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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. 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 Owl Drug store. Office hours
B'a. m., to 6 1). m., 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. 59
HOURS—9 to 12 a.m.; 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m.
DR. C. H. VANCE
the OSTEOPATH
Graduate American School of
Osteopathy. Kikrsviile. Mo.
OFFICE HOURS"9 lo 12 a.. 1 to5 p. a., or br
sppohtnest.
TREATMENTJS2.50
Office end Residence Court St. PHONE 203
JOHNILYONS EL EL RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ ■
F. BUTTERWORTH
|CMI Engineer and'
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Bln* Printing Valdes, Aleak*
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
Suits pressed ror $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Cooking apples $2 per box at the
Yakima Fruit Co. • tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf.
Summons tor Publication.
In Justice’s Court for Valdez Precinct,
Territory, of Alaska.
Frances Wilson, plaintiff, vs. Anna
Guenther, defendant.—Summons for
Publication.
To the defendant, Anna Guenther:
Take notice that you have been sued
in the above-named court by the
above-named plaintiff upon an ac
count for goods sold and delivered,
in the sum of $58.50; that personal
property belonging to you has been
attached to satisfy said claim; and
unless you appear and plead to plain
tiff’s complaint within thirty days af
ter completion of publication of this
summons, to-wit, within thirty days
after December 21, 1914, plaintiff will
take judgment for the sale of said
attached property to satisfy her claim
against you.
This publication is made pursuant
to an order of the court dated No
vember 9, 1914.
(Seal) GEO. J. LOVE,
Commissioner and Ex Officio Justice
of the Peace.
First publication November 9,1914.
Last publication December 14,1914.
Taxes Due.
Taxes for the Town of Valdez for
the year 1914 are now due and pay
able at my office, In the Valdez Elec
tric Company office, in the Copper
block. Taxes will be delinquent on
Monday, December 7, 1914, at 6 o’clock
p. m. and unless paid prior thereto,
a penalty of 10 per cent, will be add
ed to the amount and interest at the
rate of 12 per cent, per annum.
No interest will be allowed on town
warrants In payment of taxes after
November 1, 1914.
Office hours: 10 a. m. to 12 m.
and 2 p. m. to 4 p. m., except Sun
days. Dated this 4th day of Novem
ber, 1914.
B. O. AMES,
Town Treasurer.
Bringing It Home to Dad»
“Tlie schoolteacher is interested in
you. dad.”
“How’s that?”
"Why. today, after she’d told me six
times to sit down and behave myself,
she said she wondered what kind of a
father I had.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
Harsh Words.
Mrs. Pester—I was never so Insulted
in my life.
Mr. Pester—What did she say?
Mrs. Pester—She said I was like all
other women.—Chicago News.
No Air* About Her.
"Airs!” exclaimed the proud mother
and shook her head vigorously. “My
Elsie, for ail her learning, hasn’t any
more airs, so to speak, than her poor
old dad."
“Then she won’t turn up her nose at
her old friends?” queried the visitor.
“La, no!”
“IIow refreshing! Most girls who go
through college nowadays will hardly
look at you after they’re graduated."
“Well, they ain’t like my Elsie, that’s
all I can say,” retorted Elsie’s ma.
“She’s become a carnivorous reader, of
course, and she frequently importunates
music, hut stuck up—my Elsie? Not a
bit! She's unanimous to everybody,
hns a most Infantile vocabulary and,
what’s more, never keeps a caller wait
ing while she dresses up. No, she Just
runs down, nom de plume, as she Is,”—
Philadelphia Ledger.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
PAID TO GET THE GOODS.
Consequently He Felt That They Were
Hie by Right.
A claim once made on tbe explorer
Cameron in tbe neighborhood of Ga
boon, Africa, shows the weirdly pecul
iar workings of the native African’s
mind. Some of Cameron’s possessions
proved unduly attractive to a native,
and he determined on transferring tbe
ownership to himself. He accordingly
paid another native $200 to procure for
him the coveted goods.
The assistant took the money and
did bis best to earn it, but Mr. Cam
eron had perversely locked up the very
articles that tbe fellow’s employer had
set his heart upon. The man could not
carry out his bargain, and neither did
he feel that he could part with the
money. Therefore he ran off with It
What more logical than that tbe man
who was tbe loser by $200 should ex
pect the explorer to make the loss
good? This he assuredly did expect
He went to Mr. Cameron and told
him the story, demanding In the first
place the $200 which he (Cameron) by
locking up his goods had compelled the
complainant to lose and, secondly, the
actual price of the goods themselves,
which but for these arbitrary measures
would now have been in his posses
sion. It is not stated that his expecta
tions were realized.—London Specta
tor.
