Dependable Merchan
dise for Men
Our men’s shop features
well known lines, the qual
ity of which can not be
questioned.
MEDEICOTT the famous Scotch Wool un
derwear, comes in three weights, light,
medium and heavy.
A LARGE assortment of Arrow shirts Jin
latesc patterns. ArrowJ shirts are guar
anteed as to tit, material and color.
BENJAMIN CLOTHES, the correct clothes
for men. You may be sure your suit
is right if it is a Benjamin.
THE JPACKARD, the shoe with a reputa
tion.
BEACK BEARjOVERAEES and work pants
best for wear.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
FOR SALE—Household goods at
residence of District Attorney Spence.
4 bed steads with springs and mat
tresses.
1 dining table and C chairs.
2 kitchen chairs.
1 small dresser.
1 bird’s eye maple chiffonier.
2 large parlor armchairs and center
table.
1 Monarch range.
1 hot blast heating stove.
1 red electric washing machine.
1 book case.
1 cot.
1 mirror
1 electric heater
1 small table
1 music stand
1 wash boiler. 3t
llogs liring $20.04) a Hundred
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.—Choice heavy
hogs sold at $20.00 per hundred
weight today. It marked an advance
of $3 in the last eleven days. The fol
lowing table indicates the range of
the price:
August 1, 1914, $8.90.
August 1, 1915, $6.85.
August 1, 1916, $10.30.
August 1, 1917, $16,30
September 1, 1917, $20.00.
Monday is the big day for hog re
ceipts, but only 18,000 head arrived
as compared with the normal supply
of 30,000. The number of hogs in the
country is said to be increasing, but
they are being slaughtered earlier
than ever owing to high prices and
the total weight of pork is said to
have shrunk alarmingly.
Notice of Sale
Special sale on jewelry at the Val
dez Drug. Everything half price. tf
FOR RENT—Five room house,
plastered, furnished, In good location.
$20. Two room house, partially fur
nished on 6th Ave. $12. Five room
house, unfurnished on 6th Ave. $12.
Apply W. J. Billings, kSS
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
500 rolls of wallpaper just received
at Rudolph’s. tf
complete line of Bulk Chccolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Bargains in souvenir spoons at Geo.
O. Reinke’s. tf
SAINT ELIAS HOTEL
MRS. FRANCES CRUM. MGR.
Rates made on Rooms by Week or
Month, Warm, Comfortable, Home-Like
Special Attention to Transients.
THE PINZON
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
Finest Pool and Billiard Tables
in the North.
Card Rooms in connection.
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
WIRING A TWELVE INCH QUN.
ft Takas 117 Milfa of Stool Togo to
M«ko the Jaeket.
According to the Mtllgate Smoothly,
do fewer than 117 miles of steel wire
ire wound on a twelve inch gun that
weighs thirteen and a half tons. In
appearance this wire, which la of the
lame quality as plauo wire, resembles
tape. It la a quarter of an Inch wide
and a tenth of an lpch thick. It la
tested to a breaking strength of 110
tons. The wire unwinds from a reel
is the gun barrel revolves, and a ten
ilon of about fifty tons to the square
Inch Insures mechanical accuracy in
wrapping It round the gun.
Various parts of the gun receive dif
ferent thicknesses of wire. At the
breech of s twelve Inch gun, where the
shtef strain comes, there are ninety-two
layers, which give s thickness of nine
ind s half inches of wire, but at the
muscle there are only fourteen layers.
r>ver the wire the gunmakera shrink on
»teel rings at white heat When they
cool they contract and grip with Im
mense foroa. The rilling of the barrel
Is an automatic process, au example of
wonderful mechanical Ingenuity. When
tbe gun Is finished experts test the ac
curacy of the rifling with plastic gutta
percha.
SCHOOLGIRLS AS HEROINES.
Apparently They Ar* Considered Only
by American Authors.
Scott never mentions a schoolgirl,
says H. D. Sedgwick In the Atlantic.
Imagine Thomas Hardy fashioning a
ichoolgirl out of Wessex clay or George
Meredith venturing to describe Diana
at the Crossways in those early years.
Arnold Bennett would have created a
little miniature old wife, as Van Byck
md Memllng paint babies like minia
ture old men. H. G. Wells would depict
her us incipient temptation to lead Mr.
Britllng, for instance, into one of a
dozen romantic adventures.
