uWearHoleproof Hose andFnd/heMend"
— T’S an old, old saying that “you never miss the
J| water 'till the well goes dry” and in this case
■ ;_ we’ve found it true. For the past several
weeks we have been out of some numbers and sizes
in Holeproof Hosiery and it seemed as if everybody
in town wanted Holeproof. Its really surprising how
many we could have sold. Now, however, our troubles
are not lack of hosiery---we have just received a new
lot and have your size and kind—we are in a position
again to supply you.
Prices are six pair Men’s Cotton, $1.50 and $2.00;
six pair Women’s Cotton, $2.00 and $3.00; six pair
Children’s, $2.00; three pair Women’s Silk, $3.00;
three pair Men’s Silk, $3.00.
Another Food Sale
33ie Ladies’ Aid will hold a sale of home-made
cakes; pies, brown bread, doughnuts, and other
good eats at this store Saturday Afternoon, April
17th. Don’t forget the time and place.
Valdez Mercantile Co. i*
TRUE VALUES
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington* D. C.
dentist
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over OH-! Drutr store Office hours
a a. m.. to 6 p. rn., 7 p. m..to9 p. ni. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
BONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House -
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTAN, PROP.
Si RICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward. Alaska
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Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
H. M. CARTER, President.
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdes, Alaska.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
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PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at lO A. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer tailing 15th calls Iliamna'and^Kodialc—All tailings call at Knik Anchorage
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Blp’ht reserved to change sohedu.e without notice
RICHARD J. RIN6W00D, Mgr., Seattle. VALDEZ DOCK GO. Local Agt.
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Saw It Coming.
"Yes, I Unow Billy is very wild, but
I’m going to marry him to reform
him."
“I told that boy a dreadful punish
ment would overtake him."—Cincin
nati Commercial Tribune.
Agony.
Mrs. Benham—1 suffered in silence.
Benlmm—You mean. I suppose, tbut
you wanted to tell a secret and the
wire was busy.—Chicago News.
Dissolution of Partnership.
The undersigned, Andrew M. Maro
vich, lias purchased the interest of
Tony Kowes in Louie’s Cafe and is
now the sole owner. All bills due the
partnership are to be paid to Andrew
Marovich and all indebtedness of the
firm will be paid by him.
ANDREW M. MAROVICH.
TONY KOWES.
11 lil Chas. Perry
Wajf^EATTLE
'LACompfefe Services
I § IN THE HEART OF
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses—Private Rooms for Patient)
For Terms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. A. Brown, his heirs and ad
ministrators and to all it may con
cern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1912,
1913, and 1914, the sum of three hun
dred dollars ($300.00), lawful money
of the United States, in labor and
improvements, upon your one-sixth
interest in those mining claims lying
and being on Mineral creek, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska,
which are known as the Monte Carlo
group consisting of the Monte Carlo,
Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No.
3, Monte Carlo No. 4, Monte Carlo
No. 5, Monte Carlo No. 6, the
location notices of said claims
being of record in the office of
the commissioner and recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 322,
323, 325, 326, and 327, of Book 2 Min
ing Records, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode
cltttins for the period ending Decem
ber, 1914.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 6th day of May, 1915,
you contribute your proportion of
such expenditure incurred in perform
ing said ahnual labor and improve
ments, which is the sum of three
hundred dollars ($300.00), your inter
est in said claims will become the
property of your co-owners, who have
made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said sec*ton.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4tb
day of February, 1915.
MIKE BARRETT.
JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
Last publication May 6. 1915.
WHEN MEN WORE MUFFS.
Likewise Silk Stockings and Plaid
Shawls and Capes.
In the good old days about which so
many men so dreamily read and pro
fess to reverence, and when men were
believed to he more bold anil dashing
and daring than they are now, the mull
was the thing or winter wear for men.
It was a regular part of a gentleman's
cold weather toilet.
Among Horace Walpole’s Christmas
gifts to his friend George Montagu, in
1070, were “Anecdotes of Painting," a
pamphlet on “Libels,” the "Castle of
Otranto” and a muff. That was the
period of the muff for men. It had
been an article of men's apparel for
many years before, und men retained
the muff for long years afterward, it
being cast off when men forswore col
ored silks and satins, rare laces and
jeweled shoe buckles.
It was not so far back in American
history that men wore silk stockings—
not merely silk' socks—and knee gar
ters and fancy garter buckles, and
many men walking the streets of
Washington today remember when
their sex wore brilliant plaid shawls
and when the cloth cape, called a
“talnm,” was the height of masculine
fashion. Now and then one sees a
gentleman of the old school walking
along with a gold headed cane and
wearing a somewhat motheaten, frayed
or shiny “talma.”—Washington Star.
AN ICEBERG AT SEA.
One of the Most Awe Inspiring Spoo
tacles In Nature.
