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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1913.
STAND TOGETHER FOR ALASKA.
Washington’s delegation in con
gress, the two senators and five rep
resentatives, upon the opening of the
regular session in December, says the
Seattle Postrlntelligencer, should
unite, for once, and give whole-heart
ed, undivided support to the bills fa
vorably reported to the Senate and
House for the construction of gov
ernment railroad lines from the Alas
kan coast to the coal fields and in
terior of the territory.
The two bills, in purport, if not in
detail, contain practically the same
provisions. They authorize the ex
penditure of $40,000,000, or a sum
thereabout), under the direction of
the president, for railroad building to
open up the territory.
If our two senators and five repre
sentatives really have the interests of
Alaska and the -whole of this North
Pacific coast country at heart, if they
are progressive and constructive
statesmen, and responsive to the
aroused public sentiment of tbe land
which is today in sympathy with this
belated measure of relief, they will
get together and jointly push this leg
islation.
What is needed is not passive, per
functory support, but an active and
combined effort that will command
the attention of congress and enlist
the ac'ivities of all the fair-dealing
lawmakers at Washington. The ar
guments in fti'or of the proposed
method of relief are overwhelming
and will be irresistible, if properly
presented. It is incumbent upon
these Washington statemen to brush
aside and torget personal and polit
ical differences and conflicting am
bitions, for the moment, at least, and
make common cause in behalf of long
neglected Alaska.
To do ePective service they must
not only , ct unitedly and pe.i to
gether determinedly, hut it is incum
bent upon them to enter the regular
session with full knowledge of Alas
ka, prepared to present its needs and
particularly to show the imperative,
urgent necessity of transportation fa
cilities to insure the development of
the rich resources of the territory.
The Alaskan measure is in a strat
egic position, holding place on the
Senate calendar and having been
made the special order for December
8th. It has the support of the ad
ministration and the outlook for its
early passage is bright. But the
Washington delegation can easily im
peril it, either by seeking impossible
amendments or by lukewarm or neg
ative support. It is their duty to
Alaska and the state and to the
whole coast to act unitedly.
QUEER NEWS FROM
THE ANIMAL WORLD
Wallace, Idaho.—A bear, more hun
gry than wise, strolled into Wallace
at night and for an hour or two there
was excitement until the animal was
lasooed and made a prisoner. Bruin
was first noticed crossing the rail
road tracks opposite the baseball
park. Becoming frightened at the
headlight of an engine, he crossed the
river, crawled over the retaining wall,
passed through the library park and
walking through the Kelly flats Anal
ly entered the woodshed of John Ma
honey, where he discovered a box of
plums.
Tokio, Japan.—The entire popula
tion of the small island of Nakashi
ma, of the ten island group in south
ern Japan, has been threatened with
extermination by a veritable plague
of rats. Nakashima is inhabited by
a dozen families, all engaged in ag
riculture. The rodents increased
there at such an enormous rate that
they absolutely took possession of the
island, ravaging ‘he farms "nd de
vastating the crops, and actually at
tacking cattle pnd other live stock.
The inhabitants killed or captured 5,
000 of them, but not before they had
lost all their provisions.
Pontiac, Kan.—Coyotes not only
ar° numerous in this locality, but they
are unusually bold, following the poul
try into the yards in some cases.
Turkeys are their chief game and be
cause of the disappearance of the
grasshoppers the flocks seek feed at
long distances from home. H. L.
Newby, who lives five miles south
east of Eldorado, has seventy white
Holland turkeys which he took to his
brother’s in the Flint Hills. Next
morning two coyotes ran into the barn
and killed four of them.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Jim Black is in town from down the
Sound.
H. P. Sullivan is able to be about
again.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
| Kiddies Christmas chairs and rock
iers at Rudolph’s.
Special Saturday change ,of pro
gram tonight at the Orpheum.
Fancy Meerschaum Pipes specially
priced at the Valdez Drug Store.
—
Frank Millard has recovered from
his attack of la grippe.
The Valdez Drug Co. has an elegant
stock of Hammered Brass Ornaments.
The regular weekly Moose dance
this evening. Coffee at twelve.
FOR RENT—Horse and cutter; see
Charley Johnson at the Alameda.
The best place to eat is at The
Delmonico's at the Big Place. Open
for business next Monday. 6-7-8
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford
have returned to Valdez from the
Gold King property.
