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OUTLOOK IS GOOD
From the 'SVhitehorse Star of
Friday, Sept. 17th: At present
work is being carried ou at but,
two of the mauy highly mineralized |
copper properties of this locality, •
the Grafter and Anconda. The J
former is steadily shipping ore ;
and the latter is merely being de
veloped and will probably be ship
ping within a few weeks—po&ib
lv not this fall.
Crape Hanger—"Well, what of
it? Two mines working ou a small
scale don't put corned beef and
cabbage or much of anything else i
ou your table."
Eut there will be more than two
mines working ia this locality be
fore mauy moons have mooned and
they will not only be working but
shipping ore ou a large s«:ale. For
example:
It is stated ou good authority
that the Arctic Chief mine, where
there are 3,000 tons of fairly high
grade ore in sight—uat to be pros
petted for, but in sight—will be op
erating and shipping wlthiu four
w^eks. The Arctic Chief claim is
wtuin half ;i mile of the railroad
spr.j and it is down hill all the
w iv. Nothing to it. Altd further: ,
\V. D. Greenough, general manag
er of the Atlas Mining company, is
goine to the outside and re is not
going for his health. That is of
a superior quality already and he
does uct require an operation. lie
goes on business looking to the
resumption of operations at the
I'ueolc, and that means shipment
of ore on a large scale.
P S.—"Large scale" means from
200 to 4'JO tons per day.
Cnne Hanger—"Well, what else
can be offered for the good <*£ the
order?"
If the foregoinr is not suffi
cient to inspire a thrill of hope
iu t' •< bosom of the average resi
dent t»f Southern Yukon, it is use
less to add that moosemeat has
already sold as low as ten cents
per pound within *ho past two
Cuipe Hanger—"Yes, but there
will be no rabbits."
Bans, bang, bang, followed by
death gurgles that could be heard
gurgling two blocks or more.
(The coroner's jury returned a
verdict of justifiable homicide.)
SKW'AKD MAX' S CHILD ALONE
SAVED FKOM Ll'SlTAMA
Seward Gateway: The only child
saved from the Lusitaaia when that
liner was sent to the bottom was
the child of Win. Dougaerty, who
is now working on the Kenai Alas
ka mine near Seward. Mrs. Dough
erty was the maid of Mrs. J. H.
Sears of this city and took pas
sage with the child on the big
liner's last trip. The mother was
also saved and states that she
could see the German submarine
bailing about watching calmly while
the people on the Lusitania were
going to their death. Mrs. Dougher
ty, herself, is English.
Bullfighters Afraid of Cows.
Most Spanish bullfighters object to
fighting cows. The average toreador j
Is sincerely afraid of ft cow. And bti
has good reason. The cows of the
half wild breed used for the arena are
much quicker In their movements than
aro the bulls. Their horns are more
pointed ami more formidable. They I
do not lowt-r their heads to the ground,
shut their eyes and charge like a loco
motive uiM>n the rails, but are alert and
ready to follow every movement of
A Water Telescope.
Norwegian fishermen "so n water tel
escope to ascertain the position of the
herring shouts. This is the way to
make the water telescope:
Procure a tube made of tin and fun
nel shaped about three and a half feet
long and ten Inches in diameter nt the
largest end. It should be wide enough
at the top to take In the observer's
eyes, and the inside should be painted
black. At the bottom, or wide end. a
clear, thick piece of glass must be in
serted, with a little lead in the form of
a ringr to weight the tube. When the
instrument is immersed in clear water
it is astonishing how many fathoms
down the observer can see.
Caughtl
Thomson (overtaking Jonson on the
lntter's issue from a feminine friend's
house)—What's the trouble, dear chap
—.1 misunderstanding? Jonson (gloom
ily)—Exactly—a miss understanding!—
Judge.
Poetry.
Poetry is the record of the best and
happiest moments of the happiest and
l«>^t minds.- Shelley.
