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GKJB FOLKS, AND HANDLE BAK
D.VXCE ROUGH OX
"PASSES GBR8''
i"% avldeat from a recent efiu
■lo* by th« humorist o' Keru craek
tfca tome passen?er, traveling on
jZS tar travel with th* mall teams
befvixt' Seward and Anchorage, or
♦ho o«har way around, has been
jpwrtng a tale of woe and suffering
{Bt9 [ho recipient ear of one T. "W
Draytoa,
Anyiow the only T>eople who can
apt" r*c rata hla remarks anent 'pas
■enfers on a dog sled are those who
have been passenrers or drivers.
He-oa^ imofg other things:
"Persons accustomed to the luxur
Mi appointments of narlor cars,
owdern ocean liners and comfortabl
automobiles would find variety 11
ac« latMfactlon In making a trip a*
a oaasenger oa aa Alaskan dog slo
Pttifcally all mail contractors con
ftoct a pasaenger business at rate!
which yary from 25 cents to 3 c
eon's a. mile. Each passenger ser
vtco makee a uniform charge, bu
f£?SV* i^ongerB^t 'iippoara tha
ti-a Tales provide a lady may rid<
all way excepting where grades
to nearly perpendicular as tc
eadaager spilling her out behind
bat a male paasenger is supposed ♦<
rot out aad lend a hand where deei
sao* drifts or other obstruction
maka It necessary. Of course, he
Talks up steep grades and also
dowa. Theoretically this is op
tioaai with the passenger, but a
sua who stays on a t-led up grade
aad thus adds his weight to the
httrdos of the overladen dogs can't
avoid feeling like a brute, while
I'Sui who stays on a sled down
grade aad' chances breaking his
»*ik should control bd lost, can't
avoid feeling like a fool. A good
many things are apt tc. happen en
reutf < to upset the passengers'
peace of mind. For example, now
aaj then a team of dogs cannot
renlsf tho temptation tc take off
after a rabbit which happens to
fcouad across the trail In front of
taem; In which case the long nar
row sled upon leaving the beaten
trail Is almost certain to upset and
•pill the doting passenger head
*tct heels In a bank of snow any
where from K: to 10 feet deep.
Wherp dogs acquire lhl3 rabbit chas*
tag fault It to become a
aula with them and the only way
to guard against possible disaster is
for the dTiver to jog along in ad
vance of the team. Where this
orcura the passenger i3 supposed to
tro* behind aad manipulate the
haadie bars where the trail Is faiT
\y even, or to go In front and work
tho gee pole where tha going is
roagh or the grade heavy.
A gee pole is a stout piece of
How's This?
W« efier One Hundred Dollars
Rtward for any case of Catarrh
th«t cannot be cared by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
T. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
_ we, the undersigned, have known F. 3.
CkMMjr tor the last 15 years. and believe
W»t perfectly honorable In all business
transactions snd financially able to carry
Oct aat ebiljaiions made by his firm.
national bank of commerce.
„ Toledo. O.
Hal' s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
actnc directly upon the blood and mu
eona surfaces of the syscetn. Testimonial!
8"t free. Pr'ce .5 cenu per bottle. Sold
r «n Pmrgists.
IWs Hall • Fararty puts for cuostlp&tloo* «•
timber, resembling ztlio .tongue of
a wagon attached to tie Bide aad
projecting In front of t&« Blod,
and la used to guide It around ob
structions i^nd uneven' surfaces. -As
a means of diversion there are
manj things preferable to yorklnj
a ge<5 pole. Moet paaseagerB pre
fer the haadle bar assignment
where It Is possible, by assuming _aJ
attitude resembling <aa inverted. V
to jump oa the protrudingBlot
ruanerB and secure-& bit of res
now and then. In point of fact,.thi
temptation to Jump pa and.xide..i
virtually frresls table, partlculaxly t
| a fleshy passenger who hae beei
dragged along at a dog trot fo
several miles and finds himself bad
' ly winded.
Right here misfortune rides Jiax
upon the he^ls of the novice wh
yields to temptation. In jumping fo
;l?e rut nets it's tea to one he wiJ
miss one of them; in which case oa
ioot sails merrily forward while th
other struggles desperately to in
plant itself firmly in the stab!
I earth and remain behind. It
jr-ally Impossible to pas* throug
; this experience and retain., one
" I P/\mnr.aurft Tndftftd. irriUvbl© &E
both of resentment and astonisl
'; mtut at the result.
