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^ TKeOnU FirA CUas Hotel Opened Under New Manage ?
^ ?n Carcrow men! ?
+ Hm4?i?rt?n far AUln Sim* LAo*.
I HOTEL SCOTT
? ~
o? Sv?a A Scfcw*nJ??k*tnp
+ Headquarters for Mining Men and ?
Travelers
+
,j? SPECIAL RATES AND ACCOMMOD ATIONS TOR MUSHERS.
+ WELL Fl'RNlSHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEbT ]
GOOD STABLES FIRST CI ASS BAR STOCK
* CARCROSS 0 YUKON TER. ]
? ? + + + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + + *
COURT OF ST. JAMES.
WKal a te Re>y?l.
tv Means Socially.
Tlw* V* no nerd f<v jealousy and H
rttement about prr-i. imtttM at court.
Any respects!- > .\Rierfc-ao Ctrl can be
prrser.ted at Th<- ">?;rt of St. James If
she have sroffi ent infiieoce with sonn
tody who ts even u.l d'y persona prut*
lit court. And when a pirl or a matron
has h?va presented then tbe matter
itwtTfitaf cases out of a bund ml
comes to an abrupt end
Tbe ??ocial cachet amount* to oo
mone than this? that the lord chamber
lain h.is made an inquiry Into your an
tmdents an?l fotmil nothlnp in their
history to cans* comment. In the case
of Axertcans the Inquiry cannot be
anything Nit perfunctory
Sor^e people imacire "hat a r^osonta
tioo at court ts followed immediately
by an Invitation to the next stare din
ner or the next state concert or the
next stav ten a: <1 mufhns Nothing of
tbe kind. Vo? tru<t attain or inherit
frv-at social inip.?rt.'<n>-e or be repre
sentative la some way before ihe king
and q?ee:i -wk jr>n to d.ne with them
Pre<enratV?n U - pretty laborlons
and expensive oer--r'or.y. sistiifylnp to
any one who K nor in the Inner social
rlnc in I vndon nothVns ? New Tork
Telepra ; b.
4 COLOSSAL HARP.
Vr?tan'a Aeo!>?? G a-t Had Stnnja
330 Feet In Leist*.
The larre?t h?rp ever ma ie, so far
?? is known, was that invented and
oonstra, red I t V Vecitan. provost of j
Bnrklt rear Ra<--' It wa? known as '
the Rir'itlc rnetcoro >c4eal seo'icr.
harp. It wrs .t2" foot lr !onrtb and was
erected in the pardon ? ' Its inventor in
1757
Th? h.t-p cor?!vjed of fifteen iron
arires. ,"v> feet i~ encth. stretched be
tween two poles The wires were from
tw-o to three in. os apart, the larjres:
beinc op*-?JxTh -n -noh in thickness
and the *- a ' e*t o tw ;>:fth of an inch
They we-? p i.-? ' i ihe i: *<vtio?i of
?orth : : -- *? V nod In stKh a
maccer a? *o f??rm an ancle of from !
twec'y to thirty decree* w''h t**e h?"i :
?.?a, l<einc ?t retched l>y ;'-e- n* of ro '
ers peope- y disr-'-ed ? -r *he i'nn>?'
Whenever the weather cSifticd the
wires sounded with ?n?-h tt.-at
It w-as impossible to Co ?n wir* a eon
eert in the bon*. Ttie som.d sometimes j
rrprc^-tcd the h-ssinc ?>t ?at? :
In rapid ebu.Ut'.>n. ?on?enme^ that <?i a
harttov on and ?on>etin>e? ihst of d>
tant ci.in*s or an onmn Kv< h.iovc
Paul *t
W?? Ihjnl ReTe a doruist? The
followinc *dven i?e*?w-nt pnliltshwl in
the Bos?,?n Garef'e and Country Jour
l>al of Kevere's tin?e is believed to
prove that be w-a> ~W'her>-as. many
persons are s>o unfortunate as to to>*
their Fone-teeih by Accident and oth
?rwayv to their treat Detriment, not
only in I.ooks. but ?po?kinc both in
Public and Private-- This is to tnform
?II soch that they may have them re
placed with arriBeia' ones, that looks
as w-e" as tbe Natural * answers the
end of Soeakmc to all Intent*, by
rani Revere. tMdsmiii near the
head of P- Clarke's Wharf. Hos*oa.
