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Ribbons is how on display. 5 plendidly
* suggestive for all the gift making now in
progness and being planned. ^be rib
bons Vui ih widths from four to eight
'fef and are unusually
beautiful. Priced, yard, from
TRAPPING LAWS OF ALASKA.
Regulations for the Protection of
Fur Bearing Animals.
No person shall kllV any otter,
mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or
other fur-bearing animal, within the
limits of Alaska Territory or in the
waters thereof; and every person
guiltv thereof shall, for each offense,
be fined not less than two hundred
nor more than one thousand dol.s.w
or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both; and all vessels,
their tackle, apparel, furniture and
cargo found engaged in violation of
this sectf--^ hall be forfeited; but
the Ser of Commerce shad
heve { } authorize the killing
„f" any\v ,, ink, marten, sable, fur
seal or other 'iur-bearing animal un
der such regulations as he may pre
scribe; and it shall he the duty of
the Secretary of Commerce to pre
vent the killing of any fur seal ex
cept as authorized by law' ar.d to pro
vide for the execution of the provi
sions of this section until it is other
wise provided by law.
In accordance with the provision
in the foregoing section empowering
the Secretary of Commerce to author
ize the killing of fur-hearing ani
mals under such regulations as he
may prescribe the following regula
tions are promulgated:
Season—Wild Fur-Bearing Animals.
Wild fur-bearing animals herein
after .aentioned may be killed in the
Territory of Alaska except during
the close season specified with re
spect to each of the Several animals
designated: Provided, That no fur
bearing animal for which any close
season is herein specified shall be
killed at any time whatsoever when
the skin or pelt is not prime or if
captured in the season when its kill
ing is authorized.
1. Sea Otter—The killing of any
sea otter is prohibited until Novem
ber 1, 1920.
Beaver—me Killing oi any urav
er is prohibited until November 1,
1918.
Land Otter and Mink—The killing
of any land otter or mink is prohibit
ed throughout the season from April
1 to November 15, both days inclu
sive of each year.
Marten (American Sable)—The
billing of marten (American sable)
is prohibited throughout the season
from March 15 to November 15,
both days inclusive of each year.
Weasel (ermine)—The killing of
any weasel (ermine-) Is prohibited
throughout the season from March
15 to November 15, both days inclu
sive of er'fh year.
Muskral—The killing of any musk
rat is prohibited throughout the sea
son from June 1 to November 30,
both days Inclusive, of each year.
Lynx (wildcat)—The killing of
any lynx (wildcat) is prohibited
throughout the season from March 1
to November 15, both days inclusive
of each year.
Fox—The killing of any fox ia
prohibited throughout tj»e season
from March 15 to November 15, both
days inclusive of each year.
Black Bear. Wolf. Wolverine.
Squirrel and Hare (Rabbit)—The
killing of any black, bear, wolf, wolv
erine, squirrel (spermophile) or
hare (rabbit) Is not prohibited at
any time.
Seasons for Killing Fur-Bearing Anlr
main Born and Reared in Captivity.
Owners or operators of fur farms
or other establishments used for the
breeding and rearing of fur-bearing
animals in Alaska may kill fur-bear
ir,g animals which have been b«rn
and reared upon such farms or other
establishments, subject to the same
restrictions as to species, time of
killing, and primeness of fur as gre
herein promulgated in respect to wild
fur-bearing animals; Provided, That
the owners or operators of such fur
farms or other establishments snail
have previously informed the Bureau
of Fisheries, Department of Com
merce. Washington, D. C., that they
are engaged in the business of fur
farming in Alaska, and stall furnish
such further reports in regard to
their business, for the information
•jf the Department of Commerce, as
may be called for from time to time:
And provided further, That any duly
authorized representative of the Bu
reau of Fisheries, Department. of
Commerce, is allowed to go upon
said far farm at any time and to have
at all tinffs free and unobstructed ac
cess to all corrals, pens: or other
structures used for breeding pur
poses.
Traps.
L The killing of any fur-bearing ani
,n a 1 in the Territory of Alaska at, any
time py means of the trap or device
known as the "klips'* is prohibited
after July 1, 1915.
The killing of any fur-bearing ani
mal in the Territory of Alaska at any
time by means of any steel bear trap
or any other trap with Jaws having
a spread exceeding eight Inches is
prohibited after July 1- 1.915. ,
Use of- Polsoii Prohibited.
The killing of a«r fur-bearing ani
mat by means of strychnine or any
other poison is prohibited at all
times.
The Criminal Code of Alaska (Ti
tle 1, chap. 13, sec. 186) states that
all persons concerned in the commis
sion of a crime, whether they direct
ly commit the act constituting the
crime, or aid and abet in its commis
sion, though not present, are princi
pals, and to be tried and punished as
such. By this section any person
selling poison for the purpose of kill
ing fur-bearing animals, is a partici
pator in any crime and is likewise
punishable.
