--the sensible shoe
—for your child is the one that fits
the foot best—the one that gives
the best satisfaction and wear.
Pla-Mate Shoes
—are the ideal shoes for your grow
ing boy or girl ^plenty of room tor
the toes—the shoe made the Shape
of the Foot.
—Pla-Mates are built of the best lea
ther obtainable by expert workmen
—the wear is there.
_Pla-Mates come in both lace and
button styles. Sizes from 2 to 2.
_Prices are $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 and $3
—try the Baby Pla-Mate on
the little tot just learning
to walk.
—Sizes two to six; Price $2
Valdez Mercantile Co.
Vy iir i strictly fresh Eggs, Butter, rrui
iOU Wani and Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
-AlNG’S grocery
Phone 188
LOCAL BREVITIES.
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” ft
E. L. Wittemore and wife, of Sew
ard, were passengers on the North
western this morning for Cordova,
where Mr. Whittemore still has large
business interests.
A heavy fall of snow is reported
on the summit last night.
Raymond Myers, the Slate Creek
r mining operator, left on the North
western for his home in Seattle. He
will visit the San Francisco and San
Diego expositions.
FOR SALE—Couch, high chair, 2
chairs, 30-30 Savage rifle, 1 cup
board, kitchen queen, sled and robe,
go-cart, hot water tank, double-bitted
axe. Mrs. Riffle, next door Valdez
hospital.
Suits pressed tor $1.00 at Sih er
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. t£
Lieut. J. C. Mahaffey, engineer of
the Alaska Road commission, left on
the Northwestern for Juneau and oth
er Southeastern Alaskan ports. He
will inspect the work done during
the Mtinifrer just closed and close op
erations of the commission for the
season.
The New York American Says
Everyone should see "The Vice
Trust,” a lesson proved by facts. Dr.
Parkhurst says “The Vice Trust” is
the greatest lesson ever produced.
At the Liberty theatre tonight. 3t-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Mrs. Fred M. Brown, wife of Judge
Brown of the district court, left on
the Northwestern this morning for
Los Angeles, where she will spend
the winter.
The Vice Trust.
Visit the Liberty Theatre Thursday
or Friday night and see that colossal
spectacle, “The Vice Trust,” in
which Governor Whitman, a candi
date for president of the United
States, appears as the district attor
ney. 3t-13
Wake Up!
Do you know that we weld cast
iron, brass, bronze and aluminum
and make your broken stove plate,
sewing machine stands, washing ma
chines, broken pumps, and in fact
anything that needs mending as
good as new, and do it quicker than
patching it. Valdez Iron Works. Fri
Dance Postponed.
On account of the dance to be giv
en at the Post next Saturday'even
ing and the exercises of the Literary
Society Alaska Day, the Women
Pioneers have postponed their dance
until Saturday, October 23rd. tf
Thursday and Friday.
“The Vice Trust” will be shown
only two shows, Thursday and Friday
night. Six thousand feet of film
based on real facts and happenings
jin New York City. At the Liberty
i Theatre tonight. 3t-13
Last Time To-night
••••Akt The..
Liberty Theater
^“VKfTKUSr
64)00 Feet ef Film—6 Acts
Popular Prices
Admission 25c. - - Children 10c.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
I. Ocinskl, the well known mining
man, left on the Northwestern for a
trip to the states.
Edmund Smith, the well known
attorney, who has been in Valdez at
tending the term of the district court,
left on the Northwestern for Seattle.
Fresh Oysters received on every
boat.—Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Miss L. C. Connelle, who has been
visiting friends at Ellamar, was an
outgoing passenger on the North
western en route to her home in Cor
orado.
The New York Journal Says
Everyone should see “The Vice
Trust,” a fine film in six acts, ex
posing White Slavery. At the Lib
erty Theatre tonight. 3t-13
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whltley’s, tf
H. G. Bennett, assistant in the Uni
ted States District Attorney Spence’s
office, was a passenger on the North
western this morning for Seattle.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable. *
Fresh cream and buttermilk al
ways on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
W. T. Soule, the well known inte
rior mining man, left on the North
western, accompanied by Mrs. Soule,
for the states, where they will spend
the winter.
