i LIFE-TIME OF
masquerading:
Charles "Yaok ;li iT.U.<* TTuheilue
Vosbaugfc. a v.oman who for sixty
years' pursed as a married man ami
w?i a bank clerl: and sheep herder, re
cently died at San Rafael hospital.
Trinidad. Co!o., from old age.
She was bom in France eighty-three
years ago and came to America when
eighteen years of age. relying upon her |
own energies to make her living. She
found that she was greatly handicap
ped because of^ier sex. After wander
log around the country for two years
aa a woman she adopted male garb
and applied for a man's position. She
obtained employment lu Jopllu, Mo.,
and worked there as a bookkeeper for
?everal years.
All this limp she kept her secret, and
no oue doubted that she was a uiau.
8 he j>oesessed an excellent_educatlou.
and while she was iu Jopllu she was*
offered a position in a St. Joseph (Moj
basking house. She accepted this, k o
la* to 8t. Joseph before she was thirty
year* of age.
A few months later a young woman
of that town was deserted by the man
who bad promised to marry her. Miss
Von ba ugh sought her out, proposed
marriage and was accepted. To this
girt Ml** Vosbaugli divulged her sex.
After their marriage they came to
TvlaJdaU and opened a restaurant. A
year or two afterward the "wife" dis
appeared. The "husband" declared he
had been deserted and refused to make
any effort to find her. "He" received
mo^e <v leKS sympathy at the time, but
the incident was soon forgotten.
Tiring o{ city life and always fearing
her secret T-ould be discovered. Miss
Voabaog.i forty years ago sought em
ployment rt the Sam Brown ranch,
near TTiiichera. She asked for work
aa a sheep hert'.er. and this was given
to her. Later, u ';ca she knew that her
?ex couia u-'t bt? discovered except by
the greatest of accidents, she accepted
work a* a i cook.
8he remained at the Sam Brown
ranch untl' two years ago, when she
taken to San Rafael hospital, In ;
"i'i. 1777177 < ~ pruil lier last ilaj.B. The
caught .i cold that threatened to develop
Into pneumonia. Or. Forham said It
would l>o necessary for "Mr. Vos
baugh to partially remove "his" cloth
ing for un examination.
F?arlng she would die. Miss Von
baugh at Ifjjt reluctantly consented,
and then, with twiTS welling to her
eyes and coursing down her wrinkled
cheeks, she galled for the sister to
charge and parted with her secret for
the second tlmo In slxtj\years.
THE MUSSULMANS.
They Aro Not Easily Disturbed While
Saying Their Prayers. -
When saying his prayers the true
Mussulman Is not easily dlsturl>ed.
Ilans Doerlng. In his accouut of his
travels In Chinese Turkestau, writes:
"It is an Interesting sight to see a
Mussulman perform his devotions.
Through the piece of glass In my pa
per window 1 saw the Interpreter
spread his carpet to front of his house
Just opposite the one to which I was
living. Ills wife aud child sat quite
close to him talking loudly with some
visitors, but this did not to the least
disturb the old man at his devotions.
"In spite of the noise the melodious
chanting of the Koran was quite au
dible. The worshiper kotowed several
times and cried 'Allah, Allah, Allah!'
then for awhile stood reverentially
clasping his bands crosswise upon his
breast, after which he Joined to the
conversation.
"His wife then went through the
same performance, doing exactly the
same as her husband. This they do
every morning and evening whether
there aro friends with them or not"
Rabbit Lures Dogs to Death.
The mystery of the disappearance of
several valuable hunting dogs to the
vicinity of Jansen, Colo., Is explained
by the residents of that place by the
statement that a Jack rabbit had lured
them over a high cliff, the dogs being
dashed to death on the rocks below.
The rabbit seems to court a chase and
when pursued always runs in the di
rection of un old stone quarry a short
distance west of that place. Running
at full speed to the brink of the preci
pice. he leaps to one side, and the dogs
fall a hundred feet to their death. The
carcasses of seven dogs were found at
the bottom of the quarry.
FAITHFUL DOE
! TO THE RESCUE
CAUghffiTn quicksand while separat
ed from the other members of his hunt
ing party, John Cronin of-BeUevIUe, N.
