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A REAL DUEL
WITH FOILS
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Soire j ears sg> v. hop I \ras In New
Orleans la order :o kill time 1 dropped
fencing- aeudemy opposite the
hotel * here 1 FtopiKHl. rare fond of
ail tii* arrrof self defrnse and would
?It l>v the hoar ikirln;; the afternoon
wnd evening wa'tcbiug the fencing mas
tor flTv Instruction At rhe end of
aach laoson he would send Ills pupil's
foil spinning high tn the air, thus lx>
tlmaring Uuit the !?*?>n was finished.
Cue evening, while in hi-; academy.
M i was alwut leaving Ue asked me
It 1 ?vu.J like to tee a spirited con
tact with the foils between two ex
parts. Wfceu I said 1 would he told
m a t? ba an hand at 7 In the morning,
givlnf as a reason for the early hour
that the contestants did not care to
fanca before a crowd. Wheu I en
tared the hall a tittle before the hour
appoint wl I saw the principals emerge
from a dressing room attired In fenc |
lng costume and each wearing a wire I
mack. The fencing mastor turned to
xhs and said:
"1* contests between strong men
sesseJues the button will be broken
af aee of the foils. 1 wish you to look
at Owai weapons that you may be a >
v4tae?a that they are In good condl- I
t*?a at tha start."
I examined the foils and found them
p?rffcrt. He handed them to the prin
cipals. and the contest began. I confess
1 *as dlsappolned. Neither seemed to
tfcke mneh Interest In the struggle, and
tt w** Indifferent performance. I
weaderM r ay I had been Invited to
vttaasr ic. Meanwhile the fencing
?Miter ? - ! io another part of the
cmh, w h * suddenly hw dropped
? ' j made a clatter, and I
?ia< tu/ eJ la his direction. When
1 tamed theia back to the fencers I
WW tfc?? ;.ad suspended the con
Ml One uf tL -m was staudlng In
foottlo:;; ts? ^ther was Just stepping
kio Somehow 1 got the Idea
flUt tfcey had both stepped away from
ttatr plact- -?
Wbm tfe* feacing rocomx.i.ced aach I
tna a fiirev* ul.asei; Into bU work as U
his life tl?;v!*tlod upou his afforts. Each
was supremely careful of hiq guard
. and each watchful for some opening
) through which he' might piorce his ad
versary. It was not Ions before r uaw
blood oozLn# from the sword arm of
one of the fencers. I looted nt the
fencing master, supposing be would
call a halt. Certainly, as he had fear
ed, a button had been broken off a folL
Be could not but see the blood, but he
, paid no attention to It. Presently more
blood Spurted, this time from the shoul
der of the other fencer, and tbe two
were bleeding profusely.
Whatever had been the Intent at the
beginning, I was sure that now the
men were fighting for their lives. They
were both skilled with the foil, a ud the
exhibition, us promised, had .become
one of great brilliancy. Presently he
who was wounded In the shoulder re
ceived another wound In the sldo. This
time the fencing master started to In
terfere. but the wouuded man waved
him away. And the fighting went on.
I concentrated my flslon to discover
the condition of the foils. Had both
buttons been broken? Impossible!
There was some trickery, some method
of making the weapons effective. Than
I remembered tbe noise made by the
fencing master Just before the change
had come In tbe character of the con
test. and It suddenly dawned upon me
that that movement was a device to
draw my attention while the folla.were
changed. While they were crossed and
for a moment at rest I could sea that
there was no button on either, bat a
sharp point. It looked as if the affair
were a veritable duel.
I now began to notice the personnel [
of the contestants. They both appear
ed to lie gentlemen. One was tall and
slender, with fair hair and eyes; the
other short and thick and very dark,
the latter evidently ten years older
than the former. Gut the short man
was the belter fencer, besides being
wiry, and he was evidently tlriug the
other out. I was looking for him at
any moment to finish his adversary
when suddeuly the door flew open and
a young woman, evidently a lady of
high degree, rushed In and up to the
fencers, w here she stood glaring at the
short brunette, then turning a re
proachful glance on his younger ad
versary.
"Paul." she gasped, "you're a fool!
And as for you. Mr. Le Gro, there is
no reason whatever for you to have
aas csutost with apy man aj^fiut. me.
r irnreg . ?? - -,V ?? . ra ? .