The New York American Says
Everyone should see “The Vice
Trust,” a lesson proved by facts. Dr.
Parkhurst says “The Vice Trust is
the greatest lesson ever produced.
At the Liberty Theatre. 3t-13
Captain C. L. Peabody, who has in
terested New York capital in a cop
per property on Sulphide gulch, was
an outgoing passenger on the North
western en route to New York.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Fe-r good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
A. Wilcox, of Los Angeles, who
has been in Valdez closing up the af
fairs of the Big Four mining com
pany, was an outgoing passenger this
morning on the Northwestern.
The Ellamar launch came up from
the copper city last evening, bring
ing Mr. and Mrs. L.. L. Middlecamp,
and several other passengers.
HELP WANTED—Woman, all
round laundry worker, must be good
body ironer, to begin work about
Oct. 12. Independent Laundry, tf
Judge Dudley A. Wooten and Mrs.
Wooten, were outgoing passengers on
the Northwestern for Seattle, where
Judge Wooten is practicing his pro
fession.
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Co.’s. tf
Hot-point irons, Heaters, Cookers,
and Electric appliances; men’s and
women’s suits, overalls and aprons,
at Emporium. *
Ethel and Elva Falk, who have
been working in Louie’s Cafe here
for a long time, left on the North
western for Seattle and will visit the
San Francisco exposition.
Don’t forget the Eagles old-time
’98 Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, Oct.
30th. *
Ladies’ buttons made from your
own material, any size. Guy F. Cam
eron. k20
Dr. C. P. Davies, who has been in
Valdez several weeks investigating
mining properties in this district, left
for Seattle on the Northwestern this
morning and stated that he intended
returning to Valdez next spring.
How does a ride to Camp Comfort
with a dance and a dinner before re
turning strike you? Fresh killed
chickens and Alaska vegetables at
your command. For particulars see
CITY EXPRESS.
tf Phone 82.
Ttie New York Journal Says
Everyone should see “The Vice
Trust,” a fine film in six acts, expos
ing White Slavery. At the Liberty
Theatre tonight. 3t-13
Special Meeting of Civic League.
Special meeting of the Valdez Civic
League Saturday afternoon, at 3:00
o’clock at Everyman’s Club House.
All members urged to attend. 2t
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Co.'s. tf.
- i
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
!
LIFE AND LONGEVITY. j
Simply Prolonging One’* Days on Earth !
Is Not Real Living.
What really constitutes life? Is it !
action, or is it merely existence? ]
Who is the more useful, the man who j
gives his all in energy to service or he ,
who conserves his forces and thereby
prolongs his days? He lives most who
accomplishes most. Activity in useful,
productive or constructive effort is the
real test of life. Length of years may
content some, but restless, energetic
souls will press forward, regardless of
time, striving for a goal they may nev
er attain, but always striving, and
these only really live.
Life insurance presidents, being in
terested in the prolongation of exist
ence of risks, bend their efforts to the
teaching of elements of living, the
avoidance of excesses, exposures or
unnecessary risks of any kind and in
this way really' serve the world be
cause they increase the productive
years of man.
As a result of modern methods man
really lives longer and better, but this
Is not the all in all of life. To live is
to be active, to have a part in the cre
ative effort of mankind, regardless of
whether the spun be lone or short, so
long ns It Is busy, for "an end is an
end. whether it cometh on the winged
heels of u week or the dull Btreteh of a
century."—Omaha Bee.
STRUGGLES OF AN ARTIST.
Story of the Peasant Painter Millet and
"The Angelue.”
It was only after long years of strag
gle and dire poverty, through which
Millet was consoled and supported by
his wife, that the peasant painter was
able to take the three roomed cottage
at Barbizon and “try to do something
really good.’’
