Mot An Object of Pity.
Editor Prospector.—While Vox
Populi is well able, with pen or by
Word of mouth, to defend himself
against slander or abuse, yet I feel
constrained, after reading the gray*
matter page of theKtwsof lltli
instant, to write a few lines regard
ing the personal portions of the edi
torial attack—portions that “poor
Vox” might consider beneath his
dignity to notice.
This gentleman was not “bom
and bred in a country where a de
mand on the part of the people
that they be given a voice in their
own affairs might result in their
suppression at the point of the bay
onet,” whatever country that may
be. His great grand father was an
officer in the revolutionary army
under Washington, and he himself
bore arms in the closing days of
the civil war. He was in the con*
aular service under Cleveland, and
is a thorough American by nativity
and career. He is an honorary mem
ber of Big Six typographical union,
and was on the editorial staff of
the N. Y. Herald before the editor
of the News was horn. He is not
an “object of pity,” and counten
ances none. He does honest work
and gets his pay for it; maintains
a bank account, respects himself
and is respected.
It is true he writes “in all seri
ousness” for what he considers the
best interests of the community;
also that he is a “gray-haired old
man.” But is that a license for
publicly libeling and personally
belittling him, because an editor
may feel worsted in a theorv or
•
an argument that bona fide pros
pectors and miners care nothing
about at present? G. C. \V.
Peculiar Postal Methods.
Contractors who have business
with the postoflice department
complain that tltere are some
things which, although probably
not dishonest, arc to say the least
peculiar. They have in mind
the method of receiving and open
ing bids for carrying mails. The
department advertises for these
bids in the usual way, and the day
is named when the bids will he
ojiened. The proposals in all other
departments of the government are
opened publicly, and all bidders
and other interested persons are
invited to be present. When the
hour of opening arrives, the seals
of all letters are broken in the
presence of the public, and each
bid is read out plainly and is noted
by a clerk. In the postoflice de
partment,on the contrary,the pub-i
lie is not invited to be present, and
contractors who apply for admis
sion are met by a refusal.
No reason for this method of
conducting public business is known
The postal investigation revealed
no dishonesty in the contract divi
sion which has charge of mail cai
rying contracts, but the contract
ors declare that the department ex
poses itself to criticism by employ
ing star-chamber methods. The
practice was recently brought to
Call tor
VALDEZ
BEER
\ Pure dome Product
On Tap Everywhere. Shipped
To All Points Along The Coast
Valdez Brewing Company
Phone 37
notice when public bids were pri
vately opened for carrying the
umils from Valdez to Tanana, in
Alaska.-— P.-t
All Ready.
Capt. Russell, who is in chart*
of the laving of the Alaska
is authority for the placemen
the cable ship Burnside w!" :
ready to leave Seattle for Ta.on
to load the cable about June
says the Seattle Times. The sb.
has heen undergoing extensive r- -
pairs anti as the work progresses
more alterations are found to be
necessary than was supposed.
The largest and most important
change in the equipment is the
placing of the new cable laying
machine. This machine is more
than twice as large as the two obi
stringing devices that have been
list'd. One of the old jpachinc?
will be retained on board as a sup
plementary equipment.
Coming North for Birds and Game
For the purpose of shooting spec
imens of all tiie birds and fur ben*
ing animals of Alaska to place in
the museum of the Institute of Ar
and Science in Brooklyn, N. Y., W
IX Atem, a noted professional hunt
er of big game, is en route to Ko
diak, where he expects to renmit
for over a year. Mr. Au.-in recent
ly returned from a five year’s shoot
ing trip through Centrnl and Sout!
America.
Reinforce Alaska Corps.
Seventeen enlisted men of tin
Eighth and Thirteenth infantry!
regiments, whose organizations nr. |
about to leave Alaska, have trans-]
ferred to the signal corps for fur-i
ther duty in the territory. An un
usual amount of work wi 1 l>e re
quired this year in laying two
Alaska cables and installing a wire
less system between St. Michae'.
and Nome.
Kearly Two Tons of .Sold.
Sinoe sluicing began in the Klon
dike, May 8, a royalty has been
paid on 55,753 ounces of gold, <>>
nearly two tons. This is the larg
est amount ever pioduued up to
June 1 in this district. Last year
only 11,000 ounces were taken on
in a similar period.
Mail Carrier’s ivxaibit.
