Your Money’s Worth
In style, material and workmanship—that’s
what you should expect and what you will get,
when you buy
Urnjamm (Eorrrri (ElntljPH
Made by ALFRED BENJAMIN-WASHINGTON CO., New York.
For Discerning Men and Young Men,
$20 and Up.
Authoritative styles that are cut on lines
appreciated by good dressers. Various new
fabrics that will appeal to your good taste.
Quality workmanship:—Satisfaction guaran
teed—Different from ordinary clothes in every
thing but price.
Your Spring Suit is now ready.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
(Incorporated.)
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Alaska Water, Tight 8c Telephone Company
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
dentist
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Ojfice Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
, r — .» j
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Offloe hours
lan..to6p.p.,7 o, m.,to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
kDONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaeka
See Ted Winter tor your watch and
jewelry repairing at 6. Winter’s store.
All werk guaranteed. tf
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - • • Proprietor.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
H. M. CARTER, President,
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary,
Valdes, Alaska.
OVER as YEARS*
^I^^^J^EXFERIEWCE
Trade Marks
DeSidns
rrfT1~ CORVRWHTS Ao.
Anyone sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
Invention Is probably patentable. Cotnmunloa»
tlons strlotlv confidential. HANDBOOK on Patent#
sent free. Oldest suenoy for securlng patents.
Patent# taken through Huan i Co. reeelvs
special nolle*, without charge. In the
Sdcntific JtKKrkan.
A hmndwiulr UlutnMd WMkljr. Urwt efr
ImuassMW
Notice of Special Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Valdez Electric
Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders ot
the Valdez Electric Company, will be
held at the offices of the company,
in *he town of Valdez, Alaska, on
Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915,
at the hour of 2 o’clock, in the after
noon of said day, for the purpose of
considering the question of increasing
the capital stock of said company,
from its present capitalization, name
ly twenty-live thousand dollars, di
vided into twenty-five hundred shares
of the par value of ten dollars each,
to the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars, which shall be divided into
one hundred thousand snares of trie
par value of one dollar each. Also
authorizing the company to amend Its
articles of incorporation, so that Us
indebtedness may be increased to a
sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol
lars, with full power to issue bonds
in payment of all of its indebted
ness, and to mortgage or otherwise
hypothecate its property or any part
thereof, for the purpose of securing
such indebtedness. Also authorizing
the company to amend its articles of
incorporation, so that it may acquire
by purchase or otherwise water rights,
water power, and the lands incident
al thereto, and that it may reduce the
number of its directors from seven
to three.
And you are hereby notified to be
present at said meeting either in per
son, or by your regularly authorized
proxy or attorney in fact for the pur
pose of considering said questions.
This notice is hereby served on
you by publication thereof, In the
Valdez Daily Prospector, a newspaper
published at Valdez, Alaska, which
is the principal place of business of
said company. Said notice will be
published in said newspaper for eight
oonsecutive weeks, beginning with the
issue of February 24th, 1915, and end
ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915.
Witness our hands as directors of
piald company, this 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
F. M. BOYLE,
E. E. RITCHIE,
W. M. FINICAL,
GEO. J. LOVE,
Directors.
Blooded Doge for Sale.
Two airedale terrier puppies, breed
ing unsurpassed. Fine bead, ear, eye
and coat. Pedigrees furnished. Eight
champions in thre* generations. En
quire at Prospector. tr
The eye of the master makes the
horse fat.
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With the hat in the hand, one will
find his way through all the land.
V
ANCIENT TOOTHPICKS.
they Used to Be Made of 8ilver and
Were Worn In the Hat.
The employment of toothpicks Is very
ancient. In Grote's "History of Greece”
we find that Agathocles, “among the
worst of Greeks,” was poisoned by n
medicated quill handed to him for
cleaning his teeth after dinner.
Toothpicks were In common use in
the time of the Caesars. Martial tells
us those made of a chip of mastic wood
(lentiscus) are the. best, but that if you
run short of such timber u quill will
serve your purpose, and he ridicules an
old fop who was In the habit of dig
ging away at his gums with his polish
ed lentiscus, though he had not a tooth
left in his head.
Toothpicks occur early of silver, but
pieces of wood or of feathers with a
red end ns quills in our day were most
usual. The toothpick is the Anglo-Sax
on tothgarc. The old name was pick
tooth. It was imported by travelers
from Italy and France, and the using
of it was long deemed an nffected
mark of gentility. It was worn ns a
trophy in the hat, and Sir Thomas
Overbury describes a courtier, the pink
of fashion, “with a picktooth in his
hat.”