J., was saved by his dog. which, seeing
his piaster's plight, went In search of
his friends, found them and brought
them to Cronlu's assistance.
Iu the party were Chief of Police Ml
ehael Flynn of Belleville, his tlfteen
year-old son John and Frank Curran.
They started out for n day's hunting In
the woods In the southern part of Ber
gen county. Cronln's dog started a
rabbit, and Cronin followed the dog.
Suddenly he found himself In the
I || .
TtfH DOG LED THEM STRAIGHT TO CBONC?.
Quicksand. He sank to bis hips ln
rtantly. Then he tired one barrel of
Ills shotgun. The shot was heard by
frJeuds, but they supposed ho was
sTiod'lRg at some ftffrce and paid no at
tention. Tie lirod the second barrel,
but r.o help came. By this time
h! :? 0 - pinioned and he could
not reload the gun, so be began to
nhout.
Ills friends were out of hearing,
However, cud as the and began to rise
around his shouldero he guve hlmaelf
up lor lost. At last his dog, which
hud been running through the woods,
returned to him. He barked for a few
minutes and then, seeming to realize
that his master needed help, started
nway at full speed. Some distance
away he found the other members of
the party. Ills frantic barking made
tfcem believe something was wrong,
and they followed him.
The d<<g led them straight back to
Crohln, who was burled to his neck.
'With branches torn from the trees
they extricated him, almcst uncon
scious. They were forced to carry him
a mile to the nearest house, where he
was revived. He was then sent to hi* I
home.
Blindness of Conceit.
"Ever notice the density of a con
felted person V" asked a business man.
"To me that's the most striking thing
about such an Individual. Maybe he
lias some qualities that Justify his
good opinion of himself, and maybe
not. lie's dense Just the same, and
(lie proof of it is that he doesn't realize
how he impresses his associates un
pleasantly. If the average conceded
man had the least idea of the handi
I eap under which he Is laboring he'd
[ shed It mighty quick. But he hasn't
and It's Impossible to drill It Into him.
lie's the modern human ostrich, with
his head stuck into the sand, so far
as any recognition of his disagreeable
trait Is concerned."? New York Press.
SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT.
His Horses, His Carriages and Hit
Reserve Fund.
Townsend Percy, speculator and pro
moter, who made and lost more thnn
one fortune In the course of his life,
used to be fond of repeating some of
his mother's witticisms at his expense,
generally brought about by his extrav
agances during his periods of prosper
ity. Once Percy had driven four-In
hand for a year, when an unfortunate ,
deal made It necessary for him to ,
reduce his expenditures and sell his
horses, on which occasion she said to
hluu.
"Townsc/id, don't you think It would
t>e better to drive one horse four years
Instead of four horses one year?"
Another time, when on the verge of
financial crash, Percy still owned a
considerable stable and gave no out
ward sign of pecuniary embarrass
ment. His mother met an old friend of
the family about this period, who con
gratulated her on her son's success In
life. "I am glad that Townsend Is do
ing so well," said the friend.
"Yes, Indeed," remarked the old lady.
"Townsend has six horses and seven
carriages and $S."? Harper's Weekly.
SHORT STORIES.
Only 6% per cent of the total area of
the world Is capable of tillage.
The United States Is one of the few
countries that possess no national
flower.
The normal price of good olive oil In
Spain is about 04 cents per gallon In
wholesale quantities.
A New York woman has recovered
*25 ,000 damages from two doctors whc
pronounced her Insane.
Between his twenty-first and twenty
fourth years a man's hair grows more
quickly than at any other time.
A wealthy landed proprietor named
Gllszinski of Ruetzow, Mecklenburg
Schwerln, who committed sulfide, stat- 1
ed In a letter found by his side that
he took his life because the \ orrles of
the administration of his mon..v lull
ed too heavy upon his mind.
The old Kimlierly house in West
Haven, Conn., Js to be torn down In
the spring. This is one of the many old
houses which Washington Is supposed
to have stopped In, and It Is one of the
oldest houses In the state. The house
Is riddled with Revolutionary bullets.
A hobo wearing railroad gloves and
overalls to protect his good clothes was
discovered the other day In Cleveland.
