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Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
n™,..!. DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years in
Oftice Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Offlce rooms over (Jarl Drug store. (>mce houra
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. 89
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and 7 to9p. m.
C. E. BUNNELL
attorney-at-law
Offices Wall Street
Phone., VALDEZ
PONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorney* at Law
Office*/In Whaling Bulletin*
Phone 1,01 Valete*. Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
|Cinl Engineer and’
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Bine Printing Valdes, Alaska.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - -, Proprietor.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
H. M. CARTER. President.
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
. Valdes. Alaska.
Looked Good to Him.
“My nusbanil loved me at first sight”
“I hear you met at a masquerade
balL’’—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
The Prospector office for job work.
THE READING TABLE 1
There is no light that makes night
reading so easy as does Electricity. An
Electric portable is a source of pleasure
in every home—as well as a means of
heatth. The entire body suffers if the
eyes become affected. Reading in im
proper light is one of the worst things
for the eyes.* Get an Electric Portable
and read in comfort and peace.
Alaska Water, Light Telephone & Company.
A LESSON IN GEOGRAPHY.
Do You Know How Far East South
America’s West Coast Is?
Ill his book, the “Conquest of the
Tropics,’’ Frederick Uplmm Adams
' rails attention to some little known
geographical facts:
Most of us picture Havana as nearly
south of New York, when in fact it is
ubout south of Detroit. A study of
a map of the new world discloses the
disconcerting fact that all of the west
coast of South America is east of De
troit, and that most of it is hundreds
of miles east of New York city. The
truth of the matter Is that we should
call that continent “Southeast Awer
V-'a.”
I also made the astounding discov
ery that a considerable portion of
South America lies north of the south
erly sections of North America. When
we set sail from Colon for Santa Mar
ta, Colombia, we do not head south
or southeast, wo point our prow north
east This Is almost ns puzzling as the
other fact to the effect that Colon, the
Caribbean port (the supposed east
port), is twenty odd miles west of Pan
ama City, which is on the Pacific and
presumably west end of the canal. It
is positively uncanny to look out of a
window of the Tivoli hotel, in Panama
City, and watch the sun rise squarely
out of the Pacific ocean! Of course
an accurate map justifies the sun In
selecting the Pacific for rising rather
than setting purposes, but it never
seemed right or proper to me. Oceans
should stay where they belong, and j
the Pacific has no business to twist
itself to the east of Panama.
_
TRAVEL IN SAN SALVADOR.
Crossing Rivers and Swamps Tourists
Often Get Free Baths.'
Store than once, says John II. Weeks
in his book “Among the Primitive Ba
kongo,” I hail in my San Salvador
journey a strong krooboy a part of
whose duty it was to carry me over
tlie many streams and swamps that
crossed the path. His name was a re
markable one. I do not know how he
came by it, but the first time I met
him I asked him his name, and he re
plied in krooboy English, “My name,
massa, be Napoleon Bonaparte.”
Sometimes Napoleon would have me
on his shoulders in the middle of a
river, and feeling the rush of water
against his legs he would begin to
qunke and say: “Massa, I no fit for
carry you. I go let you fall.”
I would reply, “Napoleon, I fit for
give you one cupful of rice suppose you
no drop me.”
He would then take a few more care
ful paces, nnd feeling the swirl of wa
ter more strongly about his legs and
the stones slipping beneath his feet lie
would nervously call out in his curious
English: “Massa, massa, I no fit! I
bound for let yon fall.”
Napoleon often received from me the
promise of two or three cupfuls of
rice to steady him before he landed
me high and dry upon the farther
bank. At times we were not so fortu
nate. Then both of us went down into
the water, and we congratulated our
selves wh’en it was a stream and not
a nasty, muddy swamp.
Shampoo.
A mid-eighteenth century traveler,
who is the first person known to have
uinde English of the word “shampoo,”
wrote that "shampooing is an opera
tion not known in Europe and is pe
culiar to tlie Chinese, which I had once
the curiosity to go through and for
which I paid but a trifle. However,
had I not seen several Chinese mer
chants shampooed before me I should
have been apprehensive of danger,
even at the sight of all the different
instruments.” The original "sham
poo,” as this traveler's detailed ac
count and other allusions for long after
his time show, was very much what
we cull “massage” now. It was from
India that the word really came, and it
represents the imperative of a verb
meaning to knend.
