TTEAM heated hot and cold baths
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN 0NLY
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Ill CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 117
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
1 OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES j S. BLUM A CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS 1 B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alazka.
m ■»..«. J. ■..R.AA A AXA A J.A A A AAAAAAAAAAA AAA A
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Pro|.r.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
rumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
TAKE A LOOK
AT THE CLOTHS
we are making into suits for
good dressers. You’ll find them
superb in quality. They are ex
clusive in pattern. You cannot
get them elsewhere. Let us
make you up a suit from cloth
of your own selection. We
guarantee a perfect fit and a
suit with all the distinction
that style can impart.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOK
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed j j Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Routrh Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
' Public Bldg. ’Phone. 196
'E'F some folks changed their
own tempVments they’d
be better satisfied with
those of their
neighbors’.
A neighborly idea—own
your tin ol VELVET
CONVEX LENS OF THE EYE.
A Burning OI«n That Adjusts thn
Bight t* Varying Distances.
One of tbe manifold wonders of the
human eye la the convex lens with
which the focal distances of sight are
made Instantly and without mental ef
fort. This lens In tbe eye is a literal
“burning glass.*' as may be shown by
tbe simplest of experiments.
Let tbe (tersoii at midday bold e
straw against tbe face of tbe suti and
focus bis eyes on tbe straw He can
lock at tbe straw, with its background
of a dazzling sun. nnd without discom
fort. But tbe moment be looks at the
fler.v bull of tbe sun Itself subconscious
ly tbe lens of the eye cornea to its prot»
er focus, with the result that a "burn
ing" sun spot appears on tbe retina of
tbe eye. and It Is said that a few sec
onds of such looking would burn out
the retina ns If by fire Itself
In tbe subconscious adaptability of
tbe eye lens to adapt Itself to different
distances lies Its value to tbe human
sight. Tbe man with a camera adjusts
the focus of bis lenses by sliding them
forward and l»ack. Tbe lenses of tbe
human e.ve. by changing their curva
tures, allow of one looking at fine print
six Inches from bis nose and In a frac
tion of a second to look up and away,
probably fifty miles to a mountain peak
tbat In an Instant Is In true camera
focus.—Pittsburgh Press.
NEGLECTED FOODS.
Thalr Mora Libaral Uaa Would Ba a
Halp In Homa Economy.
Among the foodstuffs that American
bousekeeiters have scarcely utilized are
turnip to|«, radish tops, mustard plants,
sorrel and chick peas amoug the vege
tables and the cheese product that can
be extracted from whey.
The greens mentioned may all be
cooked like spinach or they may be
made into delicious cream soups, as
they have b?en for centuries by Euro
l<eau housewives. Enough sorrel grows
in the average vacant lot in every city
to make many purees or cream soups.
('hick peas are as nutritious as beaus
and when served In a broth are Just as
tasty. Tbqy also can be made into a
puree.
Radish toj>s and mustard leaves make
a cheap and apiietlziug salad.
Professor Mary F. Rausch In a lec
ture at the University of Washington
gave some hints about home economies,
one of which was that foods in shallow
pans cook more rapidly than in deep
pans, thus saving gns. Another was
that not a scrap of fat of any sort need
be thrown away, but all should go into
a double boiler and be tried out for use
in frying or as shortening for pastry.—
New York World.
When Pullmans Were New.
The real birth of the Pullman ear
dates from the closing days of the war
between the states. In the Illinois
Journal (Springfield) of May SO, lSti.'i
is to lie found the following:
"We are reminded of a prophecy
which we heard some three years sluce
—that the time was not far distant
when a radical change would be intro
dined in the manner of constructing
railroad ears: the public would trnve1
upon them with as much ease as
though sitting iu their parlors and
sleep and eat on board of them with
more ease anil comfort than It would
be |K>s8llde to do on a first class steam
er. We believed the words, * * * hut
did not think they were so near ful
Ailment till Friday last, when we were
invited to the Chicago and Alton de
pot in this city to ^examine an im
proved sleeping car manufactured • • •
after a design by George M. Pullman
of Chicago."
