Announcement
We have secured the agency for the
Quality Tailoring Co. of N. Y, Inc.
(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 ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
goners. THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
•9 a. m., to 6 p. J3i.. 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sunday*
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company’s Phone No. 89
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m.
DONOHOE & 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 Valdes. Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer andj
U. S. Deputy Land and
^ Mineral Surveyor
Bluo Printing Valder, Alaalca.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
H.M. CARTE^J-raW
CilAS. McCALLUM. SaoratmiT.
V*M*e. AWfce.
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.
Eager Inquiry.
Father—I got a number of sealed
proposals at my otliee today.
Daughter—Oh, j)n, were any of them
for me?— Philadelphia Tress.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
THE READING TABLE |
There Is no light that makes night
reading so easy as does Electricity. An
Electric portable is a source of pleasure
In every home—as well as a means of
health. The entire body suffers if the
eyes become affected. Reading in im
proper light is one of the worst things
for the eyes. Get an Electric Portable
and read in comfort and peace.
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Alaska Water, Light Telephone & Company
OLEANDERS OF BERMUDA.
In 8umm«r Tim* They Fairly Run Riot
Over the Island*.
Back In the fifties, when Anthony
Trollope held a roving commission as '
postoftiee Inspector for the British gov
ernment, he visited Bermuda, then
practically unknown to any people
save mariners. The distinguished au
thor said some uncomplimentnry things
about the native Bermudians, much to
their amusement, but he could not help
praising the scenery of their Island
home and particularly the olennders.
lie voted that Bermuda should be cull
ed the "Oleander Isles."
Curiously enough, Bermuda Is better
known as the home of the onion nnd
the Easter lily, to say nothing of the
potato and the rose, nltliough the olean
der Is the most gorgeous and conspic
uous shrub In the Islands. Shrub Is
hardly the word to describe the olean
der. It Is really a tree, lifting Its top
twenty feet In the air and growing In
thickets that the island planters use as
screens or windbreaks.
In summer the hedges are covered
with a profusion of pink, white and
crimson blossoms that last well Into
the autumn and mnke great o'ashes
of color on the hills nnd at the road
side. The oleander has no enemies.
Animals refuse to touch It, and the i
tree runs Its riotous way all over the
Islands. Those who visit Bermuda
only In winter miss the glory of the
oleander blossoms nnd also many of
the other gorgeous flowers. While
there Is plenty of bloom In the winter
months, the array of flowers is even
greater In summer.—New York Post.
MOTHER’S BAKING DAY.
Modern Conditions Make It Practically
a Thing of the Past.
We do not propose either to affirm or
to deny that the bakers make better
bread than “mother used to make."
There used to be as many kinds of
mothers ns there ure now varieties of
bakers. And comparisons are odious.
But the baker is to be hailed as one
of the chief benefactors of the age, on
grounds which take no account of the
relative merits of bread. He lias eman
cipated women, at least one day out
of the week. lie has given a vast
army of mothers more time to perform
the duties other than those which have
to do with the kitchen.
It needs no patriarch to remember
what baking day used to be like. In
summer’s heat the stove had to be fired
up to the melting point, and mother
had to knead the dough until her back
ached, and stick around in the kitchen
lest the crust become too hard, and
watch against a hundred other mis
chances which are to be expected when
the heat releases the chemical action
of the ingredients in tile bread pan.
Baking day is a thing of the past
In thousands of homes—at least, the
old fashioned baking day is. The bread
may be better or worse, but the baker
Is to be regarded as a benefactor in
that he has practically put an end to
that old roasting experience which for
merly came to every woman at least
one day out of seven.—St. I.ouls Times.
Why It Is the St. Lawrence.
The St. Lawrence river owes its
name to the accidental conjunction of
the festival of St. Lawrence with the
| day upon which the first explorer im
agined he hud discovered the river.
Jacques Cartier in 1534 heard from the
| natives of (lie Magdalen islands of a
I mighty stream threading tile continent
(o an unknown source, and it was
| while testing tills legend that lie sailed
[up the gulf until he'could see the land
on each side. In the following year he
| made a bolder expedition with three
shliis and the blessing of the Bishop
of St. Malo. He sailed past Hitnouski
and on to Quebec, then known by the
Indians as Stadaconn. Here the fleet
anchored. The French, however, fail
ed in their efforts to colonize the coun
try until a century had passed, largely
owing- to their high handed treatment
of the Indians.—London Chronicle.
Tragic Wager.
In 1895 three Irishmen agreed to un
dertake a journey around the earth ou
foot for a pool of $150,000. Each one
of the party deposited one-third of this
sum in the Bank of Dublin, and It was
agreed that whoever survived the trip
and returned should receive the whole
amount. In case all died a Dublin hos
pital was to become the beneficiary.
On Dec. 24, 1895, they started east
Heroes Europe and Asia Minor to
Egypt, where they took passage for
Australia. Their wanderings through
the Inner wastes of Australia proved
the hardest trials of the journey, and
the severity of this trip resulted in the
death of two of the travelers. The
third. Captain Trevelyan, completed
the voyage and won the money.
Puzzled.
The lady of the house was explain
ing things to the new colored maid.
“An' what’s this, missus?” asked the
girl, indicating a metal bottle.
“That is a bottle which will keep
things either hot or cold, whichever
you desire,” replied the mistress.
"Well, foh the land sake,” ejaculated
the girl, “how is it gwlne to know
whether you want things hot or cold?"
—Everybody’s.
Out of Hio Mouth.