Just as often the novice in jumj
inr misses both runner*. This e:
perience differs from. tha oth<
only in detail* and .not in its e:
feet upon the elemental quality <
dignity. If the sled b* moving a
a considerable rate of speed, an
the passenger retain his. grip ui
on the handle bars, he at one
tak»s oa a convulsive mc
tion which flutters him rapidly be
tween an instable horisontal an
an uncerUin hypotenuBe, while hi
feet alternately pound the trail ani
descr" e frantic motions In mid air
suggestive alike of indecision ani
uncertainty. At this point th<
passenger becomes engrossed In i
number of complicated problems
am^ng others whether it were bet
ter to loosen his grip, upon th<
handle bars and take a header int<
the icy trail, or hold on and suf
To Cure a Cold in On® Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. Stop the Coagh and Headachc
<>.nd work off the Cold. Druggists refuqt
money ii it fails to care. E. W. Grove';
tigaatare is oa each box. 25 cents.
1897 1916
Established 18 Years
PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REALTY
COLLECTIONS
GENT, AGENT
NOTARY Public
in offioe
4th Avenue. Skagway
fer a more leisurely death by dis-!
tributlDK himself p oomeal along j
the route. If by chanco tho driv- i
or notices the p 'ngpr'e plight, j
Is reasonably ;;bea4 or his time
schedule, and not otherwise en-1
gfi-ged, he will slo»\ dawn the team, i
the disheveled pas^. ;er will drop
limply to the grouud and receive
as a 'reward lor his supposed care
lessness comments v-hicli the driver
iutends as a stiugiug rebuke. —
(From syndicate corn ipondence c|
Thomas 13. Drayton.)
CIVIL SERVICE QUIZ
for rosrroN op mate
The U. S. Civil service commis
sion annouuces that a mate examin
ation will be held Jan. 2S, 1916,
to fill existing vacancies as first
and ' =>cond mate, $1200 and $1080
Per annum, respectively, on both th<
steamer "Jacobs" and the steamer
"Davis" at Fort Gibbon, Alaska.
The age limits for t'lis examination
are 20 to 50 years. Applicants whc
desire to be considered for first
mate must have license for the Yu
kon liver; for second mate experi
ence on the Yukon -river is required
Applicants wit i experience In Al
askaa waters, other than Yukoi
river, will bo considered for va
cancies that may occur elsewhere
1' they hold the proper licenses, Ap
clicauts for this examination shoul<
file application Form 1800, whicl
may be secured from the local sec
retary of the Board oi .Civil Ser
vico Examiners, Surveyor General'
office, Juneau, Alaska, with thi
secretary, 11th Civil Service Dls
trict, Stuttle, Wash., by Januar;
28, 191»: The era.Jination con
sists or-ly of fillii -'crm 1800, to
gether i in the v • ired license.
KEEP 10US • 5 OF
PARENTS Oi-T OF THE
NATION'S hospital:
Western Drug Merchant Di»cusse
National Hoalth
3 MONRAD J. OLSEN
_ of Des Moines. In.. said, in nn Intel
view today,
3 "If each person in this country wouli
- take an occasional laxative dose, ou;
. hospitals would lose thousands upoi
thousands of patients."
Mr. Olsen farther stated that he wa:
i familiar with and had sold all the va
I rioua laxatives, mid that in his opinion
Rexall Orderlies is the most pleasant
» and sure remedy for constipation.
A Big
Cinch
pkeltty eoptL
I Oi'XL.v busted]
ISf Tons of rock]
flKD HEFf£ I AML
" flCTUflLLV E.ATING
(Soe neju . age.)
Zenith Oil for clocks, watches
i and typewriters. Thin in body it
| quickly reaches the l'inest parts of
these delicate mechanisms, lubricat
ing theo.n correctly without gum
ming; cleaning these parts and
preventing rust. 10c, 25c 50c bot
tles. Keller Bros., Solg Skagway
Agents. • I
LUX contains more real soap
tbau five times its weight in ordi
nary soaps or soap powder. Get it
for 10c at Kellers'. t£
NI2INA SHOWS UP
\Y£LI» during bummer I
C. C. clasen, who arrived from I
the N'zina repoxta that section as
showing up well. The past Bu
rner has been.an activoone far.tb®-f
miners in that flection, accord ng to
Mr. Clasen, an(^ BOme - K00^ clean
ups are expected in the epring. Tho
large companies 0-parating there
have large dumps out and all of
the smaller prospectors have made
good showings during the past eum
liner.—Juneau Empire.
