STEA^rl HEATEQ HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, How, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office._ Telephone a*
IF THE LADIES ARE
LEFT TO JUDGE
we are positive the suit will be
pronounced satisfactory. A
woman’s eyes detect any little
fault in a suit likely overlook
ed by a man. But there’ll be no
defects to detect in our cloth
ing. YVe build them to fit you
and wear well. You must ’ e
satisfied before we are.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laendry
Satisfaction Guaranteed |
TelepJiol^ 66
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rousrh Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
MERCHANT’S CAFE & BAKERY
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Pliont MS OPEN DAI AND NiUHT ( lias. H<-rliPr, P»“>|ir.
<;nt Kso>ki: kind on
f ARJSTABLK ISLAM)
In a deserted shack, in the bushes
on Aristable Island, near Surf Inlet.
Captain Toni Peterson found the dead
body of a man. There was no stove,
no untensils in the shack, and judg
ing from the (lothing worn by the
dead man. it is probable he had been
there since last summer.
He had no gun. although there were
empty shells lying around outside,
but his clothing carried two watches.
There ivere some papers on the bodv
too, but they had gotten wet and wert
undecipherable. Such wan the story
told by Captain Tom Peterson last
night. The matter has been reported
to the provincial police department
Captain Peterson buried the body, be
fore the left the island- and judging
from the length of the dead man’s
hair which was five or six iuches long,
he must have been away from the
centers of civi’ization for some con
sidcrable period.^-Rupert News.
ALL WHO •SKKK DKATH
INSANK, SAYS IMK TOH
ALBANY, N. Y., May 4.—The pas
sage of the Newton bill, repealing the
law that makes an attempt to suicide
a crime punishable by imprisonment
is being urged by alienists thruout
the state, on the ground that one who
tries to take his life is temporarily
insane and not responsible for his act.
"Probably not one in a hundred
who attempts suicide," says Dr. Geo.
E. Gorham of Albany, “is cognizant
of the fact that such a law exists, and
granting one did not know such a
law. such knowledge would have no
deterrent effect.
“The love of life is the strongest
instinct and it is never absent except
in those mentally sick. When one’s
mental derangement is sufficient to
abolish all love for life, it is also
sufficient to abolish all regard for law
or sense of duty.”
Cholera In Turkey
PETROGRAD, May 4.—Epidemics
of cholera and typhu6 are raging thru
out Turkey, says dispatches from Tif
1 is today. The situation is made more
serious by the excessive shortage of
food and medicine.
Complete tine cf Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
.New Records
Two hundred Columbia Phono
graph Records of the latest music
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
Location nonces, hoth quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
lice.
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
aDd look it over. Valdez Drug Co. if
They let you know
you are smoking—
they “SATISFY”!
2d for lOo
Chesterfield
CIGARETTES'
of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC toiaaos-BlmJiJ
WASHINGTON’S SHOWING
IN RECRUITING IS POOH
WASHINGTON, I>. C., May 4.
| Oregon was the second state in the
| Union in proportionate recruiting for
the regular army between April 1 and
1 May 1 by contributing 59.3 per cent
of the war quota which is based o i
approximate population, war depart
ment reports showed today. Calif
ornia was the second Pacific coast
state, with 21.6 per cent, and Wash
ington third with 15.5 per cent. Nev
ada led all states, with 94.4 per cent.
Washington’s war quota was 2,282
and a total of 355 recruits were se
cured in that time. The state stood
twenty-third on the list.
Vermont made the poorest show
ing with a percentage of 2.5, while
other low states were Delaware, 2.9;
Maryland, 3.8; New Mexico 4.5; New
i Hampshire, 5.6, and North Dakota,
•5.7.
Illinois gave the largest actual
number of recruits, 3,192, and Penn
sylvania was second with 2,841. New
YorK contributed 2,677 men and In
diana 2.463. ecruits accepted num
bered 32,108. The total quota desired
April 1, to raise the army to its war
strength of about 300,000 was 185,
839. These figures do not include the
men who have joined the National
Guard.
GERMAN'S ENTICE
RUSSIANS AT FRONT,
PETROGRAD, May 4.—A telegram
received here from Riga indicates that
the Germans are continuing unremit
tingly their attempts to parley with
the Russian soldiers. At one place the
Germans displayed a card on phich
was written: “Russians: Do not at-!
tack. We also will not attack.”
On many sectors of the Minsk front j
in the last few days the Germans have i
not tired a shot, evidently hasing
fond hopes on the result of the Rus
sian soldiers’ conference at Minsk.
