Valdez Mercantile Co...c
TRUE VALUES
Will Come To Valdez
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Santa Claus is due to arrive here on sched
ule time notwithstanding some reports to
the contrary. Many thought it would be
rather “hard going” for Old Santa this year
but after seeing our assortment of Toys and
asking the prices they have h^d a “change
of heart” and decided to help him along.
Here are a few suggestions for the
“Kiddie’s” Xmas
Dolls.75c to $2.25
Laundry Sets .$1.75
Doll Beds .50s to $2.25
Washing Machines .$1.75
Tea Sets .$1-75
Doll Furniture .3c to $1.25
building Blocks .25c to 75c
Books .15° UP
Tool Chests .$200
Mysto Erector.$2.25 to $4.50
Drums .40c to $2.25
Mechanical Toys.25c and up
Sleds .$1.35 to $1.75
Air rifle .$2.00
Games .10c and up
CHRISTMAS CANDLES AND DECORATIONS
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 Unirertitr
Washington, D. C.
pk „„ DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Orel Drug store. Offioe hours
9 a m., to 6 p. m.. 7 p, m.. to 9 p. in. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company’s Phone No. S9
HOURS—9 to 12 a.m.; 1 to6and7to9p. m.
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdes. Alaska
G E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 8i VALDEZ
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
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F. BUTTERWORTH
]Civil Engineer and]
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Valdes, Alaska,
Copper River
Draying Co
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Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
Let Him Try,
“I fear no foe in shining armor,”
gang the man nt a concert.
“Don’t you, old chap?” grumbled the
bachelor in the front row. “Then you
try to open a sardine box with a pocket
knife.”
Obstinacy is a parasite, living either
on a strong will or on great stupidity.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Certainly Not.
'■—I ■»
"Of course you wouldn’t marry a
title."
"Of course not if there was any oth
er way of getting it." — Philadelphia
Press.
Making Connection*.
Knicker—Life is hard. Bocker—Yes
By the time your mother stops forbid
ding you to eat Jam the doctor begins
—New York Sun.
Thirteen women are among the lar
gest stockholders in a St. Louis bank,
wnile a large number of the mlno’
stockholders are also women.
ALAMEDA HERE
LAIHONIGHT
The steamer Alameda is due in
Valdez at 10 o’clock this evening. The
steamer loaded ore on the trip to
Seward and is coming direct from
Seward to Valdez.
RAY DAY MARRIED
TO DOUGLAS GIRL
Ray Day, former Valdez printer and
now a member of the Juneau Empire
staff, was married last week to Mrs.
Anna Vestel, of Juneau. The lady
was formerly Miss Anna Doneghy, a
Douglas girl. She is well known in
interior Alaska, having lived for a
time in Fairbanks and other interior
towns. The couple plan to build a
home in Juneau next spring.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 21, 1914.
Barometric pressure .29,530
Temperature at 7 p. m.28
Maximum temperature . 31
Minimum temperature . 26
Mean temperature . 281-2
Precipitation .05
Cloudy air, wind northeast 4 miles.
Snowed from 11:30 a. m. to 5:30
p. m.
Chamber Meeting Tonight.
The special meeting of the Valdez
Chamber of Commerce will be held
tonight at the city hall at 8 o’clock.
All members are requested to he pres
ent. E. G. AMES, Secretary.
Please remember the beautiful por
tieres to be drawn—every dollar cash
purchase gets a chance. We have
hand-painted pictures, and 10, 25 and
50 and 75c toy counters. Big assort
ment at Itudolph’s Store. tf
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide t* ■
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Tuesday, Dec. 22.
High tide 4:17 a .m., 7.7; 3:46 p.
m., 8.0.
Low tide 9:59 a. m., 3.2; 10:S0 p.
m., 0.9.
Wednesday, Dec. 23.
High tide 5:05 a. m., 7.7.; 4s46
p. m., 7.0.
Low tide 11:09 a. m„ 3.3; 11:14 p.
m., 1.8.
Thursday, Dec. 24.
High tide 5:53 a. m., 7.8; 5:57 p.
m„ 6.1.
Low tide 12:58 a. m., 3.1; 11:59
a. m., 2.6.
Friday, Dec. 25.
High tide 6:41 a. m., 7.9; 7:24 p.
m„ 5.7.
Low tide 1:46 p. m., 2.1.
Saturday, Dec. 26.
High tide 7:28 a. m., 8.1; 8:50 p.
m., 5.6.
Low tide 12:51 a. m., 3.3; 2:51 p.
m., 2.0.
Sunday, Dec. 27,
High tide 8:14 a. ni„ 8.4; 10:52 p.
m., 6.2.
Low tide 1:46 a. m., 3.8; 3:43 p.
m., 1.3.
Monday, Dec. 28.
High tide 9:00 a. m., 8.7; 10:52
p. ni, 6.2.
Low tide 2:43 a. m., 4.0; 4:28 p.
m., 0.7.
Tuesday, Dec. 29.
High tide 9:42 a. m., 9.0; 11:35 p.
m., 6.4.
Low tide 3:33 a. m„ 4:07 p. m.|
Low tide 3:33 a. m., 4.1; 4:07 p.
m., 0.1.
Wednesday, Dec. 30.
High tide 10:23 a. m., 9.3.
Low tide 4:18 a. m., 4.0; 5:43 p.
m., 0.3.
Thursday, Dec. 31.
High tide 12:12 a. m., 6.7; 11:02
a. m., 9.6.
Low tide 4:59 a. m., 3.9; 6:18 p.
8.6.__
One of the Many Great Exhibit Palaces
Now Completed For the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915
Copyright, 1914. by Panamm-Paciflo International Exposition Co.