Green Animals a Puzzle.
What makes some animals green? If
any reader knows and will tell he will
settle a big dispute now going on
among scientists who have vowed to
And out. Green colorations belong
chiefly to insects, worms and reptiles.
Whether they get their green hue from
the plants they eat or not is a ques
tion that has not been conclusively
settled, although it has been shown
that they will retain their color even
when denied all green food.—Exchange.
Giraffe Meat.
The flesh of young giraffe, especially
that of a young cow, is extremely
good, somewhat like veal, with a game
like flavor. The tongue, from eighteen
to twenty inches long. Is also very
good. Hut the marrow bones afford
the greatest luxury to the South Afri
can hunter.
Woman’s Aim.
’ a bullet shot upward from the earth
goes up to aphelion with a retarding or
decreasing motion, but a bullet fired
by a woman at n burglar will turn a
street corner and hit nn Innocent pe
destrlnn In the leg nine times out of
ten.—Florida Times-Union.
Having Nona.
”1 am an Income tax collector, sir.
called”—
“I am an nrtlst.”
“Oh, I beg your pardon” (withdraws)
—London Tutler.
Alarming.
“Your son’s case, my dear Mrs. Como
up, is one of eclectic occultism.”
“Law me. professor! Is It catch
ing?”—Baltimore American.
GRANDEUR IN GLACIERS.
The Alpine-like Scenery In Mount Rai
nier National Park.
Mount Rainier National park is sit- '
unted in western Washington, about
fifty-six miles southeast of the city of
Tacoma, it has an area of 207,300
acres and comprises Mount Rainier
and all Its approaches, including one
of the largest glacier systems in the
world radiating from any single peak.
Surrounding the mountain are benu
tiful forests of fir and cedar, and In the
nnturul parks below the snow line are
luxuriant fields of wild flowers of all
colors and descriptions. The lower al
titudes of the park are densely tim
bered with flr, cedar, hemlock, maple,
alder, cottonwood and spruce. The
forested areas, extending to nn alti
tude of about 6,500 feet, gradually de
crease in density of growth after un
altitude of 4,000 feet is reached, and
the high, broad plateaus between the
glacial canyons present incomparable
scenes of diversified beauties, seeming
ly arranged to suit every taste.
These "parks,” us they are called, are
studded here and there with lakes and
streams bordered with clumps of pic
turesque Alpine firs and gorgeous beds
of wild flowers, and in numerous In
stances apparently tender blossoms will
be found pushing their heads out from
under the snow.
The general elevation of the glacial
valleys at the boundary lines of the
park is about 2,000 feet above sea level.
These valleys afford a comparatively
easy grade to the lower ends, or
“snouts,” of the various glaciers, ap
proximately an average additional ele
vation of 2,000 feet. At these glacier
snouts the real Alpine nature of Mount
Rainier National park territory is
thrust upon the traveler, and from,
over, around and alongside the glaciers
trails have been constructed with a
view to making the wonders of nature
within the park easily accessible as
well as to provide patrol routes for the
protection of the forests aud game.
OUR FIRST POLICEWOMAN.
“About as Terrible as a Kitten," Yet
Praised by English Observers.
It was in a school at Salt Lake City,
Utah, early in 11)13, that 1 chanced
upon Mrs. Wells, the first American to
conceive the idea of adding women to
the police force and the first woman to
be so appointed. When I was told or
her profession my imagination (low to
the typical figure of a policeman in
London, add I pictured her a strapping
Amazon in uniform, baton at waist,
helmet on head and on her feet the
boots so familiar to us in the stage
farce.
When 1 encountered my first police
woman I was disillusioned. I found
her not an amazon, but a "lightly
built active woman a little over five
feet in height, tier age was between
thirty-five and forty. She had a pleas
ant, firm voice and bright blue eyes,
which seemed to me to be more than
usually observant As one newspnper
described her, she was “about as for
midable as a kitten."