Airplanes have dropped proclamations
which have alleged a popular move
ment in Germany in favor of ending |
the war, and the initiation of peace |
negotiations mutually on honorable!
conditions. Dispatches from Kiev re-1
port that arrivals from the front are,
recounting many instances of parties ;
of, Germans and Austrians carrying
red and white Hags striving to reach
the Russian lienches. Some reached
the Rusisan wire entanglements and
were taken prisoners. They told of a
desire in the Teuton ranks for an im
mediate peace.
SEWARD HOME GUARD
MUST ARM ITSEI.F1
Sul/.er Goes War Department Which 1
Says Nothing Doing
WASHINGTON, 1). ('., May 4.—.
Seward, Alaska, has organized a home
guard company, the beginning, per
haps, of a national guard for Alaska,!
and it wants arms. It telegraphed its
needs today to Delegate Sulzer and j
sent him chasing to the war depart
ment for arms, ammunition an 1 i
iquipn.ent. Hut there was nothing do- j
ing. He was told that Seward and Al-1
nska would have to wait until pend-!
ing legislation is passed before mili-1
tary supplies can be sent to the citi-1
zen soldiers of the Northern territory.
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KNGINK AND AIR PIMP
FOR ALASKA GOLD HILL:
The Admiral Farragut brought an :
oil engine and air pump for the Alas
ka Gold Hill Mining company and
they will be moved over to the prop-1
erty at once. The tunnel on this j
property has penetrated the hill to
such a distance that the pump is nec
essary to drive out the gasses arising 1
from blasting operations. The air!
pipe was taken down to the mine:
some time ago, and it is expected |
to have the machines in operation !
within a few days.
“Winning Wheat Crop"
CHICAGO. May 4.—Five hundred!
students of the agricultural college of I
the University of Illinois left Chicago |
last night for the Saskatoon country
of Northwestern Canada, where they
will help produce the “war winning
wheat crop.” The men will be distrib
uted to individual farmers by the Do
minion Government.
Moose Dance
The Moose will give one of their
enjoyable^ dances Saturday night.
Fine music will be provided and re
freshments will be served. 2t
A new assortment of Sailor and
Sport Hats just received on today’s
boat at Mrs. Winter’s. tf
Anything in nugget and Ivory Jew
elry at Valdes Drug Co.
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Switches, transformations, Janes,
Chignons, Dolly Varden Curls, and
Cluster Curls made up from your own
combings at the Vanitie Shop. tf
A fresh lot of Haas’ Candies receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to $2
,-i box. Valdez Drug Co. if
EVHS OF ADENOIDS.
That* Growth* Art a Real Monaco to
tho Health of a Child.
Not every child that is backward at
school, that breathes through his
month, has duii eye-, a stunt u.., er 1 ■ |>.
prominent '.ipper teeth or lias a drawn,
tired expression about the face has
adenoid-, says a state board of health
hit Met in. lint this condition should lead
a |hi rent to snsjiect adenoid growth,
and it should not he dismissed till a
thorough examination has proved that
such is not the case.
Adenoids are a small, soft, reddish
growth which comes in the luck par!
of the throat where the nose and throat
Join. A Hiild who lias adenoids
breathes with his mouth open, lias fre
quent colds and may have earache of
ten or become deaf. It Nis not infre
quent that adenoids dull the expression
of the eye. destroy the resonance of
the voice and distort the facial expres
sion so as to produce a blank, idiotic
stare. They hinder mental develop
ment by interfering with proper physi
cal development. For that reason "re
peaters" at school are frequently said
to lie afflicted with adenoids.
1 lip best tune to remove adenoids is
when they arc tirst recognizable to n
physician. If they remain longer tk-\\
do harm. They cause a child to have
“colds” often and make him more sus
ceptible to diphtheria, scarlet fever,
measles und whooping cough. Further
more. If he gels any of these diseases
they are likely to be severe with hit\i
anti leave him even worse afflicted.
Cold, fresh air breathed through the
nose is needed to prevent adenoid
growth. It Is needed also to prevent
adenoids returning after an operation.
Fresh air taken in through the nose
prevents as well as cures adenoids.
MOST SENSITIVE NERVES.
Tha Two That Can Cauaa tha Graataat
Agony of Pain.
Which part of tlie human body is the
most sensitive to pain?
A sharp definition must lie drawn
here between irritation and pain. Irri
tation is not pain, but only a frequent
cause of it. Thus a crumb lodged lu
the larynx near the vocal cords pro
duces violent irritation and prolonged
coughing, which often result in actual
pain. So, t«o, an Insect or speck of
dust ill tlic eye sets up violent irrita
tion and iiithminiHtioii. followed by
acute pain.
Of tlie surface of the'tody the linger
tips and the end of tye tongue arc
most sensitive. For ins'anee, a lmrn
on the lingers is much more painful
than one on the hack would lie, while
"lie "ii tIk? tongue would he more pain
fill still.
