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(Connected with the Alfred Benjamin-Washington Co.)
Correct Clothes,
and we are now in a position to take
your measure for “Made to Order
clothes; from Twenty-five dollars up.
Spring Samples now ready.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES ,
On the basis of Security and Service
we solicit your account.
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PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
pimm. no DENTIST
in both con4f|nies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
PhODg 19 THE DENTIST
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Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
0 a.m., toBpjn., 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company’s Phone No. SO
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and 7 to 9p. m.
DONOHOE & D1MOND
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 Valdes. Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
.‘Civil Engineer end'
U. S. Deputy Land end
Mineral Surveyor
Printing Valdez, Alaska.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
H. M. CARTER. PtmmUiiL
Crash# Mias.
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Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
LOCAL VALDEZ
Socialist Party of Alaska
Meets every Saturday at 8 p. m.
Next door to Senate Saloon.
Everybody Welcome.
Also a Vet.
"Speaking of the Mexican war, did
1 over tell you that I ve been in five
engagements V”
"That’s nothing; I’ve been engaged
seven times.”—Philadelphia Record.
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THE READING TABLE
There is no light that m .kes night
reading so easy a ;. doe3 Electrici ty. /’■ n
Electric portable isasourco of pleasure
in every home—as well as a means of
health. The entire body suffers if the
eyes becomo affected. Reading in im
proper light is one of the worst ihings
for the eyes. Get an C ectrio Por Labis
and road in comfort and peace.
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EASED HIS CONSCIENCE. '*
An Inoldsnt Showing a Queer Phase of
Ruseian Charaoter.
“The Russian character has In It
something very beautiful—something
childlike,’’ wrote the Princess Troubet
skol (Amelie Rives) from Petrograd to
a Richmond friend.
“A happening In Petrograd brings
out the Russian character well.
“A young nobleman, rather flushed
and Incoherent with champagne, drove
up to the opera, and, as he descended,
a wretched beggar whined out the
usual petition for alms.
“The noblemnn looked at the ragged
and filthy beggar; then he laughed
foolishly, dropped a silver ruble In the
, gutter and said;
" ‘There. Pick that out with your
teeth and you can have It’
“The beggar gave the nobleman a
strange look, a strange, reproachful
look which did not lack a certain dig
nity. Then, without a word, be went
down on all fours and drew the coin
from the foul water and mire with his
teeth.
"The young nobleman took out a
Ufty ruble note.
“ ‘Now strike me in the face,’ he said.
Strike me, and I’U give you this.'
“The beggar struck him a good, vtg
orous blow.
"Then the young nobleman, his con
science satisfied, laughed, gave the
beggar the promised reward and hur
ried Into the opera, patting his hurt
cheek tenderly 'with his handkerchief.”
—Buffalo Express.
SIKH SOLDIERS.
Some of Them Are Treined to War Al
most From Babyhood.
One may often see In the English
tlustrated periodicals photographs of
tiny soldiers about seven or eight years
old gravely saluting elderly officers.
These diminutive warriors are boy re
cruits bolding regular and dignified
places In the Indian army. Each Sikh
regiment Is allowed twelve of these
little chaps, who are trained almost
from babyhood. They are each paid 3
rupees and 8 annas a month and at tin
age of sixteen enter the regular army.
The Sikh soldiers are a most Interest
ing and remarkable part of the British
army in India. Their conduct In fron
tier engagements has distinguished
them as brave, steady and devoted to
their English officers. Yet nbout fifty
years ago these well ordered soldiers
were fanatical savages, who in their
mad uprisings shook the power of
Great Britain. Once conquered they
accepted British rule and were trained
and disciplined into a well equipped
army of 30.000 soldiers. They formed
part of the force that subdued the mu
tiny. The Hodson’s horse troops, which
helped capture Delhi, were composed
of Sikhs whose devoted service to thetr
leader made them famous.
Their scarlet sashes and turbans
gained them the name of “Flamingos.”
Their descendants are no less deter
mined fighters and stanch soldiers.—
Chicago Herald.
Easy Getting Back.
A man named Blue was talking to his
friend Brown one night, when the lat
ter casually mentioned Black, a mutual
acquaintance.
“Makes me think of an experience
Black had a few weeks ago,” laughed
Jones. “He dreamed that he was an
Indian and. getting out of bed, he wra|>
ped a banket around himself and start
ed to walk through ttie woods. Woke
up about three hours later and found
himself ten miles from home and no
carfare in sight."
