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FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1»1«
NOTHING BUT AN AMERICAN.
When I look back on the shifting
.scenes of my life, if I am not that al
together deplorable creature, a man
without a country, I am, when it
comes to pull and prestige, almost
equally bereft, as I am a man with
out a state. I was born in Indiana,
I grew up in Illinois, I was educated
In Rhode Island-—and it is no blame
to that scholarly community that I
know so little. I learned my law in
Springfield and my politics in Wash
ington, my diplomacy in Europe, Asia
and Africa. I have a farm in New
Hampshire and desk room in the
District of Columbia. When I look
to the spring from which my blood
descends the first ancestors I ever
heard of were a Scotchman, who was
•half English, and a German woman
who was half French. Of my imme
diate progenitors, my mother was
from New England and my father
was from the south. In this bewil
derment of origin and experience I
can only put on an aspect of deep hu
mility in any gathering of favorite
aons and confess that I am nothing
but an American.—John Hay.
We wonder just what It would take
to cause the administration to inter
vene in Mexican affairs. We have
had the Flag insulted, our soldiers
killed, citizens murdered, property de
stroyed^ and rapine and arson has
governed the northern part of Mexi
co for two years. At the beginning
two regiments of regulars and a firm
hand would have protected our citi
zens with no loss of lives to speak
of. Today the flame of rebellion has
spread until it will take half our regu
lar army to suppress it.
Now that we have experienced a
second disastrous conflagration, would
it not be a good time to follow Fire
Chief Finical’s suggestion about the
new chemical engine. Fire lighting
apparatus is like a gun, when you
need it it is worth all it costs. Chief
Finical has good up-to-date ideas as
to what should be purchased for the
department and it would be well to
heed his advice.
If the President would turn bis
back and turn Funston loose in Mexi
co for twenty-four hourly an Ameri
can soldier could ride from one erd
of the country to the other and the
uniform would be respected. Our
watchful waited policy has produced
nothing but a feeling of ridicule
among the Mexicans, who insult our
soldiery with impunity.
Reports from the interior yester
day stated that the mercury stood 77
degrees below zero at Richardson. To
one not accustomed to low tempera
tures it is impossible to imagine the
intensity of cold at 77 below. It is
a hard winter all over the territory—
one that will establish a record for
cold and deep snow for many years to
come.
Lieut. Kohler of the Post volun
teered to send over a detachment to
fight fire in case they were needed.
The Post boys can always be depend
ed upon to be on hand when needed.
The way in which the fire was han
dled shows that our boys know their
business. With a 40-mile gale blow
ing and with the start the fire had, it
looked for a time as if the whole
block would go.
-THE
EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT
2 Shows—at 8 and 9:20, sharp
PROGRAM
PATHE WEEKLY NEWS.
HER MARTYRDOM,
' 8-act Feature Drama with Ar
thur Johnson and Lottie Bris
coe.
GEORGE ADE FABLE.
Comedy
“CALL OF THE NORTH.”
Five Farts, Sunday
Admission 25c and 10c.
Our sympathies are extended to
Seward and Haines, both of whom
had disastrous fires today.
Now is a good time for our wives
to order black fox furs. They are
down to $1200 per pelt now.
Valdez may congratulate herself
upon possessing one of the best vol
unte< t fire departments in the Terri
tory.
It would be a good time to over
haul that old stovepipe and see that
then is no danger of its doing any
dam:
A dispatch says that the Panama
Canal has broken all records. Inci
dental^ it might have said that it
has nearly broken the United States.
Valdez has a new cold-weather rec
ord. It was reported that the ther
mometer stood 17 degrees below zero
last night, with a 50-mile gale blow
ing.
The way our citizens got out in the
below-zero weather and helped the
unfortunate victims of the fire carry
stuff to safe places showed that their
intentions were good.
Those Germans who escaped from
Canada and expected to find a haven
of refuge in this country evidently
had not'read the President’s speech
on hyphenated citizens.
Now that the dispatches from the
war centers have indicated that a cli
max is nearing we may expect that
unaccommodating old cable to sever
all diplomatic relations with Alaska.
After reading the numerous dis
patches of the Kaiser on his death
bed, we have come to the conclusion
that the famous German landsman
must have as many lives as a cat.
The Allies stipulated that Greece
should get no nearer than 50 miles of
Constantinople, in case that slippery
little kingdom helped In the subju
gation of the Islamic hosts. There
was no cause for worry—they didn’t.
Valdez can be congratulated upon
the efficiency of its electric service.