EARLY BANK RUNS.
The Dutch Fleet In the Thames Started
One In London In 1669.
The first run of which we have any
account In the history of banking oc
curred in the year 1(507. It was quick
ly stopped. At that date the bankers
of England were the goldsmiths, who
had a short time before begun to add
banking to their ordinary business and
had become very numerous and in
I fluential.
In 1009 the Dutch fleet sailed up the
Thames, blew up the fort at Sheerness,
set fire to Chatham and burned some
ships of the line. This created the
greatest consternation in London, espe
cially among those who had intrusted
their money to the bankers, for it was
known that the latter had advanced
large sums to the king for public pur
poses, and it was rumored that now
the king would not be able to pay the
money. To quell the panic a royal
proclamation was issued to the effect
that payments by the exchequer to the
bunkers would be made, as usual.
In 1071 there was another run on the
London banks, when Charles II. shut
up the exchequer and refused to pay
the bankers either principal or Inter
est of the money which they had ad
vanced. On this occasion many of the
banks and their customers were
ruined.—London Standard.
I __
Ten Stick Island.
In the Southwest bay, in the New
Hebrides group, there Is a small wood
ed Island of considerable height above
the sea. although only a few hundred
yards in circumference. The story of
its acquisition is a curious oue. South
west bay used to be considered a good
place for target practice by the British
men of war on patrol duty there, and
this small inlet was used as a target
so frequently that it seemed in danger
of being gradually shot away. The
chief who owned it protested and
wanted compensation. The captain of
a man-of-war who understood the na
tives knew that these claims would be
a ceaseless source of blackmail unless
they were settled once for all, so he
bought the island for the British
crown, paying ten sticks of tobacco for
it, and every one was satisfied. The
place since then has been known ns
“Ten Stick island.”—London Standard
Isn’t a Loaf Always Bread?
"How is Robert getting ou at col
lege?” asked the minister, who was
being entertained at dinner.
“Splendidly.” said the proud father,
who then went on to tell of his son's
various social, athletic and scholastic
successes, and the minister said it was
a fine thing to be college bred.
That evening little James, who had
been an interested listener, said, “I’apa,
what did Mr. Brown mean by ‘college
bred?'”
“Oh. that,” said papa, who had been
looking over his son’s bills, “Is a four
years’ loaf.”—Ladies1 Home Journal.
Scotch of Danzig.
One of the largest Scottish colonies
of the continent formerly existed at
Danzig. In the last decade of the
fourteenth century a number of Scot
tish knights Journeyed to Danzig to
help in the crusade of the Teutonic or
der against the Uthuanian heathens,
and one of the city gntes—now known
as the Hohe Thor—was christened the
Douglas Thor, after Lord William
Douglas, who was slain there.—London
Spectator.
Subtleties.
•“The English style of humor differs
from the American." said the man
who Is ever studious.
“Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “Where
we use chin whiskers to denote a poli
tician the English usually employ side
whiskers "—Washington Star.
Juet Had to Talk.
Madge—Why don't you thins before
yon speak, dear? Marjorie—If I did
that I shouldn’t have time to say half
what I wanted to say.—London Tele
graph. __
Happy, Indeed.
Romantic Reader — Did your last
novel end happily? Author—Yea; the
publishers paid me $2,000 the day I fin
ished It—New York Times.
8elf control is a great virtue. Be
la most powerful who baa hlmaalf la
bla own power.
SAURIES OF SINGERS.
Present Day Stars Would Laugh at
These Old Time Paymente.
In the good old days of 200 years ago
or bo singers and actors gave the world
their greatest efforts for what was un
doubtedly considered excellent remu
neration, but what In these enlight
ened times, of high priced voices and
talents would seem to be pitifully
smalL And who shall say the perform
ers of the past were not fully as capa
ble as the pampered darlings of the
present?
The highest salary paid went to
Chasse, who received 3,000 llvres, or
$000, a year as her fixed salary, 1,000
llvres extra for perquisites, 1,200 llvres
for Easter and 200 for bread, wine and
boots. In those days an extraordinary
allowance.
Mile. Aneler. the first soprano of her
day, was a close second, with 4,800
francs, or nearly $1,000, a year. Today
a prlma donna receives more than that
for a single evening. In a year “La
Camargo.” the most beautiful woman
of her day, received In francs what
many of the lesser singers of today re
ceive in a week in dollars—2.700 francs.
Louis XIV. had the reputation of be
ing a most generous manager and
dramatic agent, since he granted 200
livres (about $40> for the first ten per
formances and about 100 Uvres for the
following. The deviser of the ballet
received 120 livres for the first six
performances and sixty for later ones.
