or style, fit and Material
-real tailored goods
Wear a “^Benjamin”
hand-shaped fronts, set up necks and
elegant backs; a piece of work any
tailor would be proud of.
Suits and Overcoats, from $20 up.
P. S.—We'are not the Sole Agents for
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
FINE CLOTHES
though we have some real values in those suits, from
$18.00 to $25.00
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WL DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good T|ir DIICCCT G 0 0 d
Goods _ | fit DUiTLI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
^Native and I f Tli/f DITO anc* Building
Puget Sound JLUIVIDEJV Materia)
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
“OLYMPIAN”
The Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles-City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
ami St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
i
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A.M.
“A TOUR DE LUXE’7 is an expression, supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
No Extra Fare on This Train
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address .
C. H. Kraemer. General Agent, Alaska Steamship Co. and Alaska Coast S. S. Co.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
City Ticket Offices. Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway, 443 Hastings St. West
.. VANCOUVER. B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST., SEATTLE
1M
THE PINZON CIGAR STORE
DICK’S PLACE
Fine Line of Cigars and Tobacco;
Fruits. Nuts. Candies.
Card Room Soft Drinks of All Kisds
Ding, Dong! Hear that gong.
City Express
Is Coming Along
We handle your baggage,
trunks and grips, by day or
night. We meet all ships.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-FOB——
PORT WELLS and
Way Porto.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
_VALDEZ] DOCK
Notice to Creditors.
In the,United States Commissioner’s
Cofirt, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct,' Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Dav
id H. Sleem, deceased; A. J. Wendler,
administrator.—Notice to creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of David H. Sleem, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
. Mbit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six (6) months af
| ter the first publication of this no
tice, to the said administrator, at the
| office of C. E. Bunnell, at Valdez,
; Atasxa, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of
said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 24th
day of November, 1913.
A. J. WENDLER,
Administrator of the estate of David
H. Sleem.
Date of first pub. November 25, ’13.
Date of last pub. December 26, ’13.
Hospital of the Good 8amarltan.
For |6.0V we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital ■ service and
care for any eight weeks out of the
year from date of your ticket, when
incapacitated by injury or sickness.
See W. H. Ziegler.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
HE GOT HIS PRICE.
In Fact H* Had to Havs It and For •
Very Good Reason.
Tody Hamilton had an experience
with an editor of a weekly paper in
Michigan when lie was general press
representative with the Barnum &
Bailey show that gave him a new view
of finance.
The big show was billed to appear
at Owosso, Midi., and the contract
agent with the No. 1 advertising car
had failed to come to terms with the
editor of a weekly at o little Juuctlon
point twenty miles distant. Hamilton
went to the little town, sought out the
editor and prepared copy for a double
column advertisement.
“I’ll give you $10 and twenty tickets
for two weeks’ service in your pnper,
two columns, mostly cuts,” said Ham
ilton to the editor.
“Oh, no, you won’t! You’ll give me
$03 or the advertisement won't go,”
replied the editor coolly.
"Sixty-three dollars! Great Scott!”
roared Hamilton. “That’s more than
your infernal paper is worth. 1 never
give more than $10 aud twenty tickets
for our stuff In any country weekly.
Man, you're crazy, stark mad!”
All efforts at persuasion failed. The
editor remained obdurate. It was $03
or nothing. Finally in despair Hamil
ton exclaimed:
“Why do you make it $03? You
might as well make It $103. It's just
as unreasonable.”
“I'll tell you, friend,” replied the edi
tor calmly. “I have a note coming
due shortly for just that amount, and
you have got to pay it.”
Hamilton did, for he needed the ad
vertising in that particular weekly, and
the editor knew it.—New York Sun.
PLAGIARISM.
Only a Crime When One Filches From
the Commonplace.
Plagiarize nil you please, provided
you steal from the right sources, for
the secret of Individuality is familiar
ity with the masters. The great gen
iuses were meant to be objects of
plagiarism. To be plain, the more you
absorb of a first class mind the more
your own originality is fed. Plagia
rism is only a crime when it is a
theft of commonplaces from mediocre
sources.
Let the young musician soak full of
Beethoven, Wagner, Mozart and Men
delssohn. That is the surest way for
him to find himself. To absorb comic
operu music is the way to smother,
lose and kill himself.
Let the young preacher preach Bush
uell, Robertson and Brooks. So doing,
he will come to preaching himself.
As for writers, there is truth in the
advice given by a great man that the
best way to acquire a good style is to
read Addison and exercise oneself in
endeavoring to rewrite him.
You cannot plagiarize the Bible, nor
Shakespeare, nor Homer, nor Dante,
nor Milton These have ceased to be
men: they are humanity. You can
plagiarize Shaw, or Brete IIarte, or the
last "best seller.”
To isolate oneself from the mas
ters is not the road to originality; it
is the road to vulgarity.
