FIRE SALE
'Big Reduction on All
CANNED GOODS
Soiled Labels 20% 35% 50%
my loss is your gain
Also New Goods From the Outside
Only Want to Realize Little Money on the Large Assortment
Schmidt’s Table Queen Grocery
Located at Old P. O., Next to Silverman’*
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
' Interior Weather.
Valdez, Feb. 14, 914.
Fairbanks, —37; clear calm
Salcha, —38, clear, calm.
Richardson —46; clear, c lm.
McCarthy, —40; foggy, calm.
McCallum, —15; clear, calm.
Paxson, —12; clear, light wind.
Hogan, —15; cloudy, calm.
Gulkana, —28; cloudy, calm.
Copper Center, —11; clear calm.
Tonsina, —5; cloudy, calm
Teikhell, 0. cloudy, calm.
Heaver Dam, 6 above, storming.
Summit, snowing, trail drifed.
Wortman's 14, cloudy, calm, trail
closed north, heavy south.
LOCAL. BRJSVTTiKS.
Portraits made by appointment at
your own home by F. W Sbeelor
Phone 186. kl6
D. C. Burneil, who is connected
with the start of the Ellamar Mining
company in an executive capacity, is
visiting in Valdez for a few days.
Nugget Jewelry made to order at
the Valdez Drug Co. by G. O.
Retake • tf
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Hunt,
whose marriage had been kept secret
from their friends for a whole week,
were kept busy Saturday evening and
Sunday receiving the congratulations
of their i£an ;• friends. The couple
are very popular and gallons of ice
create jwd stacks of cake were pro
vided Vo treat their friends and well
wishers.
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
fine of School Stationery- tt
Everybody come to the new fad
fiance, the “Confletti Dance," given
by the Eagles, February 14, 1916.
Watch the locals.
Kodak Supplies at me Valdez
Drug Company. tf
The Liberty theatre drew big
crowds at both shows last night and
the program was declared hy those
who attended to have been one of the
best ever ottered for the entertain
ment of Valdez theatre-goers.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley's.
The members of the Fort Llscum
Social club have announced that
plans are under way to give another
of their pleasant social dances at the
Post next Saturday evening.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store •
Far good nome-cookeh meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart 8treet. *
A number of miners will leave to
morrow mori ing for Mineral creek,
where they will begin development
W^rk on ihe Millionaire group of
claims.
Pictures developed at the Valdes
Drug Company. tf.
Good progress is being made by
the painters and paperhangers In the
work of decorating the' pre* tises to
be occupied l .' Mrs. Lille’s cafe, nnkt
the Owl Drtv store.
FOUND: On Sherman street, part
of a rosary. Owner can have same
by applying to Proepectory office
EAGLES’ CONFEHI
DANCE TONIGHT
Big Hall Has Been Beautifully Dec
orated and Good Time Is Prom
ised Eagle Guests Tonight.
The members of the Eagles aerie
have spent the day in decoraiing Ea
gle hall for their grand confetti
dance which will be held ton',-lsi. The
big hall has been beaut'fu'ly deco
rated with long string? of colored
confetti from ihc ceiling and **'th the
colored lights will have a pretty
feet.
The Eagles entertainment commit
tee promises that there will he sev
eral new out of the ordinary stunts
pulled off and say that those who fall
to be at Eagle Hall toinght will have
something to regret for the rest of
the rest of their liveB.
The floor has alse received careful
attention and is in flrst-clas. condi
tion for the dancers. The grand
march will begin promptly at
and the music will be furnished by
the Pinkus orchestra.
NOTED BRITISH AVIATOR
IS REPORTED INJURED.
HAZENBROUCHE, France, FeB.
14.—It is reported here that Graham
White, the noted British aviator, has
been gravely injured or wounded, but
no details as to his condition »: where
the accident took place have been
given to the public by the war Of
fice. it is feared that he was brbught
down by a German anti-aircaft gun
while makin; a flight over the Ger
man positions, 'and that if he is still
alive that he is a prisoner in- Bel
gium.
MAY PROLONG LIFE
OF THE PARLI tMENT
LONDON, Feb. 14.—It is expected
that an attempt will be made by Pre
mier Asquith and the members oi
his cabinet to prolong the life of the
present parliament which expires on
October 1, lsn.6. A measure bus been
introduced into the British House oi
Commons to provide for a poll of the
English troops at the front but it
has been sidetracked as impractical
MANY CHILDREN ATTEND
THE DIMOND MATINEE
The matinee given at the Empress
Theatre by Mr. and Mrs. A J. D‘
niond on Saturday afternoon was at
tended by one hundred and thirty
two children and many of their Dnr
ents. Manager Plnkus had H-'-ang :d
a good program of comedy which de
lighted the little ones and fee chil
dren were a unit In wishing the b. de
and groom a long and happy life.
' •» Owing to the delayed arrival ol
Judge Fred M. Brown from the States
when the district court convenes at
the court court at 10 o’clock tomor
row morning it will be adjourned by
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang un
til the arrival of Judge Brown who Is
coming on the Alameda.