—Argonaut
RING OF THE FISHERMAN.
Used by the Popes to Seal Documents
of the Holy See.
The ring of the fisherman used by
the pope exclusively to seal documents
of the holy see shows an engraved
figure of St. Peter, the first bishop of
Rome, standing in a boat and flinging
with two hands a net into the sea.
In 1800, when the French occupied
the city of Rome, Pius VII., then pope,
was ordered by General Radet to sur
render the fisherman’s ring. The pon
tiff refused. He feared that by means
of the sanction of the ring the French
government would be enabled to issue
dangerous documents.
When finally forced to surrender it
the pope altered the engraving or
stamp with the view of making it use
less to his enemies. This seal thus
defaced was forwarded to Paris by
the French general in command at
Rome. Pius VII. in the absence of the
fisherman’s ring, made use of an iron
seal engraved with the figures of Sts.
Peter and Paul and inscribed with the
words, “Pro Annulo Piscatoris” (in lien
of the fisherman’s ring!.
The fisherman's ring was kept in
Paris until Napoleon L was over
thrown, when It was returned to the
sovereign pontiff. The ring is used only
to seal briefs. The bulls, more impor
tant documents, are stamped with the
leaden seal of the ancient parchments
—Indianapolis News.
Why the Earth Cannot Explode.
The theory Is frequently advanced
that planets and even suns sometimes
explode and that the earth may some
day blow up like a bombshell. No
celestial body the size of the earth
could possibly explode. If the entire
molten Interior of our globe could be
replaced with nitroglycerin and deto
nated the explosion would not lift the
earth’s crust in other words, if we
assume that the crust of the earth is
from fifty to a. hundred miles in thick
ness it would require something much
more powerful than even nitroglycerin
to burst the shell. It is necessary only
to do a little figuring to see that the
pressure of the earth’s crust at a depth
of from fifty to a hundred miles far
exceeds the pressure exerted by the
most powerful high explosive.—Hudson j
Maxim.
Reckless.
A colored man and his finest girl
walked into a drug store. The man
bought a one cent picture postcard and
a one cent postage stamp. As he start
ed to place the stamp on the postcard
the colored woman walked toward the
front door.
"Wait a minute. Susie,” said the col
ored man. “I’m not near through.”
The colored man turned to the cierk
and bought a package of chewing gum.
As the couple walked out of the drug
store the colored man was heard to
remark, “There’s no limit to me. Susie,
when I’m out with you.”—Indianapolis
News.
Appropriate.
“Thnt’s a queer design you have In
the corner of your billhead.” remarked
Slopay.
“It’s merely a iittle flower.” replied
the tailor.
“Think It’s appropriate, eh?"
“Yes, It’s a forgetmenot."—Philadel
phia Press.
Do You Wear One?
One thing you can wear year In and
year out. that never grows monot
onous. that never Is unbecoming, that
people are always glad to see. that
never has to be made over or trimmed
or sent to the cleaner’s, is a smile.—
Florida Times-L'uion.
Wasting Money.
"1 guess It’s Just as well 1 didn’t
marry that girl. She evidently has no
Idea of the value of mouey."
“How’s that?"
“Spent (10 cents postage sending me a
bunch of old love letters.”—Louisville
Courier-Journal.
•
Business.
New Bon-ln-law—Here’s only 19,000
marks. Yon promised my wife a dow
ry of 20,000. Father-in-law—1 always
knock off 2 per cent for cash.—Flle
gende Blatter.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
WE Call You on Time for the boat
if We Handle Your Baggage.
We Buy and Sell Anything from
Dead Crab* to Live Bear*.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commission
S7 a m to 0 :i in
Lunch 12 m to 1 p m
6 to 7 i> m
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
ARCADE CAFE
“We Never Close.”
Private Dining Room.
The Best of Everything. We Bake Our Own
Bread and Pastry. Bread for Sale.
Jack Callin -_-_Proprietor
Chas. Perry
I , cSEATTLE
114 Complete Services
* IN THE HEART OF THE CITY1
155Rooms with bath-50 SampleRooms
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When
You
Use
a
Western Electric
Washer and Wringer
Simply put in the clothe? and
start the motor;—in 10 to I-'
minutes the clothes are washed
white and clean ready to be
hung on the line without the
wear and tear of the wash
board.
Connect to any elect, ic lamp
socket.
Costs only 2 cents an hour to
run.
Let us send one to your home
for 15 days’ frey trial?
Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Go.
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
enlerprises 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.
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