“Few ICnglish authors,” says Ham
mertoe. "studied past literature more
willingly than Shelley and Tennyson,
aud none are more original.” —Frank
Crane in Woman's World.
Prehistoric Man in Belgium.
Prehistoric man lias been traced in
several periods in Belgium, and M
Putot, a Belgian geogogist. has made
h novel attempt to estimate the popu
lation at different stages In the lower
Aurignaclan period five of Belgium’s
numerous raves seem to have been in
habited, their capacity being fifty to
sixty persons. In the Mugdaleneau
period the population was probably
sixty Retreat of the Ice permitted
leaving the shelters at the close of
this period, and the settlers on the
banks of the lakes may soon have
mi inhered 100 or 150. The coming of
the Cervides forests perhaps developed
a population of 1.000, which may have
Increased to 4,000 or 5,000 at the be
ginning of the polished stone age.
Xew York Press.
Whist.
Whist undoubtedly is derived from
the old game of trumps, which has a
purely English lineage. There is no
record of the origin of this game nor
of its development Into ruff and hon
ors. which was the parent of whist.
The earliest reference to It is believed
to he in a sermon of Latimer about
the year 1520 The name probably is
derived from (he “hist" or “silence"
which close attention to play demands
of the players #
—
Glasgow’s Pavements.
According to tin excellent custom in
Glasgow, before any street Is paved
or repaved all city departments tbat
may be likely to open tbe stveet are
com in nu lea ted with so as to give them
an opportunity to examine their pipes
or make necessary repairs, alterations
or renewals before tbe paving Is la'ld.
- Chicago News.
While There’s Life—
Mrs. Mntcheni— Forty years old, Mr.
Singleton, and never been married.
Dear me! But surely yon have not
given up all hope? Singleton—No, In
deed! I hope I am safe for another
forty years, anyway - Boston Tran
script
All Sorts.
First Miner— Let me see I think I’ll
order some lamb. Behind Dine*—
Don't: I never order lamb In this
plm-e: it's mutton before you get It—
Boston Trnmu-rlpt.
WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS. *
Curioua Customs Thst Used to Be Ob
served In England.
Superstition never clustered round
any episode of life more tlinn that of
the wedding day, especially in olden
times.
Then it was customary for the bride
to present her future husband witb a
bunch of rosemary tied up with rib
bons on his first appearance on the
wedding inorplng. This was supposed
to secure his love and loyalty and to
make her happy forever.
In Yorkshire the old superstition still
abounds that nothing more unlucky
ooukl happen than for a newly made
bride to leave the church by a different
door from that by which she entered.
Another quaint custom, for which
there is no known origin, Is that prac
tised in some of the midland and
northern counties of England. Tills is
to ring a merry peal of the church
bells at the first reading of the bauns
of an intending matrimonial couple. It
Is called the “spur peal,” which in old
Anglo-Saxon means simply "ask.”
Of course it is well known that it Is
the height of luck for a bride to be to
dream of fairies the nlgbt before the
actual ceremony. So much was tills
idea believed in that many girls would
peruse fairy talcs tiefore going to
sleep.—London Telegraph.
NO NAME FOR A POET.
Miller Wfis Open to Conviction and
Shed the Heavy Burden.
"Oineinnatus Heine” was the name
that tlie parents of Joaquin Miller be
stowed on him at his christening. Ilow
the poet came to adopt the name
“Joaquin," under which lie is univer
sally known, was told by Mr. Charles
Phillips, editor of the San Francisco
Monitor. Miss lua Coolbrith. of whom
he speaks, is the California poetess
who lias been called tlie "Sappho of
the west.”
in 1870, when he came down from
Oregon and published liis first little
book of poems, entitled "Joaquin et
j al„” lie told Miss Coolbrith of his de
I termination to go to London and win
fame. —
“How in the world," she asked him,
“do you expect to climb Parnassus
with such a name as you have? Mil
ler Is bad enough, but Cincinuatus
Heine is impossible!”
“But what can I do?" Miller asked.
“It's my name, isn’t it?”
“Why don't you take some name
i that will identify you with Califor
i ilia?" Miss Coolbrith rejoined. "Take
the name of your first book; call your
self Joaquin.”
“By George, i’ll do it!” said Miller.
And from that day he signed himself
"Joaquin Miller."
Not a Soloist.
The lute Theodore Thomas was re
hearsing the Chicago orchestra on the
stage of the Auditorium theater. He
was disturbed by the whistling of Al
bert Burridge. the well known scene
painter, who was at work in the loft
above the stage. A few minutes later
Mr. Thomas' librarian appeared on tlie
"bridge” where Mr Burridge. merrily
whistling, was at work
“Mr. Thomas' compliments," said (he
librarian, “and lie requests me to state
that if Mr. Burridge wishes to whistle
tie will he glad to discontinue his re
hearsal.”
