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DRIED APPLES, 3 pounds for.-.- -.25c |
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DRIED PEACHES, 4 pounds for ......-.-.Z5c I
SOUP, Tomato, soiled labels, 4 cans for.25c *
MEXICAN BEANS, 4 pounds for----25c *
GREEN PEAS, 4 pounds for..— . ..f5c ^
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ALL REAL BARGAINS J
Schmidt's Table Queen Grocery j
Located at Old P.'O., I^ext to Silverman’s * J
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR men only
“WITH GOD’S HELP
ERZURUM HAS FALLEN
PETRORAD, Feb. 17.— -Grand
Duke Nicholas, commanding the Rus
rian army in the Caucasus, has tele
graphed Czar Nicholas that the last
remaining fort of the city of Erze
rum had been taken. His message
to the Russian ruler said: “God has
granted the brave Russian troops in
the Caucasus success and by His help
the city of Erzerum has been captur
ed after five days of unprecedented
assault.”
TEN ARE KIDDED WHEN
OPERA HOUSE CODDAP8ES
MEXIA, Texas, Feb. 17.—Ten per
sons were instantly killed and many
Injured here last night when the op
era house collapsed while it was
crowded. The collapse of the build
ing was followed by an explosion of
gas which threatened the destruction
of the entire business section of the
town.
NEW YORK DELKGA'l;;;:;
WILL BE UNINSTRUCTED
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The dele
gates from New York state will go
to the Republican national conven
tion to be held in Chicago on June 7
uninstructed. An attempt was made
to instruct the delegates for Poot as
the party’s presidential nominee, but
tlfcg, tjbplution was voted down. The
proceedings of the convention thru
outJfrere dominated by the Barnes’
faction over Governor Whitman’s
forces. . •
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Sam McNiece is busy doing some
carpentering work on thi Hotel
Phoenix.
Valdez Dpug Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Nugget jewelry made to. order at
the Valdez Drug Co., by G. O.
Reinke. I tf
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Far good home-cookea meals try
Ura. M. Olson, on Hobart Street *
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley’e.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Good Show
Tonight visit the Liberty four
.good reels of sighs and laughter. *
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Pictures leveloped at the Valde?
Drug Company. tf.
WANTED: Experienced woman de
sires work as cook or maid. Refer
encOa given. Address Prospector.
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' A flue display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tl
. Good Show
Tonight visit the Liberty theatre
four good reels of sighs and laugh
ter. *
( Spring Samples in heavy weights
for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron.
Tailor. tf
Special
Two first class Keystone comedies
at the Liberty theatre tonlg’t.
GROUND GAINED
Berlin Reports that. British Troops
Make Three Fruitless Assaults
to Retake Lost Ground.
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BERLIN, Feb. 17.—Advices from
the western front are to the effect
that British troops made three ter
rific attacks upon the Germans near
Ypres to retake their lost positions,
but that they were fruitless. It is
stated that the British forces were
hurled against the German machine
guns and cut down in thousands.
The Teutonic victory on the west
has caused much joy in Berlin and it
is predicted that the German troops
will penetrate the wall which has
existed for more than a year and that
by breaking through to the French
coast the tuu of the war will be has
tened.
The war office has also announced
that in an engagement in the Cham
pagne country the Germans repulsed
the French troops when they attempt
ed to retake the trenches lost earlier
in the week.
MAY BK AMBASSADOR
TO RUSSIAN COURT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—It is
understood that President. Wilson
is seriously considering the appoint
ment of David L- Francis of St. Louis,
to be American ambassador to Rus
sia to succeed Ambassador Marye,
who has resigned owing to ill health.
VETERANS WILL GET
INCREASE OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 17.—
The House committee on appropria
tions, of which Representative John
J. Fitzgerald of New York is chair
man, has passed the measure provid
ing for the appropriation of two and
one-half million dollars as additional
pensions for veterans who fought in
the Indian and Spanish-American
wars.
Pasturing One Person.
How much land does it take to sup
port a cow or n horse or ti hog? Rath
er important questions to every one of
us. but not so important ns the query:
How much Iftnd does it take to sup
port a person?
A recent survey made by the United
States government In Ohio seems to
show that it costs on the average $107
to board and house each person on the
farm.
That is, the husband, wife and three
children must have an income of $D8Ti
If they live as well us the average.
This Is the income in dollars, uud the
examination—on forty-four farms—in
dicates that it takes forty acres to
“pasture” a person.—Farm and Fire
side.
Al. Dowling will be a ptssenglr
on the Admiral Farragut for La
touche on official business c i-.rected
with the U. S. marshal’s office.
The Fort Llscum Social Club will
give another of their popular dancer
ext Saturday evening. The launch
Donaldson w... at the v,.ty Dock
at 8: IS sharp.
TRACED IN FIRE.
Qlow Pictures Are Spectacular, am*
Easy to Make.