“You don't mean it?" was the amazed
rejoinder of Brown. "How in the
world did he get back?"
"That was easy," was the cheerful
reply of Jones. "He lay down under a
tree, dreamed that be was an Indian
again and walked back.”—Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Rheumatism In One Reel.
An old darky appeared In the doc
tor’s office one morning, plainly very
low In bis mind
The doctor, recognizing bis old pa
tlent. greeted him In his most Inspirit
ing manner.
“Well. Elijah, bo# Is the rheumatism
these days?”
“Porely, porely, sab I” replied Elijah
dejectedly. "Believe me, Marse Doc
tor, I’se jest a movin’ picture ob pain!”
—Woman’s Home Companion.
Cut by Friends.
Fuddy—Did you hear of the terrible
accident that happened to Danby? His
Injuries were so serious that bis most
Intimate friends were unable to recog
nize him. Duddy—Terrible accident?
Railway collision? Motor smash?
Fuddy—Worse. He has lost all his
money.—Philadelphia Ledger.
Real Gratitude.
First Little Lamb—How grateful we
should be for the wool which covers us.
Second Little Lamb—1 return thanks
every day for mine. Without our wool
how could those affectionate burned
beings who ent us keep warm?—Wis
consin State Journal.
Table Manners.
Some folks don’t believe flints were
once used as table knives because they
can’t see bow the stone age man ever
got one of them In his mouth.—Wash
Ington Post.
Naturally.
“The critics say this prtma donna
has a voice or velvet”
“Yes; that's where her pile comes
from.”—Baltimore American.
When about to commit a base deed,
respect thyself, though there la no wit
neaa—Auaonlua.
* HEALTH GIVING OZONE.
Its Process of Formation and the Way
It Attacks Microbes.
Tbe pungent bracing effect of moun
tMln Kir Is largely due to tbe pressure
of great quantities of ozone. Every
one knows this and learnedly talks
about the ozone In the air, but very
few people buve the slightest Idea of
what they are really talking about
Nature makes ozone by allowing tbe
nltra violet rays of tbe sun to act upon
the oxygen of the air. Briefly, ozone is
a particularly active form of oxygen.
A molecule of oxygen Is composed of
two atoms, whereas ozone is composed
of three.
As only two elements of oxygen can
exist together, the addition of tbe third
sets up a disturbance, wtiich causes it
to detach Itself from the other two.
Being thus detached, the third atom,
which is now ozone, wandering around
by itself, gravitates with great sure
ness and rapidity to any bit of foul air
or any microbe which may be lurking
in the vicinity, for the attraction be
tween ozone and microbes is Irresist
ible.
Like most fatal passions, the out
come is tragic, for the ozone burns up
the microbes as soon as they touch
each other. This is tbe reason that
ozone is henltb giving; it may be truly
said to eat up disease.—Detroit Free
Press.
CUT THE RED TAPE.
Kitchener's Unofficial Methods In the
Khartum Campaign.
It was in the Khartum campaign
that Lord Kitchener’s abhorrence of
red tape was first impressed upon
whom it concerned. A certain general,
who may be called Fussymnn, insisted
upon issuing a daily order with all due
forms and ceremonies. So importunate
was he that in sheer weariness Kltcb
ener at last dictated an order. Buoyed
up by a blissful sense of importance,
Fussymnn hurried off to have It duly
copied, registered, duplicated, sealed,
signed and delivered in the good old
style. Meanwhile Kitchener strolling
out accidentally met Broad wood, his
cavalry commander.
“Oh, Broadwood,” exclaimed Kitch
ener In his softest drawl, “will you
kindly take four squadrons and a cou
ple of guns and push on forty miles to
clear up the situation, and start in half
an hour?"
“Very good, sir.’’
As the cavalry was Jingling out or
camp Fussymnn came out of bis tent
with the order of the day. Upon find
ing that Broadwood’s orders were
totally different from the formal ver
slon intrusted to him by the command
er, Fussymnn gave Kitchener up as
hopeless.—World's Work.
Making History.
When Kinglake was writing bis bis
tory of the Crimean war he received
letters from all sorts of people con
eemed In the war. One day a letter
with a deep black border came from
two people in the colonies, husband and
wife, describing their grief. Their only
child had been killed iu the Crimea.
