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PHONE 7 * F0R MEN PNLY
YOU’LL SURELY BE
WELL SUITED
with the suit we make to your
measure. Made up in the clas
siest style,'from cloth of ex
clusive pattern in the very
best of taildrlng craftsmanship
it will be,a suit that will car
ry individuality and distinction
in every line. Stop in and be
measured. You can afford to
at our prces.
BEN SILVERMAN
1|HE TAILOR
- PINZON BAR
Imported and Domestic
Wipes, liquors and Cigars
^ Phbne 69
► MERCHANT’S CAFE
f FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
PhoM 68 OPEN ALL NIGHT Chas. Fischer, Prepi.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
THE SENATE
ARGUS CJHISHOLM--FBARK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. " \ wFKbne 35
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
BuOding Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed l
Telephone 66
Foot Keytttone Ave
Rough Dry lCc lb
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
A plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
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COCKTAILS
Oyster Cocktails, Crab Cocktails
Shrimp ^ocktails, Minced Clam Cock
tails, rtikij to Berve, at Love-Whit
ley’s. tf
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Dent’s hid glorea in black, white
and itan would, make a rery nice
Cltnistmas present. At B. Winter’s, tf
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A new line of hand painted china.
Owl Drug Co. tf
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Location notices, both quarts and
' placer, for sals at the Prospector of
k kCC.
Notice O. E. 8.
There will be an important meet
ing the O. E. S. on Tuesday eve, Jan.
2. All members will please be pres
ent. Visitors welcome,
s&t H. COCKERILLE, Sec.
Two Hundred of the latest Colum
bia Phonograph Records just receiv
ed on the Alameda. Owl Drug Co. tf
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker. Phono 111. tf
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The Owl Drug Store can furnish
yon with a MIT Dairy. tf
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BATHING AND BOILING
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Japan's Famous Hat Baths That Ara
Really and Truly Hot.
At the Kusatsu hot springs In Japan
bathing la a species of parboiling that
tries the epidermis as well as the en
durance of even the Japanese who are
accustomed to take a hot bath dally.
It is the so called "time bath." At this
spa four baths taken at stated in
tervals are the rule.
Before taking a bath in a public
bathhouse at the word of command
from the bath master all bathers take
long deal boards in band and together
stir up the water In the large tub for
about an hour to cool It down to a bear
able temperature.
Then they kneel In rows along the
edge of the tub and each pours 100 to
200 dipperfuls of hot water over his
head to prevent congestion on entering
the water.
At the second command they all go
in. very slowly and carefully. The
temperature of the water Is 50 degrees
C. (122 degrees F), and a bath Is not
to exceed three minutes.
The bath master calls out at Intervals
(In Japanese, of course), "Two minutes
remain," "Only one minute," ‘Tut up
with It a bit." “Perserverance Is neces
sary." and finally, “Now, then, get
out." Confusion ensues, all leaping out
with great alacrity, being eager to es
cape from the ordeal they have been
undergoing.
A similar process Is gone through by
each of the rows of bathers who stand
along the side of the tub waiting for
their turn.—Exchange.
HE WAS AN ARTIST.
And Made a Caricature of Hie Boss and
Lost His Job.
A. T. Stewart was shown one day by
one of his confidential employees an
amusing caricature of himself done In
pencil.
"Good, good!" he laughed. “That’s
excellent Who did It?’’
“A young salesman at the linen coun
ter. He scratched it off as you passed
the other morning. I managed to get
it from him. and now he's scared stiff
for fear you’ll see It." was the laughing
reply.
"Scared stiff, is he?" said Mr. Stew
art, with a twinkle in his eye. "Just
send him to me. will you?”
A little later a slim youth entered
Mr. Stewart’s private office and said he
understood he had been sent for.
"Yes,” said Mr. Stewart gravely and.
holding up the sketch, asked, "Did you
do this?”
The lad grew pale and stammered:
“I beg your pardon, sir. It was only a
bit of fun. 1 meant no offense.”
“That’s all very well, but you'll have
to give up your Job here.”
The youth humbly protested, when
Mr. Stewart burst out laughing and
said: "Don't say any more, my boy.
