The
Route of
Comfort,
Speed,
Service
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
date steamers will operate regularly the entire length of the
Yukon River and tributaries, giving a service never before
equalled.
Our daily train service between Skaguay and White Horse
has been improved by the addition of modern
PARUOR OBSERVATION CARS
which are ^splendidly equipped with comfortable leather
chairs, writing desks, card tables dressing rooms, etc, afford- !
inj travelers an opportunity to view the famous White Pass
scenery in ease and comfort.
For^full information apply„to
J. E. DEMPSEY, Traffic'.Manager
Skaguay, Alaska
TheWhitePass d&YuKon Route
TIME TABLE No. 33.
Daily, except Sunday.
vi» I V Bound Mu. 2 S. llouml
at class lbt clase
I>S>0 a. ill.
12:05 ii. m.
l'.2:-15 p. ic.
1: 10 "
3:20 **
•>:5 0 "
1 ea»e«
Arrives
SkACUAY
WHITE PASS
HKi CABIN
BENXETl
CARIBOU
U HITEHOllSK
Arrivea 4:uO p. m.
Leases :J-20 "
2:30 "
" 1:50 "
" 11 • 48 a. m.
weaves 9 00 "
^asaengers must be at depot* !h time t» Care Baggage Inspected
Hud checked. Inspection 1» st'>pj.ed 00 minutes before leaving time of
.-alna.
150 pound* of baggage will bt> checked free witd each lull fare
ticket a«d 75 poundt with each half fare ticket.
Pur* Air . Pure Food , Pure Drir •
nrc essential to hcaltity growth
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9 ItATTLS.'VAjH.
SEATTLE'S
Leading Poyular Priced Hotel
Hotel [
Georgian
European Plan |
All Outside Sunny
Rooms. Elesamly i
Furnished j
Sample Kooms. p
Coir.mercla & Fam
ily trade solicited !
KATES ®
Single Kooins J1 ut>
Koomstrilb l>atli-fl 50
Twi> persons $.'.50 up
9. STvFFOKD £
Manager. ■
fake East LaKe car rrom Omor
Depot to Fourth. FOURTH AVE J
between Union & PlJr«v
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
THE B. M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, Alaska
Capital, $30,000.00. Surplus, $20,000.00
B. M. BEHRENDS, R. WILLIS' GUY.McNAUGHTON.
President Vice Pres. Cashier
Jack of
Diamonds
At Times the Hand Is
Quicker Than the Eye
By, MARVIN DANA
Copyright by FranU A. Munsey Co.
It happened more than a sco^ of
years ago. The golden spike bad Just
been driven at Portland, Ore.—that
Inst spike of the Northern Paeitic rail
road by which the continent was span
ned.
Helena, Mont., wrs in tlie heyday
of lusty, unabashed, crude youth. The
released graders from the completed
railroad thickened the crowds In Its
s::vets. All had money; all were aflame
to spend it. The egiy main street was
two Hues of saloons, dantfe halls, gam
bling hells, all open, all crowded from
j dawn to dawn.
Of tlit* several busy nif: isters of for
tune theu and there present, Railroad
Jim was the busiest lie ran a little
game of three card moute in a back
room off the Montana Parlors, by which
name was gtori ied one of tha smallest
and worst salocus in the town.
He was busy indeed, for custom was
brbl;. and he had no assistant An
assistant. 1 >> h ve bet-n anything but a
costly luxury, must have had liiiKers
as agile as .1 i: ■ s own. in their peculiar
way. Such a «ue was not to be had
very n idiiy The last had been shot
by an indignant victim. In Kailroad
Jim's opinion, (tie man had deserved
his fate. f»r lie had been culpably
careless, almost nwkward, and bad
thus invited his doom.
So now, perforce. Jim toiled Inde
fatigable W hen he slept was a mys
tery beyond any man's solving. His
meals were* udwiehes. swallowed dur
ing the progress of the saline, llis sole
drink was coffee.
Of course such labor deserved a re
ward. and equally of course Kailroad
Jim had it. A steady stream of men
slouched from the saloon into the buck
room and auon slouched out again,
much poorer ai (1 not a whit the wiser
for their experience.
Hut there wore uo complaints—except
agaii st the g' dd s of fortune, who, in
truth, v..- . most . a : i lantly and vlgor
• i*is • let, ■> bile the
osers i led n tod judgment
or iil itic th«»y ei >..y admired Jim
for the dexterity with which he bo
fooled them, (-'or he wou honestly—
he ran a sipi. • , g ie." trusting to the
artfuhua urii;s ten lingers lor his
modicum of prolit
All who gambled there knew that
Jim was honest, because he held the
gatue down to a limit. Any one can
see that, had lie cheated, the limit
would have bo n a palpable absurdity.
