The
Route of f tttif ! Service
Comfort, Safety.
Through Tickets to and from Dawson, Fairbanks and all
Interior Alaska and Yukon River points.
YUKON RIVER SERVICE
•during the season of navigation our fleet of modern, up-to
Jate steamers will operate regularly the entire length of the
^ ukon River and tributaries, giving a service never before
equalled.
O r daily train service between Skaguay and White Horse
has been improved by the addition of modern
PARLiOR OBSERVATION CARS
v.-hich are splendidly equipped with comfortable leather
chairs, writing desks, card tables, dressing rooms, etc., afford
ing travelers an opportunity to view the famous White Pass
•enery in ease and comfort
For full information apply to
J. E. DEMPSEY. Traffic Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
ha vVhitePass &Yukon Koyte
TIME TABLE No. &i.
Daily, except Saturday.
No. • N. B'-uud
0:;}o a. m. lea re*
11 ;0'> " "
U: }."> [x. in.
1:4.'. "
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOO CABIN
BENNETT
» " CARIBOU
r.r,ti " Arrivvs WH1TEHORSE
Pasde&gers must be at depot* ta time t* hare Baggage Inspected
aii'l checked. Iuspectioa la stopped 30 minutes before leaviug time of
(rale*.
150 rounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare
ticket h 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
No. 2 S. Bound
lbt cla38
Arrives 4:50 p. in.
Leaves :{-^0 "
" 2:30 "
" 1:50 "
" 11:48 a. m.
Leaves y uo "
ft* WHARFINGERS AND
JVioores Wnart {warehousemen
Phone 11
All Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Wharf
--Regulations June 1. 1913
Waieh-3'jse open for delivery of merchandise from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M.
— Wharfage Tariff
Genera merchandise $1.00 per ton. Weight or measurement.
Horses. Mules and Cattle 75 c per head. Sheep and Hogs 25c per head.
Lumhcr $1.00 per Thousand feet. Board Measure.
All checked Baggage 25c per pice.
No Wharfage Charge on Baggage Unchecked.
NUT COAL REDUCED TO $9.00 BULK—$10.00 SACKED.'
pLi. Air . Pure Foc<( . Pure Drift *
arc essential to healthy grtWth
£r.
P:iItPrt
? ''£} > '>• :4..<S e
;p^' Sr tfTLEPfcEWDKiMAlStoCC
9 JIATIH.-WAJH.
SEATTLE'S
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Hotel
Georgian
European Plan
*11 Outside Sunny
Rooms. Elegantly
Furnished
Sample Rooms.
Comroerda & Fam
ily trade solicited j
RATES
Single Rooms ?t up
Roomswlth jatli?! 50
Two personS iC.jO up
C. S. STAFFORD
Manager.
Taka East LaXa car from Unioa
Depot to Fourth. FOURTH AVE
between Union & P1V*.
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
THE B. M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, Alaska
Capital. $30,OX).00. Surplus, $20,000.00
B. \1. BEHRENDS. J. R. WILLIS. GUY McNAUGHTON, *
President Vice Pres. Cashier
A Coattxl Tongue Moans Slug
gish Iilver and Bowels—
Listen, Mother!
Your child Isn't naturally cross
and peevish. Sea If tongue is coat
ed; this is a sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When ljstless, pale, ftfvcrish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't cat, sleep, or act naturally,
has sour stomach, diarrheoa, remem
ber a gentle liver and hovel cleans
ing should always be the first treat
ment »lven.
Nothing equals "Purol* Syrup
ot Figs" for children's i'ls. Give a
teaspoonful and In just a few hours j
all the foul waste, sour bile and
fermenting food, clogged in tho j
bowels, passes out of the system i
and you have a well and playful
child again. All children love thl3
harmless fruit laxative and It never ;
falls to effect a good "Inside" cleans!
Ing. Directions for babies, children I
of all ages and grown-ups are plain
ly on each bottle.
Mothers, keep It handy In yourl
home. A little given today save3 a I
sick child tomorrow, bat got the i
genuina—50c per bottle at Kel
ler Bros. Drug Co.
The Skeleton
In the Closet
Thereby Hangs a Tale.
By F. A. MITCHEL
T'je city of New York was founded
<>ti the southernmost point of Manhat
tan Island and lirst grew to the east
ward. l.ater it started up Broadway,
.mi tiie east side, as it is called, fell
into decadence. But till after the be
,'iniiing of the utneteenth century the
handsomest residences were In the
neighborhood of the East river.