After a trip he washes up and appears
like a dandy. He is thirty-three years
old, speaks four languages and has
traveled widely In this country and Eu- 1
rope.
A Gentle Gibe.
"I wonder why this gun kicks so,"
complained the amateur sportsman,
after missing another easy shot. <
"Maybe," suggested the guide sarcas
tically, "It's kicking at your hard luck." i
?Philadelphia Press. I
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their noo'iMlng work ke?pa Iu?
?trong and hulthri
All tbe blood Id tbe bod}' passes
tbroueh the kidneys oace every tbree
minutes, Tbe Sidneys filter tbe blood.
They work "day and a ght. When
bealtby tbey remove about 500 grains
of Impure matter dally, when un.
healthy some part of this impure mat
ter is left in tbe blood. This brines
on many diseases and symptoms ?
pain Id tbe back, headache, nervous
nes8, hot, dry ekln, ibeumatism, gout,
gravel, disorders of tbe eyesight and
hearing, dizzlnees, irr'gnlar heart,
debility, drowsiness, diopsy, deposits
in tbe urine, etc. But if you keep the
filters right job will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
Henry Whity, of Dundee AdditloD,
Port Town^ecd, Wash , says: -'Doan's
Kidney Pills old me a great deal of
food three years ago, when I was suf
fering from pains and aching in tbe
back and rides. It felt just as if I had
beeo beaten or bruised, Sharp twing-a
of pain would shoot through tbe k id?
dgJ^, and tbe secretions were unatural
nud cau-eel a good deal of imbarrass
ment. My son procured Doans Kid
ney Pills for me and I took them
according to directions. They prompt
ly rolieved the sorece s and pain,
corrcoied the kidney secretions, and
helped me in every way."
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name? Doan's? and
take no other.
The best diniog room, the best hotel ac
commodations, the most comfort at tbe
Fifth Ayenue
FOR RENT ? Nicely furDished three
rrom house in heart of city Majestic
range etc. $10 per month enquire at
ibis office. tf
Eight Maudnlina In Oco
At the Mat-cot t!>ere is the moat wont
derful musical instrument ever brought
to Skagway. It baa a quality of eigh
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
?ew airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put in a steam uoller and
3ther macuinery we are better pre
pared thun ever to do first-class work
do shoft notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
MOORE'S WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
AN South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Drok
REGULATION? 1905 x
Warehouse. pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishable* ON L V delivered on Sunday or at n>'ght.
Ail (night shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
offloe) tu.1 must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf V.,nour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls wm ?? fleeted on Checked Baggage Only. No
oharge for bags and when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be clo^d to the public when steamer Is nearlng
dock and will be opeo :d only when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be aad on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-JOHNSON, Gen'l Mgr
FINE SAMPLE ROOM
FOR DRUMMERS
(Ubitc Pass fiotel
P. D McMillan, Manager
f Largest and best appointed fiotel in tbe Yukon
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*ATE3 MODERATE
wtfrir.-YiCTawifSicBta
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 Bauk in Washington, write us about it.
* Dexter Horton & Co,, Bankers,
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Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00
Pulkn Rouse
Foot of Sixth Avenue
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 dey, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy "
mrs. fi. S. Pullen
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
notary"public
S2 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a largo stock
Iiomney's Gandy
Peter's Chocolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont* Forget the Number. 428JBrdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having completed reliable arrange
ments (or an adequate supply of the
be?t
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12]per ton
Wellington (Lvlysmlth)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut 81ze $20 per ton
Prices abovd aic on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery 91-00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
SPECIAL SALE Op
ALASKA VIEWS
Jlcclnnlni; Monday, NoTcmbor
S.'itli. and ending January 1st.
1908. we will sell 8*10 views at
25c each and 5x7 at 15c. $1.50 per
dozen. 14x17 Views $1.00 each.
Velox Post Cards five for 25c.
This beautiful set of pictures
consist of Towns. Water Falls.
Glaciers. \V. P. & Y. R. Views,
Steamers, and Old 1898 Trail
and Plonoer Scenes of early
days. It will do you trood to
look them over.
We solicit your patronage
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