There la nothing in nature so impos
ing nnd owe inspiring as the iceberg,
writes Lacey Amy in the Wide World
Magazine. It gives an overpowering
sense of relentless force, of dignity and
of brilliance.
Beneath the sun’s vivid rays or the
dark clouds of threatening storm, in
the moon’s cold beams or dimly
through the shadows of moonless
night, in calm and tempest—every one
of them, from the tiny “growler” to
the huge mass of spurs, rouses at first
glimpso an awe undiminished by a
growing appreciation of its beauty.
Always before one is the thought
that but on eighth of the Iceberg’s
bulk shows above the water, the re
mainder stretching down and down
Into the blue-green depths and out and
out until captains- breathe freely only
when the horizon is clear of them.
Far out in the ocean, with the largest
steamers passing swiftly miles inside,
they ground upon the bottom in tre
mendous depths and calmly nwait the
relieving toucli of sun nnd current.
in the wildest seas and strongest
gales these frigid mountains flout un
disturbed. There could be no seasick
ness on an Iceberg, for its foundations
are fathoms below the wave disturb
ance.
An Earthquake.
The horror of experiencing an earth
quake has been set down by F. S. Ly
man. who was In the Hawaiian Is
lands some years ago, when there be
gan a series of earthquakes on the
southern flanks of a so called “quiet
volcano.”
“First the earth swayed to and fro
from north to south, then from east to
west, then round and round, up and
down, and finally In every Imaginable
direction, for several minutes, every
thing crashing around and the trees
thrashing as if torn by a hurricane,
and there was a sound as of a mighty
wind. It was Impossible to stand. We
had to sit on the ground, bracing with
hands and feet to keep from being roll
ed over. The villages on the shore were
swept away by the great wave that
rushed upon the land Immediately aft
er the earthquake.”—Exchange.
Wonders of the World.
The seven wonders of the ancient
world are: Pyramids of Egypt, the
Pharos of Egypt, the Hanging Gar
dens of Babylon, the Temple of Diana
at Ephesus, the Statue of Jupiter by
Phidias, the Mausoleum of Artemisia
and the Colossus of Rhodes.
The seven wonders of the middle
ages are: The Coliseum of Rome, the
Catacombs of Alexandria, the Great
Wall of China, Stonehenge, the Lean
ing Tower of Pisa, the Porcelain
Tower of Nanking nnd the Mosque of
St. Sophia In Constantinople.
The seven new wonders of the world
are Wireless, Telephone, Aeroplane.
Radium, Antiseptics and Antitoxins,
Spectrum Analysis and X Rays.—Phil
adelphia Press.
Getting On.
“How are you getting on with your
photography?"
“Well," answered the young man
with brown finger tips, “I'm doing bet
ter. The snapshot portrait I took of
Mr. Curmudge must have been recog
nizable.”
“You are sure of that?”
"Perfectly, for as soon ns Curmudge
saw it he said he could whip the man
who made that picture.”
Reason Enough.
Critic (ns the composer plays his last
piece)—Very fine indeed. But what is
that pussnge which mnkes the cold
chills run down the back? Composer—
That Is where the wanderer has the
hotel bill brought to him.—Pllegemle
B'ntter.
Too Plain Spoke:,.
lie—1 wish you'd drop th«? "Mister”
and call me plain George. She—Oh,
but It would be unkind to twit you on
your personal appearance that way.—
St. Louis Democrat.
Harmony.
Music Teacher—What is your Impres
sion of harmony? Smart Student—A
freckle faced girl In a polka dot dress
leading a coach dog.—Judge.
GUARDING GOLD AT SEA.
Armor Plate Rooms on Ocean Linera
For Holding Bullion.
It would be natural to suppose that
shipments of gold bullion back and
forth across the Atlantic on big liners
would be attended b.v considerable pre
caution, but there is probably no other
place in the world where the transport
of great wealth is carried on with such
simplicity.
One of our great liners litis two
strong rooms, the smaller being in
close proximity to the captain’s quar
ters, while the other is next to the pro
vision department. The small strong
room litis its walls, floor and celling
lined with two inch steel plate and
contains nothing in the way of fur
nishing other than shelves. This has
more than once contained enough gold
to buy the liner many times over.
The locks, which are of the double
variety, are rendered still more secure
by covering the keyholes with steel
hasps, which are themselves locked in
place with massive padlocks. This
strong room, being located in the most
frequented portion of the ship, is
passed by persons at all hours of the
day and night, which, after all. is the
great protection.
The strong room located near the
provision department is twelve feet
long by four feet wide, and it often
happens that both these rooms are
filled to capacity with gold bullion.
On one occasion the two rooms con
tained £20,000,000 in gold bullion,
packed in small kegs bound with steel
hoops.—London Answers.
TAUGHT HIM HIS DUTY.
Now He Knows All About the Etiquette
of the Droshky.