Bishop Earle says of an idle gallant,
"His picktooth bears a great part in
his discourse.”—London Telegraph.
SHORT LIFE OF BIG GUNS.
Every Time a Rifle Is Fired Some of
Its Boro Is Worn Away.
The life of the gun, so far as its ab
solute destruction by bursting is con
cerned, is practically unlimited, but
not so its accuracy life. Every time a
guu is fired some of the interior sur
face of its bore and delicate rifling are
wiped away, and a certain degree of
its accuracy is lost
This is true of the shouldei' rifle,
with its bore so small that it would
not much more than admit a lead pen
cil, no less than of the great sixteen
inch siege gun and the other grades of
artillery pieces.
Fortunately for the infantryman, the
wear on the bore of the shoulder rifle
is much slower, as the wearing out of
the bore decreases rapidly with a de
crease in the size of the bore. Ero
sion, as It is called by the artillerymen,
is greatest in the large guns and least
in the 30 rifle.
The big guns which form the main
batteries of our warships and are era- i
placed in our coast fortifications can
fire from 150 to 250 rounds (dependent
upon the pressure and heat in the pow
der chamber) before they begin to lose
their accuracy.—Scientific American.
Doors In China.
In China doors are often round, leaf
shaped or semicircular. In placing
them the builder usually avoids having
one opposite another lest evil spirits '
0nd their way from the street into the
recesses of the building. The door
ways separating the courts of a gar
den are usually of an elaborate kind,
and the octagonal form is one of the
most popular, lteligious superstition
asserts itself in Chinese architecture,
and the universal sacredness of the
numerals 3 and !> is shown in the ar
rangement of temple doors. There is
a triple gateway to each of the halls
of tlie imperial palace, and the same
order prevails at the Ming tombs. The
Temple of Heaven lias a triple roof, a
triple marble staircase, and all ils mys
tic symbolism jioiiits either to 3 or it-»
multiples.
The Yaws.
On the west coast of Africa the na
tives call the raspberry a yaw. it ball
pens that one of the pleasing diseases
that come out from that quarter of the
globe is characterized by dusky red
spots that appear on the body and soon
grow into ulcers about the size and
looks of the raspberry. So this disease
is called tlie yaws. It is contagious
and downright disagreeable. White
sailors bring it back with them to their
own discomfort and the disgust of
those at home. Yaws prevails also in
the Fiji islands and in Samoa, but In
these two places children mainly are
attacked, and the natives regard the
disease in the same light as civilized
persons look at measles—almost a cer
tainty to have and the sooner over
with the better. '
Ths Color of Lakes.
Some lakes are distinctly blue, others
are of various shades of green, so that
In some cases they are scarcely distin
guishable from their level, grass sur
rounded banks. A few, too, are al
most black. The lake of. Geneva is
azure hued, the lake of Constance and
the lake of Lucerne are green, while
the color of the Mediterranean has
been called indigo. The lake of Brienz
la greenish yellow, and Its neighbor.
Lake Thun, Is blue.
Good Old Days.
The high cost of living wasn’t much
of an item in the old days, when a
dime package of cornstarch was used
to powder the baby nfter bis bath,
make mother’s face beautiful and pro
duce a bowl of blancmange for des
sert.—Cincinnati Inquirer.
His Business.
"There Is a man who can always be
depended on at a pinch.”
“Who is he?”
“A policeman.”—Baltimore American.
Coming Events.
Mother (upstairs, calling)—Are you
engnged, Mabel? Mabel (from dark
ened parlor)-rI will be In a minute,
mother.—Philadelphia Ledger.
If a man empties bis purse Into his
head no one can take It from him.—
Franklin.
WHAT IS FEAR?
—
A Feeling Baxed on the Inetinct of Self
Preservation.
Tlmt well known Investigator of
psychological abstrusities, M. Fernando
Mazade, has attracted much attention
by a discussion of the query, “What
is fear?” The famous psychological
playwright, Alfred Capus, who has
dealt with the human emotion with
3uch Utility in his masterpieces,
writes:
“In general, I think that when there
is an accident or an illness one bus not
a sutlieient perception of the peril to
have the feeling of fear. Fear implies
a consciousness of danger and the re
fusal or moral impossibility to face it.
Fear consists in capitulating to the in
stinct of self preservation.”
