What The Salesmen Believe
To Be The Best Values
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FOR the last day of the Houseclean- ^
ing Sale each department man \
was asked to tell what he believed to j
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be the best values offered in his sec- ^
tion. Here’re their answers—Read:
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THE Grocery man says here’s the
best numbers in my section: S. & W. i
asparagus, Collossal brands worth regu
lar 60c, for 35c; Lilly Gloss Starch for J
shirt collars, etc, regular 15c for 8 l-3c; j
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Cove Oysters, Log Cabin brand, 12oz
cans, regular 25c, for 15c; S. & W. \
Preserves, 16oz jars, logan berries, rasp- J
berries, apricots, pineapples, etc., regu
lar 35c, for 25c; Welch’s Grape Juice !
»rom choicest Concord Grapes, 16oz
size, regular 30c, for 25c.
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THE Hardware man has a big Paint :
Sale—comes in quart cans, a big |
lijjp. of colors, regular prices are 75 and ’
80c, the sale price is 40c—it’s time now |
to be thinking about Spring painting. |
There’s also a rifle special, Winchester '
25-35, regular price $17.50, now $14.00. j
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I r**HE Dry Goods man thinks his are
I l the best in the store, you’re the
) judge—Women’s Klosfit make, heavy
» messaline petticoats, colors, regular
I price $6.00 Saturday’s price $4.50;
t The entire stock of Table Damask, val
r ues to $1.75, offered at a third off; cot
{ ton brocade suitable for kimonas, robes,
r etc, wisteria, olive and brown shades,
| regular 30«, Saturday’s price 20c; and
[ there’s still a lot of women’s shoes that
| are worth to $5.00 for $2.50 a pair.
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j rwiHE man from the men’s section says
i 1 Saturday is going to be his best day
| this week—The items, Silver brand men’s
\ collars, various popular styles, regular
| two for 25c, Saturday three for 25c;
» Aurbacks solid silk ties in four-in-hands,
f and bows, values to 75c, Saturday,
t choice at 35c; men’s mackinaw heavy
r all wool shirts, dark oxford color, regu
| lar $6.00, Saturday, $3.00; men’s dress
[ Shoes, practically all sizes, worth to
j $6.00, price now $3.00; an odd lot of
men’s trousers for both dress and work,
j sizes 32 to 44, values to $7.00, sale price
$3.00; then there’s about five different
! numbers in underwear that’s being
' closed out at very special prices.
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Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan ana Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas
Cordova, Ellumar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
g S Ijutouche, 15th: S S Cordova. 2uth of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Geni Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agl.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at lO A. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer sailing 15th calls lliamna and Kodiak—All tailings call at Knik Anchorage
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Franciaco every Wedneaday and Sunday connecting with
Steamera Yale and Harvard for Southern California.
Blvht reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RIN6W00D, Mgr., Seattle. VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agt,
Notice of Special Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Valdez Electric
Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders of
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-five 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' tne
par value of one dollar each. Also
authorizing the company to amend its
articles of incorporation, so that Its
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
consecutive weeks, beginning with the
issue of February 24th, 1916, and end
ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915.
Witness our hands as directors of
said company, this 22rd day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
F. M. BOYLE,
E. E. RITCHIE,
W. M. FINICAL,
GEO. J. LOVE,
Directors.
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TkuST CO.
THE SALE OF TITLES.
Brazil Haa a Hospital That Waa Built
Upon Man’s Vanity.
Dorn Pedro II., who lost the throne
of Brazil in 1889, was the last monarch
to offer titles for sale. In order to ob
tain funds for the erection of a hospi
tal in Itio de Janeiro the emperor an
nounced that lie would confer the title
of “baron" on every subscriber of 100,
009 milreis and the title of “count” on
every subscriber of 250,000 milreis.
Many proved willing to become enno
bled on these terms, and sufficient
money was forthcoming to endow the
hospital as well as build it. Over the
main entrance may still be seen the in
scription, suggested by Horn Pedro,
“Human Vanity to Human Misery.”
Although French titles of nobility
were abolished at the time of the revo
lution by a decree that was revived in
1871, yet the ministry of justice issues
certificates of nobility. Members of
the French diplomatic service who use
titles have to obtain one of these cer
tificates and pay stiffly for the transac
tion. The fees in the case of a dulie
amount to $2,400, a marquis pays $2,
000, a viscount $1,400, a baron $.“00 and
a chevalier $200.
Tile certificate is to the effect that,
the pedigree of the holder having been
investigated. Ids claim to the title lie
bears has been fully established, and
the seal of the republic is affixed to
this patent of nobility.—Chicago News.
OUR NAVAL CODE BOOK.
Jealously Guarded Signal Secrets That
Are Bound In Metal.
Few things are so jealously guarded
us the secret code book of the United
States navy. It is a book of signals—
not the ordinary “wigwag" signals
used in the daily direction of the fleet
by a commanding officer—but a code
of signals to be used solely in time of
war and in the presence of an enemy.
