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to m*. iJitx <?*> *?d yoty ?*2
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ft# *k-V people ui iBTAlkla, *?d ?
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WATCHES
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CHINA AND CUT CLASS
Oftcwl VK'atrH Impfctor for the
W. P. A Y. Rout*
Mail Order* merit prompt care
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Care . o: if 0>k 3*y? l f *?2 Piyi
notice of ELECTION.
A municipal election a i'l
be h^d Tuesday, April 2nd next, iof
the purpose of electing seven conn- ?
asva ?ad om school itrfctw
The election shall b? *t tk? Town
Hall. The hour* for voting b?
fr^m 7 ?. m. to " T m
D. MCKAY.
Town Cierk.
FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW ? O.
T>bbl?-ford and Gibson Rye.
welaor, Bh?e Ribbon and Pale R?i>
let R?er at the Board of Tra<ie
AUSTIN HAGEN WANTED.
Wanted U> know the whereabout?
uf Austin Hagen? BKrther seeks. Ad .
irves HUtncr Haxen, Mouoi*r*n
dewit. Can.
45c for a bom* cooked meal?
jusck. clean service. Where? Al
.he New Home Rsstaurant, Klfth
Avenue, oalf a mloste from Broadwa.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Marine this dav been appointed by
:he Hon. Mam in Conway, United
states C ommissioner, and -officio
Judge of Probate, for the Skagway
'Yecuict. Administrator and Kxecu ,
trix, with the will anneied, of the es
tate of Ida FTiedlnger, deceased, no
tice to hereby given to aH persons
having claims against the estate of
<?U decedent, to present the same
in itemlted form duly authenticated
on ot before six months from this
dat<?. as Ihe law directs, at the of
fice of Phil Abrahams, ?th A venae,
Skasway \la*kv
ESSIK MILLER,
Administrator and Exemtrix
ot the *?tat* of Ida Fried -
i Hirer. deceased
virst publication, FVh. 2$th.
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Washington's j
Dispatch j
How It Was Delivered and j
tlie Reply Tliat W as
Brought Back
? Bv ETHAN TOMLINSON
It was the winter Thni th.? American
patriot* vrerr dying like sheep at Vol
ley Forge Wasblngtou's In-sdf|itn rt<fs
were at M<* rlstow a, N. J
One day Captain Alexander tin mil
(on -went hurriedly into hi# office with
?nt stopping to knock Washington
j iooked up at hlw. surprised i'( bis want
of military deference Put be s;s>o
i changed bin expression
The French an? coming to h?>lp us.
generair said Hamilton
The general sat thinking A great
many matters hinged on tills informs
tlon
"Captain." he said at ia?t. "onr ene
niles will strain every nerve to win
tlwir cause before our allies can reach
us. Of the different mores the.r will
make the one I fear most ts attempts
to sednoe our people by offering liberal
terms for a snrremler of onr tnde)tend
ence They will try to win over some
of our most prominent patriots not
only hy auch prom ises. M by offers of
money and position if they will use
tbelr Influence to Induce our people to
submit to the king The place from
which these offer* will emlnnte Is Phil
adelphia. now occupied by tJeneral
Howe, surrounded by many sympa
thetic Tories I shnl' sond a me?snge
to those of our prominent men tl?ere
urging them to stand steadfast. and
with this help of the French our in
dejwndenoe will be achieved."
When toward evening the message
was ready. Washington h.-i tided it to
his aid. saying:
"It is too important to trn ' to an
ordinary |?>?t rider It must he ear
! rled through the llrtti*h .'Ines ,nto Phil
adelphia."*
"Yes. genentl. and. .tins from you.
tt will donbtless have i proat effect
(Jeneral How* wouti *Ke half his ar
my to Intercept or delay Its reaching
lho*e for whom It Is Inter tied liefore
f?e has a ctuirx-e to mmipt them A?