THE IRON MAIDEN.
Her Dread l~mbrace Meant Cruel and
Certain Death.
In an ancient tower at Nuremberg a
strange figure Is shown to visitors. It
Is called the Elserne Jungfrau (Iron
Maiden) because It looks like a woman
dressed in rusty Iron. At about the
waist ore two handles by means of
which the front of the figure is opened
on hinges, like two doors, from the
chin down, leaving the face unsep
aratfh.
The heavy and massive doom bristle
inside with spikes as sharp as dag
gers, about twenty of which point in
ward toward t.he chest and two of
whic-U, longer than the others, are fixed
inside the face behind the eyes.
The Eiseme Jungfrau was an instru
ment of execution reserved for shame
less women. When one of these was
condemned to death she was placed in
side the figure, and the doors were
closed. This forced the spikes into her
vital organs and through her .eyes into
her brain. Death was ipiick or slow,
according to the speed with which the
doors were closed.
The base of the figure is a trapdoor.
When the doors were opened and the
victim freed from 'the spikes the trap
door was sprung and iier body dropped
through a deep hole into a torrent that
still flows under the castle. A tip of a
few pfennigs will have tiie hole lighted
with electric lamps, and the visitor can
look down and see the dark water,
thus completing the tragedy in his im
agination.—New York World.
SNAILS AS FOOD.
Thoy'iAre ae Nourishing as Calrs Foot
). Jelly and Easy to Rajse.
“AH snails nre edible and nutritious,’
says Canon Iloraley in a book on Brit
ish land and fresh water mollusks
He goes on to say that even the com
mon or garden snail, though insipid. Is
ns nourishing n« calf’s foot jelly
There is a large white shelled snail
! called Helix pomatia that is common
ly eaten by connoisseurs iu the south
of England, while ull over France. It
aly and Spain several species are used
us food. In France there are many
snail farms which yield a good profit
to their owners. In the French and
Italian quarters of New York snails
may be brought either alive or cooked,
and at most of the French restaurants
they are served, “escargots farcis" be
mg the most usual form of the dish.
Snails are easy to raise in large quau
titles. They need lime for making
their shells, but they do not have to
he fed, as they can find their own food,
which is exclusively the leave* of
many plants. They are most delicious
when properly prepared and cooked
and, as Canon Horsley says, as nour
ishing as calf’s foot jelly.
Saving the Suffix.
Bex Beach tells how In the early
days of the gold excitement in Alaska
there came a young German from Illi
nois who, after prospecting for awhile,
settled in Sitka.
His name was Henry F. Aluioudln
ger, and, wishing to Americanize him
self as much as possible, he applied to
the proper authority for permission to
change his name to Henry F. Almond.
• A few days later a man named John
Smith applied to the some authority,
and, after reciting a long catalogue of
the ills to which he was subject owing
to his unfortunately common name, he
said in conclusion'
"And whereas I have noticed that
you have curtailed the name of Henry
F. Almondlnger to H. F. Almond and
have not disposed of the ’inger’ which
seems to be lying around loose, 1 re
spectfully request tbut the same may
be added to m.v name.”—Chicago Trib
une
Collapsible Stage Scene'ry.
Pneumatic scenery and stage settings
are now used in an endeavor to make
them more realistic and at the same
time conserve the possibleness and
convenience of the present type of flat
and built up paper and wood forms,
This is made of a rubberised fabric
and so arranged that it may be inflated
quickly and moved about with eases.
The idea has been worked out in re
producing trees upon the stage, with
the result that they appear very real
from a short distance. A very large
oak tree may be collapsed and packed
in a small space for shipment
Demonstration* Compared.
“You mustn't neglect your studies
for athletics.’'
“That's wbat father says," replied
the young man. "But father never
gets up and cheers when be bears me
quoting Latin the way be does when
he sees me playing football.”—Wash
ington Star.
She’d Notice It.
“Look here.” said the husband. “You
mustn't complain that way. Remem
ber, at least, that I have to foot all the
bills.”
“Yes. you foot them." retorted the
wife. “You kick at every single one of
them.”—Stray Stories.
Appropriate. *•
Little Johnny—Dad, there’s a girl at
our school whom we call Postscript.
Dad—Postscript? What do you call her
F’ostscrlpt for? Little Johnny—Cos her
name is Adeline.Moore.—Esebnnge.
Indoor Occupation.
“You must take an Interest in out
door snorts.” said the physician.
“1 do.” replied the indolent''citizen.
“They provide my main reading every
day.”—Washington Star.
The hearts of men are their books;
events are their tutors; great aettous
are their eloquence.—Macaulay
HOME OF THE MUSKRAT.
It Proves the Rodent to Be a Master
Canal Builder.
Maybe you've seen bim playing in a
stream or pond, diving, swimming and
circling about like children at a game
of tag. You would hardly think that
you were watching one of the great
est canal builders of the world. If by
any chance you discover his home bur
rowed in the bank of a stream or poud,
you'll see how he has earned the title.
