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Expert Watch and
Jewelry Repairing
Fine Kngraving and
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
Refractng Optician
('?ruluvto of South Betnl optical College
Examinations uiatlo anil Glasses
Fitted by Means of the
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Errors of Refraction Corrected. ,
Kach case receives tl>e utmost '
i are and special lenses ground |
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WAT5CNV1U. ? " ' - VALLEY
Wat?on\ liu', tlie metropolis and
shipping cetHer of :i\e P#j.?ro Val
ley. U ]o?: i 1 nr i s from San l'r.*u
cisco od the Southern Pacific llai!
way. tiva n.J.'- from Mv ocnun. Its
fruits have won the pawl ts of the
word- Str iw' rr es from April to
November. It is distinctively a
fruit bolt, with a maximum yield of
a>! varieties.
One year's cu ivatioaof 10 acres
producer a living ir.comf.
l ull information write
Chamber Of Commerce
WATSON VI LLE, CAL.
STRIKE STILL ON
Stay awny from Treadwell. The
.strike i- still on between the Treadwell
Gold Mining company aud No. 109, W.
F. of M., Douglas, Alaska. AH work
ing men are requested to stay away
anU assist us in securing an 8-hour day
and liviug wage. All rumors to the
effect ?hat the strike is off are false,
l.ocal Union No. 109 will notify you
when a settlement is reacned.
L5y order of Douglas Island Miners'
Union No. 109, W. P. M.
Nr.iii McDonald, P. Alstkom,
President. Sec.-Treasurer
July, 10, 190$ 118 1 rnO
Eli;ht Muudollna In One
At the Mascot there is the most won
derful musical instrument ever brought
to Skagway. It has a quality of eight
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
new airs. It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
We have just received our fall line of
Royal tailoring samples. They aro the
best and most extensive offered to the
public. Please call and see ttiem. ? P.
H. Clays >n & Co. 124 tf.
The law -ays you c?n drink if you
I want to. Enough said, drink Rainier
! Beer at the Mascot? draught or 'lottled
I SEATTLE'S
Popular Hotel
THE
Rainier-grand
European Plan $1 Up
Wilson It White Co.Prop.Chas Perry Mgr
TU':; FLAHAKTY
GKOHGK WOOUHURN
Sally in Our Alley.
and <*et to the Real G-oods at that
Dear Old
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US OF TRADE
:ng!:sh Billiards ard Pool Parlors in Tuck's Alley.
The famous oivmpia [*.<?< r lioir.lod and on Draught.
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that is
Laxative J^romo Quinine
Cures a Cold in Or.e Day, Grip in 2 Days
drugs "VOL CASi'T AFfORD II" CURIOS
u 11.' i ^ \.' . \\>u ran buy that VICTOR now on the easiest kind of terms
J. HEUBNER DRUG CO.
T. R. SEWEUL. Ph. CI., Mugr.
DOUGLAS ALASKA HAINESj
"Get it at tluebner's"
MUSIC STATIONERY
P.E.KERN
GOLD AND
SILVERSMITH
MANlfAClURER Of NMiGET JEWflRY
DEALER IN
li His nl tils
Hand Painted China
and Cut Glass
A full Line of Elgin
and Waltham Watches
Her mind completely unbalanced
and in u cell nt the County Insane
hospital, Miss Laura Whalen, matron
at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' home,
h state Institution, probably will never
be able to explain her motive iu keep
ing Frank Pratt, an orphan, aged
twelve, locked up In her room, un
known to the authorities nt the home,
for three months.
The Pratt boy has been missing
slnco March 29. A few days before
that ho had scalded his foot while tak
ing a bath. Miss Whalen, who was
the matron of the cottage where the
Pratt boy lived with a score of other
boys, failed to report the accident to
Superintendent P. J. Sessions. He
heard of the accident several days
afterward and vent to the cottage to
inquire about it. Miss Whalen told
htm the boy wiw not there, but that
she would bring him to tho office in
the morning.
The next morning Miss Whalen told
him the boy had become frightened at
the prospective visit of tho superin
tendent and had run away.
The officers made every effort to lo
cate the boy. Notices were sent out
all over the state in an effort to locate
Frank.
In the meantime Frank Pratt was a
prisoner In the matron's room, while
the twenty boys In that cottage came
and went from the building, sleeping
there at night and playing with the '
other 500 children of the home n?nr
the cottage during the day.
"1 lieard the boys playing outside."
said Frank Pratt, "and begged her to
let mo go out and play with them.
She told uic I was sick and If I left
the room or opened the blinds I would
probably die.
