LONE CASTAWAY ON UNliK ISLAND
Two Week* In Sandy Soli
tude With Nothing in Eat but a
0?ad Crab and tho Carcase of a Sol
Washed Up by tho Sea.
After battling with the elements for
four days In nu open bout August
Kocht. a fishermau of the schooner
Stanley : .1 formerly a dragoon In the
czar'* army, was stranded In the Pa
cific ocean ou the desert Island of Unl
mak. wl. .v lie existed for fourteen
days oj a crab anil the carcass of a
seal whlcb he fonud there.
When he was picked up by the
schooner Alice, a codfishlug boat from
Seattle, which hud put Into Dublin
bay for a supply of water, Kocbt was
bo weak from hunger aud cold that he
could barely creep ou his habds and
knees aud wave the signal of distress
which brought him assistance.
Ou board the Alice, Kocht was fed
with whisky and milk and his swollen
limbs rubbed with alcohol. It was six
days before he was a We to stand ufk>n
his feet. Four hundred miles north of
the point where he was picked up
Kocht was turned over to the schooner
Stanley.
While tisbiug for cod off the lslaud
of I'nluiak the dory which Kocbt oc
cupied was swept away from the
schooner Stanley by a terrific south
wester. For four days the distressed
fisherman battled with the waves. One
of the oars broke under the strain on
the second day. and he drifted help
lessly.
Then the dory capsized half a mile
ofT the shore of the island. As the boat
upset a heavy codfish hook caught in ?
the back of ICocht's left baud. It was j
only bv gnawing the heavy twine with
his teeth that the fisherman succeeded
In escaping from the leash which held j
him to the wrecked boat. Kocht final- i
ly managed to reach the l>each. where
he sank dowu iu distress. The hook be
managed to tear from his hand with
bis teeth.
For two weeks Kocht suffered priva
tions to which but for his superb vital
ity he must have succumbed. On the
fourth day of his stay on the Island he '
found a dead crab lying on the sand.
Upon this he lived for three days with- !
out water.
t ]
; There whs no refuge where he might
i seek shelter, and he was compelled to
! pnce the beuch (.luring the night to
| iteop warm. Almost crazed with thirst.
UK SIGNALED WITH A VIECK OF CANVAS.
Ivocht waudered thirty miles inland in
search of water, at last finding it in
some small clefts in the rocks.
Refreshed with the water, Kocht
once more wandered back to the shore
to set up a lonely vigil for a passing
ship. There, cast upon the t>each, he
fouud the body of a seal, and upon the
carcass the uiarooued man contrived
to exist, sleeping in the daytime, when
the suu warmed the sand, and pacing
the shore during the cool nights.
From a piece of canvas from the
wrecked dory Kocht manufactured a
signal, and twice a day, as long as his
streugth lasted, he climbed to a pinna
cle of rock, where he kept a lookout
for a passing sail.
When the schoouer Alice hove in
sight Kocht was so weakeued from his
suffering that he could barely creep
upon his knees. The schooner stood
off from the shore, ami the skipper mo
tioned for him to swim. Fearful lest
the vessel might pass him by. Kocht
sank unconscious ou the sand, and It
was thus that the tlsberaen found
him.
It was not until be was revived on
board the scJbwnyr that Kocht leajned
that within forty miles of the place
where he was stranded there is a
Ughthouse.
HIS WIFE TOO FAT.
Fastidiou* Man Trie? to Trim Her
Down With Butchar Knifo.
Because continued taking on of flesh
destroyed the sylphlike i!:u*s which
distinguished his wife I:' t youth
and antlobeslty pills ami >.? services
of masseurs and other ant (corpulency
doctors, paid for with tuore than half
his earnings, did no good John Lukes
BBANDISHINO A K.NIKE AND YELLING.
of Cleveland started to do the job of
paring down Mrs. Lukes' fat hips with
I big kulfe. Brandishing a knife and
yelling to bU tleelnjc wife to bait, be
run full tilt into a policeman. lie was
borne to the police station, but bis
adipose wife's tearful entreaties won
Lira freedom at tho hands of Judge
Whelm.
When John courted the now corpu
lent wife of his bosom back In south
ern Europe she was slim. Now she la
fat despite his squandering of count
less dollars for treatment He suspect
ed her of failure to obey instruction*,
and when he read In a Sunday newa
paper that slim Jiguree now were th#
rage be started on hU would b* catting
expedition.
UP TO DATE HUNT IN TEXAS.
Panhandle Sportsmen Chase Ante
lopes In Motor Car.
A new form of automoblllng diver
sion has been discovered by W. E. Hal
sell, who has a ranch In the Texas
Panhandle and who tells the follow
ing tale of pleasure:
"Our principal amusement at the
ranch was chasing antelopes In the
OUR PRINCIPAL AMUSEMENT WAS CHA3INQ
ANTELOPES.
motor oar. When I first purchased the
Panhandle ranch there were at least
000 antelope there. The law forbids
killing antelope, but we used to chase
them just the same for sport.
"Last week 1 went out with my two
daughters In the motor car. and we
Righted n drove of eighteen. In an
auto we could get wiihin fifty yards of
the antelope easily.
