MEN coming in
from the Road
Commission and
Signal Corps work
I
will find the men’s
section of this
store splendidly
pepared to sup
ply your winter
y
requirements.
ICNOX
HATS
0
On the Alameda yesterday, usual shipment
of fresh fruits and vegetables. Your pat
ronage solicited.
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VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
Skull Like a “Tank”
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 4.—Harriett
Owing, a young Degro girl was shot
in the head today by a stray bullet.
She was rushed to the doctor and it
was found that the bullet had flat
tened against her head. The doctor
extracted it and she returned to her
home. “I’s suah goin’ find those hun
ters who fiahed on me.” she exclaim
ed.
A number of friends of Mrs. E.
Erlckon met at her home last even
ing and passed the time pleasantly
crocheting and sewing.
Corporal Johns of the local signal
cofps station, who has been superin
tending a crew of men in repairing
the telegraph lines between Valdes
and Culkana. returned to the city last
night witli his outfit.
WHEN you feel the
need of some real
' shore ’nuff con
solation thar ain’t no bet
ter consolers than good
tobacco an' a good dog. I says
good, cause, 'twouldn’t help none
ef you was jes' gettin' ready to be
consoled, an' one of 'em hauled
off an’ bit you.
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A THROUGH TICKET
Via
Chicago, Milwauke & St, Paul Ry.
WHY
By buying a through ticket you save from $10.00 to
$15.00 as against buying to Seattle and re-buying
there.
By buying over the C. M. & St. P. Ry. you are as
sured the comfort that comes from riding behind an
electric locomotive—the most powerful in all the
world— and that personal attention which is a fea
ture of “Milwaukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations and other parti
culars consult your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, Jr., J. F. BAHL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent City Passenger Agent,
Stuart Building, Second and Cherry.
Seattle, Washington.
THE PINZON
J
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
Finest Pool and Billiard Tables
in the North.
Card Rooms in connection.
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
POSTURE OF WOMEN.
Upsn It If*' Great Measure Dopant's
Good or Bad Health.
Miss Jessie B. Merrick, director of
physical education for women in the |
University of Washington, insists that ;
svery woman’s home or office be a la
boratory of health. She points out that
there was a time when woman's house
hold duties were so varied that all her
muscles wore brought Into play. Work
has become so highly specialised, how
tfver, and woman has taken her place so
actively in the business world with
man that she la deprived of the oppor
tunity to live a rational life In which
she would exercise every part of the
body In accordance with Its natural
functions.
flood posture Is to be thought about.
It depends upon the ms In ten ace of nat
ural conditions of life. Some health
specialists attribute all abnormalities
of health to bad posture. Depressed
mental condition. 111 fitting clothing
and poorly adapted furniture all con
tribute to a slouchy sitting or standing
posture.
Bad posture Is blamed for such dis
eases as sciatica and lumbago.
flood posture represents initiative,
courage, responsibility, self control and
self direction.
A strong nervous system is to be
gained by physical activity in games,
dances and exercises involving rhythm.
HE INVENTS WORDS.
Thia Man Find* Term* to Fit Emorgan
cist For tha Dictionariea.
There are' in the world many un
usual and unique occupations, but per
haps the strangest of all which pays a
good Income la that of a New York
newspai>er man who earns. In addition
to Ills regular salary from the pa|>er.
rather regular amouuts from the pub
lishers of dictionaries, encyclopedias
and other such volumes. His occupa
tion is the Inventing of new words.
The casual observer would he In
clined to remark that the English lan
guage already- possesses enough words
for all uses without the Invention <>r
any new ones, and probably his state
nient would he fact. Nevertheless It Is
true that this man is paid substantial
sums for Inventing new words to tit
special phases, situations, occupations
sml occurrences, and that the publish
ers of dictionaries will incorporate into
them any new word based on substan
tial derivatives for the existence of
which a plausible reason can be made.
The progress of modern business, and
especially tlie discoveries that have
been made in the fields of electricity
and medicine in the last decade, have
been responsible for the incorporal.on
into the language of tiiuny new word*
—St Louis (Jlobe-ltcuiocrat.
Abandon Food Prejudice*.
Don't l>e finicky. Be willing to try
new foods. Certain plentiful und nour
ishing foods widely used and enjoyed
In one section are practically unknown
In other sections of the country. I.eam
to know all the good things, not a few
only.
People too easily get Into food ruts.
Insist on eating only the food they are
used to and refuse to give a fair trial
to others. This causes undue demand
for certain staples, with resulting j
scarcity or hlgtt prices when crops are |
short At tlic same time other valuable |
foods uiuy be relatively cheap and
a'Hi |a hie. A striking Instance of this
Is failure fully 10' appreciate rice—a
valuable source of starch— when [iota
toes are scarce and high. Another ox
aiiude is refusal in certain sections to
use nuytinug but wheat us u bread
stuff when corn—a valuable cereal
widely used elsewhere as a breadstuff |
—Is plentiful and relatively cheap.- I
Los Angeles Times.
Wonderful Memories.
Michelangelo bad on his li’pe tbe
greater part of tbe poetry of Dante
and l'etrarcb. and Galilei could repeat
most of Ariosto, l’etrarcb and Beral.
Justus Leipsius knew Tacitus by heart
and could repeat any passage called
for. Ix>cke states that Pascal knew
tbe whole of tbe Blbte by heart. I.ielt
ultz. even In old age, could repeat near
ly all the poetry of Vergil, word for
word. Sauudersou knew by heart
Horace's odes, Cicero's “Offices” and a
large part of Juvenal and Persius.
Porsou, the great Eugllsb scholar, de
clared that he could repeat “Roderick
Random” from beginning to> end.
