana nlso to
see ti" there was any fruit on the ia
and. I'm kinder partial to cocoa nuts.
"While I was looking I pushed t'nr
ther into the jungly growth until I
finally came out on the other side of
the island, and there above me was a
tall coceaait palm. On it I could see
just one cvooanut. Dark brown it
was and peeking down at me through
the palm branches kiud of saucy and
tempting.
"'Oh. ho. Mr Cocoanut,' 1 says. 'I
guess I'll get you!"
"So I picked up a big stone from
the l>each and hove it at the brown co
coanut. Well, sir, 1 hit it! And it
??onto down, and behind it was a big
hairy body and tw-o arms and two legs,
and the whole combination came at me
in great long leaps.
"I run fast. Jabez Honey, but that
there monkey man could run faster,
sir. and it wasn't long before he caught
up w ith me. and instead of jumping on
me and tearing out my eyes and hair
by haudfuls. as I've heard tell they
did. he doubled up a great hairy list
and struck me between the eyes, t
didn't see him for awhile after that
Uvause my head ached and I was Iv
' i.g down on the sand and it was very
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Headquarters for AtMn 3ta?e Ltoe. 4
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dark.
"When I opened iny eves this mon
key mail sat beside nit watching mo
with a sly grin on liis homely face.
" 'Well, ma toy. I gu.-s* you'll look
twice lioforo you heave another stone
at me." ho muttered in English
"'1 t iiouirlit it was a cocoamit.' I ex
plained.
" "1'hat's a poor excuse for attacking
an innocent man.' he said. wi.h an ugly
look coming into Ins ijitie eye-;.
"'A man';' I asked.
"'Why not'/" he growled. doubling
his fist again.
" 'Kxcuse me. mister, hut I
you'll have to tell lite ahont it.'
is humble as I could iimsier
could
wantr
lie was
hear tin
II. v 'Im ???,
?a.-ily
s lory
. ii ai
riled,
he
L'llOSS
I said
for I
and I
asked
him
suiokiii
into hi
civil; ?
ill I
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n a
and gave
; he was
>ok came
I almost
. ? -ai I at
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lived'
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dr>
lead
cal tea vs.
?? 'My friend.'
aovcd I ',v his e:..>
est of your da;,
and in the sea'
t and go in'.o tin
???Mv vachS i?
a and
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a, and 1
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!:? pit | his
mid wept
I was
spend I he
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...ii leave
.in: i :si..u."
ho
pry
I hinted.
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lie
!i the one
.! and at
ho
that
it likt
!iis l>
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" "I'nt they don't put
Sit id.
"'What's the riatier w
that's in here now:' I n<
that he jumped up and
queer look.
"'In here'. i \i. I.ord!
and bewail to leap Mwar.l
nut palm. He was n
and (Mice more 1 v;1.
looking like a ripe ? . ?.
peered out. r.llt the I n'
l<ehind !? i in. and h.. did:
first.
"Wli-'ii he did he gave vent i.? one
whoop and came down the tree and
made for the Indus, who-v ihe moil
were going ha- k at> 1 forth carrying
water on Invml without so iiiik-Ii as
looking to see what hiid hccolllc of
me. I expect any one of 'eiu would
have l?een glad it" I'd never gone hack,
for some one would have liked tu.v
lierth.
"Well. sir. that man-monkey wont
down to the boat and pc;--a:aded the
sailors to take him out to the Indus,
and .laboz. would you believe it when
I tell you that t'aptain l!arnai>as I^<li
took that heathen savage monkey
man on l?<ard the Indus and put him
in the crew and made a man of him?
Now. if it hadn't been for i.iy adven
turous spirit that heathen monkey
man would never have been civilized.
What do you think of that. ? !i':"
Ananias S'.ine brush-".! the i-nimlia
<>f the la<t iloi:i!:!>ut fron liis coat
and t'eai'hod for his ovorcoa: .Tabes
Honey had listened to the^sii rv with
growing skepti'-ism showing in Ills
face lie laid witnessed the disap
pearance of on co-its' worth of food,
anil ho apjieared >1 sat - I with the
returns.
I "What do I think of it':" lie asked
i:iuile:ivinllv "Vaviie I'd have en
.I'.yeil it Itetter. Ananias. if Captain
I 'isli hniln't told that same story here
last ni^'lit. sotting in that very chair,
only the slor.v was different In some
ways."
"Hon- was it different?" Ananias
was taken aback, for his
face re even to the lids of his
hul'/iii" 'ii Mile eyes.
Msb he said he stopped
for ipii ? :: the Weary Islands and
thai lie vf-t hi? lirst mate die didn't j
mention iv> namesi ashore with some I
men afier fresh water. The mate
was mlsse ! after awhile, and they i
found liim. Ananias? they found him I
drinking rum with a shipwrecked I
Portuguese sailor he'd found on the i
island, situl Captain Fish took the for
j eisrner aboard the Indus and let him
work I. is passage home.''
' Jaber Ilotie.' smiled niiiz/ically at
the abashed story teller.
"That was a good story, Ananias,"
he said as he removed the debris of
Mr. Sllne's feast, "most a* tfmvt i
Captain Fish's story."
Put Ananias had vanished into the]
snow<torm. ami it he heard the last j
remark he made no nn->v?r.
Humor and \
Philosophy J
: By DVACAA M. SHI TH fi
JUST KICKERS.
