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WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
PboDe 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a.m.. to 6 p. m.. 7 p, m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company’s Phone No. SB
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and7 to9p. m.
JOHN1LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorney* at Law
Office* in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valde*. Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone si VALDEZ
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
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F. BUTTERWORTH .
jCivil Engineer ud|
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Valdea, Alatka.
RED'GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
Get a Skate On.
Go to the Valdez Rink; five-piece
orchestra every Sunday, Tuesda'y and
Friday. *•*
Sweat Batns.
First-class sweat baths and mas
sage parlors at room 5, Montana, ti
Summons tor Publication.
In Justice’s Court for Valdez Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.
Frances Wilson, plaintiff, vs. Anna
Guenther, defendant.—Summons for
Publication.
To the defendant, Anna Guenther:
Take notice that you have been sued
in the above-named court by the
above-named plaintiff upon an ac
count for goods sold and delivered,
in the sum of $58.50; that personal
property belonging to you has been
attached to satisfy said claim; and
unless you appear and plead to plain
tiff’s complaint within thirty days af
ter completion of publication of this
summons, to-wit, within thirty days
after December 21, 1914, plaintiff will
take Judgment for the sale of said
attached property to satisfy her claim
against you.
This publication is made pursuant
to an order of the court dated No
vember 9, 1914.
(Seal) GEO. J. LOVE,
Commissioner and Ex Officio Justice
of the Peace.
First publication November 9,1914.
Last publication December 14,1914.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The launch Brighton returned from
Port Wells this morning.
Over a dozen varieties of apples to
pick from at the Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Captain Peabody and wife returned
to town today from Port Wells.
Prescriptions carefully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdes Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
Remington and smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdes
Drag Go. tf
Foolish Question.
-
Daughter—Papa, to which one of
them shall I say yes?
Her Dad—Good heavens! Aren’t you
old enough to look a man up in Brad
street’s without bothering me about it?
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Coincidence.
“I’m sorry about Brown’s failure.
He’s a brick If ever there was one.”
'“Then It’s not unnatural that he
Should go to the wall.”—Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Germany on North 8ea.
The border of Germany on the North
sea. from the easternmost corner of
Oldenburg to the northernmost point
in Schleswig, measures some 200 miles.
The Kaiser Wilhelm (Kiel) canal is
sixty-one miles long and cost $40,000.
000. _
Idle Curiosity.
For no reason at all we have wonder
ed and wondered and wondered what
moths ate before Adam and Even
went in for dress reform.—Philadel
phia Ledger.
Where life is more terrible than
death it is the truest valor to dare to
live.—Browne.
imported Japanese baskets at Tal
dea Drug Co. tf
- SHOOTING A DEER.
The Tropical Poispnad Arrow 8ent
Him to 8leep and Death.
Hunting with poison, as practiced by
the natives of Brazil and other tropi
cal American countries. Is thus de
scribed In a communication to the Na
tional Geographic society, at
ton. by Dewey Austin Cobb:
“Id bunting, the arrow*, which are
dipped In poison, constat or a point of
woM or bone, not more than an inch
long and the size of a toothpick, to
which Is attached a little tuft or hairy
fiber of the silk cotton tree. The gun
is a straight bamboo tube from five
to six feet long, with a sight at one
end and a funnel shaped expansion to
fit the mouth at the other. The prin
ciple Is precisely the same as the
schoolboy’s tube for blowing putty
balls, and the accuracy of the natives
Is wonderful.”
Mr. Cobb gives the following descrip
don of the shooting of a deer:
“A good sized buck walked out of
the corn and stopped, exposing to us
Its full broadside as we lay some
thirty feet away. Our hunter fired
The animal gave a slight start os he
felt the prick of the arrow on his
flank and turned partly around, sniff
ing the air for a scent and looking
around as If searching for the Insect
that had bitten him. Detecting noth
ing. he stood still and unalarmed. At
the end of a minute or so his head
dropped a little, as If he was sleepy.
The hunter stepped out in plain sight
The deer looked at him and moved
forward, not away from him. a few
steps and stopped. He showed no
fear, but simply curiosity.