With a 60-mile gale blowing tor tvjo
days there has never been an instant’s
cessation of the light and power ser
vice. In the States the wires would
have been down in two hours.
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In a recent week importations of
precious stones from London to New
York were thirty times what they
were in the same week a year ago.
The London editors are evidently ex
pecting a Zeppelin raid and want to
cache their jewelry in a safe place.
The weather man established a new
record for Valdez yesterday. With
the temperature 17 degrees below
lero and a 70 mile gale howling
down upon us, we trust that it will
be many a long year before the expe
rience will be repeated.
America lias spent nearly seven
hundred million dollars more on her
•\avy than Germany did on hers and
we have no navy yet. We have spent
nne-fourth more on our military, and
while we have a fairly efficient body,
we have not received results for the
amount expended. Who gets the
money?
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Lov^-Whitley’s.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
A fine display of nugget Jewelry at
Valdes Drug Co. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable. *
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Brooms 26c, 35c and 50c; for the
best at the Emporium. tf
' Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON.
PORTRAITS made bv appointment
'n your own home, by F. W. Sheelor.
Phone 185. tf
Nugget Jewelry made to order at
the Valdez Drug Co., hr 0. O.
Relnke. tf
FOR RENT: Nice three-room cot
tage down town, completely furnish
ed. Rent $15.00. Apply to lames
Fish. * • tf
lust received .the Aneet line of
neckties ever shown la VnlCha^' at
Ben Silvorman's.
Anything In the jewelry Ufe at the
Valdez Drug Co. [ tf
Kodak Supplies at me Valdes
Drug Company. ‘ tf
Panoramic vlewa of Child’s and
Milee glaciers, Dawson, Valdes and
Wrangel on sale at the VaMes Drag
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MEXICO CITY POLICE.
Always Ready at Night to Anewer a
Clap of the Hands.
In Mexico City each yf the 5.000 po
lice who won for it the reputation of
the most thoroughly patrolled city in
the world carries a lantern underneath
his cape. After a certain hour, when
traffic has virtually ceased, the police
men put their lanterns in the middle of
the roadways at the intersections of
the streets.
Then they go into the nearest door
way, sit down and prepare to spend
the rest of the night at their ease. If
you want a policeman you simply step
out on the sidewalk and clap your
bands. Immediately with the sudden
ness of genii one appears from either
side. I-Iandclapping, by the way. is the
universal method of attracting atten
tion in Mexico. To insure wakefulness
on the part of the police any one who
brings a lantern or a policeman's cap
to the nearest police station gets $5,
which is deducted from the negligent
patrolman's monthly pay.
in some cities the system of “keeping
tab” on policemen Is different. Every
hour the sergeant at the station goes
to the door and blows his whistle. The
man on the nearest beat immediately
responds. Number two follows, and so
the whistle passes through the entire
force and comes back to the station. If
one whistle is missing the man who
has the preceding beat investigates and
reports at headquarters. The speed
with which the hour can be blown and
the watchfulness of the force deter
mined is astonishing.—Youth’s Com
panion.
PHYSICAL CULTURE
A Factor In Training the Brain In
Boys and Girls!
Enthusiasm, self confidence, the spirit
of adventure, alertness, .promptness,
unselfishness, quick judgment, are all
to be learned on the field of games and
sports. Bays the Medical Record, and
every argument for such training of
boys applies with equal force to girls.
Mothers as well as fathers must be
strong and healthy, and it Is said that
girls undergoing such training not only
assume a more upright and dignified
carriage, but begin unconsciously to
avoid slang and other vulgarities.
The ancient Creeks knew these
things, and in 2,500 years we have not
equaled their results. If a boy does
not seem to pick up music with ease,
or "Sword play, he may nttain remark
able dexterity with tools. At best he
may learn to carve, at least he may at
tain creditable efficiency as a joiner or
carpenter. Even juggling and conjur
ing train certain brain centers of value
to the organism and are much better
than no manual work at alL Person
ally, continues the editor, we think
very highly of military drill, which
trains every fiber of the body, down to
the very finger tips and the tiny mps
cles of the eye. besides inculcating in
valuable habits of prompt obedience,
team work, respect for efficient author
Ity. etc.
Harrison’s Motion.
Delving in the archives of the Mlaiqi
Union Literary society of Miami uni
versity the other day students found
In an old minute book two entries re
garding students who afterward be
came men of national fame. The rec
ord of the society’s meeting of Nov. 1.