S. Blum Co. are showing the
largest line of Xmax goods in town.
J. C. Martin is expected to return
to Valdez on one of the next steam
ers.
Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at
the Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. tf
The Prospector is indebted to Sen
ator Millard for a copy of the Alas
ka laws passed at the last session
of the territorial legislature.
WANTED—An experienced ironer,
apply Independent Laundry.
The Delmonico Eating House will
be open for business next Monday
at the Big Place. The best place in
town to get a square meal. Prices
reasonable. Joe McCoy, Prop. 6-7-8
The McIntosh teams are expected
in Valdez tomorrow morning. They
left Beaver Dam yesterday morning
for Valdez and will break the trail
across the summit.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
Captain and Mrs. Carleton were
visitors to Valdez today.
Al. Sullivan Is able to be up and
will be back at work next Monday.
S. Blum & Co. are sole agents for
Hart Schaffner & Marx fine suits.
FOB SALE—A fine piano, reason
able. apply to Lieut. Sherrard at
Fort Liscum.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Fine watch amV iewelry repairing
al> work guaranteed. H. V. Hern
don. witj Owl Drug Co.
Fresh eastern oysters at the Vai
dez Cafe. tf
Schedule of the Donaldson.
The following schedule for the
launch “Lieut. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Daily, Saturday and Sunday except
ed:
Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 8:15 a.
m. and 1:15 p. m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a. m„ 2
p. m. and 5:30 p. m.
Tuesdays:
Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 8:15 a.
m., 1:15 p. m. and 5 p. m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a. m.,
2 p. m. and 5:30 p. m.
Saturdays:
Leave Fort Liscum, Alaska, 1:15 p.
m. and 7 p. m.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 4:00 p. m.
and 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips for the
launch oh the 2nd and 4th Fridays
of each month, these days being us
ed to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling ,of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
By order of Lieut. Col. O’Neil.
R. G. SHERRARD,
Second Lieut. 30th Infantry, Quar
termaster.
FLOATING SPOOK HANDS.
Legend of the Famous School of St»
Deni*, Near Paris.
Most English people who have
been in Fiance know of the famous
school of St. Denis, near Paris,
where the daughters of army and
naval officers belonging to the Le
gion d’Honncur are educated free.
Here is one of the many interesting
stories which arc repeated to every
newcomer, freezing the marrow in
her hones, for the French girl is
naturally superstitious.
in one ot tne long piuarcu gai
! lories leading from one wing to
anotlier small patches of white are
to be seen floating about at dusk.
But those patches are dreaded, for
they are nothing less than ghostly
hands trying to find unwary girls
to drag them to their death, as
years ago they dragged three of
their number. A pupil having had
a fainting tit in class, her mistress
sent her with an'older girl to the in
firmary, to reach which it was nec
essary to cross the haunted cloister.
Surprised at the delay of the sec
ond girl, the teacher sent a third
to fetch her back, but the third also
failed to return. ■
Thoroughly alarmed, the mistress
decided to go herself to see what
was detaining them, and two of the
bigger pupils accompanied her.
Crossing the gallery through which
the girls had to pass on their way,
they noticed what they thought
were pieces of paper floating to
ward them between the great pil
lars, but when at closer quarters the
horrified girls saw that what seemed
to be paper was in reality a hand,
or rather many hands, trying to
seize them.
Then came a race lor life, for,
though the terrified girls ran as
they had never done before, the
mysterious hands seemed to gain
on them. However, the mistress!
managed to save herself and her
charges. Some hours after the
bodies of the three pupils who had
been sent to the infirmary were j
found at the bottom of the stone i
steps quite dead.
And tne now #m iromuios anu
lookL fearfully out of the great win
dows, dreading and yet longing to
see the white patches lloating in the
cloisters of the.fatuous building.—
Pearson's Weekly.
Jack Tar and the .Actor.
A famous Irish actor of tlie eight
eenth century named John Moody
early in life, before he went on the
stage, had been to Jamaica and
worked his passage home as a sailor
before the mast. One night some
time after lie had been engaged at
Drury Lane when lie was acting
Stephano in “The Tempest” a sailor
in the front row of the pit got up
and, standing upon the seat, halloo
ed out, “What cheer, Jack Moody—
what cheer, messmate?”