AH Person* who h*ve had fa'se Teeth
f\t by Mr John Raker. Snrceon Pen
tist and they ha*e cot loose <as they
will In time', may hafe them fastened
by the above who learnt the Met tio<l
of Sslnc them from Mr Raker."
THE HALIFAX GIBBET.
A Sort of Guillotine T>>?t Wa? Once
U?*d In England.
} An ancient law ot ll?P(!*lrt forest
a tract coextensive with Halifax par ?
Ish. Is sunj: by Taylor. the water poet:
l At Halifax the las ?p sharpe doih <1e?le
That ?Vm more ih*n inirtfw pnwtdolh
Meal*
Tt*y hare a )tn that wondrous quick and
well
Sends ttiltTM all Iteatlima tnto heaven or
hell*.
? This "Jin" resembled the enlllotlne I
' tn construction and stood on a stone
| tMffold. unearthed wbeo Gibbet bill |
was leveled The as Is preferred :
This. tbe only pulllotine used In Knp
land, was tbe forerunner of the "maid '
en." Introduced Into Scotland by Re
1 pent Morton and now In the Edln j
| kMircb Antlqnartan mnsenm. The ,
"Halifax plbbet" was last used In 16S0
and the "maiden" for l>ord Arpy" In 1
Ififil and bis son In 10S5. wbo spoke of
J It as tbe sweet~*t maiden be ever ,
hissed
Dr. Guillotine did not Invent the .
machine Pr Lonls const nvted one In
I 1791. tbe "Louison."" hot tbe name :
TtJlIVitlne" ceneral from the
bnrst of sure ical enthusiasm. In which
Pr. Gnlllotlne In 17s?. after deptortnc
the tedions torture of banplnc. ex
claimed. "With my machine I strike
off yonr bead In the twinkling of an
eye. and you never feel ItP? 1/ondor
Globe.
MEERSCHAUM MINING.
TVe P;t? ?t Nemlau Have Been Worked
For Twenty Centunea
Meerschaum mines at Nemlau have
becc worked ftu 2.00U years. It Is claim
ed. a ad i be process Is quit* simple Tbe
mines. whi'-b at one time reached from
Katie to Mihalitcb. on the sea of Mar
mora, are concentrated around the city
of Eskl-Sbehr and pi re employment to
some 5.000 minors
Tbe mines are worked in tbe most
primitive manner by a foreman and
two to five workmen with picks The
depths of tbe pits vary preatly and de
peod upon ibe depth at which a red
dish brown earth is met, wbicb Is the
fir^t Indication ol tbe existence of map
neslte
Sometimes this red earth Is fotinc
on.y a few yards beneath tbe surface
but ordinarily at a depth of twenty
yards, often forty and even sixty In
this layer of red earth meerschaum is
fouru disseminated in nurrets of Ir
repular shape Tbe size of these rarely
exceeds twelve to sixteen cubic inches
The preatet part are of tbe size ol a
walnut No explosives are used, the
ground Peine soft.
! Almost the enttre ontpnt ot this ani
! cle Is exported to Vienna and thence
^distributed to the various European
countries and to tbe United States, tbe
latter bavins only tbe finest s .ections
Di^e"?nc? In Speech.
Polly? Tou con never tell much ahont
a roan from bis spee< h. Relle? That's
ripht. There's Cbollie. for Instance,
wh<-> stutters terribly. He proposed to
roe Bit minutes after we met. and It
took Jack, who Is the most voluble
fellow in tbe world, three years? Phil
?delphla Record
Supported by the Grocer.
"They put on a preat deal of style
Do you suppose they live within their
Income f
"No; not cren within slpht of It."?
Birm'npVirp Ace-HoraM
*r j.