❖ *
* PROFESSIONAL CARDS +
+ *
. t A A j. J. A 4> 4> + ♦ + + 4* +
UK. L. S. KELLfcR,
Mofi M'Xlnm, Mcih<xl»
Op«i,
Office JHours 9-1J a. m 1-6 p. m.
AJaakan Building - Broadway
3KAQWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM PAJLLI8TER, M. P.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist Ui the treatment of
■llneMU and deformities of tb© ojt
i «r, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, >*•
n'»c Alaska
W. B. 8TOL"l
4 ( t « f * • f At Law.
PtmUm is all court*
i la Territory of Alaska ..
'r Baiaet Alaaka
PIANO TUNER
Geo. Anderson, piano expert anc
factory representative for hlgl
grade pianos will be In Skagway 1:
the near future. Pianos for sali
and rent. Home address, Boc
991, Juneau, Alaska. Pullei
House, Skftg^ay. *2-17.
•J.************"
+ fraternal orders
* A f M
p..A A. ML.
WUlto PaM. X^xiS
?ri. Br'ga or eacl
'■omp Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
ElmeT L. WhMl»r, W. M
B. P. O. ELK]
Bkagway Lodg
No. 431, B. P. C
E. me«ta orer
Thursday arenia
at 8:00 o'clocl
Viaitlng broth
era cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, secretary
Fraternal Orda
E*!*—
Skagwaj Aerl<
No. 25, Frater
nal Order oi
--apies m?eu the, flat and third
•Vedneaday night of each, month ml
i their hall oa Fifth ayenue VtaKJap
j f> rot hers cordially is-ritei to attend
I L. ;'E. Hudson, W. P., J. K. 1M0
| Alister, Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meete «rery sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evening at 8:00 p.
m. anarr. visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. J. M. Keller, V. Arc
tic Chief, W. R. Hillery, Arctic
j Recorder.
Whitekorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way.
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Chawpaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable
"and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
Regina Hotel : Wbitehonc, f T
URINARY
DISCHARGES]
RELIEVED IN '
24 HOURS!
EachC-p. ✓",S j
sulc bears (MI0YJJ
the tuuneMff* ^ y|
Jkvart of eouitferfcUii
ALL DRrGOl8TSj
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria J
Vancc it, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Puf< ri irg, Wrangell, and KetchA*n
Lesvs Skaguiay
8.S. SPOKANE, Jan. 23 Feb. 3
OoMMCtp M Mtill wfclv throruic' jjissf-n £CT
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Satfblg Tueediiy aiwl Friday at 11 «. in.
FOB 8AJN TOANCISCO, LOB 4_v..ELtt, SAN DIEGO.
■ r . a I 11 I
flmnfk IHtrtt sold ud Mkggt^e itieckrt to tU potato 1b
United tM*tea cad Cutd*. For uo fall particular*,
»«Mmi ' " ' ' * V. A I'ErKRSON, Ajtal " ■"*""r
it H. BRANDT, «. A. P. U. Phone 50. SKAGWAT
t MS Meond At*., Seattle, W«afc
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
All Sailings Out
SAILINGS FROil 3KAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
f S. S. JEFFERSON
Jan. 23 = Feb. 2
\
Passenger* will be trersfeacd to Vancover or Victoria
without extr# charge.
i
S TKLEPHON'rKO.68. £ / fltAW. Agent, SKAGWAT.
SAILINGS from SKAGWAY
Winter Season
S. S. Princess MAY*
Jan. 26 Fob. 9-23 Mar. 8-19-29,
-TO —
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA. 'EATTLE, ETC.
Via PRINCE RUPERT
We cm Ticket You to Any Part of the World
Information'Cheerful;.', furnished by
F, F. W, LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phot- 87 or 141 (SKAGWAY
HIT THE TRAIL
FOR THE EAST
VIA THE
"Milwaukee"
The New Short Line and the Alaskan's Favorite
All-Steel Trains and a Top-Notch Service where You'll
be Among Friends fron. Start to Finish
For Information and Literature, write or ask
E. J. SHAW, Agent, Skagway, Alaska
A. 13. HARRIS, Trav. Pass. Agt., Juneau
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