This unexpected address rather
astonished the audience. Moody,
however, stepped forward and, rec-.
ognizing the man, called out: “Tom
Ilullett, keep your jawking tacks
aboard. Don't disturb the crew and
passengers. When the show is over
make sail for the stage door, and
we'll finish the evening elsewhere.
But till then, Tom, keep vour locker
shut.” Moody, it is related, was as
good its his word.—Cornhill Maga
zine.
Luxury For the Ostrich.
Dealing with the anti-plumage
campaign in England, the Cape
Times of South Africa in a leading
article remarks that: “Were it not
for the commercial value of its
feathers, the ostrich would today
he as rare in civilized South Africa
as the hippopotamus. The ostrich
is really a much pampered bird, liv
ing a life of pure luxury, lie is
bred and kept in condition merely
for the sake of his feathers and
generally he lives to a ripe old age.
The feathers are not pulled out
from the sockets by the roots, but
are cut with as little pain to the
bird as is caused to a sheep by the
shearer.”
A Use For His Obituary.
A well meaning and conscientious
editor on being shown by the man
most interested that the death of
the commandant was falsely re
ported in his paper, apologized pro
fusely and offered to make it all
right.
“We’ll print a correction at once,”
he said.
“Well,” said the man who wasn’t
dead, “perhaps it would be hotter
to let it stand. I’ll show it to my
friends when they want to borrow
money.”
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Asking Too Much.
Mrs. Hichquick—.John, T want
you to buy a new parlor suit.
Mr. Richquick—Maria, I’ve been
agreeable enough so far to get dif
ferent clothes for morning, noon,
afternoon and night, hut I’m con
sarned if I’ll change ’em every time I
I go into a different room.”—Ex-1
change.
Copyright Hart Schafther Be Mane
....OUR LINE OF....
Holiday Goods
Is the largest ever
shown in town.
There is'no’better Xmas Present
for a Man than
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Fine Suit or Overcoat
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We are showing all the latast
Styles and\Colors.
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS
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Boiling Criminals to Death.
lioiling criminals to death was
once a legal mode of execution in
England for counterfeiting and lat
er for committing murder by poi
soning. An act of parliament pass
ed in 1531 provided that convicted
poisoners should be boiled to death,
though this form of punishment
was not applied to any other class
of murders. The law was in force
about fifteen years, and under it
three persons were boiled to death,
one a cook who put poison in food
intended for bis parish poor and
another a maid who poisoned her
mistress. A Dublin paper of Feb.
28, FiOt), said that “twelve coiners
(counterfeiters) were seized in the
act of coining and, having been
tried and found guilty, were four
hours afterward boiled in oil, three
of them women.”—Dallas News.
The Minister’s Parting Shot.
The minister had just preached
his farewell sermon to the congre
gation with whom he had had much
trouble.
“flow beautiful,” said a visitor to
one of the deacons, “and how ap
propriate for a farewell sermon.”
“Think so?” said the deacon
gruffly.
“Why, yes. What better text
could he find than ‘In my Father’s
house are many mansions. * * *
I go to prepare a place for you.’
By the wav, where is he going?”
The deacon smiled sourly as he
answered, “He becomes chaplain of
the state penitentiary.”
CITY EXPRESS STORE
II/P Buy Anything
W E. Sell Everything.
LYNCH & SPENARD
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Prospectors,
Don’t neglect yourjhealth on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
TAZLINA HILL ROAD HOUSE
is open for freight and accommodations for the new
strike at Nelchina—Horses on hand at all times.
JAMES L. SIMPSON.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. EL COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 LFeurteen years^ia
Office in Whaling buildina VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
phono 19 the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
a n. in., to ftp. m.. ? p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
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Contractor and Boilder
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Meet e'ery Tuesday evening at s o'eiotK la
Eagle Hall All members are tea jested to
attend- S. MOflKCK. A n't if Chief
Valdez M>dge
No 168.
Free and Aooepted Masons
Regular Communications firs a Wednesday it
each month in MoKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
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VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6,1.0. 0. F
Meets every Monday at 8 p. m- in
ODD FEI.UOWS^HALL
Visiting Brothers especially invited
Wm. Thomas. n. u. P. S Hsjp-.’p. c. Shc
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 167