N 'i;e years ago workmen engaged In
teariug down an old dwelling near
Fnu klin s'liir.re—in which Washington
ivcii wiii-n first Inaugurated president
-'"line upou a closet built In a wall
in whit h was a skeleton. How it got
there was a mystery, for there was no
openiii:; to t!ie closet. It being inclosed
within r> uf thick walls. The find was
ret' re-1 to a historical society, which
: ;>i in' 1 lleileger Bogardus, an an
i1 - ari;:to investigate the whole
matter and report. The following Is
evr.u-ted from the papers filed with
the society:
"The faft that the skeleton was
fo'jii'l within four solid walls Is easily
ox; tin<>d. The house was repaired
in id ntered during the last decade of
i eighteenth century, and the wall
wh civ in was the door to the closet was
made \»hole. The apartment inclosed
w;:s of such size that workmen would
n«t neci sarily have seen what it con
taii • d. cspeci illy since there were no
windows t«> admit light In that part of
the house.
"AS TO mere UL-Iiiy sutu « nu.id ..
nil. the story connected with It la a
?iir»;- io»it explanation. for tho opening,
w! icli \\ m - >v tilled up, was closed by a
-liiii; tr f: iiel. What has not been sat
isfactorily explained is the use for
which the closet was designed. At
tlie Hire the house was built such se
cret cli .Miliers were not uuusunl, espe
ci sll.\ in the homes of those who were
in >nst:Mit danger from some enemy.
I'.ut in America when the country was
first settled avenues of escape were
rather tunnels through which the set
tlers nilsht save themselves from be
sieging Indians. It seems probable
that tho house in Franklin square was
thus provided by Its builder, Melnheer
Vau Vranken. simply because he had
a similar closet Iti his residence lu Rot
terdam, for it appears that his ances
tors were prominent officials in the
Netherlands during that period when
the bloodthirsty Duke of Alva held the
country in his grip."
I'.ut to the story I have unearthed
concerning the skeleton found in the
closet. Meinheer Van Vranken came
to America in 1058. bringing with him
what >vas in those days a fortune.
Soon lifter landing he sent to Holland
for brick with which to build bis resi
dence mid completed it in 1GC2. model
ing it after his home lu Rotterdam,
even to the secret closet. When it was
completed the house was the flnest in
the city, which was then a Dutch town
and called New Amsterdam.
Now. it was in 1004 that the city
was captured by the English, the
Dut hrien refusing to make an effort
t" defend it despite the protestations
i>f their governor. Peter Stuyvesant,
who stamped with bis wooden leg
and swore by St. Nicholas that they
were an arrant set of cowards, un
worthy of the protection of their patron
saint.
This change in the government was
also n bitter pill for Melnheer Van
Vranken to swallow. He was Dutch
from the crown of his head to the soles
of his feet, and his ancestors, who had
been sailors, had fought the English
when tho Netherlands were a power on
the sea. Now, meinheer bad a very
pretty daughter, Anneke by name, who
much hiore readily adapted herself to
the new country than her old father,
who could be content in it only so long
as it was Dutch. When tho English
lauded many of the Inhabitants of New
Amsterdam went down to the Battery,
where the aquarium now stands, to see
them come ashore. Among them was
Anneke Van Vranken, buxom and with
eyes as blue as the heavens above and
two ropes of flaxen hair hanging down
her back.
One of the boats which brought BUp
piies ashore was commanded Ijy Ralph
EgglestonT" a midshipman, nineteen
years old. three years Anneke's senior.
Though six feet In Ills stockings, ho
wore tho jacket of a middy, decorated
with brass buttons, that shone re
splendent in the sun and added to the
attractions of his handsome person. His
eye lighted upon Anneke. who stood
among those looking on, and Anneke's
eye lighted on him. To her this young
man giving orders to a dozen stalwart
men, who obeyed his slightest com
mand. was little less than a god. But
the young man was 011 duty and, hav
ing unloaded his boat, set off for his
ship, lying out In the Hndsou river.
Busy as ho was. however, young Eg
gleston found time to give Anneke Van
Vranken an admiring glance, and In
return there was a rapture in her eyes
at what was to her :i heavenly vision.
It was but a few days after this that
while walking under (he suns of the
fort, whereon tho English had replaced
the Dutch flag. Anneke met the mid
shipman. who wns on shore leave,
strolling about with a brother officer.
This meeting seems Jo have resulted
In an acquaintance between I'xlph and
Anneke. but how It was broneht about
is not known. First sight lovers are
not apt to be kept apart through tho
want of an Introduction. Be this as
It may, the two went together down
to the southernmost point of the island
and passed the time there til! sunset
(when the midshipman's leave expired),
sitting on a rock making love with mat
rapidity which cau uuly be attained ■
by persons in their teens.
