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1 Womens’ and misses’ wool 1 The old standby, a necktie,
toques and scarfs. Priced A nice assortment priced aft
from..1.00 to 3.00. _ ____. .75:
2 Start an ivory set>--a well 2 Arrow brand shirts and col
selected assortment. Picture Iar8 8tandard ’ die country
frames, mirrors, hairbrushes - _■
etc. Reasonable pricings. °ver- PnCes
, , , , from 125 to 225.
3 A new hne of fancy boxed
stationary. Priced a box 3 Packard shoes for men are
from...75 to 230 the best that can be procur
4 Fancy ribbons jure always ed. Priced at_...A00,7.00,8.00.
appreciated especially by the 4 President and Kady suspen*
younger misses. Prices range ders, packed irt Christmas
a yard from 35 to 130. boxes. Priced at 50, 75.
5 Women’s kid gloves in tan, 5 A new Une Qf night shirts
black and white—an extra , .. .. ™ ,
pair never amiss. Prices ®™f pajamas in Flanne.
range from.130 to 230. Pneed each..1.75 and 2.00
6 Some new patent leather 6 Why not buy him a smoking
pumps from Utz and Dunn jacket—a good assortment
—very good style. here for your selection pric
a pair -630. ed from.630 to 10.00.
7 Very good sejection of silk 7 A fibre silk hose for men
SX’SS. Pricecfa “>a‘ - ““P^ona. qua!
pair from..75 to liS. Co®**,n black on,y
0 ... , ^ . Priced a pair..75.
8 Women s Crepe de Chine
and Georgette silk waists— 8 Men’s bath robes in all sizes,
colors pink, white, maize. Kenyon and King Makes.
Priced at.430 and 5.00. Priced each at.630 and 730
9 Women’s handkerchiefs, all 9 Clive him a merchandise or
grades. Swne especially fine der for a Knox Hat or Ben.
qualities in Mexican drawn . . t l .
work. Priced at 75 and 1.00 !®mm Suit. New Knox hats
just received on this boat.
10 Whv not cut glass as the
gift—for your selection there 10 If he has not a good macki
are sugar and creamers, naw nothing could be rnore
salt and pepper shakers, appreciated, at least these
Mayonnaise bowls, etc. Rea- windy days. Frnies range
sonable pricings. from.3MH) 1230.
11 Community Silverware in H A full line of Dents kid>
butter spreaders, salad forks, gloves, and they re very
fruit knives, pjckle forks, scarce these days. Priced a
gravy ladles, berry spoons, Pair. . 2.75
knives, forks, etc. 12 And if you are still in doubt
12 A nice Down Comfort or gjve him a Merchandise
fine woolen blanket, excep* Bond make it for any de*
tional qualities. Prices range nomination and let him
from 9*00 to 16.50. make his own selections.
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Toys of every kind and description are
here for young America.
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In every detail Valdez leading Mercantile Establishment
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• STKAMi.R SAILINGS * j
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Admiral Evans—Sailed north from
Seattle, Dec. 15.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed south from
Valdez, Monday, Dec. 17.
'The steamship Admiral Evans left
Seattle on December 14 and the Vic
toria on December 16, and ace both
due the latter part of the week.
DECEMBER TIDES
Tuesday, Dec, 18.—
First high tide 3:14 a. m., 8.0.
Second high tide 2:37 p. m., 9.6.
First low tide 8:36 a. m., 2.8.
Second low tide 9:23 p. m., —0.6.
Wednesday, Dec. 19.—
First high tide 4:00 a. m., 8.2.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO;
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", ' Heinz 57 Variety
v ' i’n U'T.r: , *; *iWu.‘. I:V' !
, A Large Assortment of Fancy Boxes
l ' af Chocolates ahd Bbn Btins
a'&A % . , ♦ »*» rn TdlB^I'
keystone avenue. mckinley street.
Second high tide 3:34 p. m., 8.6.
First low tide 9:36 a. m., 2.7.
Second low tide 10:08 p. m., 0.2.
• Thursday. Dec. 20.—
First high tide 4:60 a. m., 8.4.
Second high tide 4:39 p. m., 7.6.
FJret.lew tide 10:46'a. m.. 2.6.
Second low tide 10:67 p m., 1.0.
Friday, Dec. 21.—
First high tide 6:44 a. m., 8.7.
Secdnd high tide 6:68 p. m., 6.8
i First low tide 12:07 p m., 2.2.
Second low tide 11:68 p. m., 1.8.