+ NEW -- COMFORTABLE - ELEGANT +
? The Caribou Hotel +
+ ________________________________ T
X ? J.
E. ^ GIDEON. Proprietor ^
+ V
tj*
rCar cross , Yukon Territory +
?
IfnroetWrN Oproistv tHe VUk P?s? Depot ?
+
__ 4*
Well Equipped Furnace Heated Throughout Cafe and Bar
T
Headquarter for *Schul2*s Adin Royal Mail* Stage Line 4*
+
4
Only Or* "BROMO QHMNF," th?t is /My A on
Laxative B^omo Quinine^ ( 'Jiju ^
Cures *CoM? One I*y. Cnpjn2 Day*\S/ wJ
Vou make a mistake if
you cki not stop at
Famous i:or its Home Cooking. I
Milk, Cr<!am. C ottage Cheese and I
Buttermilk from ow own dairy.
Fresh F.gg*. etc. ^
If Pill Mil I
L U L L L 1 1 u U U L
Rooms Single or en Suite Electric Lights I
Porcelain Baths on each fkwr
RATES? $2.50 PER DAY AND UP
H. S. PULLEN, Prop. :: Skagway J
TRVSTKKS SALK.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That by instructions from the Com
missioner of the United States Gen
eral Land Office, and in accordance
with the regulations governing Town
sites on Public I^ands in Alaska, Is
sued from the General Uand Office
August 1, 1904.
I, the undersigned. Trustee for
the Townsite of the Town of Skag
way, Alaska, will sell at the Town
Hall in said Town of Skagway, Al
aska, on Thursday, the first day
of August, 1912, at the hour of two
*2) o'clock in the afternoon, at
Public Outcry, for cash, to the high
est bidder, all Lots and Tracts re
maining unoccupied and unclaimed
at the date of entry of said Town
site, and all Lots and Tracts claim
ed and awarded on which the as
sessments have not been paid upon
the date of such sale.
The following is a full true list
and description of all the Ix)ta and
Tracts to be at such sale sold,
which said Lots and Tracts were
unclaimed i?t, the date of the entry
of said Townsite, to- wit:
I^ot No. 5 . . Block No 8
Lot No. 7 . . Block No. 8
Lot No. 11.. Block No. 13
Lot No. 12.. Block No 13
Lot No 1 .. Block No. 14
Lot No. 2 . . Block No. 1 4
Ix>t No. 11.. Block No. 14
1-ot No. 12.. Block No 14
l?ot No. 1.. Block No 15
Lot No. 2 . . Block No. 1 5
l^ot No. 11.. Block No. 15
Lot No. 12.. Block No. 15
Lot No. 2.. Block No. If
lx>t No. 4.. Block No. 17
Lot No. 5.. Block No. 17
Lot No. fi .. Block No. 17
I*ot No. 8 .. Block No. 17
Lot. No. 9 . . Block No. 1 7
Lot No. 9.. Block No. 18
The North half of lx>t No. 6,
Block No. 19.
Lot No. 1.. Block No. 3?'
Lot No. 2.. Block No. 30
Lot No. 1 1 .. Block No. 30
Lot No. 12.. Block No. 30
l^?t No. 1.. Block No 31
Lot No. 2.. Block No. 31
Fractional Lot No. 4.. Block No. 33
lx?t No. "..Block No. 33
Ix>t No. 8.. Block No. 33
Fractional Lot No. 9.. Block No. 33
I>ot No. 1.. Block No. 40
Ix>t No. 10.. Block No. 4 2
Lot No. 11.. Block No. 4 2
Lot No. 12.. Block No. 42
I/ot No. 10.. Block No. 56
Lot No. 2.. Block No. 57
Lot No. 4.. Block No. 57
The South 60 feet of I*ot No. 1,
Block No. 68.