It wns then that he began to paint
that most beautiful poem of poverty.
“The Angelus," which is today one of
the most valuable pictures iu the world.
Again and again he threw aside the
picture in despair of ever finishing it
to his satisfaction, and as often his
wife replaced It on the easel and in
duced him to continue.
On one occasion he was so incensed
at not being able to produce a certain
effect that lie seized a knife and would
have destroyed the canvas and ended
the matter once for all had not his wife
fortunately seized his hand and in
duced him to give the picture auother
trial.
Thus it was that at last "The Au
geius’’ found a place on the walls of
the Louvre. The success it won en
couraged Millet to paint many more
pictures and thus place himself among
the immortals iu art
A Sign of Rain.
An east side girl says she uas come
upon an infallible weather indicator.
She can tell if it is going to rain with
out even glancing at the sky or cast
ing her eyes over the weather fore
casts in the daily papers. And it’s the
simplest thing In the world-just the
disappearance of all umbrellas insight.
‘•Umbrellas are perfectly safe in our
office up to twenty-four hours before a
storm." said she. explaining. "Yon
can leave them anywhere. Even the
pearl and gold handled ones are im
mune from abstraction. Indeed, one
can hardly chase them away. So if 1
want to know the weather for a day
ahead I must glance at the umbrella
racks. If I tind them becoming empty
I make a bee line for the best ruin
shade of those that are left and make
all other necessary plans for rain.”—
Columbus Dispatch.
Scene Painting.
In the past half century and more,
especially since the improvement of the
electric light, scene painting has be
come very elaborate and very expen
sive. Instead of being kept in its
proper place as the decoration of the
drama, as a beautiful acessory of the
action. It lias often been pushed to the
front, so as to attract attention to it
self and thereby to distract attention
from the play which it was supposed
to illuminate. Shakespeare has been
smothered in 'scenery, and the art of
the actor has been subordinated to the
art of the scene painter.—Brander Mat
thews in Scribner’s Magazine.
Phonetic Spelling.
Phonetic spelling was evidently In
fashion in the sixteenth century, when
even Shakespease could not spell his
own name consistently. There Is a let
ter dug from the correspondence of a
lady of the sixteenth century in the
book of the “Cotswold Family”—the
Hicks-Beaehes. Juliana writes—it is
a matter of debt between the cautious
widow and “My lord a Kalder”—“My
lord Ammaril and your wife’l honour
and love, but your false swearing and
promise I hoterle a pore." What she
really meant was “utterly abhor."—
London Telegraph.
Fifty-fifty.
“Jinks gives his wife half his salary
every week."
“And what becomes of the other
half?"
“She still has to get that In the old
way-out of the pockets of his trou
sers.”—Richmond Times Dispatch.
Quite a Difference.
"Did I understand you to say the
woman Dubbins married Is well off?"
“No she was.”—Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Uncomfortable Part.
“Has Brown a comfortable Income?"
“Large, but not comfortable! His
wife knows Just how much it Is.”—
Puck.
It Is an abominable thing for a men
to commend himself.—Sterne.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES \ TRAIN
Auto for Hire Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. 8PENARD. Prop.
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter I
Large or^ Small! Deliveries Made
To Any £Part|of the Country. J
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA j
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel io the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
. Phone 63 Oh as. Fischer, Propr.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
DcirglEusir.cfs Ai[Uival
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 S i Rouph Dry 10c lb
j Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
| PLLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
J Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Eit
j lings, Valves, Etc. Motor Boat Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th calls Illamna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knlk
and Anchorage*
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamers Yale and Hurvurd far Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr., Seattlei VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12tb, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdes south-7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor- /
dova, Slcagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas. Skagway. Cordova, Bllamar, Valdes and La
touche Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5 th; La touche, on the 15 th; a a
Cordova, >5th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
F. B. TRACT, Gen’l Agent VAJLDK* DOCK CO„ Local Agent.