Just received a new line of Pyra
in Ivory suitable for Christmas gifts
at the Valdea Drug Store. tt
OYSTERS
A nice lot of Fox’s Fresh Oyster
Cocktails just. received by the Love
Whltley Co. V'___t*
Dally Weather Report
Dec. 17. 1917. Dec. 18. 1917.
7:00' p. m. 7:00 a. m.
29.466 Barometer 29.400
6 Temperature 4
12 Maximum 8
6 Minimum 4
9 . Mean 6
8 in. Snow on ground 8 in.
Clear, strong N. Clear, strong N.
R. Wind. E. Wind,
Myrtle F.' Billings, Obs.
Have you joined the Red Cross?
“The Lost Bridegroom” will be the
leading feature at the Empress to*
night, proceeded by a Hearst Weekly
News. Special music by the Moose
Band.
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JOIN THE RED CROSS.
801 KILLED BY
NEW YORK AUTOS IN
LESS TUAN YEAR
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Automo
biles caused the death of 801 persons
in New York state during the first
ten months of 1917, an increase of
197 -over the corresponding period
| during 1918^ according to a report of
thfc National ^Highways Protective so
ciety Issued today. The licensing of
drivers is advocated.
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Five more shopping days until
Christmas.
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aofl MEN HAVE INCOMES
OVER $1,000,000 PER YEAR
WASHINQTON, D. C„ Dec. 18.—
Two hundred and six men with mil
lionaire' Incomes, ten of them with
annuel Incomes ranging from ohe to
live million-—are shown in the Income
tax figures of the internal revenues
bureau tot the fiscal year 1917.
While 437,038 persons paid Income
taxes last year* previous estimates
set the number as high as 700,00;
The'dumber of married mea subject
to the income tax under the old lk«
was 365.107; unmarried men; 47,
46l; unmarriM women, 261833, and
married women making retdms sep
arate from their husbands,- 7.636.
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■'»’ Been Grower* Meet »•
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 18- —Been
growers of the Sacretnhtftb and San
Joaqulh valleys conferred today with
Ralph P. Merritt, federal food ad
ministrator for California, and pre
sented . figures that showed the ex
pense Incident to raising one acre of
beans, exclusive of taxes, insurance
and other minor items, was from $40
to $65 an acre.
Lieutenant Wounded
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—
First Lieutenant Wallace A. Belfey,
medical officer in the reserve corps,
attached to the British forces, has
been seriously wounded In action, the
war department was advised today by
'leneral Pershing. Lieutenant Belfey
Is the son of the Rev. M. W. Belfey,
Belvldere, 111.
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W. E. Hatton recently caught ano
ther large lynx In a steel trap near
his cabin across the bay.
Kev. George John Zinn, of the loc
al Episcopal Church, will leave on
the steamship Evans for Latouche, at
which place he will bold services, re
turning on the same steamer.
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FIGHT OFF WORRY.
Oo Net Waste Nervous Strength and
Energy In Useless Fretting
The Immediate <uu>r ol neuralgia
is poison in the blood Tlierelore mu
object is to keep tbe blood pure and
liea it by. as it is md.v when the blood
is poor tbat tbe neuralgia poisons de 1
ve^op iu It Hoor blood is caused by ]
lack of sleep, lack of fresli air. iuiprop j
er to,Hi and overt atigue. by too little i
exercise and by mental worry.
Nothing ia easier to say than "Don't j
worry" and few tbings so dittieult to I
carry out. Hut by "don't worry" tli* J
doctors mean do uot waste valuable
nemous strength and energy in fret
ting over tbings beyond your control
Make a point of putting all anxiety
from you during meals and. above all.
w lien you go to bed. Train yourttelf to
think of sontething cheerful as you try
to go to sleep Otherwise your sleep
will lie harassed and fitful and will do
you very little good.
lie was a wise uiun who made it a ;
rule to think of nothing disagreeable
Hirer 10 o'clock at night He at any
nite could never have bi-eu a victim to
neuralgia.
Keep up tlie general tone of the nerv
wi:s system and you will have little dif
ficulty in keeping off nervous ailments,
notably neuralgiu.—Loudon Mail
MADE MALTA A GARDEN.
The Island Wes Once Merely a Rock
In the Mediterranean.