\\TE kick about the weather;
We kick aboi;t the view;
W* kick about the h i-etl pirl
And what she doesn't ?1o :
Wo kick about the taxes
IMIed up against the place.
Ami. take it all Iti all. we are
A most protesting rare.
Wo kick about our business:
We kick about the rent;
We kick because our wives, perhaps,
Some extra tilings ha\e spent;
We kick about the beggars
Who sit before our eves.
Aim! sometimes. It appears to me.
Wo kick for exercise.
We kick about t lie prospects
We have or haven't not;
We kick about the way the man
lias fa II oil to clean the lot;
We kick nlxml the victuals
That srace tin* family hoard,
Aim! every tin. ? we y.rl a chance
Another kick is scored
Wo kick about t!i?? ? hilden.
Though they are span and spick:
Aral if we have a team ??f mules
We join them in a ki<\{;
We kick about orr pleasure;
We kick about our task ?
In fact, we are a race that kicks.
If any one should ask.
Curious to Know.
"Wli.v il<? y??u .11 ;i this 11 I: .III smimI
wii-li
"Iteeaiise." s.iil the smiling pro??rl
etor. "there is :i |>ic<? "f limn in it."
"Indeed," km id the sarcastic customer.
"That is interesting. May I ask if > ?ni
throw in n search warrant with eacli
one by means of which the ham may
lie found?"
DEAFNESS CANNOT BF CURED"
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased Dortion of the ear
Tfcere Is only one way to cure deaf'
n?8, and that is by constitutional
remedies* Deafness is caused by as
Inflamed condition of the Eustachian
Tube. When this tube Is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imper
?ect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, deafness Is the result, and urn
oisa the inflammation can be taker
out and this tube restored to its nod
ma] condition, hearing will be de
otroyed forever; nine cases out of ter
are caused by Catarrh, which is noth
ing but an inflamed condition of th<
mucous surfaces.
We will give Orbe Hundred Dollars
for any case of Tieafness (caused bj
Catarrh) that cannot be cured bj
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for clr
culars, tree.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0
Sold by Druggist*, 75c
Take Hall's Family Pills for const!
patio?.
COAL
from Shaft No. 6, Oyster Bay Mines
. I at Ladysmith, the highest grade
' household coal of all the B. C. fields
J 58.28 FIXED CARBON
? | Perfect Combustion. Uniform Heat.
Light Ash
' On and after July 1st, 1910, we
I shall offer this coal, selected and
2 J graded as follows: ?
^ Double Screened and sacked.. $13 ton
f Screenings (sacked) 8 ton
Screenings (bulk) 7 ton
Above prices include delivery
Moore's Wharf Co.
Alaska Transfer Co.
SOLE SELLING AGENTS.
'Phone 10.
Skagway, Alaska.
SEATTLE'S
Leading Popular Prirwi' Hotel
Hotel
Georgian
European Plan
Ml Outside Sunny
Room*. Elegantly
Furnished
Sample Rooms
Commercial & Fam
ily trade Sollr ted
KATEH
Muffle Rooms $1 up.
Two Persons 11.50 up
Room with bath |!,50
Two Persons $2.50 up
F. G. CALDWELL
Manager
Take Kast Lake car from FOUKI H AVENUE
Union Depot to Fourth Bet. I ' n ion h I'lke
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RAW FURS
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOH PIIICK LIST
Percey's Fur House |
O?hko?h, - Wi?con?in g
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C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
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Gold & Silver |1 00
Cold, Silver & Copper .. 2 50
Cyanide a.nd Milling Tests.
90 Columbia St. Seattle
There is .Strength
and Vigor
in Every Drop
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SEATTLE, WASH
LOCAL BRIEFS
SKAGWAY WEATHER REPORT
Results of the observation Ukan
at Moore's Wharf at midnight,
April 8. 1912, is as follows:
Tump, time observal'n .. .. 38 above
Max. preceding 24 hrs .. .. 52 above
Mln. " " " .. 36 abov*
lean " " " 44 above
Barometer 29:80. Cloudy, S. wind.
INTERIOR WEATHERJEPCR1
TEMPKRATURE
STATIONS Above Helow
Caribou ?
White Horse ?
Tagish ?
Atlin ?
Lower Lebarge. .. . .... ?
Hootalinqua
Big Salmon ?
Yukon Crossing
Selkirk ?
Collet Creek
Stewart Iiiver
Oifilvie ?
Dawson . . ?
J. IKUTA
manufacturing
JEWELER
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
| Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
? CHINA AND CUT CLASS
Official Watch Intpector for the
W. P & Y. Route
Mail Orders given prompt care
SITKA
E?^T SPRINGS
'ium [sitka] Alaska
Larjre, Clean, Individual Baths.
Abundance of 'Water. Best of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent
Kxcellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
Steamer Georgia from Juneau
makes semi-monthly visits. In
formation and rates upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
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ALASKA
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A HOME for 48c PER DAY
As I em about to dispose of several pieces of
property and close out, I am offering a Four
Room House, close in furnished, with good
steel range and bath room for $175.00. cash,
is cents per day for One year and you have
a home, also lots from $50.00. and up. |
Phil Abrahams =:= Skagway ?
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B. M. BEHRENDS,B inker
Juneau, - Alaska
OLDEST BANK IN -ALASKA
Respectfully Solicits The Accounts
of Skagway Firms And Individuals
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