The Siberian method of riding in a
droshky requires an etiquette all its
own, which, although sometimes sur
prising to the English traveler who en
counters it for the first time, is based
upon practical considerations. The dan
ger of being thrown out has deter
mined the prevailing usage, says Mrs.
John Clarence I.ee in "Across Siberia
Alone.”
If a gentleman escorts a lady it Is ids
task to hold her in the carriage—not
an easy occupation. lie accomplishes
it by putting his arm round her waist
A man who fails to do so is considered
as lacking in courtesy. When you have
become acquainted with the custom it
seems entirely sensible and comfort
able, but it seems strange at first to
find yourself settling back into a strnn
ger’s arms.
An American who had lived in Rus
sia and whom we met in China told us
tbut he was driving with a woman
physician, n Russian, middle aged and
of rotund Russian type. He knew noth
ing about Ills duty toward' her. and
they thrashed round that three by five
droshky until the woman turned an
grily toward him.
"Have you been brought up in the
backwoods that you don't know enough
to hold me in this droshky?" she said.
He immediately put his arm round
her waist us far ns it would go and
held on hard.
How Standing Armies Originated.
The earliest European standing army
was that of Macedonia, established
about 358 B. C'. by Philip, father of
Alexander the Great. It was the sec
ond In the world's history, having been
preceded only by that of Sesotris Pha
raoh of Egypt, who organized a mili
tary caste about 1000 B C. Of modern
standing armies, that formed by the
Turkish janizaries was first, being
fully organized in 13(53. It was a cen
tury later that the standing army of
France, the earliest in western Europe,
was established by Charles VII. in the
shape of “compagnles d’ordonuauce,”
numbering 0,000 men. Rivalry there
upon compelled the nations to adopt
similar means of defense. In England
a standing army proper was first es
tablished by Cromwell, but was dis
banded under Charles II., with the ex
ception of a few regiments called the
guards, or household brigade. This
was the nucleus of England's present
army.
Force of Habit.
A consul in Guatemala tells a story
of a man who ran a store in Itetalhu
lieu who had been ordering candles
from Germany for many years. Each
candle was wrapped in blue paper.
One shipment came wrapped In yellow
paper. The people would not buy them.
In vain he argued and showed that the
candles were the same as he had been
selling. It was no use, and he could
not sell those candles until be sent to a
paper supply house In Guatemala City
and bought sufficient blue paper in
which to wrap them. Then he had no
difficulty In selling them.
A Proof.
“Animals cannot reason."
“Did you ever try to argue with a
bulldog?”
"Of course not.”
“Then try it. He soon catches on,
and you'll find (tint he Is quite capable
of holding his own.”—Baltimore Amer
ican.
So Easy.
Gavin—There's one thing I like about
Jones’ shop, you can order your goods
through the telephone nnd after a short
wait have them delivered. Bailey—
That is just what I don’t like. Gavln
What? Bailey-The short weight.—New
York Journal.
Not Superstitious.
“Are you really a painless dentist?”
“Surely I am. Didn’t you read the
sign on the office door?”
“Oh, yes. I read it, but I don't believe
in signs."—Richmond Times-Dlspatch.
Rest te sweet after strife.—Owen
Meredith.
Dougherty & Ferguson
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on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
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Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
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t 7 a m to 9 a rn
MKA LS < Lunch 12 m to 1 p m
' 6 to 7 p m
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Summons By Publication
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
J. L. Iteed, plaintiff, vs. Eri Thomp
son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.—
No. S ty. Summons by Publication.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting: To Eri Thomp
son, the above named defendant: You
are hereby summoned to appear in
the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, in the Third Division, at
Valdez, within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of this
summons against you, to-wit: within
thirty days after the ltith day of Ap
ril, 1915, and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, filed in
the clerk’s office of the above entitled
court; and unless you so appear and
answer or otherwise plead, the plain
tiff will apply to the court for tho
relief demanded in said complain*,
to-wit: a decree subjecting to tho
lien of certain judgments duly docket
ed in the above entitled court, in fa
vor of the plaintiff and the said de
fendant Eri Thompson, on the Battle
Ax placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or
dering that the same be sold to satis
fy said judgments.
This summons is served on you by
publication thereof, pursuant to an
order duly made and entered by the
above entitled court, on the 8th day
of March, 1915, which publication was
directed to be made once a week for
six consecutive weeks.
Witness the Honorable Fred. M.
Brown, judge of said Court, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court.
By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
Date of first publication March 8,
1915.
Date of last publication April 19,
1915.__
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, Tier heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.6G (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Reauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95. 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to lio'd said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
nmde the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8tli
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7. 1915.
This is a gooa time to return that
book you’ve read to the library at
Everyman’s Club. Library houra:
1 to 2 p. m. every day, Monday, Wei
days and Fridays 7:30 to 9:30 p. m.
Somebody
With Money
always lias been found to
“baclF" a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good
mining prospect-other
wise a good many of to
day’s successful business
enterprises would still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
with the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
The Prospector office for job work.