NOETH FACADE OF THE PALACE OF MUTES AND METALLURGY; DIMENSIONS, 451 BY 579 FEET;
COST, I38M1S. PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915.
CLANNISH MANXMEN.
They Still Uee Their Own Tongue In
Promulgating Their Laws.
The Isle of Mnn Is In the Irish chan
nel, about equidistant from England.
Scotland and Ireland and is famed
for its lovely scenery, excellent climate
and the quaint old world flavor of Its
places and people.
Home rule das been enjoyed by the
Manxmen for many years. Although
there are fewer than 60.000 Manxmen,
they huve their own parliament and
courts. The bouse of keys and the
house of lords bold annual sessions In
Douglas, the capital, and the laws they
pass are read aloud every year from
Tynwald hill. The statutes are pro
claimed in the Manx tongue, a lan
guage as distinct from English as Ital
ian or German.
The Isle of Mnn wns long a bone of
contention among the kings of North
umberland. Scotland, Norway and Eng
land. The government, as It is in
operation today In Hall Caine’s island,
wns established by Orry, a Scandina
vian adventurer who made himself
king of the island. He divided his
kingdom into six sheadings, and this
division, with four municipal districts,
still serves in the election of members
of the house of keys. The bishopric
of the Isle of Man is declared to have
been founded by St. Patrick, who
stopped off and established the see
while on his way to Ireland.—New
York World.
A FAMOUS OLD FLAG.
The Star Spangled Banner of Fort Mc
Henry In 1814.
Hanging from the walls of the Na
tional museum In Washington is one of
the most famous flags in the world—
the star spangled banner that floated
over Fort McHenry during the British
attack in September, 1814. The flag
measures no less than 26 by 36 feet.
At the time of the battle Fort Mc
Henry, Just outside the city of Balti
more, was in command of Major George
Armistead. The garrison flag that flew
from its ramparts was made by a Mrs.
Mary Pinkersgill, assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Caroline T. Purdy.
In the battle one of the stars was
shot away by a British shell. After the
war the banner became the property of
Major Armistead and was left by him
to his daughter. Mrs. Appleton. It was
from the son of that lady, Mr. Gben
Appleton, that the museum received It
two years ago. The arrangement is
that the flag shall remain permanently
in the custody of the museum and
must not be permitted to leave the
building to be exhibited anywhere else.
Time has somewhat marred the beauty
of the banner, but no American can
look at the fading and worn fabric
without a thrill. That is the flag that
gave birth to the national anthem of
his country.—Youth’s Companion.
Doughty Berbers.
The ancient Berbers, who still live
in the mountain territory of Kabylia.
were never conquered by Roman,
Goth, Vandal, Arab or Turk. They
made their first obeisance before the
firearms of the French under the sec
ond empire Through all these millen
niums they have lived in their popu
lous villages perched high on the tops
of steep hills. Around them in all di
rections Is a zone of trees, with pas
ture above, beginning at about 3.000
feet, and the oft conquered open val
leys below. Here for unknown ages
the Berber has lived among and from
his trees. There are four staples of
life in Kabylia—dried tigs, olives,
bread and meat. For miles there is
one unending succession of villages set
in this open forest of figs and olives.—
Argonaut.
Cordovan Leather Boots.
At the court of Elizabeth the wide
topped Spanish Pool handsome and.
to our eyes, theatrical, became popular
among the rival courtiers, each en
deavoring to outvie the other in the
queen’s eyes. The most handsome and
admired of all were made of white
Cordova leather, edged with costly
lace and having gold spurs. Some
times buff and red and much more
rarely the now prevalent black leath
er was the material. Boots for men
seem to have gone out of fashion dur
ing the Stuart era, so far as the upper
classes wenL four plain citizen al
ways adhered to a more or less sub
stantial shoe when at home and sel
dom drew on boots save when on a
journey.—London Saturday Review.
, Gentle Reminder.
A gentleman, on a visit to another
city, entered u restaurant and on leav
ing took away with him by mistake a
hat belonging to another man. The
hats yvere so nearly Identical that the
mistake was not detected, and the sur
prise of the gentleman may be Ini
agined when, reaching Dome, he
glanced at the lining of the hat and
found written there the words, “You
darned fool, what did you take this
hat for?”—Llppincott’s.
Willie Wants to Know.
"Pa. how can guns kick when they
have no legs?”
“Don’t ask absurd questions."
"Guns haven't any legs, have they,
pa?”
“Certainly not."
“Well, then, what’s the use of their
having breeches?”—Boston Transcript.
Sunflowers.
The old name for tne sunflower was
solsoece, the sun follower. The an
cient sunflower or sun follower was
the marigold. The tall plants of the
present day are of American origin.
Weak men never yield at the proper
time.—Latin.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boet,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
WE Call You'on Time for'the boat
if We Handle Your Baggage.
We Buy andJSell Anything from
DeadJCraba to Live Bears.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spen&rd, Prop
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Hoad Commission
57 a in to 9 a m
Lunch 12 ni to 1 pm
0 to 7 p m
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
ARCADE CAFE
“We Never Close.”
Private Dining Room.
The Best of Everything JWe Bake Our.Own
Bread and Pastry.fr Bread ,'for'Sale.
Jack Callin_-_-_Proprietor
Chas. Perry
^ ’Seattle?
Ji Complete Servicesx
MN THE HEART OF THE CITY,
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ALI
WASHED
AND
When
You
Use
a
Western Etectne
Washer and Wringer
Simply put in the clothes and
start the motor;—in 10 to 15
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 electric lamp
socket.
Costs only 2 cents an hour to
run?
Let us send one to your home
fo'r 15 days’ free trial ?
Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Go.
Somebody
With Money g
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.