Ix>t No. 6.. Block No. 58
Ix>t No. 2.. Block No. 63
Ix>t No 2.. Block No. 65
I*ot No 5.. Block No. 65
lx>t No. 6.. Block No. 65
l>ot No. 9.. Block No. 70
I/Ot No. 1.. Block No. 71
Ix>t No 2.. Block No. 71 J
lA>t No. 3.. Block No. 71
Ix>t No. 4.. Block No. 71
lx?t No. 5.. Block No. 71
lx>t No. 3.. Block No. 72
I/Ot No. 4.. Block No. 72
I*>t No. 3.. Block No. 73
Lot No. 5.. Block No. 73
That part of Lot No. 1 In Block
No. 74, lying West of the West
boundary line of the right-of
way of the P. & A. R. ft N. Co.,
as delineated upon the plat.
Lot No. 2.. Block No. 74
That part of Ix>t No. 12, Block
No. 74, lying West of the West
boundary line of the rlght-of
, way of the P. ft A. R. ft N.
! Co., as delineated upon the plat.
I,ot No. 7.. Block No. 75
Lot No. 11.. Block No. 75
Lot No. 12.. Block No. 75
I<ot No. 1.. Block No. 76
IjOt No. 1.. Block No. 77
Ix>t No. 3.. Block No. 78
Lot No. 4.. Block No. 78
Lot No. 5.. Block No. 78
The N. H of N. H Lot No. 7,
Block No. 78.
Lot No. 8.. Block No. 78
Lot No. 9.. Block No. 78
Lot No. 1.. Block No. 79
I^ot No. 2.. Block NO. 79
Lot No. 5.. Block No. 79
Ix>t No. 4.. Block No. 79
Lot No. 6.. Block Na 79
Lot No. 6.. Block No 79
l-ot No. 7.. Block No 79
Lot No. 8 . ? Block No.
Let No. 9 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 10.. Block No.
I-ot No. II.. Block No.
I-ot No. 12.. Block No.
1x>t No. 5 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 8 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 10. .Block No.
I-ot No. 11.. Block No.
I-ot No. 2 . . Block No.
1-ot No. 3 . . Block No.
Lot No. 2 . . Block No.
Lot No. 3. .Block No. 85 I
Lot No. ?. Block No. 86]
Lot No. S . . Block No.
Lot No. 6 . . Block No.
Lot No. 11.. Block No.
That part of I-ot No. 1, Block
No. 86, lylnx Wost of the West
boundary line of the P. & A.
R. & N. Co., as delineated upon
the plat.
Lot; No. 3 . . Block No.
I-ot: No. 4 . . Block No.
Lot No. 5 . . Block No.
Lot No. 6 . . Block No.
That part ol Lot No. 10, Block
No. 88, lying West of the West
boundary line of the P. ft A. R.
& N. Co., as delineated upon
the plat.
Lot No. 5 . . Block No.
I yot No. 9. .Block No.
I-ot No. 3 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 9 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 1 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 11.. Block No.
Lot No. 12.. Block No.
Lot No. 1.. Block No.
1-ot No. 4 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 5.. Block No.
I-ot No. 6 . . Block No.
Lot No 9.. Block No.
I-ot No. 2 . . Block No.
Lot No. 3 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 4 . ? Block No.
1-ot No. 8 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 4 . . Block No.
Lot No. 5 . . Block No.
Ut No. 7.. Block No.
Lot No. 4 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 9 . . Block No.
Lot No. 4 . . Block No.
Lot No. 6. .Block No.
Lot No. 8. .Block No.
Lot No. 9 . . Block No.
Lot No. 4 . . Block No.
Lot No. 6 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 7. .Block No.
Ut No. 8.. Block No.
I-ot No. 1 . . Block No.
Lot No. 2. .Block No.
Lot No. 3 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 4 . . Block No
1-ot No. 10.. Block No.
Lot No. 2 . . Block No.
Lot No. 3 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 4.. Block No.
I-ot No. 5 . . Block No.
1 jot No. 6 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 8 . . Block No.
Lot No. 9 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 8 . . Block No.
Lot No. 9 . . Block No
Lot No. 10. .Block No.
Lot No. 11.. Block No
I-ot No. 12.. Block No.
I-ot No. 4 . . Block No.