No man would refuse to take all he
could get on a certainty.
But Jim. aware i i.it a sufficiently
acute observer migl sometimes pick
the right card, refused to accept any
single bet of more than $200. To be
sure, no one had as yet offered to bet
so large an amount on one throw of
the cards, but that fact had no Influ
ence on public opinion.
Jim \\:is a large man, with a largo
nose," a large cliiu. a lofty bald skull
and bulging. glassy eyes. He was not
at all pretty, but very Imposing. lie
had big hands, too—hands that were
like brooding wings over the three
cacils with which he toyed so con
stantly.
It was really an edifying spectacle
to behold those han.ls as they manipu
lated the three cards—the tea of
spades, the teu of clubs, the jack of
diamonds. The cards seemed never
quite to disappear from view. More
over. the movement was rather slow
than hurried.
The faces of the cards were first ex
hibited. two in the right hand, one in
the left. Then they were held backs
up iind-deposlted softly, "tie by one,
on the table. All one need do was to
keep an eje persistently 011'the jack
of diamonds—to watch It unwinkingly
till it was'at last put down. Then it
only remained to place the bet and
finally to turn over the card selected.
Unfortunately for the crowd, this
card was rarely the jack. The unhap
py losers shook their heads and rue
fully admitted that Railroad Jim was
"a cussed slick un with th' paste
boards."
Among many others. Old Ike lost,
lie had been in Helena just a( week,
and already he was a familiar figure
in the various resorts. He wns a man
of about sixty, short, thin, clean shav
en. bright eyed, taciturn.
lie drank a moderate amount of
whisky without going ou the rampage,
aud he gambled here and there, also
in moderation. Every night he drop
ped in at the .Montana Parlors and
regularly made two fifty-dollar bets
with Railroad Jim. In his fourteen
efforts he had lost precisely $700.
However, he took his losses calmly
and remarked each night that he
guessed.lie could afford it. •whereby ail
his hearers knew bim to be a man of
wealth.
Ou the eighth night of his stay In
Helena Old Ike got drunk. He visited
every bar In the place and drank at
each with demo ..tie Impartiality.
Ano be varied this pursuit by a mild
effort to heat a :'a;\ B'ame, lu which he
failed lgnomlnously.
It was near mid( ight when he stag
gered into the, Montana Parlors and In
vited every man there present to the
bar. Having drunk, Old Ike announc
ed U> all and sundry that ho purposed
'buckln' ag'in" Railroad Jim's rnonte
game.
In the back room the crowd made
way for Mm, and he stationed himself
directly opposite the manipulator of
I the cards. With garrfilous comments
he made his usual two bets and lost
Every moment the effects of drink
showed more plainly In his flushed
cheeks and thickened speech.
Then suddenly. Just after the big
hands with the agile fingers bad
swept in the second $50, Old Ike be
came foolish.
"Is th' limit eff?" he demanded jind
stared at Railroad Jim with bloodshot
eyes.
Jim's orbs returned the old man's
gaze without apparent emotion.
" 'Taln't reg'lar," he replied life
j tessly.
! Old Ike banged his hand viciously on
i the table.
"Is th' limit off?" he shouted.
Railroad Jim ran a wary eye over
the company before he answered, then:
"All right, unless any gent objects,"
he declared coldly.
"Any ornery cuss as wants ter ob
ject 'd better say so ter me!" the old
man spluttered, glaring about And to
Jim: "Th' limit's off, huh? Bel right?"
"Th* limit's off," Railroad Jim agreed.
Old Ike drew forth a battered pocket
book and laid It before him on the
table, one hand still clutching it
"Throw yer keerds," he csmmanded.
Railroad Jim obediently displayed
the three cards to the company and to
the old man. All could see them dis
tinctly, the ten of spades, the ten of
clubs, the Jack of diamonds. The
thrower passed them back and forth
gently, slowly, then dropped them deli
cately one by one on the table.
"I'll bet ray pile I pick th' jack," Old
Ike clamored.
"llow much?" Railroad Jim asked.
His voice was colorless still, but a
Seek of red burnt in gitber cheek.
"Just a plumb $4,000!"
Ike opened the pocketbook and dis
played a thick roll of blllH. Twice he
counted them. There were tens, twen
ties, fifties, hundreds. The total -was
an even $4,000. He laid the money in
a neat pile on the table midway be
tween himself and the three cards.
"Match It," he commanded tersely.
Railroad Jim produced his pocket
book In turn and counted out an equal
sum in bills of largo denomination,
fresh from the ba-nk, his profits of two
weeks. This money lay on his side of
the table. Between the two heaps of
bills the three cards waited silently, ar
biters of fortune.