The many methods of carrying
tlie mail are exhibited in the gov
ernment building at the fair. All
methods from the electric mail cat
:o the carrier on suowshoes. A
sled and a team of native dogs will
the camp outfit used on the fits
rip to Eagle from Valdez is par
of the ex I ibit.
Gold xsear Sand x’oint.
Gold lias been discovered on Pop
off island, near Sand point. A few
men are taking out from $3 to $o a
day with rockers. There is no ex
citement over the find.
The territorial advocate is very
much like tlx; moth and the candle
light, he is very anxious to get into
it, and always more anxious to get
out of it.
HAPPY JOHNNY BURNS.
They wux a mnr In Sur.dy-arhool Tie*8u'*
f \\ ? *iu »t he
WUhiu \ uld a 14 be go oil unrf jjri srtlke
Moim 4 £ to he,
f (! .i .' ■> rruch ur »hat. n«others
n. i. » * r. f—
l'i] I Johnny Burns, 'cauaehe
K I..UP-UX.
Jl.y ran vi - t never want* to let me play
.: h - ol r! y. '• r
i 4Bbe -• . *-i* * ?- .i;t: rurt and ain't the
i . t>« 1.1 i> i,
A! d . v is ■ :r. .he 'ro*d' me whfn 1 do
wh. • i i.ny n. i *—
! 1 * .let and I mu id hav
h*i
My paw's : ro<l the richest man they arr
in il l* 1. ti town.
’Uuh v»f itve in a Mg white house and
Johr.ny i e llv * :!own
Bcsldi :h. rrlhoad track—1 wlrdit 'at I llv» d
r.h-rv ! dote.
•Cauer r an . all the boys down there are
w««trin* gillu.v-ua.
I wlfht my paw'd git poor toms day, ai d
then wt'd haft to go
And live down by the track and not bs til
•tuck up. you kr»w—
Then m«bby maw d let me bs drseasd the
way ’at Johnny wus.
And he’d he friendly with ms, 'cauas 1 J
have on gallut-ua.
—E Klacr. In Chicago Kesord-Herald.
0
Adam and Eve in
the Orchard ^
By XVSLYM WILLS.
IT WAS the fault of the agents who
sold the property twice over. /
rambling ruin, surrounded by 11 para
dise in the Italian style, with terrticec
gardens and a flight of stone step*,
the bowers over which the rote - threw
tneir long caressing arms; a placr
sun-flooded by tiny, but nt night a ilitr
shadow-land, inhabited by spit its that
flew about in the guise of st range. mis
shapen birds—a garden fuli of itu-on
gruities. for rigid in the heart of it
was planted an orchard.
Fate must have looked on, smiling
grimly at the Je*t. when both proprie
tors arrived simitltaneoitsly at the vtl
lape inn. full of the intention of restor
ing their newly-ewpiireri property.
lie nun caugn? a glimpse of the ladj
(the widow of a rich landowner) the
morning after his arrival, and from
the first moment h.U artist soul had
fallen worshiping before the flame of
her red hair.
Hut her first glimpse of him had hcer
In the gnrtlcn when he came across bet
standing beneath the apple lice. one
arm outstretched to plrch tve r" t
fruit vbich from time imn err» **HI
had held an attrrotion for he: sc:..
The glorious head, devoid of cover*
lit.7, was thrown back; one long, rich
strand of hair had flown 111 e a *l in
flame across the dim purple of Vr
cotton gown. It was a picture to :e
toxicate, and calculated to to’u a
steadier head than the one lipoi hip
youthful shoulders. He eame towards
her. greeting in every gcMu^o of I
outstretched hands p Jl'1 11' e 1 rn ' ]
Cat de-eri' the silliness of 1' e «>ar
•*<•1 wpp ‘"'ve.” It can'e tl:i
tbri"'rh ‘.pace, it arrerted her : tu
ts«*n rt: ' '-'il her captive ti hi i ip
a ton’ 1 •> • How Pul this »ir;.Kit r
know her ii.mie?
In her turnrhe rl e half responded
to it. but convention raised i‘- 'end.
rerpciit-iil-c. and’ er«ht>i’< w-p- e • r
flashed preen with wonder and ir.; ip
"nation that a ttrrnyer rhottld dare to
Intrude upon her privacy and ad.ireES
her in this familiar way.