Galsworthy would try to lit her into
an ethical system, into a niche of so
cial Justice or matrimonial ventures.
Mr. Howells, one may imagine, might
have essayed the task, hut he would
have tried to meet the difficulty of get
ting the right values—as a painter dabs
blues on yellows to make a green—by
adding to a primness reminiscent of
the "Vleur of Wakefield.” a few deli
cate hoydenlsh touches.
As there is no such thing us a school
girl on the continent. French and Ital
ian novelists do not mention her. In
deed. the schoolgirl, as we see her. is
tn American product and modern.
A Cook’s Accidental Discovery.
One of tlie liest ways of cooking
potatoes was accidentally discovered
through the unpunctuality of a train.
When tile line from Paris to St. Ger
main was opened the first train tarried
an official party for whom lunch was
ordered. The meal was fixed for noon,
and shortly before that hour the pota
toes were put on to fry. A few minutes
afterward a message came that the
train would probubly be delayed for an
hour, so the potatoes were taken off
the fire, but left hi the pan. Then came
a second message, "Train Just arriv
ing." and the potatoes were hurriedly
put back to fry again. When the party
nut down to lunch the potatoes were
brought on with the steak. Each chip
was then found to be blown out like u
small, crisp, golden balloon, to the de
light of the guests. The cook without
knowing it laid invented pommes dc
terre sou flies.
Tomatoes For Seed.
Many persons save tile lli'st tomato
that ripens lor seed, and they think
they are doing the right tiling. Tlie
very earliest tomatoes to ripen are not
us sweet and solid us those ripening
from a week to two weeks later. Tlie
best plan In saving the tomato for seed
is to select the more uniform, medium
size, which rii>cii evenly and quickly a
little while after the plant has been
producing riiie fruit. Seeds saved from
tomatoes grown oil moderately thin soil
will retain the good qualities better
thau those saved from plants which
were forced by very rich soil.—Phila
delphia North American.
Pay of 8urgeon In Anciont Tims*.
High honorariums were paid surgeons
in ancient times. When Darius, the
son of Hystaspes, sprained his foot
Damocedes was called In, another sur
geon of renown having failed to effect
a cure. Damocedes was successful,
and the king Introduced the doctor to
the ladies of the court. The ladles
tilled a vase of gold with money and
precious pearls, which a slave was or
dered to carry to the doctor.
Mining of a Sort.
“Well, Rastus, I hear you are work
ing again. Wliat business are you en
gaged In?”
• !’s done he engaged in do mining
business, sab.”
“What kind of mining are you doing,
gold, silver or diamond?”
“I s doing calcimlning. sah.”—Comus.
A Surprise.
Rich Uncle—Is it true that you have
compromised with your creditors for 2
cents on the dollar?
Nephew—Yes, uncle, but—
Rich Uncle—But nothing! I doubled
my legacy to you when I heard of your
eleveruess.—Excliunge.
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Two Hard Jobs.
Leave It to us and we'd say that the
hardest Jobs are trying to give satis
faction either as a stepmother or as
manager of a tall end baseball club.—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Cultivate energy without Impatience,
activity without restlessness, Inflexi
bility without til humor.- Morley.
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> STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Admiral Farragut—Sailed
South from Valdez, Wednesday.
Sept. 5.
Steamship Northwestern—Sailed to
the westward from Valdez, Wed
nesday. Sept. 5.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed from Se
attle for Valdez, Sunday. Septem
ber 2.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed from
Valdez for Seattle. Tuesday. Sept.
4th.
8teamsbip Alaska—Sailed from Val
dez South for Seattle, Wednesday,
Aug. 29.
Steamship Admiral Watson—Sailed
south from Valdes for Seattle, Sun
day, August 19.
Steamship Admiral Evans—Sailed
west from Valdez Thursday, Aug.
23.
TIDES FOR SEPTEMBER
Wednesday, Sept. 5.—
First high tide 2:38 a. m., 8.5.
Second high tide 2:42 p. m„ 10.2.
First low tide 8:23 a. m., 1.1.
Second low tide 9:18 p. m., —0.1.
Thursday, Sept. 6.—
First high tide 3:31 a. m„ 7.6.
Second high tide 3:27 p. m., 9.7.
First low tide 9:03 p. m„ 9.7.
First low tide 9:03 a. m.. 2.0.
Second low tide 10:14 p. m., 0.5.
Friday, Sept. 7.—
First high tide 4:30 a. m., 6.6.