M. Victor Marguerite says: “Fear is
n physical trouble much more than a
feeling” and can ultimately be over
come by force of will. M. Alfred Ale
zieres of the French academy consid
ers that fear is caused by some unex
pected danger. AI. Fouchet of tho
Academy of Aledieine doubts whether
any man has ever been quite free of
fear for himself or for others.
M. Sicard, who is a professor at the
Faculty of Medicine, considers fear or
courage to be the result of tempera
ment, training and thought. Fear can
be partially eradicated by reasoning
and education, but it will never be
overcome in its most acute form—
namely, the instinct of self preserva
tion. The conclusion is that it is far
from being unanimously admitted that
fear is a ridiculous malady.—Philadel
phia North American.
OUR FIRST NEWSPAPER.
It Was Published In 1690 and Lasted
Just One Issue.
The first newspaper printed in North
America was I’ubliek Occurrences,
which issued its lirst and only number
in 1000 in Boston. The publisher, Ben
jamin Harris, proposed to get it out
monthly, but the authorities came
down on the project "like a ton of
brick,” and Harris had to abandon the
scheme.
Publick Occurrences was printed on
three pages of a folded sheet, the pages
beiug 7 by 11 inches in size. It was
“Printed by It. Pierce for Benjamin
Harris at the London Coffee House”
in Boston. The authorities alleged that
it contained “reflections of a very high
nature,” and within twenty-four hours
of the appearance of the first number
the editor and publisher was solemnly
warned that a repetition of the offense
would merit severe punishment.
“That Memorable Occurrents of Di
vine Providence not to be neglected or
forgotten, ns they too often are,” and
“That people everywhere may better
understand the Circumstances of Pub
llque Affairs, both abroad and at
home,” Harris founded his journal, and
it was a pity that he should have been
thwarted in his design “that the Coun
try shall be furnished once a month (or
if any Glut of Occurrences happen
oftener). with an Account of such con
siderable things as have arrived unto
our Notice.”—New York World.
Woman’s Logic.
You sometimes wonder about the
logic of tile feminist mind.
A man was to meet his wife at her
ofliee at 1 o'clock to take luncheon with
her. He was twenty minutes late.
She had gone out.
lie sat down and waited. At 1:150
she arrived.
"What are you doing here?" she
asked.
“I'm waiting for you.”
“Didn't you know 1 wouldn't come
back after I'd given you up and gone
out?”
“Hut you did come back, didn't you?
You are back now. aren't you?”
“Yes, but you might have known that
when I did come back I would have
had my lunch and there would be no
use In waiting to have it with me.”
“Well, have you laid it?”
“No.”—Denver News.
Reasonable.
Lord Esher, who when president of
the English court of appeal used to
keep up a running fire of chaff on
learned counsel, sometimes got a Ro
land for his Oliver, as when a young
barrister In the course of argument
stated that no reasonable person could
doubt one particular proposition.
“But I doubt it very much,” said the
judge.
The youthful advocate, not one whit
abashed, replied, “I said no reasonable
person, my lord.”
The master of the rolls could only
gasp, “Proceed, sir, proceed.”—London
Express. - .
All He Wanted to Know.
“Marla, I'm going to have Dr. Squll
llps treat me for my heart trouble.”
“What do you know about Dr. Squil
llps, John?” ,
“All I know about him is that Mr.
Gotsum recommends him to me.”
“Who is Mr. Gotsum?"
“Mr. Gotsum Is one of the stockhold
ers of the life insurance company that
Is carrying a $20,000 risk on my life.”—
Chicago Tribune.
Tha Dry 3alt.
“I should think you would huve pre
ferred the army to the navy?"
‘‘No. ma’am. I’d rather do my fight
ing on water and keep dry than on
land and have to stand knee deep In
water In the trenches all the time."—
Detroit Free Press.
Time’s Changes.
Tine noire* many changes. Wh?n
you werg eighteen If somebody Md
told you tbht at forty you’d be taking
dancing lessons you’d have laughed In
bia face.—Detroit Free Press.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
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on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and *huts.
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and on the job—day or night—buy
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CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
Chas. Perry
’Seattle"'
^4 Complete Services
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
1135 Rooms with bath-50 Sample Rooms
Notice of Registration.
Notice is hereby given ttiat the reg
istration hooks 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 Coppet
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 hag
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 W. T.
Scott, the administrator of tlie 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 Recording
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
“bade" 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
wrfth the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULT8.
If you want all via saw* all tfea
Urao, read tie Proepeetar.