Unprim* Skins Subject to Confisca
tion.
No person shall purchase, offer to
purchase, sell, offer for sale, or ex
port, or have in possession, the un
prime skin or pelt of any fur-bearing
animal in the Territory of Alaska.
It shall be the duty of the fur
wardens and other officers designated
by the Secretary of Commerce to
seize and confiscate all unprime
skins found in the unlawful posses
sion of any person in Alaska or in
process of shipment from Alaska.
The Department expressly reserves
and will exercise the right to exam
ine, at any port of entry, any or all
shipments of fur from Alaska,
whether shipped as personal bag
gage or otherwise: and to detain if
necessary, at said ports, any consign
ment of fur not forwarded in con
formity with these regulations.
Shipments of Furs to be Reported.
Shipments of furs, which may be
made at any time, must be reported
to the Bureau of Fisheries, Depart
ment of Commerce, on appropriate
blanks, which will be forwarded for
that purpose.
Penalties for Unlawful Shipment and
Trans|K>rtutlon.
The following statute (act Mar. 4.
1900, 35 Stat., 1137-1138) will be
strictly enforced:
Sec. 242. It shall be unlawful for
any person to deliver to any common
carrier for transportation, or lor any
common carrier to transport from
any State, Territory or District of the
United States, to any other State,
Territory, or District thereof, any
foreign animals or birds, the impor
tation of which is prohibited, or the
dead bodies or parts thereof of any
wild animals or birds, where such
animals or birds have been killed or
shipped in violation of the laws of
the State, Territory, or District, In
which the same were killed, or from
which they were shipped: Provided,
That nothing herein shall prevent
the transportation of any dead birds
or animals killed during the season
when the same may be lawfully cap
tured and the export of which is net
prohibited by law in the State, Ter
ritory or District in which the same
are captured or killed; Provided
further, That nothing herein shall
prevent the importation, transporta
tion, or sale of birds or bird plumage
manufactured from the feathers of
barnyard fowls.
Sec. 244. For each evasion or vi
olation of any provision of the three
sections last preceding the shipper
shall be fined, not more than two
hundred, dollars; the consignee know
ingly receiving. such article so, ship
ped and transported in violation of
said sections shall.'be fined not more
than two hundred dollars; and the
carrier. knowingly carrying or trans
porting the same in violation of said
sections shall be fined not more than
two hundred,dollars.
Penalties and Forfeitures.
The penalties’ and forfeitures im
posed will be strictly Enforced against
all persons who ’kill any fur-bearing
animal in the Territory of Alaska
during the prohibited season herein
established or who have.In possession
or who barter the unprime, skin or
pelt of any ' fur-bearing anln}<il. -
These regulations shall he effec
tive on and after June 1, 1915.
A Difference.
Old Follower—i wee. Alderuaan Jones,
that yer opinions have undergone a
change.
Alderman Jones—No, no change.
Old Follower—But your views as
you expressed them some time ago in
the papers—
Alderman Jones—Those were not my
views: they were my interviews^—Wis
consin State Journal.
arm rnt cloth.
Table Cover* at On* Tim* Were Ar
ranged In Puff* and Folds.
In the twelfth century tablecloths
were very large and were always laid
on the table double. For a long time
tbey were called "douhllers" for. that
reason. The cloth was first placed so
as to touch the floor on the side at
which the guests sat: then all that re
mained was folded so that It Just cov
ered the table.
Charles V. had sixty-seven table
cloths. which were from fifteen to
twenty yards loug and two yards wide.
He had one cloth thirty-two yards long,
which' had the arms of France em
broidered on it In silk. All these were
fringed.
In the sixteenth century "douhllers"
were replaced by two tablecloths^ one
of which was small and was laid Just
as we lay ours today. The other,
which was put on over-It. was large
and of beautifully figured linen. . It
was skillfully folded, in . such a "way
that*. as one chronicler tells, K. "Him;
sembled a winding river, gently piffled
by a little, breeze, for among vary many
little, folds were here and there great
bubbles.”
. It. must have required much art,and
care to make dishes, plates., saltqel-,
lars. sauce dishes and glasses stand
steadily In the midst of this undulating
sea and among those "bubbles" and
puffy folds. However, the. fashion bad
only a short existence, and toward the
latter part of the century a single cloth
laid flat and touching the floor on all
sides of the table came Into general
usa
LOST IN A GLACIER.
Fat* of * Proapactor Who Slipped Into
a CrevaiN In Alatka.
"In the winter of 1898-9." said Rob
ert C. Losey. "I was one of n party of
prospectors In Alaska. We were cross
ing the Rampart mountains, in central
Alaska, on the way to Quail creek,
from which locality had come reports
of a great gold tiud. A member of an
other party near us. In going over the
mountains, had broken through a crust
of sand and gone down into the cre
vasse of a glacier.