1831. says: •
“Benjamin Harrison made the fol
lowing motion: ‘Mr. Chairman, I move
that every man who spits tobacco juice
on the floor of the society hall be fined
6 cents and that the money thus pro
cured be saved for six months, at the
end of which time a spithox be pur
chased for this society.’ ’’ The min
utes of the same society of Jan. 23.
1843. record the fact that Oliver P.
Morton was fined 12% cents for disor
derly conduct.—Indianapolis News
A Staggering Estimate.
The late Mr. G. S. Carr, an accom
plished mathematician, attempted to
give a reply to the query. "How many
different games at chess Would it be
possible to play?” His conclusions arc
that the total would be given by the
one hundredth power of twenty,
which is represented by the figure 12.
followed by 129 ciphers. If each move
be represented by a grain of sand the
aforesaid number of grains, if packed
around the sun. woul<^ fill up all space
in every direction to a distance of over
two sextlllloD miles! — London Tele
graph.
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Thumbnail Fairy Tala.
”No doubt.” we said to the plumber,
“you'll have to dig the entire street
up before you cau fix that leak in tbe
bathtub.”
“Shucks, no," replied the plumber;
“it wou't take a minute. It only needs
a new washer, and 1 wouldn't ebargr
you anything for a little Job like that.”
—St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Heavy Returns.
“What business brings the heaviest
returns?” asked tbe man who wanted
to know.
“Tbe literary business.” sighed tbe
struggling author as be opened n two
pound rejected book manuscript.—Phil
adelphla Record.
The Cost of Fame.
, "Why do you work for money In
stead of fame?”
“I want to get the money first My
observation teaches me that fame is a
most expensive luxury that tbe rick
only can. afford to live up to.”—Detroit
Freo .Press.
Preserving Panoil Drawing.
pencil drawing can 1* preserved
Indefinitely against blurring If It ta Im
mersed in a bath of clear cold water,
then in fresh milk.—Popular ffdanco
Monthly.
OUR MARINE CORPS.
Its Status In the Military Organiza
tion of the Nation.
The United States marine corps was
first called into existence by tin act of
the Continental congress of -Nov. 10.
1775. and gallantly served throughout
tile Revolutionary war. It was dis
banded at the close of the war, April
11, 1782. liut wits reorganized and per
uiunently established July 11. 1708.
From Hint day to this its officers and
men have been zealous participants in
every expedition in which the navy has
engaged, and in many trying cam
paigns they have won distinction with
their brethren of the army.
It is tlie gallant little corps that bns
so ably assisted in lighting America’s
battles In every corner of the globe for
more than a century. Its members are
the tlrst men on the ground In case
of trouble with a foreign power and
the first men into battle in case of
hostilities. They have at nil times
served their country faithfully both In
peace and war and have reflected great
credit upon themselves as a corps and
on the nation which they represent
Ever have they lived up to the letter
ns well as the spirit of the motto of
the corps, "Semper fidelis.’’ Marines
serve on both land and sea, but are
trained, clothed and equipped very
much as are soldiers of the land forces
The military and naval services of
the United States are divided into
three separate and distinct branches—
the army with its duties on laud, the
navy at sea and the marine corps,
which serves both on land and sea.
The marine corps Is a separate organ!
zatiou entirely and Is under the direct
supervision of the secretary of the
navy and usually serves with the navy,
in time of war or other public neces
sity the president is empowered to de
tach the marines for service with the
army.
JEWELED BOOKS.
Ancient Volumes Bound In Gold «nd
Incrusted With Gems.
Bibliopbllists will tell you tbat the
bookbinding of the ancients has never
been equaled, let aloue surpassed.
They will extol the betfhties of the
bindings of the Byzantine period, when
boqks hud covers of gold, silver and
copper studded with Jewels, the mas
sive tomes being carried in Imperial
processions.
The books produced in the middle
ages were of remarkable beauty in
wardl.y and outwardly. Religious man
uscripts were enriched with illiiminn
tious themselves, while their covers
were of silver, gold or enamel, incrust
ed with gems. These books were gen
erally bestowed as splendid gifts by
bishops and princes on monastic houses
and churches, where they were laid on
the altar or chained to a desk.
The dukes of Burgundy were re
nowued for their libraries. The "Ro
caceio” of Charles the Bold was bound
In red velvet set with five large rubles
Another Burgundian book was velvet
bound and set with fifty-eight pearls of
great size.
The library of Philip the Good of
Burgundy surpassed all other book col
lections of the time. It contained near
ly 10.000 volumes, all richly illuminat
ed on vellum, with bindings of dam
ask. satin and velvet, Incrusted with
Jewels, with clasps of gold and gems.—
Pearson's Weekly.