to the messpngei \?wtug Jnneway Is
vow man hy all nimns-b*1 who oar
'led the raesvige thrvngii to our friends
n New York wkrn ?t w?*io <>n I /nig
I I stand "
That nlcht Walter ? yom*
officer of the CwttMiinl irmr< motinf*
'<1 on the best fcor?r thst HJttSf I>e
'ounrt, started to Mike IM ?liMi?rn *? of
I richly miles between Morrlifown and
'?hlladelphla in *s abort n time as pos
? !!?!??. Me had n?ihinc to fe.ir for
i:i?tance. for the region iwuadabont
vas patriot trrour"! N>w'W>m be
vas diT'Ki'd for fh<- n bole joimcT. or,
tibrr. for til* entrance info Phi la <lel
phia. ar.d since Ike <-lfv its* the Jvme
of the Vuskers. hiKl ch. ?en their ros
i time
He rr*lc nil oiirht and breakfast
rd at Trenton, which place wa< more
than half way to his destination and
?a h aS far a* bl? h'<r?c n gM ro on a
i stretch. After resting and feeding t tie
nntmal he p-oceeded more leisurely,
ur he *-??? now on Itritl-b and Tory
nTltory and had a part to plaj
At Trenton yotiic J.ineway
the Ota ware In the t!ntt?*at ferry of
the period and pursued his way down
the rich! hank of the river through
Pennsylvania. Midway l*>twren Tren
ion ami Philadelphia reaching a small
villa ue. he atopiwd for dinner at a
j tavern.
Heine now within ten or fifteen mile*
of Philadelphia, those be met were clt
ixen patriot* and Toriev with here and
there a British soldier A memlier of
General Howe's army scouting In uui
form sal opposite hlui at table
"Whroce come yon. nelrbtfcr*" he
asked of Janrwjy
"From the College of \ew Jersey
where I am studying." pep i?it Jane
way
"And whither vos T"
"Home to my father"* plantation In
Maryland "
"Princeton Is not tar front Morris
'town, where they say Is the headi|unr
ters of the reliel Washington lias he
many troops with him?"
"I have uot l?eeo away from college.
! ?u? I can form no opinion as to that.
Thee can And out by going there thy
self "
"Lam not on that business. My oh
feet Is to look ont for emissaries pass
i lie from the relicls to onr eamp with
i-oramnnicatloTi* to prominent svmpa
t hirers in Philadelphia To which side
ilo you belong?"
"How can I. who believe that those
who use tie sword are sinners, belong
to either side?"
"Well. I shall return this afternoon
] iud. so far as our paths tie together,
would like your company "
Jnneway accepted the offer, since he
; MiM not well deillne without eicltlng
suspicion. Od the way the trooper who
(was garrulons bail much to say about
the number of communications be had
! intercepted between tin* relvls or New
i York and New Jerset and their fellow
j leliels lu Philadelphia. Wtot) they
A'ached the outsklrfs of Philadelphia
Janewat told b?m at a 'ocfc of the road
that he must lil.l him go-slni . -since the
way to his home Id Maryland lay lo
the southwest The trooper asked why
he did not c>> into Philadelphia, sleep
land (TO ott from there In th>- morning
Jaueway replied that he i.r. l so many
relatives in Phi ade!ph:j? that If owe i-f
(I bem heard h- bad been there and bid
not been to see blru It would give of
j
? ? ?
I
fen*#. 1V trwpef ofired that
n? Id the evening ih>d going out early
?i< Mir m(i?rinc n< >f them wnoM
know of hi# [ifWiiy
Then a boUl plislruuHM .laneway'a
bend The tro?M?-r conld e.t-o hfrn an
.v vrs* to t :i- .? ml instead of
ctirilng round tn ?-.i from the south
In order to get rM ?">f the man. he de
cklcd to go In tv If '!? him. !*o he con
sentt-d with *p|-i -enf relnctance, nay
>">z th.1t he "d II I 10 ft'-efpt the
bospltalfty for the nteht of 'iffle fann
er friend, Whercm In <1 city he must
be pat to the mim-ii*. of tin Inn.
When they reiiched the British
guards they hailed the trooper: "Hello, i
Connor*! Back apiln
"Tea; I've ended a long scout and
have learned ? ..!??? lUng* of !'?? febeia
1 have a jonng eolh;g!an with me. a fel
low t rave lor."
