F or style, fit and Material
-real tailored goods
Tl/ear a “Benjamin”
hand-shaped fronts, set up necks and
elegant backs; a piece of work any
tailor would be proud of.
Suits and Overcoats, from $20 up.
P. S.—We are not the Sole Agents for
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
FINE CLOTHES
though we have some real values in those suits, from
$18.00 to $25.00
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account
WL DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Steam Heat Electric Light.
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furni.hcd Room. All Modern Convenience.
THE BUFFET --
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
.Native and f ¥ TTV A D170 and Building
Puget Sound LiUIVIDILIx. Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 16
Patronize a Home Industry
“ OLYMPIAN ”
The Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A. M.
“A TOUR DE LUXE1' is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
No Extra Fare on This Train
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
Cl H. Kraemer. General Agent. Alaska Steamship Co. and Alaska Cease S. S. Co.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
City Ticket Office*. Chlcafo, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway, 443 Hastings 8t. West
VANCOUVER, a C.
SECOND AVa AND CHERRY 8T.. SEATTLE
I «•* i
I—
j Ding, Dong! Hear that gong.
City Express
Is Coming Along
We handle your baggage,
trunks and grips, by day or
- u igiit. We meet all ships.
THE PINZON CIGAR STORE
DICK’S PLACE
Fine Line of Cigars and Jobacco;
Fruits. Nuts. Candies.
Cord Room Soft Drinks of AU Kindt
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-FOR-—'
PORT WELLS and
Way Ports.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
VALDEZ^ DOCK
Notice to Creditors.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Dav
id H. Sleem. deceased; A. J. Wendler,
administrator.—Notice to creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of David H. Sleem, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six (6) months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, to the said administrator, at the
office of C. E. Bunnell, at Valdez,
Alaska, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of
anfri - oatntA
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this 24th
day of November, 1913.
A. J. WENDLER,
Administrator of the estate of David
H. Sleem.
Date of first pub. November 26, ’13.
Date of last pub. December 26, *13.
For 8ale.
Two bowling alleys complete, pirns
and balls, also automatic plnsetter.
Will' sell on terms if desired. Also
moving* picture machine in'* first-class
condition. Enquire
AL. WHITE & CO.
\ If you want all the news all the
plme, read the Prospector.
DOGS OF LABHAUUK.
They Go Like the Wind and Are Tire
less and Fearless.
In Dr. Grenfell’s book he tells
some interesting things concerning
the Labrador dogs. The creatures
are fed once a day and are always
hungry, and yet a team will go for
two or three (lavs without food. Dr.
Grenfell says that he has traveled
seventy miles a day with a half
breed team of seven dogs and 250
pounds of baggage. “The great
beauty of a dog team is that it
seems to banish all conventionali
ties. You can go anywhere and
everywhere with no roads, no
hedges, no walls, no restriction but
3rour oum will, and that will with
out rein or bridle you make your
dog’s will.
Dogs can carry you up almost the
steepest snow slope and dowrn again
in safety. They do not slip or sink
in, and if they fall over even a high
cliff in the winter they are very
rarely hurt. They seem to under
stand what you say and so form a
better companion than a horse.
They are automobiles which need !
no handling of their machinery, j
They enjoy traveling almost more
than their masters enjoy it. They
learn to love you as only a dog will,
and if it were not for their oeca- j
sional outbreaks of wickedness they j
would make the best of companions. !
As it is, I know of no greater pleas- j
are possible than a large, strong!
ream, a good leader, a brisk, bright
spring day and a really long journey
to go.
“Our dogs know little or no fear
and, unlike the wolves, will un
hesitatingly attack even the largest
polar bear,” Dr. Grenfell says again.
“On one occasion a man’s dogs,
traveling along smooth sea iee,;
scented a white bear and started
off like the wind. They suddenly ;
turned a point and ran right into
him, so that the traces tangled
round the hear before the astonish
ed driver had time to unlash his
gun. As soon as he could he cut j
the traces, but even in harness the \
dogs kept bruin at bay. Though
the bear stood up to fight on his
hind legs, the dogs managed to get
in some good bites without being
hurt.
“On another occasion,"’ adds the
doctor, “a man brought me a spe
cially valued dog that a bear had
squeezed. The bear had been sight
ed some distance off on the ice floe,
and the dogs were slipped to hold
him up for the hunter. By the time
he arrived on the spot they had
the bear practically killed. But
two had been damaged bv him, one
clawed and one squeezed.”
Destructive Music.