Second high tide 4:18 p. m„ 9.0.
First low tide 9:46 a. m„ 2.9.
Second low tide 11:33 p. in., 1.2.
Saturday. Sept. 8.—
First high tide 5:50 a. m., 6.0.
Second high tide 5:20 p. m., 8.4.
First low tide 1:40 a. ni., 3.7.
Sunday. Sept. 9.—
First high tide 7:31 a. m., 5.8.
Second high tide 6:44 p. in.. 7.9.
First low tide 0:40 a. in., 1.6.
Second high tide 12:03 p. m., 4.2.
Monday, Sept. 10.—
First high tide 8:55 a. in., 6.1.
Second high tide 8:09 p. in., 7.9.
First low tide 2-17 p. m., 4.3.
Tuesday, Sept. 11.—
First high tide 9:51 a. m., 6.1.
Second high tide 9:15 p. ni.. 8.1.
First low tide-3:21 a. in., 1.4.
Second low tide 3:15 p. in., 3.8.
Wednesday, Sept. 12.—
First high tide 10:28 a. m., 7.2.
Second high tide 10:04 p. m., 8.4.
First low tide 4:08 a. m., 1.1.
Second low tide 4:06 p. m., 3.2.
Thursday, Sept. 13.—
First high tide 10:59 a. m., 7.7.
Second high tide 10:45 p. m., 8.7.
First low tide 4:44 a. m., 0.9.
Second low tide 4:45 p. in., 2.5.
Friday, Sept. 14.—
First high tide 11:25 a. m„ 8.2.
Second high tide 11:24 p. in., 8.8.
First low tide 5:13 a. m., 0.8.
Second low tide 5:18 p. m., 1.9.
NEW SERIAL STORY
FOR WEEKLY MINER
Beginning next Saturday the Week
ly Miner will have the opening chap
ters of Joseph C. Lincoln’s great ser
ial, “Cap’n Warren’s Wards,” the
story which has evoked a storm of
approval wherever read. This is more
in the nature of an experiment than
otherwise, and if our readers approve
from time to time jve will run other
stories by prominent authors. The
story deals with a blunt old sea cap
tain who is left in charge of two or
phans. He protects them from the ma
chinations of scheming rascals, even
at great loss to himself, and helps
them to find pleasure in doing good.
The story has a charming plot and
is in every way calculated to elevate
the reader. It can be safely read by
the young as well as the old. If you
like it tell us, and we will continue
the plan. If you prefer to have the
weekly run along the lines it has
formerly been, we would also like to
know it. Our efforts are confined
solely to giving you the best paper
In the territory, and with your help
we believe we can do so. But before
making a decision wre ask you to read
the story.
FOR SALE—Patten mining stock
at $2.98 per share. Inquire Prospec
ter Office. tf
Ray Millard left on the steamer
Farragut for Seattle, where he will
remain this winter.
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe, t-.it buggu0i.- tor you. tf
Try that New Roof Paint that Just
arrived at Rudolph’s. tf
Use Rexall Hair Tonio and you will
use no other. Valdes Drug .Store, tf
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
The Order of Alaska Moose will
hold their regular Thursday night
bustness meeting tomorrow even
ing.
Without a Rudder
No one would wish to ride in a ship
without a rudder.
Cancelled checks are a rudder for
your future guidance, and will enable
you to save and cut out many useless
expenditures.
Come 14 and let us tell you how a
checking acconnt with this bank will
help you.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street
-for Easy
Home Sewing ,
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Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
Valdez-Fairbanks Auto Service
CARRYING U. S. MAIL and EXPRESS
Passenger Service—Valdez-Fairbanks
25c Per Mile To All Interior Points
LEAVE VALDEZ 1st and 15th ot Each Month
SPECIAL TRIPS ON APPLICATION
Address: WM. SCHMIDT, Valdez, Alaska
Phone 228
KEYSTONE PRODUCE Co.
HEINZ’S 57 VARIETIES
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Groceries, Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables,
Cigars, Tobaccoes and Confectionary.
Keystone and McKinley Streets
A pretty line of colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. t*
WANTED—Five cents per pound
will be paid for clean, cotton rags at
the Prospector OSes. tf
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf *
Old papers In nuncnes of 100 at
this office, only 10 cents. tf »
A new lot of manufacturer’s sam
ples of men's and women's wearing
apparel Just received at the Empor
ium. tf