Faces Over the Doors.
Those who visit Pompeii for the first
time are struck liy one sigulflcaut fea
ture of those little houses whose own
ers have been dead for 2.000 years.
That is the laces which are often carv
ed over the door or in the atrium and
intended to convey a welcome or a de
fiance to tlie entering guest The New
House, as it is called, because it is tbs
last rescued from the tomb of ashes,
has before it two marble beads ou pil
lars rising from beds of roses. Their
faces are turned to greet the stranger
with gay, friendly smiles. No one could
enter a house which gave blin so cor
dial a welcome without a happier throb
of the heart. Iu tlie entrances of some
of the other houses are set angry,
frowning heads of demons.
Quaker Cemetery In Prospect Park.
There is a yuuker cemetery in Pros
pect Park West. Brooklyn. The ceme
tery Is much older than the park, and
when the park was organized it was
done with the understanding that the
Friends’ burying grbund was not to bo
disturbed. The pact will probably al
ways be kept. The cemetery covers sev
eral acres—say, from eight to ten—and
is beautifully situated on one of the
most commanding hills in the park.
Black Eggs.
The black Cayuga duck, a South
American bird, frequently lays black
eggs. The coloring does not penetrate
the shell, being due to an oily pigment
which can be rubbed off. In succes
sive layings the coloring fades and dis
appears.
8haring a Sentiment.
"Do you think a man ought to for
give hla enemies?”
"Yes,” said Senator Sorghum. "But
be ought to make the score near
enough even to let the enemy do some
forgiving on his side.” — Washington
Star.
HI habits gather by unseen degrees,
as brooks make rivers, rivers run to
seas.-Drydkn.
♦ STEAMER SAILINGS ♦!♦!
Steamship Admiral Watson—Sailed
South from Valdez July 1.
Admiral Evans—Sailed South from |
Valdez for Seattle July 11.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed from Val* j
dez for Seattle July 13.
Steamship Admiral Farragut—Sailed
South from Valdez for Seattle July!
18.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed North
from Seattle for Valdez July 18.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed South !
from Valdez for Seattle July 18.
Steamer Northwestern—Arrived from j
Seattle and sailed west at 4 p. ni., J
Thursday. July 19.
TIDE TABLE FOR JULY
—
Saturday, July 21.—
First high tide 0:59 a. ni., 9.1.
Second high tide 2:02 p. m., 7.8.
First low tide 7:38 a. m., —0.3.
Second low tide 7:36 p. m., 2.3.
Sunday, July 22.—
First high tide 1:35 a. m., S.7.
Second high tide 2:31 p. m., 7.9.
First low tide 8:06 a. m., 0.0.
Second low tide 8:13 p. m., 2.2.
Monday, July 23.—
First high tides 2:10 a. m., 8.2.
Second high tide 3:00 p. m., 8.0.
First low tide 8:33 a. m., 0.5.
Second low tide 8:53 p. m., 2.1.
| Tuesday, July 24.—
First high tide 2:48 a. m., 7.5.
Second high tides 3:30 p. m., 8.1.
First low tide 9:01 a. m., 1.0.
Second low tide 9:38 p. m.. 2.1.
Wednesday, July 25.—
First high tide 3:39 a. m., 6.8.
Second high tide 4:04 p. m., 8.1.
First low tide 9:31 a. m., 1.6.
I Second low tide 10:28 p. m., 2.1.
Thursday, July 26.—
First high tide 4:18 a. m., 6.1.
Second high tide 4:42 p. m., 8.1.
First low tide 9:31 a. m., 1.6.
; Second low tide 10:28 p. m., 2.1.
Thursday, July 26.—
First high tide 4:18 a. m.. 6.1.
Second high tide 4:42 p. m., 8.1.
First low tide 10.05 a. m., 2.3.