"When I cried she told me not to
make a noise, ns the doctor said It
would probably kill me. Most of the
time 1 got enough for breakfast and
dinner, but often did not get any sup
I>er. She told lue that It was not good
for me to eat so much "and that the
doctor wild I should be careful. I
told her I did not feel sick, but she
said I was In a bad condition.
"She brought me books to rend, but
1 got tlivd of them and wanted to go
out with the other fellows. 1 cried
sometimes for hours when she was
not there."
Recently Miss Whalen, returning
from a short visit to the library, no
ticed a number of tln> children excited
ly gathered around her cottage. Sus
l?ctlug something, she went to her
room, which she ahvays kept locked
when she was out, and questioned the
boy. He admitted that he had pried
open the shutters and had been talk
ing to the children In the yard.
Miss Whalen immediately locked
him up In a closet and, evidently fear
lag that she had boon found out, pre
pared to end her life. She packed all
her belongings In her trunks and then
took a dose of chloroform.
The boy Is little the worse for his
long confinement.
When K vail Tiafii i a young Vir
Klninn, wont to study at the Univer
sity of Ilcldollicrg lie promised his
niolher that lie would never light n
duel. But Bancroft did not consider it
necessary i<> refrain from joining the?
lighting corps and engaging in liana
less encounter*. Indeed, there way
plenty of lighting material in him in
herited from Ids tirogcnltors, and tbii
was why his mother had exacted the
promise. Her father had been killed
in a duel, one of her brothers through
reckless exposure in the . ivll war,
while another bad been shot attempt
ing to defend a prisoner from a mob.
These shafts of death, striking so near
her, caused her i to brood and induced a
fear that her only son should full
through a similar cause.
Haucroft at Heidelberg proved so'
handy with nil sorts of weapons as to'
distance all competitors save one. a
young _ Englishman named Ilorcut.
l he two held the record for being the
best s\vordsnieu at the university, and
there was a desire among the students
that they should light for the cham
pionship. Bancroft made no objec
tion to a friendly encounter, the vital
parts of each disputant lielng covered
according to the corps rules. Out In
truth he did not relish even a friendly
tight with the Englishman, wlio was
an avowed hater of Americans.
"When tin- terms of die fight for the
championship came to lie arranged
riorcut Insisted on ccrtnin innovations
rendering the affair dangerous. It was
suspected by a few that lie considered
Bancroft the better swordsman and.
Judging him to be timid, wished to
force him to decline t he combat. This
would give Ilorcut the championship
without fighting for It or risking to
lose It. He would then return to Eng
land to enjoy Ills honors.
Whether or no this was his object,
it was accomplished. Bancroft de
clined to tight except under the rules
for friendly contests. Horcut accused
him of cowardice, and there was now
nothing for him to do but challenge
the Britisher to an "unprotected"
fight or be cut by the members of his
corps. He declined to fight either fox
the championship or to vindicate his
courage, but lie wrote his mother the
facts and begged her to release him.
She declined to do so. Besides, friends
at home assured him that she was Jn
a critical physical condition and if
anything happened to hiiu it would
kill her. '
Bancroft neither cared to give his
true reason for not fighting nor be
lieved that it would be accepted, it
would have been accepted and he
would have been respected for it if he
could have satisfied the students of
Its truth. In no country in the world
are parents more beloved and respect
ed than In Germany. But to convince
a couple of thousand of young men
.that he was not hiding behind his
mother's skirts was out of the oues
tlou.
So Bancroft finished his university
career a cut man, though he was burii
Ing to meet his adversary. When he
went homo to Virginia, finding that
the story had preceded him and prej
udiced some people against him, he
went to the farther west and engaged
In sheep raising. Soon after this his
mother died.
Several years passed. One day Ban
croft was treading his way on "a path
barely a foot wide around the side of a
precipice. While doing so he saw a
party of tourists coming. Persons
, meeting on the path must pass care
1 fully, the one taking the outside, the
other the Inside. Bancroft was ex
pee ting to t:ike the outslile when sud
denly lie recognized In the lending
mini in the line of tourists his old
enemy nt the university. He was al<o
recopnlzetl.
"Walt there," said Horcut, pointing
to n place where the path widened a
little. "1 pass Inside." lie spoke
with his old domineering tone. Bnn
eroft 8teM*'d to the s|>ot indicated,
say I up as lie did so:
"I pass Inside."
"You pass outside, I say," growled I
llorcut, reinemljcrlng that Bancroft
was a coward.
"Are you armed?" asked Baucroft
quietly. -
"No."
Bancroft took a revolver from his
hip and Hunt; It over the precipice. It
struck r>no feet below.
"What do you propose?" asked Hor
cut, blanching.
"To settle, a feud of long standing
We are about the same build. I.et oik
of us throw the other over. If I am
victorious 1 will pass lnskle the rest
of your party."
