latlg Proapprtnr
PUBLISHED BT
STEWART A SELBY, Proprietor*
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23, 1912. at the postofflce of Valdez,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879.
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The Weekly Miner.
The Dally Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by mall, to one address
only, per year ...|1LM
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
My carrier, per month _4 .40
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The Dally Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress, per month _4 1.28
TEL. 168
Advertising Rates on Application.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1010
A TIP TO VAIjDKZ.
The winter is coming very close
end the winter in Alaska is not ex
actly the bright, warm and pleasant
season that one might expect in the
tropics. There are long evenings hilt
there are ways to make them appear
shorter. In some Alaskan cities the
winter season often seems as pleas
ant as the summer so far as pastimes
go. Seward might be of great aid to
itself in this respect. We should ha"e
all sorts of pastimes no matter how
poor they might be. And we should
have changes in our pastimes. A lit
tle vaudeville, dancing, athletic con
tests. other sorts of contests, concerts,
plays and all the rest. Even w hen we
go to criticize those things we are sup
plying ourselves with a pastime.
There is nothing so pleasant some
times ns getting a chance to And fault
if we can only do so without being
bitter. Anyhow, let us keep thiu* 4
moving. Motion murders morbidity,
if one might use alliteration to drive
a tiling home.—Seward Gateway.
IIAKMONY IS CHEAP.
liow many of us ever stop to think
how inexpensive harmony is? How
many of us ever stop to think how
pleasant this old world would be if
we purchased harmony which practi
cally costs nothing instead of discord
that is so expensive? We dare say
very few of us ever think of that, and
most of us go on with either a grouch
or a chip on our shoulders ready for
a scrap or a knock any old time. As
a matter of fact some of us delight
in being contrary; just to display our
cussedness.—Progressive-Miner.
THE man who wants everything
he sees is likely in the end not to be
able to get what he needs.
“HOW long have you been shoeing
horses?” an old man was asked as
he bent to his task. “Fifty years, and
nothing to show for it but a pain in
the hack.” replied the smith. There
must be something wrong with a man
who will work fifty years on a losing
proposition.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN.
One sun, when last seen was in
perfectly good shape and performing
Its functions properly. Is believed
to have been made way with by one
of the belligerent nations or kidnap
ed for political reasons. Finder please
return and receive the heartfelt
thanks of the residents of this sec
tion.
ABOUT as terrible a thing as we
ever knew of In the line of grafting
is the selling of one’s vote. That
ought to be one of the most sacred
things we have. The ballot Is all
that stands between us and national
ruin. When the franchise, and espe
cially the franchise of the home own
er becomes corrupt, there is danger
that the bottom may drop out of
American institutions. It is n groat
thing to vote, but the greatest thing
of all is to vote right just as one be
lieves he ought to vote, and not as
somebody else wants him to vote.
The man who gives away his vote
does not vote himself, lie gives some
other man a chance to vote twice—
a right no law ever meant any one to
have—Exchange. ,
ONE would suppose Hint with a
plank in the platform of every politi
cal party advocating woman suffrage
and with the candidates for president
of the four leading parties chanting
praises of woman suffrage at each
one-night stand there could be no pos
sibility of it being defeated, but this
is before election. After election
the suffrage planks will be found to
have the dry-rot and the President
elect will suffer from mental aberra
tion. It beats all how many people
believe “wimiuen’s place is at hum,
by heck.”
IIIGHIA' interesting are many of
the accidental discoveries. Plotting
paper was one. Some one forgot to
put the sizing material into a pulp
bath'of a vat of common paper, and
when it reached the rollers it was
considered worthless. The owner of
the mill was looking at a piece of
paper when a drop of ink fell on it
and was instantly absorbed instead
of remaining upon its surface, and
the thought flashed into his mind:
Why not use it instead of sand? He
advertised, and hail such a demand
for it that his mill took up the mak
ing of blotting paper.
EVEHY new day is a chance to
make good the mistakes of the day
before, to do better tilings than the
day before and to plan for a bigger
tomorrow. Yesterday is gone, tomoi
iow lies on a head: today we have.
Let’s put our very best into it. All
the success we ever win will be won
| in our to-days as they pass.—Ex.
THE MAN who says to his hands,
‘come on, boys, let's gel to work," and
gets at it will get far more out of his
men than the one who says "(let to
work, boys.” and then goes off and
J loafs himself. It takes example to
produce good work.
Make Money Now
Back East there are many men making money.
They grasped the opportunity for wealth.
The war profits are gigantic.
Every one who is abreast of the times knows this.