As to Eating.
It la a good plan not to eat when you
are hurried.
When you are troubled.
When you have no appetite.
When you are laboring under any
strain of mind.
When you cannot lay aside every
care and give yourself up to leisure by
enjoyment of tbe meal.
How They Kopt Hor.
“Our last cook stayed with ua six
months.”
“What! Really?”
“Yes. She broke ber leg in three
places an hour after she arrived, and
tbe doctor wouldn't let ber be moved."
—Buffalo Express.
A Rule of Conduct.
So lire that your former sweethearts
will point you out to their husbands as
the. man they might bare married.—
Kgafts City Star.
Expert Advice.
Give your potatoes time to grow.
Don’t seod for the oculist to ego if their
eyes are open.—Memphis Commercial
Appeal. _
A rigorous plant cannot he raised
without sunshine, nor can shy nature
be truly strong and helpful without
cheerfulness.
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STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Admiral Watson—Sailed
west from Valdez. Monday, Oct 1,
f<;- Kodiak. She will return Oct.
7.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed West
frQ»-~Valdez Wednesday. Oct. 3.
Will Return about the 7th on trip
south.
Steamship Admiral Evans— Sailed
south from Valdez. Saturday, Sept.
22.
Steamship Alaska—-Sailed south
from Valdez, Friday, Sept.' 21.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed south
from Valdez, Saturday, September
Steameship Admiral Farragut—Sail
ed south from Valdez to Seattle,
Sept. 28.
— i mii ■
E. B. Ansley, a prominent banking
man of Seattle, who has been con
nected with the National City Bank j
in that city for some time, was a pas
senger on the steamship Alameda for
Anchorage, where he will take charge
of the bank of Alaska. Mr. Ansley Is
in Alaska for the first time. \
FOR RENT—The Stanton house,
3 rooms, furnished, $15. Apply C. B.
Smith. tf
M. McMicken, of the United States j
Navy, a son of Maurice McMicken of
Seattle, was a passenger on the steam
ship Alameda yes»erday, en route to i
Dutch Harbor on business connected j
with the draft. He will return with- j
in about a month.
At Mrs. Caprls' you will find knit-'
ted or crocheted caps made to or- J
der. If j
E. Erickson left yesterday with one
of the road commission trucks for.
Chitina.
FOR SALE—S00 shares of Sweep j
stake stock for 10 cents per share.
Inquire l’rospector office. tf
Charles Cowell, a well known old
timer arrived in town yesterday with
a four-horse team from Tonsina, and
will haul a load of supplies back to
the roadhouse at that place.
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at G. O. Relnke’s. tf
Mrs. Mike Zharoff and family will
leave on the teamship Alaska for
Anchorage, where they wilt join Mr.
Zharolf and son Phillip, who have
good jobs there.
A pretty line or colored crochei
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecraft Shop. tf
FOR SALE—5000 shares or less of
Sweepstake Stock. Enquire Prospec
tor. It 05.
M. and Mrs. George White will
leave for the States in the near fu
ture, where they will make their home
for the winter.
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. tf
WANTED—Five cents per pound
will be paid for clean, cotton rags at
the Prospeetor Office. tf
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Miss Hazel Taylor, a popular young
lady of Seattle, was a passenger on
the steamer Alameda for Seward, at
which place she will take 'the steam
ship' Dora for Unga tp teach school
the coming winter.
CITY EXPRESS. Phone 82; ready
to transfe. taut baggage for you. tf
Old papers In fmncbes of 100 at
this office, only 10 cents. tf
Use Rexall Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Do your bit, Sent. 25c to Dr. J. A.
Silverman for the purpose of furnish
ing the boys at the front with smokes.
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
Seven Deer were received at Cordo
va on the steamsblB Alameda. They
will be turned loose on one of the
Islands near the copper city to ex
periment in game propagation. Sena
tor Hill of Cordova is In southeastern
Alaska securing big game to stock
the islands but they have been un
able to get by the chain of glaciers
surrounding 'the sound.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
TO CALL 5,000 MEN
VICTORIA, B C-, <Jct. 4.—The 11
centers in British Columbia where
troops are to be mobilised follow
in enforcement of the military ser
vice act are announced as follows:
Ferni, Fort George. Grand Forks,
THERE IS NO RECORDED INSTANCE
Of loss by fire of the contents of a modern
safe deposit vault.
Even in case of conflagration, you can rest
assured that your indispensable records, st •
curities, contracts, deeds, leases, insurance
policy, will, etc., in the vault of the First
Bank of Valdez will be safe and intact.
You are invited to call and inspect what
perfect protection you can have here at little
cost.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
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Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1 ♦
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JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
Motor. Coffee
Grinding
When The Sun Goes Down
Mr Merchant your show windows get in their best
work.
Night window shoppers are next day buyers.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE Co.
HEINZ'S 57 VARIETIES
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Groceries, Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables,
Cigars, Tobaccoes and Confectionary.
Keystone and McKinley Streets
SAINT ELIAS HOTEL
MRS. FRANCES CRUM. MGR.
Rates made on Rooms by Week or
Month, Warm, Comfortable, Home-Like
Special Attention to Transients.
Hazelton, Kamloops, Nanaimo, Nel
son, New Westminister, Prince Ru
pert, Revelstoke and Vernon. At all
these places will be established ex
emption tribunals and men called for
service lb the surrounding localities
will report at a central station in each
town. Those who are declared eligt
ble for the draft armies will be con
gregated and, under the supervision
of a military officer, will be given
transportation to either of the big
training centers—Victoria or Van
couver. There will be 2,500 men at
Vancouver, the same number at Vic
toria.