Lux is just the thing for doing
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Com anient to use and sure and safe
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Truck garden across river from
Skasrway, contains 5 3-10 acres,
about two acres under cultivation.
Gc-od house, all kinds of tools, suit
able for chicken ranch. Inquire
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bv all Druggists.
Take Hail s Family 1'ii.s for constipation.
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(Continued from last Issue)
Lafc gasped In astonishment and al
most swallowed his tobacco.
"Look a-here, young teller," he said
"1 dunno what kind o' dominies you've
sot to New York, but up here ministers
of the gospel don't allow no such car
rying on in their houses. Gldap!"
Jlinnite felt vaguely that he had of
fended and offered prompt reparation.
"Excuse me," lie said humbly. "I
didu't mean to make no break."
"Freely granted!" cried Lafe. "City
ways ain't country ways, I guess, but
you seem a right nice young feller.
Gldap!"
Jlmmle blushed, and for the rest of
the ride neither ventured on any fur
ther conversation. Lafe's sister met
them at the bead of I he farm lane and
greeted Jlmmle with a motherly smile.
"Well, Lafe," she cried, " 'Lympla
ain't so spry as some. You'd better
come light in an" set down. Biscuits
is burnin' this half hour past."
I'or utmost an hour Jimmie tucked
in honey iinu hot biscuit, with steam
In^ coffee and ham. until his ruddy
cheeks glistened and the waistband of
his trousers grew taut. By this time
the conversation assumed a more In
timate tone, and even Lafe thawc-d
out.
"Well, sister." ho said, "y'orter Keen
T.yrupla when tlie train came In. I
swan she was scalrt out of her wits!"
"She'll pet over it fast enough," Miss
Goodel commented, "when they cut
the railroad through the pasture lot."
I.afe slapped ills knee.
"Hy Gregory." he cried; "she'll never
pet over It, if that's what she's wait
ing for: That denied railroad com
pany won't own my pasture lot for
less than ?5ixi an acre unless they
steal It from me."
"Melibe they will," said Miss Goodel,
"if you stay up till all hours of the
night. You need to have a clear brain
if you want to get ahead of the rail
road company."
I.afe rose and stretched lazily.
"All right, sister," he grunted, and.
taking the lamp from the table, he
piloted Jlmmlc to the spare room on
the second tloor.
T'nder I.nfo's tutelage Jlinmle rapid
ly acquired all the accomplishments of
a hired man. and when his vacation
drew- toward Its close It had proved to
be as profitable for I.afe as It had
been enjoyable for Jimmie. A profu
sion of freckles obseured the healthy
I glow in the boy's cheeks, and n cast
off suit of Lafe's overalls completed
his transformation Into as rustic a
youth as never saw Fulton market or
the Brooklyn bridge.
It wns, therefore, not nt all surpris
ing that he should bo hailed as "bud"
by the thickset gentleman with the
jet black mustache who drove a smart
looking horse and buggy up the farm
lane.
"Who lives here, bud 7" he asked out
of one corner of his mouth.
Jlnimle took in at one comprehen
{ sive glance the panania hat, the dia
mond breastpin and the general air of
I Tenderloin insouciance that pervaded
the stranger's personality.
"Come again," Jimmie said.
I "Where's yer pap?"
"Tap?" Jimmie repented.
"Oh, rats!" the stranger broke In Im
patiently anil drove rapidly up the
lane. Jimmie gazed after him In un
affected surprise. That essentially ur
ban presence in its strange setting of
pasture and meadow affected the boy
like a whiff of East river breeze, and
he turned to his task of mowing the
j border of the lane, almost glad that
his vacation approached its close,
j A moment later the buggy drew lip
near the barn, where I.afe was busily
engaged currying Olympia's rough coat
with a handful of straw.
I "Mr. Lafayette Goodel?" the strang
I asked.
I I.afe nodded, and Ills visitor's bead;
j eyes rested on Olympla.