They wanted to have him mentioned
in the "History of the Crimean War."
Kinglake was touched and replied b.v
post that he would do his best if they
would send him the necessary particu
lars. Again a letter, also black tior
dered. full of thanks, but with the fol
lowing conclusion: "We have no par
ticulars whatever to give you. He was
killed on the spot, like many others,
but anything you may kindly invent
will be welcome. We leave it entirely
to your Imagination."—London Opinion
Perpetual Motion.
Alderman Curran of New York city
worked his way through Yale college
During his course he was kept very
busy by the various Jobs he did to help
with his expenses. On graduation he
went to New York and was even busier
than he had been in New Haven.
After some months of life in New
York a friend met him and said. “Hen
ry, what are you doing?"
“I have three Jobs,” replied Mr. Cur
ran. “1 am studying law, J am a news
paper reporter, and 1 am selling life In
snrance.”
“How do yon manage to get it ah
in?” said the friend.
“Oh.” replied Mr. Curran, “that’s
easy enough. They’re only eight hour
Jobs.”—Youth’s Companion.
Cunning of tho Fox.
A fox on emergency will sham death
to perfection. A master of bounds once
noosed a fox In a whip as be bolted be
fore a terrier. The fox appeared to
have been strangled. When held up
by the scruff of the neck bis eyes were
seen to be closed, his jaws gaped and
the body hung limply down from the
hand. He was placed tenderly on the
ground only to dash off to covert—
London Standard.
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A Little Different
Miss Vane—I know he was talking
to yon about me. Now. wasn’t bet
Miss Spelts—Well, yes. Miss Vane—l
thought I heard him remark that I bad
a thick head of hair. Miss Spelts—
Partly correct He didn’t mention your
hair, however.—Exchange.
Friendship.
A friendship that makes the least
noise Is very often the most useful fro
which reason I should prefer a pro
dent friend to a zealous one.—Addison
Quite Reasonable.
“That rich Mr. Smith Is going to
build a home that will cost $3,000,000”
“That looks as If the plumbing was
Included "—Cleveland Plain Dealer
Discretion of speech is more than
eloquence —Bacon.
Dougherty & Ferguson
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Notice of Registration.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the registration
of voters at the municipal election to
be held in and for tiie Town of Val
dez, Alaska, on the 8th day of Apr ],
1915, will he open at the office of
the Town Treasurer, in Copper
Block, in said Town, on the 1st day
of February, 1915, between the hours
of 2 and 4 o’clock in tiie afternoon
of said day, and will remain open far
such registration between like hours
on each and every day thereafter, ex
cept Sundays, until and including tiie
27th day of March, 1915; and on the
last two days on which such regis
tration may be made, viz:, the 28th
and 27th days of March, 1915, said
books will be open for such registra
tion between the hours of 1 and 8
o’clock in the afternoon of said days.
Town Treasurer E. G. Ames has
been named registrar, and will enter
in said registration books the names
of all persons, residents of the Town
of Valdez, who are qualified voters,
or who will be such voters at the
date of said election, upon their ap
plication in person at his said office
within the office hours and between
the dates mentioned; and no voter
who does not personally appear and
register at said office between said
dates will be permitted to vote at
said election.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Notice of Settlement of Account.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of I.
D. Flynn, deceased.—Notice of settle
ment of account.
Notice is hereby given that \V. T.
Scott, the administrator of the estate
of I. D. Flynn, deceased, has rendered
and presented for settlement, and til
ed in the above entitled court, his
final account of the administration
of said estate, and that Wednesday,
the 24th day of February, 1915, at tho
hour of two o’clock In the afternoon
of said day, at the court room of said
court, In the Town of Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by me, tho
undersigned, as the Judge of said
court, as the lime and place for tho
settlement of said account, at which
time and place any and all persons
interested in said estate, may appear,
file exceptions in writing to the said
account or otherwise contest the al
lowance of the same.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 23rd
day of December, 1914.
(Seal.) GEO. J. LOVE,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex Officio
Probate Judge, for the Recording
Precinct of Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication December
24, 1914.
Date last publication February 2i,
1915.
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
"back” 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.
ADVERTI8E IN THE
PROSPEOTCR FOR RE
SULTS.
It you want all tna naira aB B*
ttrao. raad the ProapaaMc.