To make glow pictures forty parts of
saltpeter are added to twenty parts of
gum arable, aud tbe whole is dissolved
In forty parts of water. Au ounce or
two of this mixture will be sufficient
to prepare a good many pictures. A
few sheets of white Jiapcr should next
be secured, and this should be rather
thin, similar to tlmt which is used for
typewriting.
Now take a clean pen and draw the
picture ou the paper, using the solu
tion, which should be slightly warmed
by standing tbe bottle in hot water.
Anything may be delineated, tbe only
essential point being that all tbe lines
must connect. The final line should be
drawn down to tbe corner of tbe sheet,
aud this spot may be indicated with a
pencil cross. Hang the sheets up to
dry, and when the process is complete
tbe lines are practically invisible.
To bring up tbe picture first of ail I
turn down tbe borders of the sheet of
paper In such a way that It Is raised
above tbe surface wbieb will not be in
jured by the slight smolderiug of the
paper. Get a match and light, it. plac
ing the glowing end of the point where
the pencil cross was made on tbe sheet,
A trail of red fire will at once start
to burn out tbe picture, following tbe
lines which have been drawn. No other
part of tbe design catches on fire save
that which lias been treated with tbe
solution. Finally the picture stands
up'in strong black lines, and the effect
is very curious. There is absolutely no
danger from fire in this Vttle experi
ment—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
INTENSIVE WHEAT GROWING.
8tartling Results Claimed For a Rus
sian's Methods.
Some years ago. says an English pub
lication. a Russian farmer discovered
a method of increasing the yield of
wheat in so startling a manner that no
one believed he was telling the truth.
The Russian declared that it was pos
sible to get seventy pounds of grain
from one seed und to make an acre
carry forty-five tons.
That does sound like a miracle, and
we do not vouch for it, but here is tho
method, and if any farmer has the pa
tience to try it he will certainly be sur
prised at the result
Each grain is planted separately in a
sunken bed about fifteen inches deep
and three and a half feet in width.
As soon as the grain sprouts the little
blade is covered with a thin layer of
earth about an inch and a half in
depth. The result is that you get three
stalks instead of one. At the end of
three weeks the hoe comes into use
again, and the three stalks being cov
ered with earth, turn into nine stalks.
This process on being repeated a third
time results in twenty-seven stalks,
and the Russian in question repeated
it ten times in all. so that at last eaeh
grain produced 59.049 stalks, if the
seed is first sown in the ordinary fash
ion and then transplanted to the pit be
fore mentioned you get an even strong
er growth, so that after only eight cov
erings more than 105.0,00 stalks have
been produced from a single grain.—
Youth's Companion.
Mythical Horses.
Pegasus (“born near the source of
the ocean”) was the winged horse of
Apollo and the Muses. Belleropbon
rode this animal when he charged the
Chimera.
Slclpnir (“the black horse of Odin”)
had eight legs and could carry bis mas
ter on sea as well as land. This ani
mal is believed to typify the wind,
which blows from eight different
points.
At Barak (“the lightning") was the
horse commissioned by Gabriel to car
ry Mohammed to the seventh heaven.
He had a human face and the wings
of an eagle. Every step he took was
equal to the farthest range of human
vision.
According to Thessalian legend, the
first horse was miraculously brought
forth by Neptune striking a rock with
his trident.
A Voracious Monster.
Tbe moat voracious of alt marine
beasts of prey Is tbe orca, or killer
whale,. It reaches a length of twenty
five feet, and Its jaws bristle with
teeth from four to six Inches long and
as sharp as a dirk knife, its digestive
power Is proportioned to tbe tremen
dous efficacy of its Jaws. It seems also
to he an atrocious gluttou, as oue spec
imen examined contained in its stom
ach thirteen porpoises and fourteen
seals.
A Boomerang.
“Cali that art!" exclaimed a would
be critic, pointing to a painting In a
studio. “If that daub is a work of art.
then I'm an Idiot!”
“The latter part of your statement."
rejoined the artist calmly, “would seem
to furnish conclusive proof that it is a
Work of art" ■
A Lovers’ Quarrel.
She (turning at the doorl—I think
you are Just hateful, and I'm never
going to speak to you again, so there's
no use coming into the music room
after me. because I'll be on the rustic
bench at the far end Of tbe conserva
tory.—Smart Set'
Drowned Hie Voice.
Teacher—Tommy. I naked yon to
spell candy. Why don't yo.t do It? nia
Sister—Please, miss, bis month's wa
tering so he can't talk.—Boston' Tran
script t
It Is better to begin a good work in
toe evening than not at all.—Old Say
ing.
MOVING PICTURES.
Why They Appear to the Eye as One
Continuous photograph.
Motion pictures depend for their suc
cessful operation upon the physiologi
cal phenomenon known us "persist
ence of vision.’' If. for instance, a
bright light is moved rapidly in front
of the eye in a dark room it appears
not as a spark, but ns a tine of light
A so ealled shooting star produces
the same effect
This result* is purely physiological
and is due to the fact that the retina
of the eye may he considered prac
tically as a sensitized plate of rela
tively slow speed, so that an Image
imi4'csscd upon it remains, before be
ing effaced, for a period ranging from
onc-sixtcenth to one-seventh of a sec
ond, according to the idiosyncrasies of
the Individual and the Intensity of
the light.