I’m only joking. Your sketch is excel
lent, and as it would be a sin to keep a
man of your artistic talent behind a
linen counter 1 propose to supply you
with the means to study art."
Mr. Stewart’s projjositiou was grate
fully accepted, and it was thus that
John It. Itogers, the sculptor, began his
artistic career.
First Military Band.
Military bands first cntne Into exist
ence about HJ85. in the reign of Charles
II. That monarch had a partiality for
music. Anyhow, It was he who by a
royal warrant which he issued in that
year authorized the employment of
twelve musicians in "the company of
the king’s regiment of foot guards in
London." Furthermore, in order to se
cure higher pay for the musicians than
was granted to the other Tommies of
that day the merry monarch very “hon:
estly" directed “that a fictitious njW’
should be borne on the strength of
each of the other coippaaie^rtTf the reg
iment quartered in the country." The
money received for the payment of
these Tommies who did not exist was
then divided among the bandsmen, s
simple if not very straightforward ar
rangement certainly.—London Globe.
Pumice Stone.
Pumice is an acid volvanic rock,
which may be in either massive or
finely comminuted form. It owes its pe
collar porous, vesicular or pumlceous
condition to the rapid expansion of
included moisture or gases, due tosud
den release of pressure at the time of
its ejection from the volcano. This
expansion may be carried to such an
extent that the rock is completely
shattered, and the resultant finely
powdered material may be carried to
unknown distances by wind and air
currents and then deposited in beds
several feet thick.
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Satisfactory.
“Hey. doc!" called a citizen of
Grudge to a professional appearing
stranger who was passing the house.
“Come in and see if you can fix up my
brother-in-law. He’s having a fit or
something."
“But. my dear sir, I am a veterinary
surgeon"—
“Aw, that’s • all right! Didn’t you
hear me say that this is my brother
in-law?”—Kansas City Star.
Who Would Dare?
“We want no hearsay testimony,"
said the Judge severely. "We must
have evidence which no one dares to
dispute."
“That’s what I’m giving you.” said
the witness. “My mother-in-law told
me this.”—St. LouIb Post-Dispatch.
For Bald Hsada.
“Hope For the Bald Heads" runs an
advertisement.
Hope be blowed! What we want is
hair.—Boston Transcript.
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No age is shut agaiast great genius. --
Seneca.
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■'■ 'It . • MOVES TO JUNEAU
"JUNEAU Dec. 21.—The Alaska
road commission, through Col. W. P.
Richardson, chairman, today lease 1
of the Alaska Juneau Mining Com
pany a large tract of land lying in
front of the company’s property on
the Juneau-Thane road, and an
nouncement was made that large
warehouses and stahles will be erect -
ed for the road commission at once.!
"It has been known for some time!
that the Road Commission desired to
establish its headquarters here, bu:
it has been unable to secure suffi
cient land. Headquarters have been
maintained at Valdez for a number
of years, but the Commission finds it
an inconvenient point from which te
transact its business throughout the
greater part of the territory.
"Juneau also will bring the com
mission in closer touch with Seattle
and Washington where purchases are
made.”—Seattle P.-I.
Major Davison, when -.nterviewcd
by a representative of the Prospec
tor, stated that there was no founda
tion for the above report, and that
it probably emanated from the fact
that the Road Commission had re
cently leased ground for the purpose
of erecting stables and a storeroom
for the purpose of storing the sup
plies usually kept at Juneau for the
purpose of road construction work in
the First division.
Rather than finding Valdez an ln
tonvenient point to transact the Com
mission's business from, the Major
states that it is a very advantageous
point, being centrally located, with
easy access over the Military road to
the Interior.
Before Col. Richardson, the head
of the Commission, left Valdez for
Washington, D. C., he'assured the
Prospector that there was no proba
bility of the Commission’s headquar
ters ever being removed from Valdez,
any way so long as he was in control
of its policies, and that all reports
in regard to its removal to other cit
ies were without foundation. In view
of the fact that the Colonel is work
ing hard for the erection of a govern
ment building at this point to house
the Commission, it is hardly probable
that such a move is contemplated.