What Malta was like before tbe
Maltese found it one cannot imagine,
says the Manchester Gnardian. Pre
sumably there was some evil some
where, hidden among tbe Ittle valley*
that scar the golden ro>-k. Bur thebe
was very little soil. Most of the Island
must have been J»w» plain rock, with
nothing in part tenia: to recommend it
Bat somewhere In the dawn of his
tory there came an Industrious, In*
geuious race and proceeded to make
the best' of it’ They beve"t<eCh doing;
that all-' drfWn'th*’centortta? till no*
they baVCtodfloefi it to « and
the btftfea rock is a gkfden from end
to edd."
Th«y realized, those clever’ Mkftese.
that, aftbhtfgli they' might not’ hive
earth enough to grow1 their foOd, thCre
wefe plenty of people who bad1 enttukfb.
and toepare. So they sent their shfph
abroad, and thd shipk came baCk load
ed with Just - plain earth. This earth
they took and spread on the ledges of
their rocks and sowed their seed and
reaped their harvests and prospered ex
ceedingly. till now fruits and flowers
might be a fitting name for tbe Island
8tudy the Words.
Nosh- Webster started with 70.000
words. That was in 1828, when the
first edition of his dictionary was pub
lished. T7i tbe nex? edition, that of
18U4, the list bad grown to U4.000.
Noah had filed ill the meantime, but his
heirs and assigns continued bis work.
In 1880 a total of 778,000 words w$re
listed. Since then tbe number has
more than doubled. It is now about
400.000.
, Of course uobody could be expected
to lee hi all those words, nor is US hec
essary. Whenever in your reading you
come across a word tbe meaning of
Which Is not entirely dear to you. drop
your book oispeyrspaper, *■ toe case
may be, anffNeonsult thb' dictionary.
Don’t delay. J0 you do probably you.
will never looktbe word up. It la sur
prising bow nt words one may add1
to one’s vodMmry by this simple
method.—New York Times.
Finartcial Reserve
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There is hardly a day passes but most
of us are called upon to dram- upon our re
serve. either physical, mental or financial.
Have you some in store?
This bank is a good place to start a fin
ancial reserve and. it cannot help but be of
real sendee to you.
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Wat Saving Stamps P’or Sale.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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JOBBER IN
coal, Way
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office Foot of Wall Street
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[MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT
[! A PRACTICAL ONE
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£ , Universal Electric Home Needs, Clean, con
£ venient, quick to do household services for
£ you.
£ w
£ A Percolator will bring new delight to the
whole family, every day in the year.
£
[♦ A New Electric Flatiron would be welcom
es ed, to replace that old one, which has done its •
£ duty.
£
£ Or an Electric Toaster Stove would be ap
£ predated, as it can be used for so many dif
£ ferent purposes.
£
£ A Portable Reading Lamp will bring the
£ light just where it is wanted, and will be such
£ a comfort to those that work or study at night.
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£ YOURS FOR A LIGHTER, BRIGHTER,
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| Prince William Sound Water,
| Light, Power, Tel. Company
Valdez Fish Prices
, Halibut .07 ceota a pound, City
pock; halibut .05 cents pound on
Ashing grounds; blackj cod .01 1-3
bents.
G. W. LONG.
Valdez Iron Works. If you havn’t
anything else to do go Ashing. tf
FISH
Fresh black cod, silver salmon,
halibut and kippered cod just re
ceived on this boat. Love-Whltley Co.
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BOMB heating stoves at Mead’s. •
A eomple^e line of nugget and ivory
Jewelry, witches, diamonds, etc., at
the Valdes Drug Store.
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For Brst-claa* mean and good bars
lea at raaaoaabla price* try tka Mer
ebante’ Cafe. tf
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just received all tka latest popu
lar sonn at Q» O. Retake's. ti
Christmas gift* b6^"6a display at
tke reeldebce' of 'if&i. ’ OrahaM. All
are invited to ddll. Otve yogr orders
egrly. Hour* 10 a. m. ti '• P-“r*.
Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Defat. 1
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DO NOT forget that photo you fat
ten a sending home this Tm‘* lea
ner the Photographer will make them
for you day or night tf
▲ new and complete line of ladles’
and childrens' underwear Just reoslT
at B. Winter’s. tf
Fox’s snappy drinks for this cold
weather at Hunt’s. tf
A pretty line or colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
At Mrs. Caprls’ you will and knit
ted or crocheted caps made to or
der. tf
. CITY KXPRS88. Phone IS; ready ;
•to transfe. tut bigKtttf'for yon. tt
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Hot-Point Electric Heaters and
Cooking-Appliances at the EmporlndL
ChrEtmss goods coming m the next
boat. . If
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nse no other. Valdes Drag. Stern, tt
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i Pnrnished rooms at Srs OMaad's. i
Prises reasonable. •