“M.v companion and 1 rose, and the
three of ns walked quietly within
reach of him. He made no movement
to run away, but watched us Intently
and shifted his position a little. His
movements seemed perfectly easy and
natural. Absence of fear seemed the
only observable change until at the
end of three minutes or more; then he
lay down, not falling, but as naturally
as a cow or sheep when ready for
sleep. His breathing seemed easy and
natural. At the end of ten minutes,
though he opened his eyes when touch
ed. his breath became shorter and
slower. Eighteen minutes after he was
struck by the arrow he was dead.”
ACOUSTIC CLOUDS.
Why Church Bells Sound Louder on
Some Days Than on Others.
Every one has noticed that on certain
days church bells are beard much bet
ter than on others and sometimes are
Dot heard at all on other days. The
same distance intervenes between the
church and the person’s residence, the
same intensity Is used to strike the
bell, the same visible obstacles are be
tween the two at one time as at an
other.
Then why does the intensity of the
peal vary? It has been found that
there are what Is known as “acoustic
clouds” In the air. They cannot be
seen, but they may be detected artifi
cially. They have the property of re
flecting sound just as a brick wall has.
So if a thick one of these so called
"clouds” intervenes between the church
bell und the observer most of the souud
Is reflected back to the bell, and very
tittle gets through. The acoustic clouds
consist simply of a large quantity of
water vapor in the air, and water va
por itself is invisible. So we are able
to see through soinetbing that we can
not hear through. Generally, of course.
It is the other way round. We can
hear through a piece of black paper,
but we cannot see through it
Mow. if these acoustic clouds are dis
posed in a certain manner it is possible
that they will reflect the sound into a
region where the bell’s tone is ordina
rily not heard at all save when the
clouds are present and disposed in tho
proper manner.—Chicago Herald.
Still Observe Druid Festival.
The old midsummer dre festival of
druidlcal origin is still celebrated on
tbe continent, nut there is probably
only one spot in Great Britain -where it
1b still observed, and that is Tarbolton,
in Ayrshire. For days before tbe fes
tival tbe village lads collect materials
for tbe great bonfire. Tbe fuel is built
upon an altar of turf, and a match is
applied at sunset, after which the folk
solemnly march around the blaze, and
the daring youngsters vie with one an
other in dashing through the flames.—
London Tit-Bits.
Dangerous Occupation.
“Does my practicing make you nerv
ous?*' asked the man who is learning
to play the cornet.
“It did when 1 first heard the neigh
bors discussing It,” replied the sym
pathetic person. “But now I’m getting
so i don’t care what happens to you."
—Washington Star.
Preparing For the Froy.
"I’m going to make a speech that
will make my friends sit up.”
“You’re on the wrong track," replied
the experienced campaigner. “See If
you cnu’t make one that will cause the
other fellows to lie down.”—Washing
ton Star.
Nall Holes In Wood.
Old nail boles in wood may be tilled
up by mixing sawdust with glue till it
la tbe consistency of stiff paste. Press
this compound into tbe holes, and It
will become as hard as the wood Itself.
Early. Impressions.
Uarly impressions are not easily eras
ed. Tbe virgin wax is faithful to ths
signet, and subsequent impressions
seem rather to indent the former ones
than to eradicate them.
Self respect to. next to reHgloo. tbe i
chief cot bridle of all vtosa.
EACH MADE A MISTAKE
It Wa« In Fact, a Case of "Turn About'
la Fair Play."
Sam Sbowalter was having a sale of
his surplus stock. To sturt the sale be
led out a milk cow. one of the best of
his herd, and told the auctioneer she
was four years old. John Dawson, a
long, leathery, weather beaten fellow
with a shrewd eye, bid In the cow. He
gave Showalter a check for the amount
and said he would come for the cow
the next day.
“I tell you. John,” said Showalter
when Dawson rode up the next morn
ing to lead borne his purchase, “I made
a mistake yesterday. I said that cow
was only four years old, but when I
talked It over with the old woman last
night I remembered that she is eight
years old. It was another cow alto
gether that I bud In mind.
“I didn’t want to let a mistake like
that go with a neighbor," continued
Showalter. whose word was not usual
ly accepted as entirely dependable in
the community, “so I thought the fair
thing to do was to tell you and Just
let you take your cheek back and I’ll
keep the cow.”