Col. Richardson has always been
an ardent advocate of Valdez, and has
strenuously opposed the removal of
the Commission's headquarters. At
the time the matter was brought be
fore the Committee on Military af
fairs by Delegate Wickersham, he
fought the proposition vigorously,
and quickly convinced the Committee
that the Commission could work
more advantageously and profitably
from Valdez than any other point in
Alaska, and the matter was left to
his discretion.
Every once in a while the matter or
moving some of Valdez’ governmental
departments to some other point in
the Territory comes up, as do the re
moval of the capital and the division
of the Territory, but other questions
soon occupy the attention of our ag
grandizementistf/and the proposition
is soon forgotten.
A
STORAGE HOUSES CAN’T
> KEEP LIQUOR ON HAND
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—Judge Ben
Tsbetms, in the superior court yester
day decided that a storage company
may neither receive nor store more
than the legal amount of liquor.
Judge Sheek fined the Eyres Storage
& Distributing Company $6 for hav
ing more than the legal amount «>f
liquor in its possession. Several dray
loads of liquor were seized in the
Eyres warehouse May 11 last, after
search warrants had been issued
from a justice court. The storage
company alleged that the liquor be
longed to various drug companies.
Judge Sheek held that to permit the
storage company to receive, hold and
deliver liquor to drug stores would in
effect make the storage company a
distributing agency for the distillery.
R. A. W. Krampitz was an outgo
ing passenger on the Alameda on a
business trip to the States.
Senator-Elect John Ronan was h
turning passengers on the Alameda
for Seattle.
Mike Zhuroff was a returning pas
senger from Seward on the Alameda.
Fresh butter and eggs at Keystone
Produce Co. 3t
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
on hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Emporium.
FOR SALE—A No. 16 I. X. L.
heater in good condition. Inquire of
Mrs. Arthur Lang. 3t
Skookum Apples, Jonathans and
Spitzenberg at Keystone Produce Co.
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Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Yaldes Drag Oe. -<
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OPEN FIRES AID
CHRISTMAS CANDLES
have been the cause of much
loss both of life and property.
Protect yourself against the
latter by having us issue you
a Are insurance policy on your
home and its contents. Then
if Are does come you will have
the ready means to replace
your home. Foresight is bet
ter than regrets.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
rs TONY’S PLACED
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINK)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Retureen all Points in
Alaska and California
Leave Seattle
Dec. 20—8.S. Admiral Watson
Jan. 3-—S. 8. Spokane
For Seward.
Leave Valdee
Dec. 20—S. S. Spokane
Dec. 27—S.S. Admiral Watson
Jan. 9—S. S. Spokane.
For Cordova, Katalla, Yakutat,
Juneau, Ketchikan,
SEATTLE, TACOMA
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturday's for San Francisco,
I/os Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
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Bailings from Seattle—
Nov. 26—Northwestern.
Dec. 1—Mariposa.
Dec. 8-—Alameda.
Dec. 16—Mariposa.
Dec. 24.—Alameda.
Mailings Valdez to Seattle—
Dec. 4.—Northwestern.
Dec. 7.—Mariposa.
Dec. 15.—Alameda.
Dec. 23.—Mariposa.
Dee. 31.—Alameda. %
-CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU, CORDOVA, ELLAMAR, FT. LISCUM,
VALDEZ, LATOUCHE AND SEWARD.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
*•. B. TRACT, Gen'l Agent TA1.UU1 DOCK CO, I. oca I Agent
Make it a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Elec
trification, you’ll enjoy the comfortable accommo
dations and you’ll like the little courtesies inci
dent to “Milwaukee” service.
J. C. Martin, Valdez, Phone 1 A. E. Harria, T. P. A. Jaaean, Alaaka.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
Just Received—ihn latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Special order, Cham Chowder 16c,
at the Arcade. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 8*; ready
to transfer that baggage for you., tf
Your picture will please the folks
at home better than anything you caD
send them. Jenner the photographer
tf
Pure Freeh Drugs at the Valdes
Drug Store. tf
BOOKSf Tea, we have them, suit
able for Xmas presents; and Pyralln
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A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Cnmpanir
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
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Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Po* good Sons-rooted nasals try
■m M. Okma, sa Hetart attest •
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