"That's a nice looking mare you've
got there, friend."
"I lay great store by her," Lafe re
plied dryly.
"About how much do you ask for
| her?"
I A GREAT RACKET
That is what a number of vis
itors havp said about the new
"Horseman" tennis racket, of which
j wo have just received a complete
] line direct from the manufacturers.
Piinces range from $2.50 to $10.00.
All are guaranteed against defects.
Conio in and look them over. Kel
Ur Bros Drug Co. ' tf
SWAT THE FLV
Don't go fishing without good
flies. Trout are taking the fly
tbtse fine days, and you'll find the
greatest assortment of good flies it
tti) at Keller Bros. Drug Co. A
few favorite ones we name: Yel
low Jacket, Montreal, Governor
(red tip) Grey Hackle, Black
I-Iackle, Governor Black Hackle
(peacock body), Black Gnat, Grey
Drake, English Admiral, Seth Green
[Grey Hackle (gre«n body) White
Miller, Dusty Miller.
Lafo surveyed tho strnncrec'a three
year-old trotter for one admiring see
on<L
"I'll make an oven swap, be an
swereu, u u u
give yer $100 to
boot."
The stranger
laughed, "as If
he were being
paid for it," Lafe
said afterward.
"She ain't
mine," ho Tolun- [
teered. "She be
longs to the
United States
government."
"Shot" said
Lafe, resuming
the chewing of a
straw.
"And so do I"
the stranger con
tinued, flashing a
gilt badge.
"Do tell!" was
Lafe's comment
"Topographical
department."
»8ho ain't .nine." "Ain't nornm
ter do with Bell
in' trees?" Lafe suggested.
"Nope."
"Nor books?"
"Nope."
"Nor lightnln' rods?"
"Nope."
"Then put up yer horse an' step
round to the house."
"Fanning is my nnme—William K.
Fanning."
Lafe was not impressed.
"Well, I s'pose canvassers must liavo
names, same an other people," he said.
Mr. Fanning grew slightly purple.
"I ain't a canraser, and I don't want
to sell you anything. You understand?
I'm here to talk business." lie hurried
along bofore Lafe could get in a word.
"The United States topographical de
partment is making a map of this coun
try, and you may or may not know it,
but right on the creek that runs
through your pasture lot, nest to the
white oak tree,"—here Mr. Fanning
consulted a paper—"and thence twen
ty-four degrees forty minutes enst ten
chains and thirteen links"—
"Excuse me. Mr. Fanning," Lafe in
terrupted. "I ain't no land surveyor!"
Mr. Fanning waved an airy gesture
with his large white hand.
"That's all right," he went on;
"there nln't no necessity for me to con
tinue. The point Is this—right next to
that white oak tree is the center of
I>opulation of New York, Vermont,
Pennsylvania and Connecticut"
"Pretty lonesome there in winter, all
the same," I.ife suggested, lie shuf
fled his feet uneasily. "I'd be glad to
visit with you some more, but 1 got a
(Continued on Page 3.)
Safe In
Bed
(See next page.)
F. * A. M.
WUlto Pass Lodge
F. k A. M. No. 113
meet* 2d an<I 4th
FrL Br'gs. or each
mouih. VIMUcfc brothers are wel
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Whoeler. W. M.
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway ■ Lodge
Vol 431, B. P. 0.
E. meets first
and third Tliurs
^ day evenings at
MTffv 8:3rt .o'clock. Vis
uiup brothers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary
Fraternal Orilcr
i Ea«I«?—
Skagway Aerie
No. 25, Frater
aal Order of
biaglee msete the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially lavited to attend.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Mc
AlisUr, Secretary.
'ZJ"
Arctic BroSherh<>od.—
Camp SkagTvay No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
oM and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
m. s&arp. Visiting brotters cordial
ly -welcome. A, J. Achesoa, Arctic
Chief, W R alllery, Ar.'tia Ro-j
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