A member of the hoard of direct
ors of the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York tells a story
that lie had from one of the mu
sicians attached to the orchestra
there. It appears that a friend of
the wife of the musician had during
a call on the latter inquired as to
the husband’s taste in musical mat
ters. Among other things she
wanted to know what operas the
musician liked best to play.
“I don’t know much about dot,”
said the better half, who was at the
time busily engaged in darning an
old shirt, “but I do know some
t’ings. Votetfer he likes I like not
dos Wagner operas. Dey sounds veil
enough, but dose clothes—aeli! He
neffer yet conies home from dot
Wagner opera dot he haf not torn
a place in his poor old shirts. I
brefer the Italian operas.”
A Bodyguard of Giants.
The Prussian guards were origi- i
nated by Frederick I., whose ambi- |
tion it was to form a royal body-'
guard of giants. Every country
was ransacked by his agents to sup
ply recruits, and no head that tow
ered above the crowd, even in the
bazaars of Aleppo or Cairo, could
escape the crimps of the Prussian
king. The most extravagant sums
were offered to men of exceptional
inches, and an Irishpian, more than
seven feet high, who was picked up
by the Prussian ambassador in Lon
don, received a bounty of £1,300.—
London Mail.
Painful Etiquette.
Tho royal court of France used
to be a great place for etiquette.
Louis XIV. once caught a severe
cold owing to the fact that on his
arising from his bed one cold
morning the lord of the chamber,
whose duty it was to hand him his
shirt, happened to be absent. Not
one of the numerous courtiers pres
ent had the courage to transgress
etiquette by handing the garment
to the shivering monarch.
Good Wiahaa From Home.
When Mr. Brown was away from
home on an extended, business, trip,
he got a long letter from his wife. (
It ended thus:
“Baby is well and lots, brighter
than she used to be. Hppipg you
are the same. 1 remalh,
“Trtflr lttviflfr wiffc.'*—
FILIPINO “ENGLISH"
Ptrango Lingo In Current Use In Our
Oriental Archipelago.
“Ilola, amigo.”
“Komusto kayo?”
“Porque were you hablaing with
jse scnorita?”
“She wanted a job as lavandera.”
“Caunto ?”
“Ten cents, conan, a piece, so 1
told her no kerry.”
“Have you had chow? Well,
spera till 1 sign this chit and I’ll
take a paseo with you.”
The scepe was a Manila restau
rant. The speakers were two Amer
icans. I had just arrived in the
Philippines, and I wondered what
manner of language they were talk
ing. Later I learned that it was
the current tongue, hearing the
name of “English,” and that the
Americans had been saying some
thing to this effect:
“Hollo, friend.”
“How are you ?”
“Whv were you speaking to that
woman ?” ,
“She wanted a job as laundress.”
“For how much ?”
“Five cents a picc-c, so I told her
1 didn’t want her.”
“Have you had lunch? Well,
wail till I sign this check and I’ll
take a walk with yon.”
This conversation is not in the
least exaggerated. Any •no in the
Philippines will hear similar ones
wherever Americans are gathered.
IIe will wonder at first, then he
will cease to notice, and finally he
will talk the same lingo and not
realize that he is doing so.
In the above conversation there
are eight perfectly good Spanish
words (liola, amigo, porque, esc,
scnorita, lavandera, enanto, paseo),
two expressions incorrectly pro
nounced (“no kerry” for “no que
iro” and “spera” for “espera”), a
Spanish verb with an English end
ing (habla-ing), the Tagalog greet
ing “komusla kayo,” two words cur
rent throughout the far east (chow
and chit), and one word that exists
nowln” hut in the Philippines
(conn:
The adjective “conant” occurs so
frequent Iv where money is mention
ed that the newcomer is not long in
asking whv. Then he learns that
eon a jit was originally a man and
not an adjective. Charles A. Con
ant is an economist who helped to
bring about a reform in the cur
rency, and his name has passed into
popular speech as descriptive of the
present money standard.—Review
of Reviews.
Bread Must Be Wrapped Cool.
Many persons who arc fond of
freshly baked and warm bread ob
ject to the sanitary method followed
by most bakers in wrapping and
sealing all bread cold as a protection
against dust, Hies, germs and filth
while it is being conveyed from the
baker to the consumer. Bread
fresh from the oven, if wrapped
while warm, becomes moist and
clammy and of unpleasant flavor,
and it is therefore necessary to al
low the loaf to cool thoroughly be
fore being wrapped. After some
experiments the experts of the de
partment of agriculture have found
that if a cold wrapped loaf is un
wrapped and placed in the oven in
medium heat for ten minutes it will
be crisp without and tender within.
—Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Japanese and Their Gardens.
One phase of Japanese character
is discussed in George If. Fitch’s
“The Critic In the Orient” in a sec
tion on the Japanese sense of beau
ty, more especially in connection
with their gardens:
Every Japanese, no matter how
small and poor his house, has a gar
den to which he may retire and “in
vite his soul.” Here in the quiet of
the evening the master of the house
retires and gives himself wholly to
the Contemplation of nature. * * *
He becomes for the time as a little
child, and his soul is pleased with
childish things.
One Sided Samples.
* “My sample ease is broken open
on an average of about once a
month,” said a traveling salesman
for a shoe concern, “so there must
be a lot of disappointed thieves.
“You see, all my samples are for
the right foot. Another of our sales
men, who goes through the west,
carries only lefts.”
w- “Then 1 must cause disappoint
ment tbo,” adder! a glove salesman.
“Our men split up the sample pairs
in the same way.”—Now York Sun.
. Two'Caros For th* Bluea.
“What do yon do when you have
tlf^ blues?” asked the first woman.
“I walk Up Fifth avenue and look
in all the' jewelers’ windows and at
the orchids' and high priced lints.
What' do you do?”,
“1 way-down" ti> Rivingtbn
street nnd look at the wretched
poor Women with seven teen chil
dren <tni#gllntrit] the dirt. That
ihe.tnnikful mv affairs »*•
no' w’orae."”—Hfew York Press.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
George Goshaw is stopping at Chit
ina.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Vai
dez Cafe. tf
Jack Cann left today on the launch
Brighton for his fishery.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
A. 1*. Hunt and wife returned to
Valdez on the Northwestern.
Fancy Meerschaum Pipes specially
priced at the Valdez Drug Store.
J. A. Northway was a passenger as
far as Cordova on the steamer North
western.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Fred J. Chapman was a through
passenger on the Northwestern for
Seward.
FOR RENT—Horse ami cutter; see
Charley Johnson at the Alameda.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gott reach
ed Valdez on the Northwestern this
morning.
The Valdez Drug Co. has an elegant
stock of Hammered Brass Ornaments.
L. C. Byers, the Golden merchant,
left this morning on the Brighton for
his home.
Ttye Valdez Electric Co sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
Judge Frasier, of Cordova, came
over on the Northwestern to attend
to some legal business.
Suits pressed lor $1.00 at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Bert Skinner, the fur buyer, re
turned to Valdez on the Northwestern
from Cordova and the interior.
Beds, rooms and lodging at the Ala
meda. Charles Johnson, proprietor.
General Agent Tracy, of the Alas
ka Steamship company, is a through
passenger on the Northwestern.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
Robert Coles, who went to Portland
as a guard with Deputy DeLine, re- *
turned to Valdez on the Northwestern.
Kiddies Christmas chairs and rock
ers at Rudolph’s.
_
Mrs. V. L. Sedgwick was a return
ing passenger on the Northwestern af
ter spending several months in the
states.
Buy one of the nifty combination
purse and card cases at the Val
dez Drug Store.
Special communication of Valdez
Lodge 168 F. and A. M. Wednesday
evening. Work in first degree. C.
C. Reynolds, secretary.
The best place to eat is at The
Delmonico’s at the Big Place. Open
for business next Monday. 6-7-8
Eli < ud Louie Larson returned to
day from Knights island, where they
went to do the annual assessment
work on copper claims owned by
them.
Sewing Machine for Sale—Your
choice of a White or Singer machine;
both in first-class condition; drop
heads; for $30.00. Call at Mrs. St.
Marie’s. tf
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peterson ar
rived on the Northwestern from the
McKinley Lake roadhouse, which
they operate. The roadhouse is 37
miles from Cordova.
POSITION wanted by experienced
woman as camp cook. Inquire at ihe
°ros fieci or office
J. L. Steel was an arrival on this
morning’s boat from Seattle. Mr.
Steel will remain in Valdez for sever
al months in connection with some
mining property in which he is in
terested.
The Delmonico Eating House will
be open for business next Monday
at the Big Place. The best place in
town to get a square meal. Prices
reasonable. Joe McCoy, Prop. 6-7-8
Judge Thomas R. Lyons, formerly
judge of the First judicial division
of Alaska, and Ira D. Orton, former
ly of Nome, have opened law offices
in the Alaska building in Seattle un
der the firm name of Lyons & Orton.
. According to her press agent, a cer
tain beautiful actress has bel-^ beauti
ful back insured for $86,4M. Can
she collect damages if she gets a crick
in it?
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector,