Do You Need a Pipe?
We Have Them in All Styles
and Sizes at
The Buffet
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1914
PIONEER CONTRACTOR aid BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
WU1 take contracts on wharves, bridges, f»»b traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA—PHONE 18
REFERENCES j S. BLUM * CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alatka.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chae. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PU1MBING STOVES and RANGES heating
" MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mane Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
NOTHING TO CRITICIZE +
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in the suit we make for you. *
Neither in the material, the ?
style or the tailoring will be *
found the least excuse for fault *
finding. We solicit an order for £
one of our new model suits. *
knowing as we do that it will +
give such all 'c6nnd satisfaction $
that we will/i regular *
tailors therna flirt* +
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Alaska
Industrial Fair
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TO BE HELD AT
ANCHORAGE
ALASKA
September 3, 4 and 5
$5,000 Paid in Prizes (or Exhibits
Reduced Rates on all Steamers
All Alaska and Her
Friends are Invited
SHE DID HER SHARE.
And It Waa Net Upon tha Bleed Belled
Field ef Battle.
During tbe first days of tbat most
lamentable conflict that we now know
as tbe war between tbe states a little
woman down In South Carolina gave
ber husband and their four grown sons
to fight for tbe cause that to her seem,
ed just. Sbe was not belligerent; sbe
was brave. A few years later a neigh
bur brotght ber won] that all but the
youngest boy had been killed.
At tbe end of the war the youngest
boy returned Me wns a captain and
not a captain merely by courtesy. As
be rode through tbe old plantation be
saw to his intense surprise that It was
in a fair stute of cultivation and. that
foodstuffs bad taken the place of cot
ton He bad expected to find those
broad acres tilled with weeds and
briars. As soon as be bad proudly
greeted bis mother and been in turn
proudly greeted by her he spoke of this
"That was m.v part." sbe told him
“You couldn't fight without having
something to eat. could you?"
It was then that be noted the marks
of toil on her bauds, and he knew tbat
tbe faithful old negroes bad not done
all tbe bard work. He brought bis
heels together in the military fashion
and lifted his hand to the rim of bis bat
“Mother." he said not very steadily.
“1 salute you. the greatest soldier of us
all."—Hapsburg Liebe.
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SEE THE FUNNY SIDE.
Um Your 8onoo of Humor When Die
treeaing 8ituetione Ariee.
Humor proves to be tbe saving clause
of many a distressing situation. Tbe
trouble wltb most of us Is that we
take onr troubles altogether too se
riously. We fall to see the funny side
of things that for the moment concern
us. even though we are quick to grasp
It when we are mere onlookers.
In the face of gathered clouds that
seem to shut out the sunshine forever
it is not a bad idea to remind ourselves
that this old mother earth has been
revolving on her axis for countless
ages, that generations of men have
come and gone for thousands of years
and that the march of human progress
has gone right along in the forward
direction despite what seemed to be
occasional setbacks.
"Laugh and tbe world laughs wltb
you.” There is humor in nearly every
situation if we can only see It from
the right gngle. Those of us who try
to smile in adversity and think how
much more laughable it would be if
conditions were reversed at least feel
less uncomfortable over it and take
pleasure in looking forward to the
time when the shoe will be on the otb
er foot.—Omaha Bee.
The Drum of the Ear.
The reason deaf people cannot hear is
that the drum of the ear is Imperfect
or has been destroyed. Sound is noth
ing but tbe vibrations of the air acting
on the drum of the ear. When people
are quite deaf it is because the ear
drum will not respond to these vlbra
tlons, but they can still feel these vibra
tions even if they cannot hear them.
When a number of deaf mutes are sit
ting in a room together and one wishes
to attract the attention of another he
strikes his heel on the floor, and every
one in the room feels the vibration and
looks around to see who called. In the
large asylums for the deaf and dumb
the doors are hung very loosely, so that
if you shake them it sets up a vibration
like stamping on tbe floor, and that is
the way they wake up deaf people that
sleep too late in the morning.
Ether and Matter.
The densest matter is more or less
porous. Gold will absorb mercury as a
lump of sugar will absorb water, show
ing there must be interstices or inter
atomic spaces in it but the ether shows
no such property. If a drop of water
could be magnified sufficiently one
would ultimately see the different at
oms of hydrogen and oxygen that con
stitute the molecules of water. If a
small volume of ether could be thus
magnified the indications are that the
ultimate part would look like the first
which is the same as saying that it is
not made up of discrete particles, but
fills space completely. This is expressed
by saying that the ether is a continu
ous medium and incomparable with
matter.—Exchange.
Safety First
I was returning home the other eve
ning about 6:30 o’clock when I saw
Tommy, my neighbor’s boy, playing
with a crowd of other boys. I knew
that his family always had supper at 6
o’clock sharp, so I said, "I’ll bet you S
cents you'll miss your supper, Tommy.”
Be grinned up at me saucily and re
plied: "Then you lose your bet, ’cause
I got the chops right here with me.
Ma sent me for ’em at 6 o’clock.”—
Everybody’s Magazine.
Tee Mean a Trick.
"Bee here; 1 wrote and asked you
when you were going to pay that old
account and even inclosed a stamp, but
you never answered.”
“My dear sir, wouldn’t it have been a
mean trick to use your own stamp to
disappoint you?”
A Warning.
“Don’t be too ready to bandy wit
with a chemist"
“Why not with a chemist?"
“Because he always has a ready re
tort”—Baltimore American.
Postage Stamps.
There are at the present time over
21,000 varieties of postage stamps In
circulation throughout the world.
Let gratitude for the past inspire ns
wtrb tmst for the future —Fenelon.
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Steamship Admiral Watson—Arriv
ed and sailed westward Sunday,
July 22.
Steamship Northwestern — Sailed
from Valdez to Seattle, July 24.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
South from Valdez, Saturday, Aug.
4th.
Steamer Alameda—Sailed south from
Valdez, Sunday, July 29.
Steamer Admiral Farragut—Sailed
from Seattle for Valdez and North
ern ports, Monday, July 30.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed from
Seattle for Valdez, Wednesday,
August 1.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed from Val
dez for Seattle, Friday, Aug 3.
TIDES FOR AIGIST
Saturday, August 4.—
First high tide 0:22 a. m., 10:7.
Second high tide 1:20 p. m„ 9.0.
First low tide 7:01 a. m., —1.8.
Second low tide 7:04 p. m., 0.8.
Sunday, August 5.—
First high tide 1:11 a. m., 10.4.
Second high tide 1:59 p. m., 9.5.
First low tide 8:18 a. m., —0.7.
Second low tide 7:55 p. m.f 0.5.
Monday, August 6.—
First high tide 2:00 a. m., 9.7.
Second high tide 2:40 p. m., 9.7.
First low tide 8:18 a. m., —0.7.
Second low tide 8:47 p. m., 0.4.
Tuesday, August 7.—
First high tide 2:51 a. m., 8.8.
Second high tide 3:22 p. m., 9.7.
First low tide 8:56 a. no., 0.1.
Second low tide 9:43 p. m„ 0.5.
Wednesday, Aug. 8.—
First high tide 3:47 a. m., 7.7.
Second high tide 4:13 p. m., 9.5.
First low tide 9:36 a. m., 1.1.
Second low tide 10:45 p. m., 0.8.
Thursday, Aug. 9.—
First high tide 4:50 a. m., 6.6.
Second high tide 5:00 p. m., 9.1.
First low tide 10:20 a. m., 2.1.
Second low tide 11:59 p. m., 1.1.
Friday, Aug. 10.—
First high tide 6:10 a. m., 5.9.
Second high tide 6.01 p. m., 8..7.
First low tide 11:12 a. m., 3.0.
Saturday, Aug. 11.—
First high tide 7:49 a. m., 5.6.
Second high tide 7:13 p. m., 8.5.
First low tide 1:25 a. m., 1.2.
Second low tide 12:22 p. m., 3.7.
Sunday, Aug. 12.—
First high tide 9:15 a. m., 5.8
Second high tide 8:25 p. m., 8.5.
First low tide 2:46 a. m., 1.0.
Second low tide 1:54 p. m., 3.9.
I. \V\ YV. COLONIZING IN
CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Aug. 4 —
With the arrival of an I. YV. \VT. agi
tator in Bakersfield colonization of
of “wobblies” in the old fields of Cal
ifornia became a known fact today.
The men are migrating here from
Arizona and other states.
KATALLA QUEEN
Capt. Otto|Elf strom 1T>
Weekly tripe to Port Welle
and all Sonnd Points.
FOB CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
'or rates and sailing dates see
CAPT. OTTO ELF8TROM,
On Boat, Valdez Dock
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers. , .u
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
All official business between Val
Sez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOEHLER.
1st. Lt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
* - . y -
surance. We vu.. . me insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It in the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real Kstate .\gency
SS Tony’s Place P6°5NE
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Frem Seattle 9 a. m.— Valdez to Seattle—
July 7—S. S. Mariposa July 5—S. S. Alameda
July 12—S. S. Northwestern July 12—S. S. Alaska
July 18—S. S. Alameda July 20—S. S. Mariposa
July 23—S. S. Alaska July 24—S. S. Northwestern
August 1—S. S. Mariposa July 28—S. S. Alameda
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Ska way, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Lia
cum, Valdez, Latouche, Seward aid Anchorage,
Except—S. S. Northwestern and S. S. Alameda do not call at Skag*
way Southbound.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and Lt
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Gea’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our I^irge Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer FYequent, PER*
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
Prom Seattle 10 a. m.—
July 6—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 14—S. S. Adm. Watson
July 22—S. S. Admiral Evans
July 30—S. S. Adm. Farragut
August 7—S. S. Adm. Watson
Valdez to Seattle—
July 11—S. S. Adm. Evans
July 18—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 26—S. S. Adm. Watson
August 3—S. S. Adm. Evans
Aug. 12—S. S. Adm. Farragut
n. S. Admiral Evans due \aKiez July 4tn and ft. ft. rarragut Aug.
9 call at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
lx>8 Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BF1ST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
For Sale at a Bargain-Road House
At DRY CREEK on Chitina-Fairbanks Trail
15 acres cleared ground, two fox cor
rals, good bouse and dog house. Good
auto road by premises. Mail, tri
weekly. Price includes all furniture
and fixtures. Price if sold aa A A
by August 15th. . *WV.VV
Address Nelson J. McCrary, c°Tiafkater
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVIOH, Propr.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Acts, for EQUITABLE Life In*.
Public R«d Bldg. IPhone. 196
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. that baggage for you. tf
Nestle permanent wave gives sat
isfaction to ladies with thin hair, at
the Vanitie Shop. tf
WANTED—Five cents per pound
will be paid for clean, cotton rags at
the Prospector Office. tf
Shampooing mafees your hair more
beautiful when curled by the perman
ent wave. Demonstration at the Van
itie Shop. tr
Notice To The Public
Registration Blanks tor persons
subject to registration for 1. llltary
purposes may be found t the Pros
pector Office, Valdez. Office hours 8
to 12 m, 1 to 6 p. m. The f'rioi' of
registration extends from 7 a. in. on
the second day of July to 9 p ia.f
on the second day o* Septombrr,
Sundays and legal holidays evepted.
JAMES PATTERSON
WM. MEALS
J. A. SILVERMAN
tf Registration Board