Second low tide 11:28 p. m., 2.1.
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.Il MI* IX PRICES IN
LAST TWENTY YEARS
|
An Albany grocer gives the follow-'
ing table of increase in prices of,
staple articles since 1S97, from his
own records:
1S97 1917
2 quarts turnips .$0.05 $0.20 j
j1 lb. bacon .16 .40 :
2 quarts onions .07 .36 ,
24 Vs lb. sack flour.57 2.10 j
2 lbs. oatmeal .07 .14 j
f lb. chicken .50 1.28 j
1 lb. soda crackers .08 .IS]
1 doz. eggs .23 .42 j
4 lbs. sugar .22 .38 |
1 quart milk .06 .12 i
1 lb. lard .09 .28 !
1 peck potatoes .20 1.00 i
1 lb. cheese .13 .32 !
! 1 broom .25 .75.
Total $2.91 $8.421
t m - - —
Seattle Hotel Re Painted
Yesterday John Biggs let the con-j
tract to paint the Seattle Hotel to W.!
H. Brennen, who is now engaged in :
the work.
Notice To The Public
Registration Blanks for persons
subject to registration for military
purposes may be found at the Pros
pector Office, Valdez. Office hours 8 :
to 12 in, 1 to 6 p. m. The period of
registration extends rrom 7 a. m. on
the second day of July to 9 p. m., I
on the second day of September, j
Sundays and legal holidays excepted, j
JAMES PATTERSON
\VM. MEALS 5
J. A. SILVERMAN
tf Registration Board
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har- j
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official business between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
G. R. KOEHLER,
1st. Lt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY j
despair Alls the owner who has ,
neglected to look after his in- j
surance. We handle the insur- !
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It in the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
rsr TONY’S PLACE™
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRS1 CLASS Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
July 7—S. S. Mariposa
July 12—S. S. Northwestern
July 18—S. S. Alameda
July 23—S. S. Alaska
August 1—S. S. Mariposa
Valdez to Seattle—
July 5—S. S. Alameda
July 12—S. S. Alaska
July 20—S. S. Mariposa
July 24—S. S. Northwestern
July 28—S. S. Alameda
Call at Ketcbikan, Juneau, Ska way, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Lls
cum, Valdez, Latoucbe, Seward aid Anchorage,
Except—S. S. Northwestern and S. S. Alameda do not call at Skag
way Southbound.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdea and Da
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Uea’I Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Local Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Urge Meet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between ail Points In
Alaska and California
From Seattle 10 a. m.—
July C—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 14—S. S. Adm. Watson
July 22—S. S. Admiral Evans
July 30—S. S. Adm. Farragut
August 7—S. S. Adm. Watson
Valdez to Seattle—
July 11—S. S. Adm. Evans
July 18—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 26—S. S. Adm. Watson
August 3—S. S. Adm. Evans
Aug. 12—S. S. Adm. Farragut
S. S. Admiral Evans due \ al-uez July 4th and S. S. rarragut Aug.
9 call at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
9 l/os Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF VOLK TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
For Sale at a Bargain-Road House
At DRY CREEK on Chitina-Fairbanks Trail
15 acres cleared ground, two fox cor
rals, good house and dog house. Good
auto road by premises. Mail, tri
weekly. Price includes all furniture
and fixtures. Price if sold d»rAA A A
by August 15th. - . *«WU.UU
Address Nelson J. McCrary, C°PAeiafkater
Wliy Curl Your Hair Every Day?
Permanent, natural hair waving is
a great comfort to ladies with straight
stringy or oily hair. Not affected by
water or fog. Vanitie Shop. tf
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP
S'lRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Arctic Hotel
Ail Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
< Rates 75c and Up
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Prap.
Capt. Otto Elfstrom
Weekly trips to Port Wells
and all Sound Points.
I'OH CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
\>r rates and sa;ii. dates tee
CAPT. OTTO E'FSTROM,
On Boat, Y'ald.u Dock