I-ot No. 9 . . Block No.
Lot No. 8 . . Block No.
1-ot No. 10.. Block No.
That part of I-ot No. 4, Block
No. 127, lying West of the West
boundary lino of the P. & A. R.
& N. Co., as delineated upon
the plat.
I-ot No 5. .Block No. 1 27
Lot No. 4.. Block No. 128
I-ot No. 6%. Block No. 118
Tract Lettered A.
Tract Lettered D.
That part of Lot No. 6. Block
Lettered I, lying West of the
West boundary line of the P.
ft A. R. ft N. Co., as delineat
ed upon the plat.
1-ot No. 3 . . Block Lettered R
Lot No. 10.. Block Lettered R.
Lot No. 1 . . Block I-ettered S.
Full assessments have been paid
on all Lota und Tract* within
said Townslte that were claimed
and awarded lit the date of entry.
All persons are warned against
forming any combination or
agreement wMch will prevent
any I-ot from selling advantage
ously or which will In any way
hinder or embarrass the sale,
and all persons so offending
will be prorecuted under Sec.
2373 of the Revised Statutes of
the United Slates.
William W. Bonghfon,
Trustee for the Town
site of Rkagway, Alaska.
SEATTLE'S
Leading Popular PHr?* Hot*!
Hotel
Georgian
Rnrop^in PUn
*11 Ovto'd* Nnnr
Riairnn. Klr?*rtlr
FafBtohsd
Pampl* R<?m?
Oonnrarcitl A Fin
llr tr*rt? Sollc
RATE"
R??>m? II op
Two Penon* tlSC ap
Rooin with hftlh 11,40
Two Perton* IB ? up
r.O.CALHWKLL.
M*n*ror
Take R??t L?k? r?r fr?>m FOUR I H AVENUE
rJnton Dr-pot to Fourth Brt. Tnton A Plk?
RAW FURS
? : WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
| WRITE FOR PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
Oihkoaii, ? Wi?co?M?
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
?
QoVJ A Silver II 00
Gold, 8ilr?r 4 Copp?r .. J 60
Cyanld# and Milling Testa.
?
90 Colombia St. S?attle
Mi*
There is .Strength
and Vigor
in Every Drop
COM PRNV
SEATTLE, WASH.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Retail* of the observation Uke*
at Moore'* Wharf at mHn!?ht,
last nl*ht, 1( a* follow*:
Temp time .. .. 60 abora
Mai precedhig 24 bni .. . ?7 above
Mia. " &0 above
loan " " " W abo^e
Barometer 29:40. Ckwdr, 8 wind.
J. IKUTA i
MAJirFACTrBTM'i
JEWELER
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carving*
Indian Basket* {
CHINA AND CUT CLASS
Official Wtfth Inipwlnr for tKe
W. P. a Y. Route
Mail Order* *rret? prompt cafe
SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS
TO THE
MnmcArouv ?mw
W for Circular -
Ai ?ka Fur* a Specialty
Very Top Prices Paid.
Make - Trial ? Shipment
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium (SHI) Ala*ka
Large, Clean. Ttwlividna! Baths.
Abundance of water. Best of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent
Excellent Hunting and Fishing.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
?te*mer Georgia from Jnneau
makes semi-monthly visits. In
formation and rates upon request
Dr. F. L Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALASKA
I FIRE INSURANCE
The Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance
Company,? Dubuque, Iowa
The Westchester Fire Insurance Com
pany?New York
Assets Over Four Million Dollars
Phil Abrahams 5ka^way jj
B. M. BEHRENDS,B*nker
Juneau, - Alaska
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
Respectfully Solicit*" The Account*
of Hkagway Finn? And Individual*
| The Skagway Pioneer Dairy |
M. W. MKMAN, Prop.
'The Sanitary Milk Ranch"
J Th*> l*rjrent Ami V ?> <t eon?i i.'-od dairy in
Daily Shipment? of Pure Milk and Cream
To >11 potato on Whiu> P?i?? * Yalrrm Boat*.
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