Horcut stood aghast. "My God, man
that would be certain death for both of
"It would prove us both brave men.'
"But"? ?
"We are keeping your friends wait
Ing." ,
The friends were as terrified as tin
principals. Th^j- liepged norcut not ti
accept such a tearful challenge.
"Do? do I understand." faltered Hot1
cut. "that you will pass Inside thos<
behind me?"
"That Is my Intention."
"And you will permit me to pass yoi
on the outside In safety?"
"You have only the word of n cow
ard for that."
llorcut consented with a hanging
head, and the passage was made
Some of the tourists -one had been *
student at Heidelberg during Ban
croft's disgrace returned to Europe
and the story got to the university
Bancroft wns Invited there and whet
he went was enthusiastically greet e,l
When he told of his pledge to hi*
mother he received an ovation.
HAROLD OTIS.
Smoke the "Kmbocado" best clear
Havana cigar in the market.
tf W. W. Boughton,
Dist. Agt.
First class rooms at the Portland
house. Skagway's medium priccd
bouse. Baths and all conveniences.
Centrally located, 5th avenue, opposite
Cost Office. 113 tf
QUIciTDEUVERY^HONE 90
Baggage, coal and wood delivered up
on shortest notice day or night.
H. Freidenthal,
General Expresslne Bonded Carrier.
HOT MINERAL BATHS
Sitka Hot Springs, now open to the
public. Good rooms and restaurant in
connection. Hot mineral baths unex
celled.? Goddard & B-ooks, Proprietors.
8-2" lmo.
HALL FOR RENT
The Eagles hall having undergone
complete renovation and repairs, the
Boord of Trustees F. O. E. wish to an*
nounce that the hall may be secured
for social dances or entertainments.
Rent $10 per evening. Enquire tlcnry
Rhode. Draper & Co. 'a store.
PUGET SOUND REALTY ASSOCIATES
All Bond and Contract holders who wish
to protect their holdings in the above
named company, are requested to send
their names at once. Will explain by
letter.? D. A. Flunlcer, 320 Arcade An
nex, JSeattle,
p - IS
Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men
I
STWCTLV FIRST-CLASS
The TRAIL
SHEA ft PATTKN, PROPS. "If
Forrm rly of Tbo Original "PACK TKAIN"
Broad tray and Jttti Avenue, Ska{/waf/, Alaska
cknvkai.lv locatkd
BKST ACCOMMODATIONS
New Home Restaurant |
MRS. MARY BERNHOFFER. M?n???r
Best 35 Cent Meals in the City
iFlFTH AVENUE, NEAR BHOADWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Centa Up x
BATHS IN CONNECTION
J
A. Bloom telephone M
E. Kokach free delivery
THE MONOGRAM
BLOOM A ORACH. Proprietor*
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Wr carry i Full line of Il?r Puppltra Dlrert Importer!
I>opot for A. H. C. Bohemian St, Louis and VattU Bottfe B?er
GRATED AND UGH i ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN I 'LA NT TOR DRUM M ERS
ttJhitt Pass fiotel
P. 0 McMillan, Manager
Earnest and best appointed fioiel in the Vukon
CHO.CE BAK STOCK iUOiKbOrSC, V. Z.
HATES MODERATE
Cltti Pack train Saloon i
? ? ? Brought Up-to-date ? ?
ALL THF. COOD FEATURES OF THK OLD "SEATTLE'' SALOON AS WELL
THOSS OF THE OLD "PACK TRAIN"
The Building has been Hemodelled and Newly Decorated throughout
a-id Every Modern Appliance (nalalled mtkiae U
The finest Resort For Gentlemen in Alaska ::
Herman Grimm, Prop. Only The Best Goods Handled |
MOORE'S WHHRF CO.
Termlnu* W. P. h Y. Route
All South Bound Steamers Arrive end Depert From Thla Dock j
REGULATION? 1906
Warehouse* . pen for delivery of raerchandlae from S a. m. to 5p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All fr?lj?ht * lipmcnt* dtatlned aouthbound rnunt be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (paper* can be obtained at the U. S. cmtonw ]
office) and mu?t be delivered before 6 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after thia nour.
BAGGAGE -foHa win on oollected on Checked Baqoaoe Om.T. No
charge for bags and trrlpa when unchecked.
The wharf gate will he clo*jd to the public when ateamer It nearlng
doc It and will be open jd only whtn pa*Nen?era have disembarked.
Wharfage Tariff can bo had on application at office on dock.
P.O. Box 175. C. E. WYNN-JOHNHON, GenT Hgr
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Our Service is Always I he Best
Our Rates as Low as the Lowest
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V. I. HAHN, Supt
Railway Building Skaguay