But they know these war profits must end.
The war must end.
Then comes reconstruction.
History repeats itself.
Many of the world’s solid fortunes were founded in recon
struction periods after great wars.
The demand for copper will not end with the end of the
war.
Copper will be needed more than ever.
Copper is a world-wide necessity in times of Peace.
We of Alaska have vast resources of copper ores.
We need a copper Sqielter to cash in on the copper ores.
Without an Independent Alaskan Smelter we cannot prof
itably work our mines.
We are helpless in the time of greatest opportunity.
Are we to continue helpless?
Not if we are awake.
The Reynolds-Alaska Corporation is a live organization.
We are in touch with the mine owners of Alaska.
We are working in their interests.
_We are in touch with the monied men back East._
We are ALSO working in THEIR interests.
Our interests are indentical with both Alaskans and East
erners.
WE KNOW THAT ALL CAN MAKE MONEY TO
GETHER.
All of us can combine on the Smelter.
All can make money with each other through the Indepen
dent Alaskan Smelter.
Every one connected with the Smelter will make money.
Smelting is one of the most profitable business in the
world.
Hundreds of millions of new wealth has come through
operating Smelters.
Our engineers estimate a clean profit of 40 per cent, a year
on the Independent Alaska Smelter.
Do YOU want a share in these profits?
Will you do YOUR part to earn the profits?
Cordially,
HENRY DERR REYNOLDS.
Executive offices Reynolds-Alaska Corporation
STICK to your Job. Observe the
success of the postage stamp.
IT is a great thing to know what
you think you know.
IT IS unwise to pry too closely into
the business of a hornet.
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IP YOU don’t want to get hit keep
away from where hitting is going on.
HE that does good to another man,
docs also good to himself, not only
in consequence but in every act in
doing it, for the conscience of well
doing Is ample reward.—Seneca.
HAVE YOU in the past made a
mistake? Does it haunt you day and
night? Live it down! Sure, you can!
Many have, before you. Look the
world squarely in the face and pay no
attention to the gibes of the ill bred.
It never pays to grieve over mistakes
Rather brace up, and .profit by them.
The way to atone for a mistake is not
give up when you make one.
“WE SHOULD always tell the truth
but nflt always all the truth,” is an
old and true saying. We also need
not tell everything we know nor ev
erything we hear. Often you hear a
man or woman say something about
a brother or sister, but why go and
repeat ft, thus stirring up a regular
mare’s nest? We can be perfectly
truthful without telling all we hear;
and we. and our neighbors, will nil
be far happier for it.
NO ONE cares what you have done
in the past or for the remarkable
achievements you are contemplating
in the future; but everyone cares
what you are doing now! Today is
the time you are living; tomorrow
you may live, and yesterday you
lived, so pay no attention to what is
past or to what is ahead. Just live
your life so that when the summons
comes to join that innumerable cara
van you will leave no unpleasant
thoughts of you behind.
THE most ambitious attempt in
the newspaper line ever published in
Alaska is the Development Number
of the Juneau Empire, issued Septem
ber 25. The issue contains forty
pages, well illustrated with cuts of
the varied industries of not only
Southeastern Alaska but of the whole
Territory. (Interesting articles de
scriptive'of the mining development
of the country, and the history of the
great mines about Juneau, the water
power of the country, its fisheries, ag
ricultural progress, scenery and the
religious and social life of the section.
It is a most interesting publication,
in which the publishers may well
pride themselves, and one worthy of
the widest circulation.
Foley Is Huspended.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10.—J. J.
Foley, president of the Pacific coast
district of the longshoreman’s union
has been suspended from office, it was
learned here today. P. J. Martens of
I Everett, Wash., state vice president,
was elected temporary president, Fol
ey was charged with disregarding in
structions it was said. He was active
in negotiating a settlement of the re
recent longshoremen’s strike.
Housewives Strike.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—Incensed at
poultry dealers for forcing up the
price of kosher chickens thousands of
housewives backed by the United He
brew Trades, went on strike here yes
terday and declare they will not buy
poultry until prices reach the proper
level.
S & W. canned fruits and"vegetables
at Blum’s.
The N. & S. leaves the Valdez dock
on regular sailing days. See adv.
Just received, a new line of Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdes Drug
Company. tf
The Golden Nortlty the House of
Comfort. Jr . tf
Don’t rorget the Clearance Sale at
the Owl Drug Co.
Banquet Steel nanges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’B. tf
Prospector ads. bring RESULTS.