Suddenly something happened — a
swift movement, a dash, a thud. A
bowle knife stood quivering in the ta
ble, its polished steel a shaking flame.
The bowle's point was buried deep in
the table top, and it pierced and held
fast in Its place the center card of the
three.
Old Ike, his spectacular deed wrought,
stood back a little and laughed aloud.
The tension of the startled crowd re
laxed somewhat. They had expected a
robbery, a murder. They leaned for
ward in breathless attention.
"That's ray keerd," the old man cried
triumphantly. His right hand was at
his hip; his left pushed bis, stack of
bills up against the center card. "That's
my keerd," he repeated defiantly. "My
$4,000 Is bet on Jest that samo por
tlc'ler keerd. And it's there t* win!"
Railroad Jim had neither moved nor
spoken. Now the eyes of the two
men met and locked for a long half
minute, and neither flinched In his
stare.
But at last Old Ike again put forth
bis left hand, and now he turned over
the card on the right It was the ten
of spades.
A moment more of pause, then he
turned over the card on the left It
was the ten of clubs. The third card
remained face downward pinned to the
table by the bowle's blade.
Once more Old Ike raised his eyes to
those of Railroad Jim.
"Do I win?" he asked tauntingly.
And again be laughed.
The monte dealer throat his pile of
banknotes toward the old man. He
displayed no emotion, but the fleck of
color in his cheeks burned blighter
than before.
"Excuse me a minute, gents," ne re
marked in his cold tones. "I must git
some more money t' go on with." With
that he left the room by a back door.
Old Ike put away the $8,000 without
undue haste, chuckling softly. This
done, be pulled the bowle knife from
the table. As the blade left the wood
the card was loosened and fell on the
table face up. It was the ten of clubs.
A gasp of amazement went up from
the crowd. The three cards now lay
plainly revealed to all—the ten of
spades, the ten of clubs and—the ten
of clubs!
A chorus of exclamations broke forth.
The old man looked at the excited
crowd and waved his hand for si
lence.
"Where's th' jack o' dl'tnonds?" ~he
repeated contemptuously in answer to
the burden of the cries. "Why, Kali
road Jim sleeved th' Jack reg"ler. He
never let it on to th' table when they
was any money wuth while. Kept
that other ten o* clubs out o" sight be
hind it when he showed th' keerds,
then flipped the Jack intto his sleeve
with them long fingers o' his'a
"But I got onter his little game. An'
be didn't dast let me turn'up that oth
er ten o' clubs. He'd ruther pay. He
knew well yew'd string him up in
stanter. He"—
But Old Ike's voice was lost among
the shouts and curses.
The crowd rushed forth to wreak
vengeance on the man who had so
deftly fleeced them. They were too
late. Helena knew Ballroad Jim no
more.
Ike followed the crowd, sober.
Spread to Body, Limbs, Back and
Ears, If Scratched Would Bleed
and Smart. Cuticura Soap awi
Ointment Completely Cured
U. V. D. No. 2, Sunfleld, Mich. — "I was
troubled with eczema. It began with a ssoro
oa tho top of the ecalp, broke out as a pimple
ana grow larger untu it was a
largo red spot with a crust
or scab over it. TiiLs becamo
larger finally covering the
entire scalp and spread to
different parts of the body,
the limbs and back and in the
ears. These sons grow larger
gradually until somo wore 33
largo as a quarter of a dollar.
They would Itch atid if scratched they would
blood and smart. The clothing would Irri
tate them at night when It wits being re
moved causing them to itch and smart so I
could not sleep. A watery fluid would run
from them. My scalp became covered with
a scale and when the hair van raised up it
would raise this scale; the hair was coming
out terribly. My scalp and body itched all
the time.
"After using Cutlcura Soap and Ointment
with two applic ations we could notice a great
difference. My way of using the Cutlcura
8oap and Ointment was to apply the Oint
ment to the sores and all over the scalp, then
after I would wash the sores and scalp with
the Soap. In a month's time I was com
pletely cured." (Signed) Mrs. Bertha
Underwood, Jan. 3. 1913.
Cutlcura Soap 25c. and Cutlcura Ointment
BOe. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of
caeh mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad
dress post-eard "Cutlcura, Dept. T, Boston."
43"*Mcn who shave and shampoo with Cu
♦UviraRoap will find it best for skin and scalp.
HOWS THIS
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case oX catarrh that caj
not be cured by HaU'e Catarrh Cure.
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0.
We, the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for the past 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga
tions made by his firm. Walding, Kin
nan & Marvin, Wholesale arugglsta o
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti-l
patllon. .
Prime Numbers.