Egglestou wished to visit Anneke in
her home, but she told him that the
sight of an Englishman was enough to
throw her father into a lit. and if he
knew that she bad made the acquaint
ance of one of those who had taken
the elty and changed its uamc from
New Amsterdam to New York he wor,: '.
sail back to Holland with her by Hie
first vessel going there. Therefore, uot
being able to meet the girl who had
charmed him in her own home, he
made an appointment to meet he r else
where.
The next meeting between the Kng
llshman and the Dutch girl was in (hi*
wise: Anneke was standing on the
shore of the East river just north of
the wall that gave the present name
to Wall street, not more than live or
six minutes' walk from her home. A
boat pulled by a single oarsman was
coming round the southern end of the
island and approaching the shore where
Anneke stood. She went down to (lie
water's edge, the boat's stern was
swerved to the shore; she stepped in.
and the boat continued its course in
the direction of the islands lying to the
eastward.
It is unnecessary to mention that the
oarsman was Ralph Eggleston, who had
pulled around from the Hudson rivet* i
to meet his new found sweetheart to j
take her for a riile on the East river,
where they could make love without
being: Interrupted. Instead of pulling1
•cross the river and thence south on
the opposite shore nnd returning by
Governors Island, they very foolishly
went directly past Anneke's home.
True, the house was some distance
from the shore and perhaps she thought
that she might not be seen from there.
She did not reckon or. the fact that
the house was on a hill and that her
father had brought to America the
very spyglass with which his father.
Captain Van Vranken, had discovered
a British ship that he had attacked
and sunk. Melnlieer happened at the
time of this boat ride to be strolling
about his grounds. Unfortunately for
the lovers the sunlight was reflected
from the gold trimmings of-the officer's
uniform. Meinheer Vau Vranken, won
dering what one of those haled naval
men was doing out on the water with
a woman—who must be Dutch—went
to the house, took down Captain Van
Vranken's spyglass, brought it to bear
on the occupants of the boat and. to
his horror, discovered his daughter
there in company with a British of
ficer.
I know not what immediately fol
lowed the revelation. The next link in
the chain of the story is that Meinheer
Van Vranken determined (o shake the
dust of Manhattan Island off his shoes
—since it had become English soil—and
go back to Rotterdam with his family.
By this move he intended to separate
Anneke from the English midshipman
who had crept into her affections while
her father was drinking destruction to
the English fleet iu drafts of schnapps.
Anneke was put under a strict
watch during the period in which the
preparations were being made for t it
return to the Netherlands, for there
■was much to be accomplished. Even
the heavy four post bedsteads re
quired the strongest horses on the is
land tn <inur fiiem to the landing and
n lighter of extra srt«e to tike tlicra to !
the ship. .\nneke was In charge of
Katrlna Leu ike. an old ninld. who bad
no sympathy for yotmg lovers and bat
ed tii * r'.i.t.;.. !i. This v,'ouiuii was en
joined i;ot to let her charge out of her
sight for a single moment, and since I
the father feared tbe young midship- j
man might, under, pretense of search
lug the house for arms, bring a party '
of men to take awny bis sweetheart n ,
six pound cannon was mounted at the |
only : :m: in the iii,li wall surrounding ,
tbe place.
The day the family were to sail for
Holland Katrinu I<eniko and Auneke
were left in the house till the.lost mln- 1
ute, while Meinbeer Van V ran ken su- |
perintended the hauling of tbe last of
the 1. usehold goods to the landing. |
When he had finished bis task and 1
seen bis family and goods put on hoard I
the ship lie returned for his daughter 1
and her duenna.
Lie found tbe house vacant
From this point tbo story is vague. ,
It does ■ >t appear >' -it Katrin.i Lemke j
was ever found. The next heard of <
A uncle" Van V rani-ten she was living I
in England, the wife of Captain Sir j
l:-i!ph Kjrgloj i >n of the Pritish navy. '
The loss of the din una and the escape 1
of her chai-re are lu lie accounted for 1
only by c ij' ture. though there is an j
unsul/.-t.int! ued tradition that it was j
explain I y Lady Egglestou. This ex-1!
planati >n accords with the rcccnt dis-'
covery of the skeleton in the closet. j
The tra .iiion is that while the two
>. m< •. ere alone together in the Van j
Vranki n home Anueke broke away \
from her jailer and hid in the closet, j
The <' eiin i i .lloueil her and entered j
the el"- ■!. an At neke slipped out and i
shot th door. Anueke, thinking only S
c: ted U her lover, who caiue ashore,
married her and took her to his ship.
