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Through Tickets to and from AUin, Dawson, Fairbanks, and
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will be maintained) between Skagway and White Horse. Par
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SKAGWAY. ALASKA
and 612 Second Ave., SEA TI LE. WmH.
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 39
Daily except Sunday
No. 1, N. Bound No. 2, S. Bound
1st Class 1st Class
9:30 a. m. Leavfe SKAGWAY Arrives 4:50 p. m.
12:05 p. m. " WHITE PASS Leavt* 3:20 p. m.
12:45 p. m. " LOG CABIN » 2:30 p. m.
t-40 p. in. ** BENNETT * ' 1:50 p. m.
3:20 p. m. " CARCROSS " 11:48 a. m.
5:50 p. m. Arrivtsi WHITXHORSE " 9:00 a. tn.
P-weenger* must be M depot la Umi to have "rygnfti t»
*p«cted and checked. I*»pe«tlon 1* stopped SO etlnatee before
leJwln* time of trains.
150 pounda of baggage will be checked free with eacfc fall
fare ticket and 75 pouadi with each half fare ticket
Relieves CATARRH of
the
BLADDER
and all
Discharges in
HOURS
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THE
Pullen House
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Ellectric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
Baths on each floor
Famous for its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own daW.
Fresh Eggs, etc
Rates $3.00 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted. Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PIJLLEN. Ptop.
Skagway. Alaska
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FOR SALE
The property described as the east
half of lot 5, block 26, 4th Avenue,
adjoining the Trail Building, with a
4-room cottage.
$500
Cash or Terms
PHIL. ABRAHAMS
Established in 1897
A Clever
Ruse
It Was Heads I Win,
Tails You Lose
By WARREN MILLER
The first time I nw Daisy she was
coining over her father's broad scree
on a horse whose lope was very like a
rocking chair. She was riding astrad
dle with divided skirts. No other wom
an on the ranches thereabout would
ride In any other costume. Barker was
riding beside her, and the two made a
very handsome pair. The brim of his
sombrero was flattened against his
forehead by the wind, a lariat hung
at his saddlebow, and his splendid fig
ure was revealed by his costume—vis,
flannel shirt and trousers, with boots
to his knee.
Daisy had gone out from the east
with her father, who became a sheep
raiser, and she had become fascinated
with ranch life. Unfortunately she had
conceived a romantic Idea of the genns
cowboy, and. Barker being physically
a perfect type, she had persuaded her
self, or, rather, he had persuaded her,
that he was Just the man for her. I
say "unfortunately" because he was
not an educated man and in every way
beneath her. There were other fea
tures about him to render him unde
sirable which will appear presently.
The couple passed ma, all of us sa
luting, though they were unknown to
me, and I rode on to the ranch house,
where I had business with John Nolan
with reference to a large purchase of
wool While dickering with him ou
hU veranda, up the roadway came the
couple I had met and alighted at the
foot of the steps.! Throwing their
bridle reins over a post, they walked
up on to the veranda. Then I learned
that Daisy was Nolan's daughter.
As the pair passed Into the house I
noticed a cloud flit over the face of the
girl's father. I knew by Barker's
bearing toward her that he was In love
with her, and I Judged that his atten
tions were not relished by Nolan. But
he said nothing to me then, and we
went on with our dickering. When I
arose to go be said:
"There's no place about here in
which you will be comfortable except
my house. Send for your traps."
I accepted the invitation, especially
as I was pleased at being under the
same roof with Miss Daisy. I knew
she had a lover, but ray attraction for
her did not then go so far as to Intend
to come between them. I merely liked
the idea of being near her during my
stuy.
But I stayed a good while, and It
was not very, long before she and I
each made a discovery. I discovered
that I wanted her, and she discovered
that she didn't want Barker. Mean
while I found out something else—that
ho had become frightfully Jealous of
me and if I took her away from him
he would probably kill me. At first
he and I spoke to each other when we
met either on the ranch or elsewhere.
Then be only noticed me at the Nolan
house.
I thought it best after awhile to re
move to the (so called) hotel, a mile
from Nolan's. If anything happened
between Barker and myself I preferred
that it should not happen under No
lan's roof. So one day I removed my
lUKtrage to my new quarters.
One morning I was sitting on the
porch of the hotel sinoklag a brier
wood pipe. Barker came out of the
barroom, where he had been drinking,
and took a seat about thirty feet from
me. I didn't know he was there till,
turning my head, I saw him out of the
corner of my eye sighting his revolver
at me.
Naturally I started.
"Hold on there." said Barker. "Tour
pipe makes a fine target We don't al
low people to smoke such expensive
pipes out here."
The words were scarcely out of bis
mouth when I felt a faint tick on the
bowl of the pipe, heard the crack of a
gun and knew that a bullet had passed
through the pipe.