I. O. O. F. No. 6
a
Meets every Monday evening in Mc
Kinley Hall at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting members cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
C. C. RUDOLPH, N. O.
T. O. QUINN, Sec.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT SHAFFER. Preddcat.
„ Granite Mine.
CBAS. McCALLUM. Sacralary.
Valdes Alaska.
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 160
Fr« »4 AmcvM M——
Regular communications nrst wea
unsday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
When In Seward Step at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
SiOROt SEXTON. PROP.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave. Be ward. Alaska
Coyote* Become Post.
BEND, Ore., Oct. 10.—Settlers In
Mllllcan valley near here, sent an ap
peal out today (or help In combatting
the pest of rabid coyotes. P. B. John
son, postmaster of Mllllcan, arrived
here with tales of numerous recent
attacks by coyotes on stock. H. E.
Smith, a forest ranger, reported that
he had been attacked by a coyote
while sleeping but had been able to
drive it off without being bitten. An
other coyote fought his dog which
afterward developed rabies.
BUILT IN BLOOD.
Petrograd, the Artifioial Capital ef the
Czar's Dominions.
Travelers speak of Moscow as the
heart of Russlu, the real Russian city,
aud dismiss Petrograd as an lmltatjn
of other European capitals. But to ae
Petrograd seems more characteristical
ly Russian, with Its Immense facades
of government buildings and barracks
marching along as far as the eye can
reach, broad streets and mighty open
spaces.
The great stone quays along the
Neva, the palaces, cathedrals and Im
perial avenues paved with cobbles
grew under the hands of Innumerable
serfs chained In a swamp by the will
of a tyrant and were cemented with
their blood, for where Petrograd now
sprawls for miles and miles, a city
built for giants, was nothing but a
feverish marsh a hundred and fifty
years ago.
And there, where no roads naturally
lea ’, the most desolate spot, the most
vulnerable and the most remote from
any natural center of the Russian em
pire, Peter the Great bad a whim to
found bis capital. Twenty thousand
slaves a year for ten years were killed
by fever, cold and disease In the build
ing of Petrograd.
Nine times the court nobles them
selves conspired to wreck the hated
city and force the court to return to
Moscow; three times they set fire to
It, and three times the czar bung them
at the doors of the palaces he had
forced them to build.
A powerful section of the reaction
ary party has always agitated for the
restoration of Moscow as the capital,
and It Is only In the last twenty years
that the population of Petrograd has
not been artificially kept up. — John
Reed in Metropolitan.
PARTING SALUTATIONS.
Those Used In Different Nations Are
Very Much Alike.
Tbe parting salutations of various
nations are strikingly alike. Tbe vale
of tbe Latins corresponds wltb tbe
similar expression of the Greeks, and,
[hough piety Is not expressed distinctly
In either, It was doubtless understood,
for who can t>e kept In health without,
as the ancients would say, the will of
the gods?
The Greek word perhaps has a high
er signification than the Latin, for It
was not a mere complimentary saluta
tion. SL John forbids It to be given
to heretical teachers.
The French on taking leave say,
"Adieu,” thus distinctly recognizing
the provldentlnl power of the Creator,
and the same meaning is Indeed con
veyed In our own word "goodby,”
which Is a corruption of “God be with
you."
The Irish In their warmth of manner
and love of words often extend the ex
pression.
A well known guide, upon ouo of our
friends leaving one of the loveliest
spots In Wicklow, shook hands with
him heartily and said In a voice some
what more tremulous through age than
It was when Tom Moore loved to tlsteu
to It:
“God Almighty bless you, be with
you and guide you safely to your
Journey’s end!”
This salutation, when used thought
fully and aright, has not only a pleas
ant Bound, but deep meaning.—Phila
delphia Inqulrler.
When He Waa Bad.
It has been said that you never know
a man till you travel with him, and
certainly traveling has a tendency to
bring ont all the depravity Innate in
human nature. Out of this test, how
ever, Benjamin Disraeli emerged with
dying colon. This Is what waa said
of him by Mrs. Austen, who, with her
husband, traveled with him when be
was quite a young man, as related In
Mr. Monypenny’s biography:
“Your brother,*' aha says (the letter
was addressed to Disraeli's sister), "is
so easily pleased, so accommodating,
so amusing and so actively kind that
I shall always reflect upon the domes
tic part of our Journey with tbe great
est pleasure. Your brother has be
haved excellently, except when there
Is a button, or, rather, buttons, to be
put on his shirt; then he Is violently
bad, and this happens almost dally.’’
Fooled Thom All.