"He'll have to ace the officer of the
guard to gain admiil.itne.*"
"All right. Call him.**
The officer was culled. C<r>?oro took |
hlin nskle. and a fu r a brief conversa- ;
j tlon Jnneway wa* suffered to ride In I
! with him.
"flat how am I to get ont In the
looming?" he asked.
"Oh, you'll h.i vf to see nie about
that." replied the m ont. "General Howe
la mlgh'y particular a! twit persona
leaving Hie city. They're liable to car
ry Information to tile rebels."
So Janeway Inquired where be eould
(1ml bin friend. ii??1 that be desired hla
assistance, bat to k?ep hla confidence
OH' e I >?? got |n? dispatch In the
city, he had only tilmself to get oot of
It. Bidding hl? friend good night, tcll
. Ing blm that he wrmkl need him on the
morrow, instead ??r going to an Inn he
rode Into the ntnl.'e of I be rnun to
whom he bore the mr?--are. Then,
having removed the dlsfwtch from Ita
hiding place, gotmr to tlie front door,
he knocked and t<?d the colored serv
ant who admitted him to ?ay to bla
master thht a Mm lent of the College of
New .lemey wished to see blm. When
j the two men were alone together Jane
way prodncd Washington 'a appeal for
the prominent patriot* of Philadelphia
to stand fast for lnde|?endenre.
At 3 o'clork In tllp minting a British
picket on the outskirts of the city
gnardtng the roa<l to Trenton, bearing
a horse coming tenvard him from the '
rear, supposed that an Inspecting ofll 1
cer making the ItMnds was altoot'to ;
visit him. He stor?l at attention, ready
to bring bis mnsltet to a |n.?;tir>n of 1
salute. The horseman r'*le past him j
without stopping
"Halt!" . J
The sentry bad ti<> sooner uttered the :
word than he brought lit* up to |
tils shoulder and when the utrnnw ,
: -ha niwl hi* horse'* catt from a rmt to
i cnllo; tired af|er him Janeway
?vho bad chosen tills mean* of leavl-i?
i'tillaA-liifoln. ?ea* rrott' bed d'lwn 01 1
Ids hoi"**'* neck *n 1 the bullet en; i
i a slit in the bark ?f hl? owl Hoar j
ins tlie shot. the eunrtl sprang to
ito ttK'HRh, being con!r*??ed of in
fantry, I hr r were n'inMr to follow the
man vho hart pas"**! ?>tit But cavalry
-.-ere at h."ii<1. and a -i-rri-.mt. getting
?ogetber half a (floren mounted men
_-nve chase
Jnneway. who !cnc* he c-ouW he
folio tre?l ll-tened l<?r the etalter of i
,or*es' hoofs He' ronid bare di? j
. mounted iml hid In t lie wood beside
the r?wirt. tint bH hor*<< wou:d hive '?
. itlven away his fvnllty He deter ;
I.. rn-T ?tie rafe. trust :
lng to the animal's ability to outstrip ;
; Ills pur?uer? He bad nt le.??t an hour J
till dawn before he could he seen j
ind hoped by thill time to hare out- |
IWtanoed them. Unfortunately for j
?tm. he brut strained bis tnonnt on his
way south ami -w>mi dl" overed that he
???>? unii tile f?> do nn fleet work It j
. >ked as tlvniifli be would l? cap .
I inrod. and if so ibla Identity as a sol- '
: dler In the Contlr?>ntal army wonkl be
I established, and. harm? been in the j
; disguise of a col'eclan within the en- !