"lie had goue down u distance of
thirty-eight or forty feet, where he had
iotlged We could not see him. but
we heard him and we talki^l with him.
We tried to reach him with a rope and
finally tied a pick to the end of the
rope, hoping to bring him out. lie ask
ed us to quit palling on the rope: that
we were making his position worse.
He dually pleaded witli us. his voice
growing fainter and fainter, to go away
and leave him.
"He evidently was freezing, not. as we
have heard, a painful death, and he did
not want to he bothered. He gave us
his name; said he was tlfty-four .veal’s
old and told us to notify his folks at
some town In .Missouri. We stayed
there until we could hear liis voice no
longer.
“He certainly made u record of being
the coolest man. and then he froze to
death."—Indianapolis News.
Turning th« Tables.
“Turning the tables" In the sense of
bringing a countercharge against an
accuser has a classic origin. In .the
days of Augustus Impcrator n regular
craze seized the men of Home to com
pete with one another for the posses
sion of the costliest specimens of a
certain description of . table made for
the most part of Manritaulan wood lu
la Id. with Ivory—"ipensarum Insania.”
or table mania, as I’liuy called It. They
were sold at .most extravagant. prices.
When the men .accused the ladies of
sumptuary extravagance the latter nat
urally retorted by reference to the
money squandered by their lords on
these tables and so "turned the tables
on them” by throwing them metaphor
ically In their teeth. •
A Remarkable Suicide.
One of the most remarkable cases of
suicide was that of (be king of Palaha.
on the west coast of Africa.
The king was attacked by a Moham
tnedau force, and. (hiding resistance
Impossible, he assembled Ids family
and principal officers and after ad
dressing them and Intimating his deter
mination never to accept .Mohammed
anism and inviting those who did not
agree with him to go away, he applied
a light to a large quantity of guupow
der collected for the purpose and blew
Into atoms the palace and all who
were hi it.
Vanity.
"That man says lie wants his picture
to look perfectly natural.’' said the
photographer's assistant.
"Make It as handsome ns possible.”
replied the proprietor.
“But he insists that he doesn’t want
the picture to flatter him.”
"He won't think it flatters him. He'll
think that at last somebody has man
aged to catch the way he really looks.”
—Chicago News.
Girl- With a Conscience.
Two little girls walking through a
field were afraid of a cow. Said oue
of them. “Is-t's go right on and act
as if we were not afraid at all.” “But
wouldn't that he deceiving the cowV"
the other liltle girl expostulated.—
Christian Herald.
Rubbing It In.
Proud Dnd--I suppose In the course
of time baby will be married, even as
we were Mamma - Ves. I suppose
she’ll throw herself away on some
mail.—Philadelphia Ledger.
The Point.
"A Joke’s a Joke, but did you ever
make anybody laugh by pulling a chair
from under him?" .
"At least U upset* hi* gravity.”—
Baltimore American.
GIBRALTAR.
The Rook That Guards tha Mouth of
■ ,■ tho Mediterranean.
Gibraltar was captured by tlie Brit- !
lab July 24, 1704. and from that day
has not been out at British hands.
At first little was thought of.the im
portance of thin stronghold, for the
succeeding nine .years . the Spaniards
made repeated uttempt* tu recapture'
it On one occasion they nearly suc
ceeded. .. It. I.' .
A french and Spuntsb force having j
been collected on the isthmus that
Joins the mck to the mainland,' a
goatherd ©Hired to show them a path
up the sloping sides of the roek, which
he had reason to bblleve was unknown
to . the British. This offer was ac
cepted. •!: i , ' .i,r: • iii’ir.'o t■ <' 'ty .w'
Five hundred C oops ascended quiet:
ly one,night and took shelter in. a .hol
low. called, by the Spaniards “the. Mttl^
chair.” At daybreak next merpipg
they ascended higher. took the signal
station, killed the guard and anxious
ly looked for expected reinforcement*.
The re-enforcements ItAtd to arrive.
The armed garrison sallied out and
drove': t he invaders, down, the.; rock.
The; “little. chair”, was filled, up, and
the place; made stronger, .than ever..
All subsequent, attempts to capture
the rock have fulled- One of them
firas a siege by Spain and France be
ginning in 1770 rtud not terminating
uutil September. IT8S
The rock, of Gibraltar takes on a
more Important: bearing than ever In
these days of big guns because of Its
commanding position, at the mouth of
the Mediterranean, where that sea Is
little more than twenty miles wide.—
Exchange.
LITTLE ANDORRA.
The Tiny Republic That Nestles In e
Nock In the Pyrenees.
Andorra is a republic of 175 square
miles situated In the valley of tbe
same name In tbe Eastern Pyrenees.