The discussion about the fitness of
horse meat to eat calls to mind tbe
story of a young man In Paris, a good
many years ago, who made a wager
with some friends that at a dinner be
would serve one course that would be
horse meat and that none of them
could tell which It was. After tbe din
ner he asked them to name the horse
meat course and found that they did
not agree. One named one course, one
another, and so on, but they all agreed
that It was a mighty good dinner.
“Gentlemen,’’ be said, wltb his thumbs
stuck In the armholes of his waistcoat,
“It was all horse.’’
Net a Lmiw.
“There’s a man In the next apart
ment learning to play the clarinet!”
expostulated the nervous tenant
"No, he Isn’t” replied the Janitor.
“He has been working on that tune
for three months, and he doesn't play
It a bit better than when he started.”—
Washington Star.
Loyalty.
T have been treated very badly by
my native city,” said a man who bad
Just been fined for drunkenness, “but
I love her still.”
“True,” remarked the magistrate; "1
should say her still Is about all you do
love/’ .
Tour achievement will never rise
higher than your faith.
BIG CLEARANCE SALE
OF
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MEN’S AND YOUTHS’ SUITS
Men’s Suits, Regular Value up to $35.00,
sales price from $5.00 to $15.00
Young Men’s Suits, $12.50 values, sales
price $6.25.
Men’s Cravanetted Overcoats, $25.00
values, $7.50.
These goods are worth full value hut are broken in sizes. If we
have your size you can get a bargain.
S. BLUM & COMPANY, Inc.
GOOD GOODS
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices over Valdes Drag Co.
Phone’IS McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Herv.
(Marino Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Gradnate National Unlrerslty.
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
OAce Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
1TTORNBVI-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Conrt House
Phone 84 VAI.DK/- AI.ASKA
JOHN L.YONB R R R1TCHI*
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOHNBY S-AT-I.A W
Offices In Whsllng Building
Phone 101 VAI.DUZ. AI.ASKA
J. L. REED
ATTOKWKY-AT-LAW
Phone XUl VAI.UKZ, ALASKA
EDMUND SJM I,TH
LAWYER
Suite 1212 American Bank Building,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Special Attention Given to all Alaska
Business.
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIV!L ENGINEER
U. S. Miami Surveyor
McKinley Street oppeeite V. M. Store.
Valdes, Alaska
Don’t fail to attend the grocery sale
at Blum’s.
Pioneer Bunk House.
You can do your own cooking and
housekeeping at the Pioneer Bunk
house on Keystone Avenue. Price
$2.60 per week. tf
The time of night makes no differ
ence in the price. City Express, tf
Valdes Drug Company has a fine
line of School Stationery. tf
Don’t fall to attend the grocery sale
at Blum’s.
Try the Cottage inning Koom for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker, Phone 1S1. tf
S & W canned fruits and vegetables
at Blum’s.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug Store. tf
The best dinner at the Arcade
Cafe. . tfj
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everytkiag First ckss
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
( I A«l vert i-'i'iiH'iit )
For
Attorney General
of Alaska
GEORGE GRIGSBY
Election November 7.
Till: REST (Oi l'
YOC CAN OFFER
your wife is a lire insurance
policy on your home. Imagine
her grief ami your remorse If
the home were destroyed and
you hail no money to replace
it. No priuleiil man goes with
out insurance. Prove your pru
dence ami atfeetlou by baying
us insure you today.
Yulile/. Real Estate Agency
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
See our windows for Bargains at
the Owl Drug Co.
Malted Milk Chocolate at the Val
dez Candy Kitchen.
Malted Milk, hot^and cold, phos
phates of all kindi< and hot drinks
at Hunt’s.
An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead's. tf
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
-fiCfc-7
* Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's.
Prices reasonable. *
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE.
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
LAUNCH N & S
l. a-avra rvrrj \\ rduraalay at • a.
m. lioaaa \aldra Dock for Krlla
mar, l.audlock. and l'ldnlafo.
I.rntfa rva-ry Saturday at * a. ai.
fraaaaa \ nlalr* I>ock for t'a-dar Bay*
Walla Hay. I*aart Wrlla and Gran
Hr Mine.
I’OUTAGE BAY AND OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OW'XRH AN1) MASTER.
_HOMES to I .EASE_
We have houses in desirable locations and we
will have others later. Wc will rebuild or improve
to suit acceptable tenants, but will rent on yearly
lease only.
We want permanent tenants not transients.
TERMS MODERATE.
Apply to
CHARLES A. EBY
Manager Real Estate Department H. D. Reynolds
Company, Valdez, Alaska.
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