Elis name is muskrat, also called mush
quash, and he's at houie throughout
the United States, except In the south.
When a muskrat builds his home he
makes a door along tbo banks under
the surface of the water. Then he
burrows upward, sometimes many
yards, ending the tunnel In a room
above the water line, where he can
sleep without fear of hunter or trap
per.
Trappers are his worst enemies, for
the muskrat's fur has a commercial
value. It is a reddish brown and is
used as a substitute for beaver. The
animal is about fifteen inches long, and
his tail, which he uses as a rudder in
swimming, Is about ten inches long.
fie eats grasses, roots and aeoras.
and if lie’s near a garden or' truck
patch he will make a raid on the farm
er’s turnips and parsnips, lie’s also
a cannibal. If one member of tbo
muskrat colony is injured bis mates
will set upon bim and eat bim.—Buf
falo News.
THE “UMBRELLA CASE”
A Clever Lawyer and the Raising of “A
False Issue.”
A story well Unown to lawyers of
the last generation is about the “um
brella case." A man was charged with
stealing a handsome umbrella, and a
number of witnesses went into the
box to testify to the offense. The coun
sel for the defendant noted that each
witness carried an umbrella ithe time
of year was midsummer, which ex
plains the necessity for these impedi
ments).
As a matter of fact, the prisoner had
no defense to make. The barrister,
thrown on his wits, exclaimed: “Gen
tlemen of the jury, did you not notice
that each of the witnesses carried an
umbrella into the box? Why is this,
gentlemen? It is done In order to In
feet your minds with tbe idea of an
umbrella, to prejudice the prisoner in
your eyes, to raise ‘a false Issue.’ and
I uppeal to you to signify your detes
tation of this concerted action by
bringing in a verdict of not guilty.”
Tbe Judge, who imagined that little
attention would be paid to such a plea,
took little time and less pains to sum
up tbe case. Tbe jury nevertheless
brought in a verdict in accordance
with the resourceful barrister’s wishes
and acquitted the guilty mau.—London
Telegraph.
A Maud Powell Anecdote.
Maud Powell, the famous American
violinist, is a firm believer in constant
practice, no matter where she happens
to be located. The famous record of
Paderewski—seventeen hours a day
practice—has been to her an inspira
tion. Musicians enjoy a story she tells
on herself She was staying in the
summer at a country place. Every
morning she went through her cus
tomary exercises. Every morning a
hoy employed about the place “doing
chores" passed her open window and
heard her working away at something
wtiich in the course of a few days he
learned to identify. When he heard
her playing It every morning for more
than a week he could no longer con
tain himself, and as he passed the
open window he shouted, “Aw. say,
can’t ye play it ylt?”—New York Post
Woman’s Crowning Glory.
You never saw a woman with a rep
utation for good looks who didn't know
how to fix her hair, remarks Arthur
Aull. Make women ellp their hair like
the men and cot out their soft, filmy
costumes. their fluffy ruffles and the
careful manner of accentuating the
hips and bust and you would hear very
little more about female beauty. Even
With every other aid but that of the
hairdressers few women can pass
muster as beauties. No amount of
dressing and very few faces and fig;
nres would be enough to offset the ef
fect of a peeled onion do up on the
hair.—Kansas City Journal.
Anthrax Father of All Germs.
The anthrax germ Is the father of
all germs since it was the first dis
covered by the weak microscopes of
half a century ago. That was because
the germ was so big. The microscopes
ctrald not show the smaller germs. It
was the anthrax germ, therefore, that
led to the development of the microbe
theory which has caused such an ad
vance in medicine.—Boston Globe.
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There Is a Difference.
"What Is the difference between a
riddle and two cats sitting on a bun?"
asked a lad of bis father.
“Wtiat an absurd question!” said the
parent. “Well. I give it up.”
“The one is n, conundrum, the other
a bununderem!''
Carpet Facts.
May — Carpets are curious things,
mamma. Mamma—Why so? May—
Although they are bought f).v the yard,
they are worn out by the feet—Chi
cago Berald.
Talking Big.
“Mnrriage. sir. Is a failure.”
“Are you in a position to know, sir?"
“I am. sir, and in a position to say so
—I've Just been dlvorced.’*-Judg6.
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A straight line is shortest in morals
as well as in geometry—Rebel.
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CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let us do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phqne 82
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I | Foot Keystone Ave
Pelephone 6« I | Roujfh Dry lCc lb
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our atandard. Sold everywhere
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 08 dins. Fisclier, Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
freat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PIA/MBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEA1TNG,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pi|te, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdes Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Plione 24
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
a 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND BOTH.
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGEL. KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
touche Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5lh; Latou-he, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 26th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
p, B. TUACY. G«1 Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. I.ooal Agent.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
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ALAotVA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th calls Illamaa and'Kadiak—All Sailing call at Knlk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, ceanecttng with
Steamera Vale and Harvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHAItD J. RINGWOOD, Mgr- Seattle; VAl.nE* DOCK CO- Local Agt.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One'road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
f '■
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
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A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.
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