So it will be seen that if a number
of pictures are successively presented
to the eye they will appear us u single
continuous photograph, provided the
periods between them ure short enough
to prevent one of the photographs be
ing cffuceg before its successor is pre
sented to the eye.
If, for instance, a series of Identi
cal portraits were rapidly presented
to the eye a single picture would ap
parently he viewed, or if we presented
to the eye a series of photographs of
moving objects, each one representing
a minute successive pnase of move
ment. the movements themselves would
appear to he taking place. This is the
principle of moving pictures.—New
York Times.
SYRIAN SAND STORMS.
Experience of a Missionary In Wres
tling With a Whirlwind.
One of the remarkable features of
the climate and atmosphere of Syria
is the prevalence of whirlwinds and
waterspouts, both on land and over
the sea. They are most prevalent In
the deep trough of the Jordan valley
and also in Coela-Syrla. where the
Leluioon and anti-Lebanon form an
other trough for the winds. They
sometimes do an immense amount of
damage and often at most unexpected
seasons.
As a touring missionary in northern
Syria I often met the whirlwinds
They appear in the shape of a column
of dust perhaps two to live feet in
diameter, rising straight in the air for
several hundred feet, ’Opening like a
large funnel at the top. The lower end
touches the ground and swings over
the surface, picking up dust and pet)
Ides in its path. The chaff and even
grain on the thrashing floors are suck
ed up and disappear. Small flsb are
sometimes drawn up when the sway
ing column passes over a stream or
lake.
-Many years ago I made the experi
ment. of riding through the swaying
column of a rather innocent looking
whirlwind. My horse was terrified,
and I had difficulty, in keeping my sent
In the saddle. It Is impossible to say
exactly what did happen. It took me
some time to find my hat and several
days to get the sand and dust from
my eyes and ears and clothing, and 1
have never made it again.—Christian
Herald.
“Hang on Tight.”
When a smoking car with thirty-five
passengers jumped the track a railroud
engineer in the car, off duty, yelled to
the passengers to "hang on tight,” and
while the car turned over no one was
hurt
“Hang on tight” is good advice in
most upsets. The man who hangs on
tight to himself when his temper Is
upset will get through without hurt
ing either himself or others. The man
who “hangs on tight” to his earnings
ends with a competence. The man who
“hangs on tight” to his place when
business upsets come generally holds
down bis job. The man who "hangs
on tight” when discouragement or even
disaster upsets others Is a man to be
hoi>eful about, because he will keep
right side up whatever else turns over.
—Philadelphia Press.
Tho Secret of Harmony.
Young Mrs. Mead, whose experience
of married life had been brief and
happy, had just engaged two servants,
a man and bis wife.
“1 am so glad yon are married.” she
said to the man with whom she hud
made terms. ”1 hope you are very,
very happy and that you and your
wife never have any difference of opin
ion.”
“Faith, ma'am, 01 couldn’t say that.”
replied the new servant, “for we have
a good many, but 01 don't let my wife
know of thim, and so we do be gettln’
along well.”
Misplaced.
Sergeant to Tommy iwbo has fallen
out for the fourth timet—What! At It
agulu? You know you ought never to
have joined this 'ere regiment, me lad.
You ought to 'nve joined the flyiug
corps. They only let you fall out
uuce there!—London Punch.
Charity.
Sunday School Trtu-her— Whnt 1* the
meaning of “charity.*' Stella? Small
Stella—It‘n when you hnve a cold and
somebody lends you a handkerchief.—
Chicago News.
Why 6t<a Was Sad.
The Groom—Why so sad. sweet
heart? The Bride—I tens Jnst inlnk
liui how miserable I'd he. Jaiek, If I had
never met you.—Judge. •
He who has the truth In his heart
need never fear rh« want of persuasion
on hts tongue.—Buskin.
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let us do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
Independent Steam Laundry
' Satisfaction Guaranteed I
I Telephone 06 |
Foot Keystone Ave
Rough Dry 10c lb
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by union workmen.
We maintain our standard. Sold everywhere
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 63 Clias. Fischer, Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
i Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLl'MBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 2-1
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. 8. ALAMEDA AND S. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM SE
ATTLE THE 10TH, 20TH AND 30TH,
EVERY MONTH
FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TU, FOR CORDOVA,
JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
touche. Explosives. S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latourhe, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
V, D. TRACY, GenT Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steuer Sailing 13th call* lllnmna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Kalk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle te San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steaatera Yale and Harvard tor Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICnARD j. RING WOOD, Mgr- Seattle) VALDEZ DOCK CO- Local Agt.
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
. :t
One’road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East'
• over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
V 4 ‘
For information and literature write or ask
* J. C. MARTIN, Agent. Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.
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