"Hold up!" he growled as I was
about? to rise. "Your pipe won't draw
with a hole In It, but It's still a mighty
good target."
I snatched a look at him. He was
evidently under the Influence of liquor.
I felt sure that if I didn't let him shoot
at my pipe he would shoot at me and
nerved myself to stand another shot
Indeed, this was all I could do, for I
was unarmed. But a cold chill ran
down my back and a cold sweat stood
out all over me. Nevertheless I put
up a pretty good front I sat with
comparative composure, occasionally
letting a faint cloud of tobacco smoke
j escape from between my lips, but not
daring to move a hairbreadth for fear
of interfering with the man's aim.
Several persons from inside the hotel,
having heard a shot came out to dis
cover who had been killed. They ar
rived just 1b time to see the second
shot and the top of the bowl of my
pipe cut off. They at once took in the
situation, and, seeing me coolly puff
ing. not knowing my Internal condi
tion, they cried out "Good pluck, stran
ger!" "Steady nerve!" "He ain't no
tenderfoot!" and such like compli
ments.
Presently a third shot shattered what
was left of the bowl of my pipe, and
only the stem remained In my mouth.
Whether my nerve made Barker half
ashamed of himself or that he was
beaded off by the admiration of the
others I don't know, but he Sealated
from further shooting. "! fancy, how
ever, ho was satisfied with what h«
had doubtless lntonded for a warning
that If I took Daisy Nolan away from
him I would hare to face sure death.
The witnesses urged me to go In and
bare something, but I declined, saying
that I was anxious for a smoke and
would go upstairs for another pipe.
The truth Is I wanted a chance to go
where I could, unobserved, give way
to my feelings for a few moments,
they baring been controlled only by a
most desperate effort
When I was alone 1 staggered to the
bed, fell on It and for a few minutes
trembled like a leaf. But when I be
gan to recover I started to get mad at
the same time. Men will fight more
desperately for a woman than for any
other cause, and It occurred to me
that, Daisy being the bene of conten
tion, If she preferred me either Bsrker
or I must die. I spent some time con
sidering what to do, then went to the
ranch, Intending to offer myself to
Daisy. If she refused me l would
leave the field at once to all suitors.
If she accepted me I would have It out
with Barker.
I round ami uaisy very muca ex
cited. Sbe had heard of Barker1! ■ hoot
lag escapade and had tamed bitterly
against him. I told her that I want
ed her and U she wanted me I was
willing to settle the matter between
Barker and myself. Her reply was all
I could have asked for, but she posi
tively forbade my coming Into colli
sion with my rival. I told her frankly
that I believed he would kill me it I
married her and that the matter had
better be settled before the wedding.
Being a woman, sbe wished to get
round the matter by subterfuge and
for the time being would consent to
nothing definite.
Daisy was very fond of an old ranch
er called Jake Hucblns. To her ha
was "Uncle Jake." A day or two after
Barker's shooting, as I was riding over
the country on horseback, Huchlns
came up behind me and ambled along
side of me.
"I hearu about the shootln' o* your
pipe outen your mouth," he s^id. "Lit
tle Daisy was tellln' me about It"
"Oh, It was Miss Nolan who told
you, was It?'
"Yes. And, what's more, she asked
me to suggest some way o' settUn' the
matter without blood spillln'."
"That's impossible," said L
"So I thort at fust, but arter awhile
I thort of a plan. Barker's mighty
proud o' his siootln', and he's pretty
much made up his mind that he's lost
Daisy. I reckon he'd agree to settle
the matter by a trial o' skill between
him and you."
"I'm no shot. Such a eontest would
give Miss Daisy to him, and she
doesn't want him."
"Not so fast You don't need to be
much o' a shot. Could you hit a hen's
egg at twenty feet?"
"I might hit one, perhaps, in two
or three shots."
"Well, I give Daisy my plan, and
she's decided to try It. Here's a note
for you, and here's a note for Barker.
Whichever hits a hen's egg with a
forty-two the most outen Ave shots
she'll marry."
He handed me a note to that effect
from Daisy and showed me another
he was commissioned to deliver to
Barker.
"Do you consent?" he added, draw
ing rein.
"Yes," I said. "I consent to any
thing Daisy desires."
Without waiting for moro he turned
about and rode back in the direction
whence he came.
The next day Uncle Jake Informed
me that Barker bad gladly agreed to
the terms.
On the appointed day I made my
appearance at the barn, wondering
what was to be the upshot of this sin
gular contest I found an egg sus
pended over a basket by a fine thread.
I won the toss and with it the right to
fire five consecutive shots at the egga.
I missed the first and the fourth, but
smashed the eggs on the second,
third and fifth. For my life I could
not see why I had not lost It would
be nothing for Barker to hit the eggs
every time.