Napoleon on Horseback.
Extraordinary were the precautions
taken that Napoleon should never ap
pear at a disadvantage on horseback
The emperor was not n first class
horseman, and his horses were always
thoroughly brokeu in. Here Is a de
scriptlon of the methods employed:
"They were trained to remain perfect
ly steady under tortures of every de
scription: to receive blows ubout the
head: drums were beaten.-pistols and
crackers fired In their ears, flags
wuved before their eyes, clumsy pack
ages and sometimes even sheep and
pigs were thrown between their legs
None of the quintals were deemed suf
flclently trained till the emperor could
without the least difficulty pull them
up short at full gallop, which was bis
favorite pace-”—London Chronicle
Climbing Down.
Mncarty applied for u Job as a build
er's Inliorer and was asked by tbe fore
man wbat experience ue bad. “Sure.'*
said the applicant, "ye don't need ony
exjierleiice for hard work at nil. at all."
"Ob. hut 1 wnut to know.” said the
foreman. "If you've been used to going
up a ladder.” "That’s ull right." re
piled Jerry: “you’ll have nothing to
complain about. Sure OI can molnd
I the Urst time OI went up a ladder. Ii
was down a well.”—London Mail.
What She Has.
“I have many splendid theories on
the art of bringing up children."
"Have yon. Indeed?" said she. “!
hove no theories."
"No theories on the proper way of
training little ones?"
•'No theories." was the reply. "Just
three children.”—Detroit Free Press.
8howing His Ignorance.
“What on earth are you doing?” de
mntided tbe Indignant dining car con
duetor of the novice waiter, “serving
soup on a straight track? Why don't
you wait till we strike a curve? You
don't know the Drat principle* of rail
roading.’’-Puck.
Those 8mall Berthe.
Fat I’nssenger—There Is no dnnger
that any one will pry Into these Itertha
is there? Pullman Porter—Iain' sake*
no. mam. pn de contrary, we general
ly has to pry folks uuuof dem.—Judge.
Economy Is half the Imttle of life. It
la not so hard to eani money aa- to
■pend It welL
'-S. BLl/M & CO.-,j
CLEARANCE SALE'
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IT’S too good an opportunity to j
miss. The prices are reduced to j
_make it worth while for you to 1
buy now. j
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* Men’s Cravenette Overcoat*. ^0 value, now $10.00 «
Men’s Cravenette Raincoats were $15 & $20, • $7.50 j
i Heavy Blanket-lined C^qvm Coats, $5 & $6 quality, now $2.50 <
Men’s Smoking_Jackets,94 & $5 quality, now - $2.50 i
, Corduroy Coats)at, bdf price. ]
* Buckskin-lfced C^tduroy Vests,r$5 quality, now - $2.50 *
» Moleskin blanket-lined Teamster’s Overcoats, fur collar, *
were $15, now ... $10.00
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All Boys* Suits and Overcoats at \
.... 25 per cent off. ....
* ___j •
1 25 per cent off on
► Ladies’ Furs
Children’s Furs,
\ Men’s Fur Collars.
Reduced to
Men’s Stock Ties - 25c *
Silk Muffler* - 50c
Way’s Knitted Mufflers 25c *
Men’s Dress Shirts, $1.50! and $2.00 (quality,
► now .... 75c 1
Met|’s NegligeeJShirts, $1.50 to $5.G0j quality,
\ now ... One-half off •
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Boss-of-the-Road Mackinaws, in blue, brown
» and gray, $5.00 quality, selling now for $2.50 *
1 Malone Mackinaws, were $6.00, now - -$4.00 |
: S. BLUM & CO, I 1
i GOOD GOODS J
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DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
» THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone2.42
Alaska Avenue Valdei, Alaska
DONOHOE & D1MGND
ATTOnHEVS-AT-lAW
Office Opposite Court Hoaae
Phone at VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
IMinne 101 VALDEZt ALASKA
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams. v
Advertising Jias brought
about a majority of the In
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free and Accepted M»«oi»
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Halt Visitors always welcome.
A. 13. C1IUG3BT. W. It
ED. WOOD. Secretary.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE'
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
SiRICTLv FIRST CI^ASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTO. SP.M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Cmllin_• _Pnpriilir
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking ^nd Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED 3TABLK
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered ^Un
less Paid for in Advance
mShamrock
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. Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m„ from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Eliamar, Land look Bay,
and Fid algo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m„ from Val
> des Dock Company's Bosk.
t Pw »a*es, Apply es Bond.