These secret code books are issued
only to the executive officers of n ship,
who are enjoined to protect them
against theft by every possible means.
These books art? threatened not so
much by the ordinary thief us by sec
ret emissaries of other governments
who desire to obtain knowledge of
what the battleships would do in time
of action. Governments have no scru
ples against theft in such cases.
The loss of one of these secret books
by an officer, unless explained to the
entire satisfaction of the secretary of
the navy, would mean court martial
and probable expulsion from the serv
ice. To the honor of the United States
service no officer has ever yet been
brought up charged with loss.
The books are bound in heavy metal
covers, so that in time of threatened
capture they may be thrown overboard,
sinking at once to the bottom of the
sea and thus avoiding seizure.—Fear
son's Weekly.
A Queer Legal Precedent.
Mr. Justice Holmes has the reputa
tion of citing more peculiar cases from
tlie old lawbooks than any other mem
ber of the supreme court. He dug up
one recently to the amusement of his
associates, when it was contended in
a libel suit that the declaration was in
sufficient because the offenses were
not stated properly.
“That leads me to recall a case in
the old books,” said the justice, “where
an indictment set forth that the ac
cused struck a man on the head, split
ting the skull until a portion fell down
on either shoulder, and the court held
the indictment defective because it did
not allege that the man was killed.”
The justice observed that it was a
hair splitting decision and lie didn’t in
tend it as a pun, either.—New York
Times.
They Were Particular.
“We do our best to serve the public."
the proprietor of the corner drug store
told us. “but we can't please every
body, try as we may.
“A few minutes ago two young wo
men swept into this place and demand
ed to look at our directory. I showed
them where to find it. In a few min
utes I heard one of them say:
“ ‘Why, her name isn’t in this direc
tory! Hid you ever hear of the like?”
"Then the ladies approached me
haughtily.
“ ‘Can you tell us if there is a first
class drug store in this vicinity?’ asked
the spokeswoman. ‘We wish to consult
their directory.’ ’’—Chicago News.
A Bull From Ulster.
The Ulsterman Is not Incapable of n
bull, says the British Weekly. It was
an Ulster marquis who endeared him
self to his tenantry by the memorable
bull uttered iu his speech at un agricul
tural dinner: “I wish my farmers
would use iron plows, because they
last forever and will afterward sell as
old Iron.” It was an Ulstermau who nt
a funeral observed the awkward work
of an unaccustomed hand and exclnini
ed as he seized n shovel: “I wasn’t
seven years courting a sexton's daugh
ter without learning to sod a grave.”
He Wao Satisfied.
“You are very beautiful,” said ar
young man to his sweetheart.
“Ah, well.” she answered, “benuty.
you know. Is only skin deep."
“Well.” he replied, “that’s plenty
deep enough for me. I’m no eannlbnl."
—Ladles’ Home Journal.
Chivalrous.
Blobbs—Would you marry a girl for
her money? Slobbs—Well, I should
consider it very unchivalrous to allow
her to remain an old maid.—Philadel
phia Record. i a
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Don't be a dabbler. Genuine success
means simply doing the common things
of life uncommonly well.—John D.
Rockefeller. Jr.
MAN’S TWO MINDS.
To Make an Evenly Balanced Person
Both Must Be Used.
Expounding n theory that man has
two minds, or a double consciousness—
objective and subjective—Mgr. Benson
has compared the two activities to an
upper and u lower room separated by
a trapdoor. Breams are due to the
subjective consciousness working with
out check from the objective conscious
ness.
The mad who usually claims to have
an evenly balanced mind is the one
who has shut the trapdoor and re
mains in the upper room, and those who
have closed the trapdoor and remain
in the lower rooms are commonly
found in lunatic asylums.
The man of really even balance either
remains between the two rooms or
keeps the trapdoor well oiled.
Napoleon, in the lower room, con
ceived ideas for ruling Europe and in
the upper room put his ideas into prac
tice; Raphael created combinations of
colors and then expressed them on can
vas, and Beethoven in the lower room
composed Ills sonatas and in the upper
room reproduced the notes on paper.
The events of childhood are remark
ably clear in the recollection of very
old people, though present happenings
are forgotten. This may be explained
by the decay of tiie objective conscious
ness, and it is curious that as this de
cays the subjective consciousness be
comes more acute.—New York Press.
SHORT CIRCUITS.
Mission of the Fuse When the Wire*
Become Crossed.
“Another short circuit!”
One of the commonest reports heard
in all electrical works.
A “short circuit” means that the elec
tric wires have become crossed or
connected so as to form a bypath or
shunt of comparatively low resistance,
through which so much of the elec
trical current passes as practically to
cut out that part of tlie cil-euit through
which the current originally (lowed, in
other words, a “short circuit" lias re
placed the normal circuit, which may
lie considered a long circuit. The cut
ting out of the resistance of the long
line permits the power to rush over
this path of low resistance, and if the
apparatus were not protected by the
fuse or circuit breaker the electrical
machinery would do itself serious harm.