His youngest grandchild had man
aged to get possession of a primer and
was trying to eat It
“Pardon me for taking the word* out
of your mouth, little one," said the pro
fessor, hastily Interposing. — Chicago
Tribune.
A. man can never do anything at va
riance with hta own nature. He car
gee with him the germ of his moat
exceptional action.—George Bllot
CHILDREN’S TEETH.
When They Should Appear and the
Order In Which They Come.
The milk teeth (first teeth) are twen
ty In number. The time at which they
appear is subject to considerable va
riations, even under normal conditions.
The following table gives the order
and average time of appearance of the
different teeth:
Two lower central Incisors, six to
nine months.
Four upper Incisors, eight to twelve
months.
Two lower lateral incisors and four
anterior molars, twelve to fifteen
months.
Four canines, eighteen to twenty-four
months.
Four posterior molars, twenty-four
to thirty months.
At one year of age a child should
have six teeth.
At one and one-half years It should
have twelve teeth.
At two years it should have sixteen
teeth.
At two and one-half years it should
have twenty teeth.
It Is not easy to explain where there
are so often variations from the aver
age. The order In which the teeth ap
pear is more regular than the time of
their appearance. Marked Irregulari
ties in order of the appearance of the
teeth are the rule in idiotic children
or those suffering from slighter mental
effects.
Delayed dentition Is generally caus
ed by rickets. Many healthy children,
however, frequently have no teeth ap
pear until the tenth month of age.—
Philadelphia Itecord.
BATHING IN JAPAN.
Natives Wash Themselves Clean Before
Getting Into the Tub.
Partial accounts of the luxury of a
Japanese hath lead us to believe that
we have something yet to learn about
what is regarded by many in this coun
try ns a necessity and by more as a
supererogation—in Japan the bath is
not only a necessity, but a delightful
recreation.
The Japanese have a way of their
own of taking a bath. They have u
system that in some respects resem
bles that enforced at swimming pools
in this country. You must first wash
the body thoroughly, and then you en
ter the tub, tlie water of which is
heated by an individual system. There,
if you are in a public bathhouse, you
may smoke and doze and chat with
your friends in a dissipation that is
said to be exceedingly refreshing. The
water is kept hot, perhaps increases in
heat, and when you leave the tub it is
still regarded as fit for the next cus
tomer. In a private house the master
and mistress may- have their baths
first, and the same water serves for the
lnvlgoration and diversion of the serv
ants. The ignorant foreigner, who
goes into the Japanese tub for the pur
pose of cleansing his body and with
soap spoils the water for further use,
is not only guilty of a social error, but
entails a hardship on the household, in
cluding the servants.—Rochester Dem
ocrat.
Recognized.
A Pennsylvania lawyer known
throughout the state for his sharpness
once met his mutch in a very unex
pected quarter.
An old woman was being cross ex
amined by him as to how the testator
had looked when he made a remark
to her about some relatives.
"1 don't remember, lie's been dead
three years,” she answered testily
“Do you mean to tell me that your
memory is so bad that you cannot go
back three years?” demanded the at
torney.
The witness was silent.
"Did he look anything like me?” the
lawyer llnally ventured.
“Seems to me he did have the same
sort of vacant look," responded the old
lady.—New’ Orleans Times-Picayune.
An Unconventional Duke.
Kew Parish church had among for
mer worshipers the first Duke of Cam
bridge, a strong but unconventional
churchman, who made audible com
ments while the service was in prog
ress. To the exhortation, “Let us
pray,” he would reply, “By all means,”
and during a dry summer he added to
the “Amen” after the prayer for rain,
"But we sha’n’t get It till the wind
changes.” On hearing the words, “For
we brought nothing Into the world,*
neither may we carry anything out,”
be would ejaculate, “True, true; too
many calls upon us for that.”—London
Globe
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The Smile of God’s Love.
Ab the ice upon the mountain, when
' the warm breath of summer's sun
breathes upon it, melts and divides into
drops, each of which reflects an image
of the sun, so life, in the smile of God's
love, divides Itself Into separate forms,
each bearing in it and reflecting an im
age of God’s love.—Longfellow.
The Noblest Arms.
We may talk' what we please of lil
ies, and lions - rampant, and spread
eagles, in fields d’or or d’argent. but If
heraldry were guided by reason a plow
in a field of arable would be the most
noble and ancieut arms.—Abraham
Cowley.
I
A Matter of Support
Her Father—You expect me to sup
port Margaret indefinitely? Her Hus
band-Well, I hope you may stand
from under very gradually, sir.—Bos
ton Transcript
Nothing Is denied to well directed la
bor; nothing Is ever to be attained
without It—Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries recen ed
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
WF. Cal 1 You o i Time for the boat
if We Handle Your Baggage
WeJBuy and Sell Anything from
Dead Crabs to'Live Bears.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
_ Chas. Peppy
’Seattle^
^4 Complete Services
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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 the Town of Val
dez, Alaska, on the 6th day of April,
1915, will be 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 the afternoon
of said day, and will remain open for
such registration between like hours
on each and every day thereafter, ex
cept Sundays, until and including the
27th day of March, 1915; and on the
last two days on which such regis
tration may be made, viz:, the 26th
and 27th days of March, 1915, said
books will be open for such registra
tion between the hours of 1 and 6
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 nd 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 „t
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 sett la
ment of account.
Notice is hereby given that W. 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 the
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, the
undersigned, as the Judge of said
court, as the time and place for the
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 Recordin';
Precinct of Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication December
24, 1914.
Date last publication February 24,
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.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
K you want all tna nawa aB tna
Uma, read tna Praapaatar.