It might appear at Qrst that every
number can lie divided t>y some num
ber besides itself and one; but many
numbers cannot, and it they cannot
they are kuowu as prime numbers. Of
all the numbers having a value of less
tbau 1.0(H). there ore 1GU that are
prime. Of these twenty-six are smaller
than 100. twenty-one appear between
100 and 200, sixteen between 200 and
300, sixteen between 300 and 400,
seventeen between 400 and 500. four*
teen between 300 and GOO, sixteen be
tween 600 and 700. fourteen between
700 and 800, lifteen between tWO and
900 and fourteen between 000 and
1,000.
H is Vacation,
A woman had a negro cleaning the
yard for her. His wife had been dead
for several years. So his employer
seized a favorable moment and pro
ceeded to sound bim.
"John," she said, "you're a good,
steady man. Lots of woraen^wonld be
glad to have you. Why don't you get a
wife?"
John leaned on his rake and scratch
ed his head reflectively.
"Well, I tell you," he replied. "Yon
know I was married seven years, an*
I've got to have a rest"—Indianapolis
News.
Algerian Olive Tree*.
In Algiers olive trees spring up wild
and are grafted where tliey stand. In
some regions they are so close as to
tonch overhead. The average annual
yield for a tree is eighty to 100 pounds.
Some of the trees are believed to be
over 400 years old. It is estimated that
there are over 5.000,000 wild olive trees
in Algiers. The grafting of these is be
ing carried out systematically under
the auspices of the government.
Sheridan's Retort.
Pitt bad answered a speech of Sheri
dan's and complained when the latter
proposed to rejoin that Sheridan al
ways wanted the last word.
"Not at all." said Sheridan, Instantly
withdrawing his request to be heard.
"I am content with having had the last
argument"
Spain's Royal Bodyguard.
The Spanish royal family has an es
pecial and historic bodyguard to pre
vent Intrusions. For centuries the
Monteros, who must be natives of the
town of Espinosa and have served
with henor in the army, have had the
exclusive privilege of guarding the roy
al palaces by night In tbelr historic
costume and wearing felt shoes they
take up their posts at midnight outside
the rooms of the king, queen and other
royalties, while detachments patrol the
halls and corridors all night long.
They speak no word, acknowledging
each other's presence by Bign and
countersign. In the morning they dis
appear as silently, giving place to the
ordinary sentries and attendants.
Bonded Tf his Keys—Gibson, Moun
Vtrnon and Belmont. The best of
Reer—Blue Ribbon, Budweiser aqd
Pale Ranter, at the Mascot, Tele
phone 87. ft
Fallen House
Electric Lights
Rooms Single or en Suite
l Baths on each fleer
Famous (or its Home Cooking,
Milk, Cream, Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own daW, I
Fresh Eggs, etc'
Rates $2.50 Per Day and; Up j
Well Lighted, Large Sample 1
Rooms for Traveling Men. '
MANCFACTTJHINO
JEWELER
Curios, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
China and Cut Glass
Official WatcW Inspector for tLe
W. P. &. Y. Route
H. S. PULLEN, Prop.
Skagway. Alaska |
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Mail Orders given prompt car*
RAW FURS
—: WE PAY :—
HIGH ■ PRICES
FOR FINE FURS)
——— ',/
WRITE FOR PRICE LdflT
Percey's Fur House
Oihkosh, . WUcoiuLi f
SHE 6KAGWAY
Pioneer Dairy
H. 0. SKEilAN, Prop.
I THE SMUtt MILK BMCBv
The largest and bast oo*
dueted dairy la AlaBia.
Dally shipment® o* port
milk and cream to all polatu
oa White Paaj * Tukaa
Route.
SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS
i TO THE
llll
MINNEAPOLIS, - MHW.
W-. ite for
Alaska Furs a Specialty
Very Top Price* Paid.
Make - Trial - Shipment
juntauSttaittibipee.
U. 8. MAIL STEAMER
Georgia
Schedule of Soiling! From
JULY 1st, TO SEPTEMBER •»«».
Sailing Dates And Steamer Sub
ject to Change Without Notlc«
Juneau-Sitka Route
Leave* Junean for Dpufltf, Vfln
Ur. Hoonah, Gypsum, Tana*®*,
Killlsnoo, Chatham and SltS*
EVERY WEDNESDAY AX X3.*#l
a. m.
Juneau-Skagway Route
Leaves Skagwaj for BainaB, E3
dred Rock, Comet, Jualio, »a6tu
el Island, Eagle "Wrtf, Doo^aa
and Juneau,
EVERY SUNDAY AT 13:01 a, m.
WILLIS E. NOWELL. Manager.
Only One "BROMO QUININE,* that k
Laxative Bromo Qtrinint
")ures a Cold in One Day, Grip in J Days
0 Tfcj&vru £