To prevent serious effects from acci
dental short circuits of electric lighting
wires In buildings a “fuse” is inserted
in tlie circuit just inside the building.
In case a nail or some other falling
object short circuits the electric wires
in the house this fuse blows out—name
ly, melts out—and throws the circuit
open so that no electricity can flow
through the wires in the house until
the “short” has been found and cor
rected.—New York World.
Made a King’s Leg Shorter.
In “Random Recollections,’- by Ca
ton Woodville, the English war art
ist, is a story about Edward VII.
Woodville painted an equestrian por
trait of the king, who, says the artist,
was greatly pleased with it until he
examined the legs.
“Oh, Mr. Woodville,” he said, “what
a pair of magnificent legs you have
given me! They are simply splendid.
But look at my short ones. You will
have to make these in the portrait
shorter.”
“I pointed out,'- says Woodville in
telling the yarn, "that in some of his
photographs his legs appeared to be
quite as long as 1 had painted them,
but no argument could convince him.
A piece had to come off, and it did.”
Hildebrand's Gate.
St. I’aul by the Tiber, last of the Ro
man basilicas, which has been restored,
has a great bronze gate inlaid with sil
ver. presented in 1070 by the Roman
Consul Pantaleo. His agent in order
ing the gate was the archdeacon and
the abbot o? St. Paul, who happened
to be in Constantinople, where metal
inlayers alone could be found. The
agent’s name is inscribed on the gate.
“Hildebrandus Venerabllis Monarches
et Archidlnconus.” In 1070 the “ven
erable Hildebrand” did not mean much,
but he became Pope Gregory VII.—
Exchange.
Politeness.
Mr. Schmaltz, noted for Ids table
noises, hurried into a Broadway hotel
at the lunch hour and took a seat
“Come over here with us," called
one of several acquaintances at a near
by table.
“Oh,” said Schmaltz, “all I want is
some soup.”
“You can have soup at this table Just
as well us at that one,” said the other.
“And we’ll give you a respectful hear
ing.”—New York Press.
Hard Lines.
Circus Proprietor—What’s the matter,
Dave? You look worried to death.
Sideshow Manager—I’m ruined. The
town barber shaved the bearded lady
by mistake when she was asleep, nnd
there ain’t a whiskered man in the
troup.—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Saving Stamp Money.
Patience—She says her husband is
trying to economize now.
Patrice—How. I wonder?
“By forgetting to mall her letters.”—
Yonkers Statesman.
Matched.
Knlcker—They seem a well mated
pair. Bocker—Oh. yes, botnnlcally. She
is a society bud, nnd he is a blooming
Idiot.—Town Topics.
It's the songs you sing and the smiles
you wear that makes the sunshine ev
erywhere.— Selpfted.
AWAKE
and on the job—day or night—buy
and sell anything. f
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a Gen
eral Municipal Election will he held
in I he Town of Valdez, Alaska, on
the sixth day of April, 1915, for the
purpose of electing seven members of
the Common Council, who shall hold
office for the term of one year, and
until their successors are elected and
qualified; also one member of the
Valdez School Board who shall serve
as a director for a term of three
years and until his successor is elect
ed and qualified.
The Town Hall has been designat
ed as the polling place for said elec
tion.
Said election shall commence at 9
o'clock a. m. and shall continue un
til 7 o’clock p. in. of the same day,
without closing the polls.
It. E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Publications March 8, 15, 22, 29.
Notice of Filing Final Account and of
Hearing Thereon.
In the United Slates Commissioner’s
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, Valdez Precinct.
In tlie matter of the estate of Dan
S. Kain, deceased. No. 1P>. Notice
of filing of final account and of hear
ing thereon.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of March, 1915, S. Ilium, the
administrator of the estate of Dan S.
Kain, deceased, filed in and present
ed for settlement to the above-named
court his final report and account of
his administration of said estate, and
that Thursday, the 20th day of May,
1915, at the hour of two o’clock in
the afternoon, at the court room of
the above-named court, in the Town
of Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap
pointed by the above-named court as
the time and place for the settlement
of said final account and the hear
ing of objections thereto.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 18th
day of March, 1915.
S. BLUM,
Administrator of said Estate.
Donohoe & Diuiotid attorneys for
administrator.
First publication March IS, 1915.
Last publication April S, 1915.
Notice To Creditors.
In the matter ot the estate of George
Hansen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of George Hansen, deceased, to
the creditors thereof, and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to-wit, within six months after
the 24th day of February, 1915, to
said administrator, at the office of
Ilonohoe <fc Dimond, his attorneys in
said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es
tate.
The date of the first publication
of this notice is the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
A. S. JENSEN, Administrator.
Notice To Property Owners.
Publlic notice is hereby given prop
erty owners that all sidewalks must
be cleared of snow and ice before
Monday morning, March 29, or the
work will be done by the city at the
expense of properly owners.
WILLARD T. SCOTT,
k 29 Marshal.
Somebody
With Money
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
\s;ith the Idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
'< i t:‘ si. .
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS. •
Subscribe (er the Weekly Miner.