[ Voii thought you bu<1 oiltwlltod Ifti*
:in<l the Jio!|0? Jn Slinging your victim
to it fencing 8^ndc4n<-. M. U$nard." 1 1
th'ij "Tncljj: gi&t &. 'i am flktonislieJ
that uuitar cover oC teaching your nrt
you snould permit your place to be
ussdifor murder: Tcs. murder! This
Cmn jLe Gro, I nra told, was formerly
one <K<tk? bent fenders la Paris. Should
1 r?&ai ; th^j, yytroge you would be
o!>llg?i to leuce ffiB city Gentleiheii.
give tne'yoor'wenpons."
?They were- bunded, to her. She cs
amiued their points and threw them
on the floor. Then, putting her arui
through hla whom she called Paul, she
walked uway with him. .
I tried hard to elicit an explanation,
buti^lepaUK'falleri. The affair never
leaked out
My own Inference was that an un
sucH-essfal1- rival desired to take re- |
venge upon a successful one. He had I
planned the affair to take place In a !
fencing academy partly to escape the
police, hut rather to make the affair !
tppear as an ordinary trial of skill. !
I'erhnpa after he had killed his rival j
the Ktory was to have been given out |
that the button on his fa'l had becu ;
broken off and au accident had result- j
?d.!1I was to I* called In to be a wit
ness that they fenced with foils.
ELLSWORTH EMERSON. !
Choosing a Husband.
A well knowu after dinner speaker
In New York said the other day:
"Choosing a husband Is like choosing
mushrooms. If It Is h mushroom yju
live: If It Is a toadstool you die."?
What to Eat.
Worry.
"How did you lo?e your hair':"
"Worry."
"What did you worry about?"
"About losing my hair."? Harper's
Woekly.
DESCENDS ON
MS
Mil* Oufftfc of Munich, Oermnny, re
cently u.-rfornuMl the itemarkabl* Tout
of wnlkiu^ on Uis lunula from the. U?p
liiiullitK i>> \ViiBulhgton monument
to the jrrounil, n perpendicular distance
of 500 feet, which extended to near
?23 feet by the, stairway. Duffek
"palmed" every one of the OlO steps in
^8'oilnutes and .'10 seconds and eatflb
nn first four flimhts az descended
WITO KA8E.
llshed a uew record for tests of endur
ance. Incidentally he Is $500 richer,
having wagered that amount with IJerr
Steingnvcr of Berlin. The latter was
represented at the test by P. Morltzen,
who paid the bet with a certified check
on the National City bank of New
York.
Duffel; before Ivtfinnfug ills descent of
the monument steps took off^only his
(lClfhif; Jl(lt, It! Ij ( !/' II: 111. I 'tl? Thifi
Q(mt fotir Cis^a V?!(j rryJ.vl
eaaljuudispeed of a pedestrian, but at
, the wfgst'-of 3W feet he hau. hi# hat
I removed, and at 370 feet his collar and
| tl# wwe taken off. Approaching the
I 350 foot landing his spc-ed was notice
ably slackened, and apMo feet hi?
movement wis ultiiady laborious
At 310 feet he rested his feet against
the wall and was fed with a brandy
soiked apple. Halfway oh his Jour
ney,' at 200 feet, lie was In agony, and
were, it not fpr the fret- use of aflapio-/
nla and brandy lie might have bad to
Stop: At 15b foot front the ground be
faltered again, and his condition was
pitiable. Several women in the crowd
who watched him wanted to have him
stopped, but no one volunteered.
Ho was In u stupor at the 130 foot
mark, but the stimulants again revived
him. From this on his nerve held
splendidly until at fifty feet he seemed
powerless to continue. His attendants
again gave him ammonia and brandy,
which once more revived him. From
the fifty foot mark down Duffek seem
ed almost unconscious, but he recog
nized the cheers from the crowd, which
could not be restrained further. His
gait steadied until be collapsed in front
of the elevator at the end of the most
remarkable descent ever made in
Washington monument
Duffek finished within thirty seconds
of the time limit of an hour which was
allowed by his wager. He frightened
the hundred spectators by fainting at
tha end of Ills ordeal, but they soon
broke again into hearty cheers, which
the monument guards had cifflculty in
suppressing.
After Duffek had been thoroughly re
vived he was taken In a cab to a Turk
ish bath. The next day he said that
except for a painful stiffening of the
wrists he felt no ill effects from his
feat.
Took Mule's Tail For Rops.
Mistaking the tail of a mule for an
electric light pull rope In the darkest
corner of his barn, John McCarthy of
Atlantic City, N. J., gave the supposed j
contact line a sharp jerk. The lamp
did not light, but McCarthy saw stars
as the mule responded to the pull with
both hoofs. As a result of the mistake
McCarthy was taken to the hospital
with the marks of the mule's hoofs on
his face and Bide. He barely escaped
being stamped to death by rolling oat <
of reach after he was knocked djwn.
.1 1,1
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a number of years. Th?re were other
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nevor used anything that went right to
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For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for the United States.
RemeoiDer the name ? Doan'a? and
take no other.
Seven room furnished bouse to rent
on Third Avenue. Enquire of 0. E.
Howard. 26-i-tf
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
commodations, the most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
FOR RENT? Nicely furnished three
rrom house in heart of city Majestic
range etc. 810 per month enquire at
this oflice. tf
Eight Mandolins In Ono
At the Mascot there is the most wont
derfu! musical instrument ever brought
to Skagw*y. Ii has a quality of eigh
Mani'olins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. Tbere is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
Gpnts' fur collars at Clayson. They
button on the icside of your over coat
collar and lapel, and are the best substf.
tute for a fur coat made. They c?at
from 87.60 to $10. Come ar d see thtm.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put In a steam . oiler and
other machinery we are better t re
pared thun ever to do tirst-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
Headquarter 8 for Mining and Commercial, Men
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS SMfe
Pack Crain Saloon
SHEA & PATTEN. PROPS.
Broadway and a in Avenue, Skaoway, Alaska
#? .
1 MOORE'S WHHRF CO.
i Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
AH South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dock
REGULATION.8 1905
;< VmlxniM. .-pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5p, tn.
< 1 Pariehablee ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
\ [" All freight ehipmcnts destined southbound must be accompanied by a
i Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtaiued at the U. 8. customs
4 < i office) and must be delivered beforn 5 p.m. No freight will be re
] I oeived on wharf a'' - V., nour.
, BAGGAGE? roils win ot collected on Checked Baooaoe Only. No
oharge for bags and grips when unchecked.
J J The wharf gate will be clo^-id to the public when steamer is nearlng
dock and will be opeo .donly when passengers nave disembarked,
? Wharfa*e "ariff can be nad on application at office on dock.
!! r. O. Box 175. C. E. w YNN-J0HN80N, GenT Mgr
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HBATED AND LIGHI ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT x TOR DRUMMERS
CUbitc Pass ft old
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largest and best appointed fiotel in (be Vukon
JHOICE BAR STOCK 77 1 kit/lk*** A U T
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It is very simple to
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even if you do live in
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We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
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you would like to keep your money in the
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Men Rouse
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Moat elegantly furnished house
la Aluka
Every modern convenience
Eloctrlc lights? Hot and cold
water ? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the dry, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
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Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
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NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
Itomney's Gaudy
Peter's Ghoeolatesl
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428?Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having completed reliable arrange
ments 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 $12^per ton
Wellington (Li3yamlth)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. c.) n
Chestnut Size 820 per too
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or saokod and for cash. Delivery 8100
per ton extra.
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Phone* 11 or 100 Skagway, Alaska
ALASKA VIEWS
Beginning Monday. November
25th. and ending January 1st.
190S. wo will sell 8*10 views at
2.">c each and 5x7 at 15c. $1.50 p?r
dozen. 14x17 Views $1.00 each.
Velox Post Cards Ave for 25c,
This beautiful set of pictures
consist of Towns. Water Pulls,
Glaciers. W. P. & Y. R. Views,
Steamers, and Old 1898 Trail
and Pioneer Scenes of early
days. It will do you good to
look them over.
We solicit your patronage
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Strength
in every drop
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Laxative ^omo Quinine $
Cares a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days ^
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We carry a Full line of .Bar Supplies Direct Importers
Depot for A. B. C. Bohemian St. Louis and Seattle Bottle Beer
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Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
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Railway Building Skaguay