He raw the look and prnsperl tli**
situation. Quickly the explanation
tame:
A garden—and a woman—the ap
ples helped to heighten the picture—
hence the exclamation.”
A smile quivered on her lips. Tie
could have sworn he caught a lurking
merriment in th'eye*; but again
the sernent asserted
“I prefer my Kden Adatnless.” she
said, sweeping t:n?t him. with never
xu much ns a backward glance.
He merely repeated the final syllable
of. his nc.v-fi und name, maybe by way
of not forgetting it.
On the morrow they met again.
This time by the idd white wall that
faced the south, covered, vine-like,
■with tomato foliage.
“Apples again. Apples of love.” he
said liy way of greeting, as he pointed
to the half-ripe fruit that nestled hid
ing in its wall of leaves.
She east a curious glance at them,
smiling at his use of (lie homely name.
“(Ireen as yet,” was the somewhat
chilly comment as she gathered up her
purple gown.
“Ah! but they will ripen. All they
■wrut is time.” he called after her.
On the third day she discovered him
with earth- lairied hands busy in ti e
garden. She stood a while linperceived,
u critical spectator. Youth sat lightly
upon him, strength manifested itself
in every movement; the whole was
pleasing even to her fastidious soul.
She forgot to resent the easy assur
ance that even while it piqued her at
tracted her.
Curio- ity struggled with convention
ality. The woman in her encouraged
the former, so that its victory was an
«as.v on*.
The serpent hid its bruised head and
slumbered. Then:
•‘Are you the gftdtner?" she inter
rogated.
lie scarcely noticed the insolence of
the query; ail lie was conscious of wits
—Eve had come, the garden suddenly
was glorifled.
"Adam delving amongst the soil,” he
quoted, flinging his tool aside and
•inking on the grass at her feet.
The aptness of the quotation.pleased
her; his audacity disarmed her; she
felt as if she were standing on the
brink of the precipice called Excite
ment. The serpent slept.
•'let it sleep on.” said Eve. with
youtli racing through her veins. After
I all, what is the good of being in Kden
I if one does not taste the sweetness of
forbidden fruit?
The hank was t tempting resting
place; hunting in the orchard and i y
the south wall ha'd been tiring work
Continued Next Week.
NEW PROCESS
STEAM LAUNDRY,
McKinley street.
Finest Work. Prompt Delivery.
Fully Responsible.
i For Assays Send Your Ore To
J. H. MORRISON.
Asaayer Elhunar Mini up Co.
Gold. Silver and Copper f '’>.50
Gold and Silver - 1.60
Copper - 2.00
Lead ... 2.00
Eli.amar, Ai.*sk\
Ellamar
Mining
Company
Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
r rospector.
GrNERAL MERCHANDISE
Price; Reasonable.
dlntrnr. Alaska.
Operate the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, he
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS (’TTY.
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East i
and .South.
As cheap as the cheapest and the
Tn'st to he had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. \V. PAKKK1T, General Agent.
131 Yesier Way, Seattle.
Application.
I*. S. I and Office, Junau, Alaska Mar. 7, W
Notice is hfieby ivcii tiiat:
I.. < »r. V. < •- ry, of XV.de Alaska
» i i'i . . m «>v*»i'i<T being e‘-!i |
i1 <! a» lit. ni » t i section 2&Kl of the 2Uv..' < i
lf t*ilit — « f 25 e i .tile*! Slates, grui-Hug add <
tonal l>iwl.s i.» soldi- rsj.nd sailors wlio y- » ]
i i the Wjir i*( the hcliplli >n, iio hereby •»•'. <
to «v»ter t S m»’v**v No. lilJT, containing 1
a hi ; rtic-.larly described us it.I ;
1« us, t> -wit:
S*M *• tv.*r Ne.*tr7 If situated within tin
Valdez Recording District, Prince Willian j
F*,,>i d. * .'•-lb.-i i»y c etc* and bounds, cour .
ami i list a nee , us fo’.ows:
i egiuniiig v‘ Corn r !•> . 1, w hich Is lr* 1
cl win* .\. 41 ceg. I., fr. m < Vi. er N«» 1 of Val i .
t> -Vi'lie, and r ’• liMitis \ ;; deg. iu> min i
Jf i t! • •.]' i..l ...oi.uiiu tit of f.S. uirvcy N« I
1> '• c c V A* ; ml. \\. m.'26 chain* i \
U» i«' ‘J, tb**iic i \. >»i deg. 27 ii.‘n. K. •• .*< j
ej-’ii: t*» (oilier No id thente F £t deg. A* n>».