To which Mr. Burridge replied suave
ly, "Mr Burridge's compliments to
Mr. Thomas, and please Inform Mr
Thomas that if Mr. Burridge cannot
whistle with the orchestra he won’t
whistle at all."
Rocking Chair Signs.
An observant Atchison woman says
she can tell from the way a woman
rocks on her front porch what condi
tion the house behind tier is iu. If
site sways back and forth with a
floppy, comfortable motion, plumping
both feet down iu a relaxed sort of
way. then everything about the house
is absolutely clean and neat. But if
she rocks In little nervous jerks, tap
ping her feet dowu at short and irregu
lar intervals, it signifies that there
are unmade beds behind her and
stacks of unwashed dishes and dusty
floors.—Atchison Globe.
They All Wear Two*.
Manager of Shoe Store-I've tried
my best to attract the women to this
place and they simply won't come.
Salesman — No wonder! Your sign
queers the trade. Manager (heatedly)
—What's wrong with the sign? Sales
man—It reads. “The Big Shoe Store.”
—IJppilieott's. „
Sandwich Man la Old.
The walking advertisement known
as a “sandwich iunn" is by no means
a modern idea. In 1346 a procession
of men dressed to represent straw cov
ered wine bottles used to parade the
streets of Florence. Italy, being hired
by the wine merchants there.
Temporarily Handicapped.
Mr. Doughleigb—1 met that French
nobleman, Count de Brie, todRy. Dot
ty Doughleigb—Really. Is be a bril
liant conversationalist? Mr. Dougli
lelgli— Well, no, not at present He bns
rheumatism in bis shoulders.—Judge.
Placing the Blame.
Mr. Knagg-tt may bo true, as you
say. you were too young to marry m«
Mrs. K mi gg-Don’t try tp shift tbo
blame: yon were too old for me.—Chi
cago News.
The eveutlesa time is the happy
time, hut we do not realise that till wo
have had the exciting experieaeos
wldeh break ns.
i
EXPECT REPAIR
THE GABLE SOON
Burnside Can Secure Fuel Oil at Cor
dova—Army and Navy Systems
Working Together.
Lieut. Dougherty, of the local cable
office, has received no information
from the officers of the cable repair
ship Burnside as to when they are
expected in Valdc-z to repair the break
in the cable, caused by the anchor
of the steamer Alameda.
It is known that the ship can secure
fuel oil at Cordova and that it will
not be necessary for the ship to make
a special trip to Seattle for fuel. The
matter of repairing the break upon
the arrival of the ship will require
but a few hours. In the meantime
private and press dispatches are com
ing through via the navy wireless In
connect-'on with the military system.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Sam Rogers arrived yesterday from
the Nizina.
The Valdez Drug Co. has an elegant
slock of Hammered Brass Ornaments.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
j lamps. Telephone 57.
•_
| Felix Steppa will leave on the next
j steamer for the stales.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
The Valdez Electric Co. sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.
Keystone comedy at the Orpheutii
tonight. Change of program.
Kiddies Christmas chairs and rock
j ers at Rudolph’s.
j Blum’s are showing a large line oi
j cut glass for Xmas.
j Fete Cashman arrived in Valdez
j desterday from his roadhouse.
Fancy Meerschaum Pipes specially
j priced at the Valdez Drug Store.
S. Blum & Co. are sole agents for
i Ilart Schalfner it Marx fine suits.
! -
Joe Baxter returned this morning
from his placer property on Gold
j creek.
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. .if
| S. Blum it Co. are showing the
j largest line of Xmax goods in town.
Harry Wilson left this morning for
the N'elchina country. He is accom
panied by Domineek.
We have cigars in Christmas pack
ages. Valdez Drug Store.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 198.
i Excellent change of program at the
Orpheum tonight. Philip Steel, a
two-reel feature, is a bird.
See the exquisite Parisian Ivory
Toilet Articles at the Valdez Drug
Company’s store.
Sewing Macnine tor Sale—Your
choice of a White or Singer machine;
both in first-class condition; drop
heads; for $20.00. Call at Mrs. St.
Marie's. tf
The City Express second-hand store
has been moved from the Swan block
to the new location of the concern in
the Adler store.
The Valdez Moose Lodge will serve
a "home dinner” on Chr’stmas day at
4 p. m. sharp to its members and their
families and to any friends whom they
would like to entertain on that day or
evening. Tickets $1.25 each. For sale
at Hunt’s. Kindly make reservations
by December 23rd. W. E. Lee, chair
man of committee. k21
Eddie Held returned to Valdez this
morning from Gold creek. He has
been performing his annual assess
ment work on claims owned by him
on Mineral creek.
CARDINAL RAMPOLLA
HA8 PA88ED AWAY
ROME, Dec. 18.—Cardinal Ram pol
ls, one of the leaders in the College
of Cardinals, and at one time a can
didate for Pope of Rome, died here
yesterday after a short illness.