"The ranch Is covered with short
grass, and we can run right across the
prairie. It Is dangerous, of course, for
at any time we might have dropped
Into a shallow depression deep enough,
however, to wreck an automobile go
ing fifty or sLr.ty miles an hour. I
killed several wolves on these antelope
chajtv. '
WILDCAT ON COWCATCHER.
Pittiburg Officer Bag* Gam* at a
Railroad Station.
A wildcat that had ridden from the
mountainous region east of Greens
burg, Pa., was shot at the station
there as It was preparing to leap from
the cowcatcher of the engine drawing
the Chicago aud Western express.
The animal was shot by James C.
Stewart, a Pittsburg officer, who was
on board.
After the express had passed La
trobe the engineer discovered peering
over the front of the engine a pair of
fiery eyes. Word was sent back
through the train to get some armed
person to be ready when the train
?topped. Officer J. C. Stewart, who
was taking a prisoner from the east
to Pittsburg, volunteered.
The wildcat's claws were tightly
fastened to the cowcatcher, and when
the crowd surrounded It It began to
pur softly. Then It loosened Its grip
and prepared to leap. Stewart fired,
wounding the cat.
With a scream the animal leaped
through the air. Another bullet Just
aB the cat wns starting up the track
killed it.
Catfish Drowns Negro.
While a negro fisherman at Gulfport,
Miss., was rolling a cigarette he tied
his line about his neck. The next mo
ment a great catfish swallowed the
bait. For several minutes a battle
royal waged: then the catfish sprang
high Into the air, leaped away and
pulled the unfortunate man after him.
'I he onlookers were terrified to see the
fi^h start straight for the sea, with the
body of the negro in tow. A boat was
put out after him, but the crafty fish
left the surface, so the search proved
fruitless. The negro was drown*'!.
FOR SALE? A Singer Sewing ma
chine, complete with all attachment*.
Almost new- Apply to A. M. Laska.
248- ts
$300 IN PRIZES
TO BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS
*i .. ii l . . * '<
A gem, very floe blue, cut from rough
stone called Fioe Blue Jagersfontein
extraordinarily brilliant, waighing 1
i karat, and in its beauty resembles a
, drop of sparkling water.
j 3 Ladles' 14k Gold Watches, 25-year
Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham cr Elgin
I Movement.
3 Gentlemen's 14k Gold Watches, 25
year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham 'or
Elgin Movement.
6 Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Toilec
Sets.
1 Lady's Nuggett Bracelet.
1 Lady's Nugget Brooch.
1 Pendant Baroque Pearl Pansy Rea
With each $1.00 purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket on the above goods.
Make Christmas selections now, we
will put them aside In our vault* for
| you. All our lines are full and com
plete and it is to your advantage to
select from complete assortments. Let
us help you this year the same as we
have always helped you before. Good
judgment and careful consideration
was never expended to better advan
tage than in the selection of this year's
stock.
P. E. KERN.
Gold and Silversmith.
Fatal Game of Vviliiam tell.
Cyril Koblnson of Pittsburg, age4
Ixteen. shot Frank McCullem, aged
eight, 'ntllcMng n wound from which
young McCullem died, ltoblnson was
locked up. The two boys were neigh
bors. and ltobinson possessed a rifle.
Several boys were shooting at a mark,
and ltobinson finally grew so confident
that he declared he cmild hit a penny
If any boy had the nerve to hold it be
tween his fingers. The McCullem lad
was a great admirer of the elder boy
and willingly consented to hold the
I penny. The first shot that Robinson
; fired struck the boy In the forehead.
Headqualers for Mining and Commercial Men
?li (fib SXRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Pack Cram Saloon
SHEA & PATTEN, PROPS.
Broadway and 6th Avenue , Ska (/way, Alaska
7VTOORES WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
All South Round Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dock
REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. S. customs
office) and must be delivered befor? 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this hour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls will be collected on Checked Baggage Onlt. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to tho public when steamer is nearing
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. 0. Box 175. C. E. WYNN-JOHNSON, Gen'l Mgr
HEATED AND LIGHTED
BY ITS OWN PLANT
w? tm oinatt? ifa>
Fiji E SAMPLE ROOM 8
FOR DRUMMERS ?
ttlbiie Pass fiotel
P. D McMillan, Manager
| Cargcst and best appointed Rotel in tbe Yukon
g RATES MODERATE Ulbiteborse, VX
Simple
Banking
It is very simple to
have a Bank Account
even if you do live in
Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living iu Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co., Bankers,
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Capital and Surplus. $1,000,000.00
ROYAL
Steam Laundry
All Work Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
Phon* 79
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkoah, Wisconsin
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams!
Real Estate
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Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOUK" H AVE., SKAGWAY
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tourney's Gaudy
Peter's Gboeolates!
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts!
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Uaving completed reliable arrange
mcnts for an adequate supply of the
beat
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we ofTer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine fl2 per ton
Wellington (Lilvs-nith)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton
Prices abovd aic on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1 00
per ton extra.
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Cores a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
THE M?N?6Rflfljl
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Received a Large Shipment of Imported Wines
and Liquors Direct from Bonded Warehouse
Duties Paid at Skagway Customs
BLOOM & KORACH, Proprietors
BROADWAY, BETWEEN 5th and 6th AVENUES
TELEPHONE 34 FREE DELIVERY
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New Home Restaurant
MRS. MART BERNHOFF?R,:Uunnt?r
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good.Clean Bods From 25 Cents Up
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