It forms an irregular little square plug
between France and Spain and is a
hotbed for smugglers plying between
tbe two countries. It leads a seml-lu
dependent existence under the protec
tion of France and t he Bishop of Urgel.
Spain. Charlemagne declared it inde
pendent in return for its services
against the Moors.
In 1278 it was transferred to the
Comte do Foix aud the Bishopric ol
Urgel. During the French revolution
relations between it aud France were
interrupted, on account of the refusal
ol' France to accept the annual tribute,
which was considered incompatible
with a Uepublieun form of government
In 1800. however, the former relations
were it uewed. and free importation of
cereals, made necessary by the limited
urea of Andorra, was allowed by
France in return for an annual tribute
of '.Mid francs.
Andorra Is governed by u council ot
twenty-four members chosen for four
years by the heads of the communities.
Tlie revenue is derived from lauds and
u few taxes. The manner of life is
very simple, Every ublebodigd mule is
liable to military service between tbe,
ages of sixteen ami sixty. Tbe capital
is Andorra, with about 1.000 iubalit
milts. Tbe total population is abouT
<>,000 and remains practically station
ary.
Expecting Another. Drop.
Some time ugo Mis. Green called on
her friend. Mis. White, and. after
clutching, kissing und saying how
dreadfully delighted they were to sec
each other, they turned to the inter
esting topics of the day.
"By the way.*' sold Mrs. Green after
a time. ~1 haven’t beard anything
about Eva's divorce lately. 1 wonder
what has become of it?"
"I beard a few days ago that she bad
dropped ail proceedings.’' answered
Mrs. White.
"Dropped alt proceedings: " was the
wondering rejoinder of Mrs. Green.
“You don’t really mean it?’’
"Yes." returned Mrs. White. “Her
husband lias taken to ueroplnning. and
she has decided to let tlie thing ad
just itself."—Philadelphia Telegraph.
, Interesting Comparison.
“it beats 11 bow hick does play fa
vorites." remarked farmer CorutosseL
"I Jes" been to see Ezra Hankins."
“How’s he gettin' uloug since be
hurt his foot ?” .
“He's pur glum. The doctor charg
ed htyon $100 for enttin' bis foot. off.
An' when the railroad cut off Uncle
Jake's foot tne company paid him $800
in cash. Maybe these great corpora
tions ain't us graspin’ as some people
says.”—Washington Star.
-:-r. t
Force of Habit.
“See here, bosa. 1 ordered tripe ana
beans, with coffee, and. tlie waitress
has brought me a lettuce sandwich and
a cup of weak tea.” ... .<. ,
“You must excuse her, air. All due
to absentmindedness. She’s a former
society girl, and she can’t seem to
grasp the idea that a quick lunch is
not a function.”—Chicago Newa
Presence of Mind.
“That woman over there looks as if
she were painted.”
“Sir, that Is my wife."
“I had not finished my sentence.
She looks as If she were painted by
Raphael and had Just stepped out of
the fra me.”—Exchange.
Risky.
A girl may warble to yon that she
doesn’t like flattery, but don’t take a
chance on telling her that she looks
like n rhinoceros.—Philadelphia Tele
graph.
Faint hearted men nre the fruit of
luxurious countries Herodotus.
, . , , OPEN JUNTO *P.M.
i We Grow Owf Own, Vegetable*
Private Table*
Jmtk C«Uhi . . .Pnpttitir'
BEST PLACE TO EAT |
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Shephard Building:,
next Itonohce & Dimond office.
' <7amto9um
meals J Lunch it n to I p a
' ® to 7pm ■
THE
LIBEim THEATRE
CONTINUOUS SHOW
YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND
ON SEEING A GOOD
SHOW.
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Admission 25c Children 10c
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! Mead’s Sheet M^/tal Works
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* Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Eit
s tings. Valves, Etc. Motor Boat Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH IiREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Chas. Fischer, Projir.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I ' Pont Keystone Ave
Telephone fit* i Houirh Drv U:n lb
When in Chitina Stoj> at the
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Finest Hotel in the Interior---Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Doing Businesses Usual
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Bat <rf/ ^ 1 . Ruaonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
x Telephone connects with Chit in a.
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Pacific Alaska Navigatip Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California ' A laska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Stvamvr Sailing I5th valla lllamna and Kodiak—All Sailing vail at Knlk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to Sau PranclMco ever/ Weduenday and Sunday, conneetlng with
Steamer* Yale and Hurvard for Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Mgr.. Seattle! VALDEZ DOCK CO., lioeal Aft.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
4 sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Ccr
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau, Sheep
Creek"Treadwell, Douglas. Skagway. Cordova. Ellftmar. Valdez and La-'
touche. Explosives. S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouehu, on the 15th. S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
g, B. TRACY. Uen’I Agent.VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agent.