Aiilv.a'.o did not know—what I now |
i * have U-t n the casi—that III j
to? the door of the < loset It had
In 1 by a spring lock. The panel :
•i ' luialh-ally with the closing i
of t k Ii My theory is that Kutri- '
i: i I/'iaUp was caught In (he closet, i
can ' of release herself and perished. ;
1) i'i| lex* the skeleton discovered there
was hers. Tills theory is home out j
h;. e fa t that it is the skeleton of a
wc: :u
Don't forget to take a Kodak with i
you when you go to Whitehorse. j
liavo plenty of films. Better see i
Keller's before you go.
A two-Lit fishing polo will catch j
aj many fisU at a $6.00 jointed ■
rod. You can get either at Hartwlg- .
seu's, Etii and Broadway. 10t-5-i9 E
Don't bother with developing and
finishing your Kodoic films. Take .
them to Keller's. They'll do them (
right for you.
ClUa MEAT COCK TAILS ;
at
Tlio Pack Train Restaurant j
ServU'o a la carte.
HAND LAUNDRY— Tho Jafndos
Hand Laundry oa Third Brteet next'
io Golden North Hotel, does your J
washing without shrinking the .
clothes. Family work given careful
attention. tf.
If you have, a Vest Ponla-t Kodak ;
with you when you go fi3Liug, you '
are doubly sura o£ success. You j
can get some lasting evidence of j
the trip, and the cost of the camera •
and photos will re a trifling ex- j
pensa wheu compared with the
pleasure. Get in Eastman at ]
Keller's.
Seattle and Portland papers may ;
bo purchased at tho Long News .
stand at Depot. tf.
Have you seen the "Ideal" -10- .
jard, nlcklo plated multiplying fisli
U's reels that Kellers' are selling ;
tor 75c? Have a look. They're worth .
tbe money.
Flys, Rsds, Lines, Crei-ls, Reels,
and all kinds of fishing gear for
trout or larger fish at Hartwigsen's
Cigar Store, 5th and Brcadway.
Bonded WHisseya—Gibson, Moan
Vtrnoa and Belmont. The best of
Be..r—Blue Ribbon, Budweiser and
P'.o Raniar, at tho Mascot, Tele
phone 67
LAVE XoFu LAUXDKV DO-VE
THE WAY YOU WANT IT
H. 0. Banta, 1'iop.
ITuiucg Alaska.
Can be relied upon to turn out
the best work at tlio Best Prices.
Lcnvo your bundles nt
Hartwigsen's
Cigar Store
on Saturday and
it will bo returned
the following Saturday
Try It for a Few Weeks
You make a mistake if
you do not stop at
THE
Pullen House
Electric 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
Rales $2.50 Per Day and Up
Well Lighted, Large Sample
Rooms for Traveling Men.
H. S. PULLEN, Prop.
Skagway. Alaska
J. IKUTA
MANUFACTURING
JEWELER
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official Watck Inspector for the
W. P. & Y. Route
Mail Orders given prompt care
RAW FURS
WE PAY
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE FOB PRICE LIST
Percey's Fur House
■ Oshkoih, - Wi*con»in
THE SKAGWAY
0 Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SEEMAN, Prop.
I THE SANITARY MILK RANCH"
Tlie largest and best con
ducted dairy In Alaska.
Daily shipments of pure
milk and cream to all point*
on White Pass & Yukon
Route.
SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS
TO THE.
UBltillCO
MINNliAPOLIS, - MINN.
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Air ska Furs a Specialty
Very Top Prices Paid.
Make - Trial - Shipment
juseaa Steamsbipgo.
U. 8. M-VIL STEAMER
corp
Jiineau-Sitka Route
weaves Juneau for Douglas, Fun
ter, Hoonah, Gypsum, Tenakee,
Killlsnoo, Chatham and Sitka at
2 a. m., April 5,'11, 17, 23, 29,
May 5, 11, 17 23, 29, Juno 4, 10
1C, 22, 28.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Janoau for Douglas, Eagle
River, Sentinel Light Station, El
drid Rock Light Station, 'Comet,
Haines, Skagway, 2 a. m., April
3, 9, 15, 21, 27, May 3, 9, 15,
21, 27, "June 2, 8, 14, 20,'26.
,V3IiLIS E. NOVELL, Manager.
3nly One "EHOMO QUININE,' that is
,axative Bromo Quinine
Dures a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days
em* £ -
rryVt* 25c