E 16.26 chain t :• Corner > o. 4; theilcc S. 01 .. ^
27 min Mb J.a."j e!iairs to Corner No. 1. the plac
o-1 » g;n i’jK. 'ontaiuing 16 acres. Vaiiat-i
15»: deg. "*7 mill E.
As »nl> iti nal to his origin: I homestead oi
the N. 1, oi the NK 1, Fc. '» T 16 K 26 XV
W'iieh lie utcicb oi: tii■•2.7th day of January.
D •». |K*r home-Vud e i >y \'o l- ..'»at tin* United
ib'Htcs ‘ and f.Cb • \t « i.le, Arkansas.
?.oti. e s hei coy ghcii to any and all parties
cdnnii. edvers *ly «*-y Portion of the al*ove
dcm*rid ■ ira s, t > til • itb the Register of tin
1 l. S. laird Jfti. c at • it r ■, Alaska, an adverse*
claim iu accordance with law during the per
iinl of publication or wiinin :fc> davs thereafter
CAUL N. CHARY*
Assignee of Thompson Cardeuhier.
I, John XV. Dudley, Regis'erof the lb s. Land
Office, at Juneau, Alaska, do hereby order that
a copy of the Notice of Application*of Soldier’s
Additional Homestead of Carl N. Crary, I’. F.
Survey No. XT7, lie published in the Alaska
PtiospRirroR, a weekly paper, published in Val
dez, Alaska, lor a period of sixty 60days, or ten
10 consecutive* weeks.
JOHN \\b DUDLEY
Register
iioodell & Edwards, Attorneys 7
Wellington coal $15 per ton or
$1.25persack,delivered. C. W. Mil
ler, agent, or Copper River Draw
ing Co.
.dlilin BO YEARS’
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III MS |f,*F l>eiaet n Valdez. Seward and Seattle. SaiS
«/ll • JviJt »*»i? from Seattle June 10tl> and 30lh.
Equipped With All Modern Conveniences.
(Sails from Seattle lsi of each month fee
Juneau. Sitka, Kayak, Yakutat, Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way ports. Sail*
from Valdez for Seattle and way porta,
k Ibth of each month.
Sails from Seattle on ltith of each month
for Juneav, Sitka; Kayak, Yakutat Valdez,
Seward, Cook Inlet and way pons. Con
Str. S3nt3 Ana m‘c,s at Va,(le* wi,h s,r. Dora for all porta
OU. OOUM AIM between Valdez and Tnalaska. Sails from
Valdez for S< attle and way {torts, 1st dl
each month.
From Valdez to Unalaska and way {torts
kir J 2(>ih rat‘h month, connecting at Valduz
•311. 1/tn d with S. S. Santa Ana
Right to change steamers or date of sailing is reserved.
Agents fcr all kinds of Steam or House Coal
E:lE. CAINE, President. J. F. TROBRIIXJE, (Jen. Mgr,
til8 First Ave., Seattle, Wash.
C. W. MILLER, Ass’t Mgr.
Phone It? Valdez, Alaska.
A. B Hop, Prep. F. M. Brown, TriiiB. F. J. Kinghorn, Sec.
Valdez Doth S Warehouse Company.
(ioodii may !«> shipped in our earn ami left In warehouse till
Willed for. Parties gnii.fr to the Interior will find it eonveie
lent to leave eoi'slffn* ents with us to Ik* forwarded to am h
p«duls and at such lime as they may direct.
Our storage is safe, being l-4lh mile frcm nearest tuildteg
McIntosh & Duncklee
Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
All work will receive prompt attention. High class
hlnckunithing made a social feature. Give us a call.
Cor. Keystone and McKini.ky. Vai.dek
'i'Horete De&ixurast s •
Keystone Ave. Opp. St. Elias Hotel.
Meals At All Hours From t* O’olock A.M.
to 9^0’clock I’.M. Regular Dinner From
A to 7. Sunday Dinner A Specialty.
?e Creem Parlor
MRS. E. H. AXI/EN.
Valdez Electric Light, Power & Telephone Co.
Incorporated.
We have on hand a large assortment of Electric Fixtures,
l’iain and Fancy Shades, Call Hells and Annunciators.
Estimates given on all kindsof electrical work. Phone 89.
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