Dawson squinted his eye approvingly
at the cow—she had every mark of a
good milker—and then looked apprais
ingly at Sbowalter.
“Well, Sam,” he said, "turn about la
fair play. You made a mistake yester
day; I’ll make one today and Just keep
the cow.”—Youth’s Companion.
FANS, BASEBALL BRAND.
Are Most of Them Imitations of the
Newspaper Cartoon?
My own belief is that the fan, as the
baseball writers and cartoonist have
depicted him. Is a very rare being. To
the extent that he does exist he is the
creation, not of the baseball diamond,
but of the sporting writer and the
comic artist The fan models himself
consciously upon the type set before
him in his favorite newspaper. It is
once more a case of nature Imitating
art
If Mr. Gibson many years ago had
not drawn a picture of fat men in
shirt sleeves, perspiring freely and
waving straw hats the newspaper art
ists would not have imitated Mr. Gib
son. and the baseball audience would
not have imitated the newspapers. It
Is true that 1 have seen baseball
crowds in frenzy, but these have been
Isolated moments of high tension when
all of us have been brought to our feet
with loud explosions of Joy or agony.
But the perspiring, ululant fan in
shirt sleeves, ceaselessly waving his
straw hat, uttering imprecations on
the enemy, his enthusiasm obviously
aroused by stimulants preceding his
arrival at the baseball park, is far
from being representative of the base
ball crowd.—Simeon Strunsky in At
lantic Monthly.
Atomic Attraction.
Hydrogen and oxygen gases sepa
rately may be compressed to the liquid
form, and then the compression fur
ther is exceedingly difficult But In
the chemical union of two atoms ot
hydrogen with one of oxygen to form
a water molecule the immense force ot
atomic attraction, or chemisra, as one
may prefer to name the force, Is one of
the most powerful in nature. It re
duces huge volumes of the gases down
to a far less volume, and the force.Is
far greater than cnn be secured in any
machine of screws, levers or hydraulic
presses. Atomic attraction is perhaps
the most powerful in nature. At least
it is strong enough to hold atoms of
steel and platinum together and dia
monds.—New York American.
Napier at the Battle of Meeanee.
When in the light 1 hold my life as
gone, for ns to escaping all idea of that
vanished when 1 saw the Twenty-sec
ond giving way and was obliged to ride
between the tires ot two lines not
twenty yards apart. 1 expected death
as much from our men as the enemy,
and l was much singed by our fire, my
whiskers twice or thrice so and my
face peppered by fellows who in their
fear fired high over all heads but mine
and nearly scattered my brains. In
agony 1 rode, bolding my reins with a
broken hand (be bad sprained it a few
days before) and quite unequal to a
single combat had a Beloocbee picked
me out, as one was about to do when
Marston slew him-—Letter of Sir
Charles Napier.
Easily Classified.
Hemmandhaw. who waa writing a
letter, looked up to inquire:
"Is It ever permissible to apply gen
der to volcanoes?”
“1 don’t know,” Mrs. Hemmendbaw
returned, “but if It Is they are surely
masculine.”
"Why?”
“Because they sputter, grumble and
smoke.”—Youngstown Telegram.
Hats On.
It Is customary In Quito wben a
visitor takes off bis tyit upon entering
a room to beg blm to put It on again,
and. In tbe absence of permission,
leave is generally requested. This, It
to said, arises from apprebenslon that
cold will be taken by remaining un
covered.
8upsroptimist.
What a cheerful woman Mrs. Sml
rey to.”
“Isn’t she? Why, do yon know,
that woman can have a really good
time thinking what a good time aha
wonld have If she were having It”—
Boston Transcript
The Single Thought
8tella—Were yon two sonto with hot
a single thought? Bella—That was
Just the trouble; he wanted to stay
single—Nsw York Bun.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
WE Call You on Time for*the boat
if We Handle Your Baggage.
We Buy and Sell Anything from
Dead Crabs to Live Bears.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commission
!7 a m to 9 si, rn
Lunch 12 in to 1 p in
0 to 7 p in
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
ARCADE CAFE
“We Never Close.’*
Private Dining Room.
The Best of Everything. We Bake Our Own
Bread and Pastry. Bread for Sale.
Jack Callin--Proprietor
Chas. Perry
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Somebody
WithfMoney
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
with the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
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