She had come to Salt Lake City at
the request of the civic authorities to
tell them of her duties, as they were
considering the question of appointing
women to the police force there. Her
work at Los Angeles, Cal., had been so
widely appreciated and her superiors
in office had received bo many letters
of inquiry regarding it from the au
thorities of other towns that they de
cided to allow her six months’ leave
of absence in order that she might
travel and tell other municipal author
ities about her work.—Lady Darwin in
Nineteenth Century.
Clearing Themselves.
Among tbe many means adopted for
expressing grief upon the death of a
relative perhaps as interesting a one
us any is that met with in the neigh
borhood of the Tally river, in Queens
land. Here two, three or four of 'the
deceased friends or relatives will squat
close together, with hands on each oth
er's shoulders, bewailing for hours at
a time the loss of the dear departed,
it is not the virtues of the latter that
are In any way extolled, however.
What these mourners are really taking
care to do Is to show that they nnd the
deceased were always good friends.
Their object in all this is to prove to
the outside public that they have had
nothing to do with the encompassing
of the death.—Wide World Magazine
An Excellent Reason.
One of tbe stories about tbe late Sir
Douglas Straight, the veteran Journal
ist. relates to one of the early papers
be was connected with.
He was crossing Waterloo bridge one
day with a friend when he suddenly
marched up to a couple of newsboys
and soundly boxed their ears.
His friend, amazed at this proceed
ing. naturally asked him what he
meant by it. "They were selling your
paper," he pointed out.
“Yes. I know they were," was the
reply, “but they weren’t shouting It
loud enoughLondon Globe.
A Case In Point.
“Johnnie,” said a teacher In a pbysl
ology class, “can you give a familinr
example of the human body as it
adapts Itself to changed conditions?"
“Yes-sum," said Johnnie; “ray aunt
gained fifty pounds in a year and her
skin never cracked."
Than Another Started.
8he (after the quarrel*—I'll promise
always to keep my temper In the fu
ture, dear. I can’t do more than that
Bo—Oh, yes, you can! You can keep
your word.—Boston Transcript
Absence of occupation Is not rest
A mind quite vacant la a mind dis
tressed.—Go wper.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
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CITY EXPRESS
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UNITED STATES OE AMERICA, Ter
ritory of AlasKa, ss.:
I, Charles E. Davidson, Secretaiy
of the Territory of Alaska, do here
by certify that on this date there has
been filed in my office consent of
stockholders to dissolution cf the
James E. Wilson Transportation
Company, a domestic corporation or
ganized under the laws of the Terri
tory of Alaska, and said corporation
is therefore dissolved.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the Territory of Alas
ka. at Juneau, this 21st day of De
cember, 1914. (Seal.)
CHARLES E. DAVIDSON,
Secretary of Alaska.
Publications Jan. 2, 9, 1G, 23, 30.
Notice of Settlement of Account.
In the Commissioner’s Court for tho
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of I.
D. Flynn, deceased.—Notice of settle
ment of account.
Notice is hereby given that \V. T.
Scott, the administrator of the estate
of I. D. Flynn, deceased, has rendered
and presented for settlement, and hi
ed in the above entitled court, his
final account of the administration
of said estate, and that Wednesday,
the 24th day of February, 1915, at tho
hour of two o'clock In the afternoon
of said day, at the court room of said
court, in the Town of Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by me, tho
undersigned, as the Judge of said
court, as the time and place for tho
settlement of said account, at which
time and place any and all persons
interested in said estate, may appear,
file exceptions in writing to the said
account or otherwise contest the al
lowance of the same.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 23rd
day of December, 1914.
(Seal.) GEO. J. LOVE,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex Officio
Probate Judge, for the Recording
Precinct of Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication December
24. 1914.
Date last publication February 21,
1915.
Somebody
With Money
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.
ADVERTI8E IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
It jrou want all on news all tbe
Unto, read Uie Proapeetor.