j emy's line*, he would be ha need as a
I V?T
The sound* In rear were drawing
nearer. while In the east was a faint
streak indicating the coming dawn
(Vlthin less than tmlf an hour be
: would hv seen He was reluctantly
i -online to l be expedient of abandoning
iil.? liorse and Inking to the woods
when l>e saw before him a wooden
hrldce beyond wiMrh tlie rood made a
turn In-hind a till' ' et A subterfuge
flashed luto bis brain lIMIm over
! the bridge. his' Mir*e'< hoofs resounded
an the boards. Itnt a* soon as be had
j parsed over It h* turned the animal's
head and rode down under It. There
he waited, clinching hi* horse's nos
trils so as to prevent n- whinny, and
Id a few minutes heard the din of
hoofs over and " Ithln a few feet of
j bis head
He had now i: good chance for his
! life His pursuers bad undoubtedly
heard him en-sins the bridee. and the
' f?ct of their not hearing footfall*
?head, if not accounted for by the soft
ness of the road, would he by the ln
Iferrenliis thl V et However. J",'* f ur
?uers would surety know at dawn that
he had eluded them and he mnst
needs "make hay" while It was dark
He had noticed a diverging read a
thort distance iti his rear and, riding
hack, entered It. By snnrlse he was
hidden In the haymow of a patriot
farmer, while his hor*e was nibbling
crnln In a ronnrer below. Two day*
later he mde up ?o tlie Morris town
tiead'inaner* and was Introduced Into
! f Jeneral Wgshlnrton's offices.
! "Well?" a-kt'1 the general quickly
"1 delivered your dispatch. general,
and received n verhot reply I was
told to say to yMif c*i-elleney that the
?tri - < of I'M adel?>! ;i won Id meet
? be n'l - ol llrlfK I rlbe* with the
-.v., (' nf (Jen oral Heed. *1 am not
worth t ? r< !? ivr but. snch is I stn.
tt.f kin; o! Ur.>(?i Britain is not rlca
enough to tnij i.m
OEHFHESS CANNOT K GUB?0
by l*al fcppi as they cutBotj
p??cb the iMrt wrt'oo of th? ear
Tier# la ?nly one way u> cor#
n*m, and tbat la by -oDcdtaUotwl!
i*tu"dle?. Deafness iti cau*p<1 by an]
Inflamed condition of the Euetacbl
Tube. WIwr thw t!ib? la I af la mod
you have a rumbUng mutut or imper
fect hewing, and when It U entirely
ek*ed. deafse** Is the result, an I vn
Wm the Inflammation can be taken
exit and thla tube restored to it* nor
trial condition, hear in i wBl be de
G^rnyed forever; nine caaea out of ten
are* cauned by Catarrh, wb'.eh la ootb
!ng bat an Inflamed condition of th< j
m neon* aurfscea.
We will Y ' ? One Hundred Dollar
for any eaae of deafnr-ea ( caused by I
Calarrhi that cannot ve cured b> |
Hall'a Catarrh Cure. Send for di
?mlara. tre?
V. J CHENEY A CO. Toledo, a|
Sold by DrnggMa, 7Se
Tak* Hall'a Family ril'a to r com
IMMWI '
rmsr ? - .:;rm:aarr>
, RAW FURS
4
? : WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WHITE POk PRIf E Lf-ST
Percey's Fur House
0?kb<nh, W, icon tin
"linmrv. n ram!! rrstnii : r i u n; i ttrr
Iftpre's Vtgor ?w<
jStrencth
In every drop
Still Iff I l?i
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iMttia, Wa??
LOCAL BRIEFS
SKAGWAY WEATHER REPORT
R?*u)U of the ob??r**Uoo Uk?a
at Moore'* Wharf at midnight,
Marrtj 18. 1912, % ?r> foHoirs:
Temp. time obaerraCa .. ..18 abort
? :?t ; recdtn* 21 hrs .. .. 27 abot*
win. " ? " .. .. :7abo*?
- "... 22 aixire
Barometer 30:48 Clear, Calm.
INTERSOH KWKB WH
TEMP* BATH IK
STATIONS
t j a
Ifhtl ? Home. ........ ..
A ? ? 7
l/iwcr Lcbarga.
rlcHahiHfOs. 4
Mi if Salmon. X
Vtikoo IruMiaff ....... . 6
Selkirk ?
'?otTotfreaK 5
-turart Hirer. ....... .. 7
Vtl?ie 17
fawson &
Cloudy Kid calm at aH point* re
ported except 1/y-witr L^Barw and
rfootaHnn'ia, where It in clear and
north wind, and Coff*? Cr*ek. Stew
art Rlv?>r and Or*lrl*. where It ta
rfoody and raJm.
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Motor Roatinjf and Railing.
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forra?t ion and rate* upon reqoeat
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
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of
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steel r;?n<*e and bath room for ?l75.?w> c^Ii, I
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