A new egg was attached to the thread
for him to shoot at and, whipping out
his revolver, he fired with apparent
carelessness. He was surprised to see
the egg oscillate violently, but the shell
was not broken. The next time he
fired he took careful aim, but with no
better success. He was thunderstruck.
Since I had hit the egg three times he
could now only tie me.
Barker aimed long and carefully at
the center and sent the egg bobbing,
but still the shell was unbroken. Fling
ing his revolver on the barn floor, he
strode away. '
I knew that Barker had been tricked,
but could not conceive how. It ap
peared to me that nothing could be
more fair than the trial. I asked Un
cle Jake how he had managed to let
me, a poor shot, beat the best shot in
the territory. He would not tell me
how it was <k>ne.
Barker was never seen there again.
Daisy had induced him to sign a prom
ise that if I beat him he would leave
the field clear for me.
I married Daley and took her east
with me. She said she bad had enough
of the wild west and had no further
use for cowboys, not considering them
the romantic creatures she had thought
them when she first went to the coun
try. She learned the secret of the
shooting match from Uncle Jake the
day we were married and told It to me
on our wedding Journey. The meat
had been taken from the egg Barker
shot at, and the featherweight shell
had been moved aside each time by
the wind of the ball. Tb hit it was Its
possible.
Uncle Jake had learned the trick
from a prestidigitator who had passed
through the locality with a traveling
circus.
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TENNIS TIME
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aow complete on
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Tennis Rackets
Tennis Presses
Tennis Balls
Tennis Grips
W# tare stocked tMs year the
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veil U the HorBeman line which la
oaa of the most popular lines In the
North.
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Wilghi & Dltsoa Championship,
Spauldlng Championship and Hard
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Quality Job Printing—Daily Alaskan
Fighting 8oasicknea«.
There Is one place in a ship where
the voyager may be at rest. This writ
er discovered it during a mid-Atlantic
storm when he went down to the bath
room, tumbled into a warm sea bath
and floated. The vessel was perform
ing the most amazing antics, but the
water in the bath kept its usual grav
ity, and the bather floated with a smile,
upon its bosom.—London Tatler.
Proof of the Fact.
"I can prove to the satisfaction of
the court that my client in stealing the
watch of the complainant was actuat
ed by the most laudable motive of
economy."
"What was that, sir?"
"He merely wanted to gain time."—
Baltimore American.
Enforced Geniality.
"Biggins 1s the gloomiest man I j
know of."
"And yet his wife is always mating:
him get his picture taken."
"Of course. The photographer is the
only person who can persuade him to
try to smile and look natural."—Wash
ington Star.
Lead.
Lead was early known to the an
cients. Allusions to It in Scripture in
dicate that the Hebrews were well
acquainted with Its uses. The rocks
In the neighborhood of Sinai yielded It
In large Quantities, and It wsb found
in Egypt
Putting on the 8cr«ws.
"I never knew Buch a complaining lot
of customers," growled the baker.
"Same here," answered the butcher.
"They seem to take advantage of the
fact that we cant get along without
'em in our buisness." — New York
Times.
Life and Age.
life does not count by years. Some
suffer e lifetime in a day and so grow
old between the rising and the setting
of the sun.—Augusta Evans.
NOTICE OP SETTLEMENT?
OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissi oaar's
'Court for the Territory of Alas
ka, Skagway Precinct at Skae
way, Alaska, Before the Hah. E.
A. Rasmuson, Commissioner, and
Ex-offido Probate tfudg*.
In "Mie Matter of th« Eatatg (d to
na Cassidy, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY OIYHR,
that Frank Suffecool, the admlais
trator of the estate of Ansa Oas
eidy, deceased, has rendered, pre
sented, and filed In the above aatit
led ecurt, his final account of his
administration of said estate; ud
the hearing of the same baa km
fixed by said court for the lTth, da
of Julr, 1917 at 10 o'clock, tn thfl
forenoon of eaid day, at the United
States Court House, Is Skagway, Al
aska, and all persona Interested la
said estate are notified, to appear
at said time and file any objections
they may hare to said account ami
to show cause It any they bttrs,
why taJd final account should no!
be allowed.
Edward 3Sl Rasmuaon.
Commisioner end ex-officio Rro
bate Judge.
First publication May, 18th, 1917.
Last publication July, 10U», 1917.
PLAYER-PIANO FOR SALE—Slrau
Pia*o with built in Aeolian P*
ano Player. Beautiful Mahogaox
case. 121 rolls of music includ
ing classical and up-to-dat$ se
lections. Instrument is only a lit*
tie more that one year old, and
has Just been tuned and regulat
ed. Wq got it ix» a trade and
wLl sell cheap if you act quick.
Will arrange terms. Ko'ler Bros.
Drug Company, . | . tf,