I loop wounds are not painful, as a
rule, save as regards the surface in
jury.
Of pains not caused by external 'tt
juries neuralgia of the lifth nerve, tile
one which supplies tile skin of the head
and l:e-e. is tile most intense. It lias
frequently driven people mad for the
time being, and sufferers have been
known to cut and even burn the liesli
in desperate attempts to relieve it.
The rupture of tlie branches of the
dental nerve in tootli drawing also
causes usoiiy so intense that it lias
been stated that no human being could
endure it for more than two seconds at
a time.—I’earson's Weekly.
Roumanian Superstition*.
It is considered lucky to arrive in
ttoumauia accompanied by rain, it
means abundance, fertility, the hope of
a tine harvest—wealth. Sometimes the
peasant women put large wooden buck
els of water before their threshold: a
full vessel is a sign of good luck. They
will even sprinkle water before one's
feet, because water means abundance.
"I have seen." says the queen of itou
uiaiiia in an article about the people of
her country, "tall, handsome girls stop
out to meet me with overflowing water
Jars on their heads; on my approach
they stood quite still, the drops splash
ing over their faces so as to prove that
their pitchers were full. It is lucky l«»
meet a cart full of corn or straw com
ing toward one. but an empty cart is :i
sure sign of lmd luck."
What Makas Businas* Success.
"There is always a premium in busi
ness on tiie matt who does his work
painstakingly,” says J. O. Armour in
the American Magazine, “with com
pleteness and finality. He is the man
wbo will be trusted with more aiid
more responsibility, up to the limit of
hLs capacity. The man who informs ]
himself adequately about his firm, its j
methods, its policies and its products. J
who does his work so well that no one j
needs follow him up to patch the rag- <
ged edges, is on t lie safest, surest and
shortest road to achievement.”
The Usual Remedy.
Bobbie had been studying his grand
father's fat e, which was very much ;
wrinkled.
"Well, Bob," said the old gentleman,
“do you like my face?"
"Yes, grandpa,” said Bobbie. “It's
an awfully nice face. But why don't
you have It ironed?"— New York Times
Her Idea.
“What, buying cigurs for your hits- I
band? I shouldn’t think you’d eneour- i
age him lu the filthy habit.”
•Tin not. I’m buying them to dis- \
coil rage film.”—Detroit Free Press.
Logic.
Abandoned Alfred—'They say that
steady dripping of water ‘11 wear away j
a stone. Dreamy Pete—Jos' think, j
then, wot’d happen to n man's stomach
by pourin’ glassfuls inter it"’
•
We are made for co-operation, like
feet, like bauds, like eyelids, like the
rows of the upper and lower teeth.—
Marcus Aurelius.
WHK.N A KIRK START8
ihe firemen’s best effor's are
given to putting it out as
(juickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. Hut
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The onl> way
to offset that loss is to ne well
insured. Our policies c >ver
all losses from the very min
ute the damage by flame:!, wa
ter or smoke commences.
Valdez Real Kstate Agency
rsr TONY’S PLACE’S1
EVERYTHING
FIRS’! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
Krrtm Seattle—
April 14.—S. S. Alameda.
April 22—S. S. Alaska.
April 2S —S. S. Mariposa.
May 4—S. S. Northwestern.
May 10--S. S. Alameda.
Valdez to Seattle—
April 20—S. S. Northwestern
April 27—S. S. Alameda
May 2—S. S. Alaska.
.May 7—S. S. Mariposa.
May Jt—S. S. Northwestern.
('.A Mi AT Ketchikan, Juneau, <-oithiva, Kllaniar. Ft. hiscuni, VaJ
tlez, l.atourhe. Seward and Anchorage.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
loyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
F. B. TRACY. (.r» l Agent V tl.DE/. DOCK CO.. Coonl Agent
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL. 1.INK)
Our l.orue Kleet of MaunJflcent Steamships otter Frequent, PER
KEC'T SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
i-'i'oin Seattle, I) I*. >1.
Apr. 1 S. S. Adin. Karra cut
Apr. *J S. S. Adin. Watson
Apr. 17—S. S. Adin. Eva>>
"Apr. J.7 S. S. Adin. Karragut
May :i S. S. \dro. Wat -on
May 11 -Adin. Kvans
Valdez, to Seattle—
Apr. 8-—S. S. Adm. Evans
\pr. 13—S. S. Adm. Far:a«ut
Apr. 21—8. S. Adni. Watson
Api. 29—8. S. Adm. Kvai s
May S—S. S. Adm. Farraajt
May IS—S. S. Adm. Watson
May j.i—8. 8. Ai’rn Evans
S. S. Farragut sailing trniu Seattle April io calls at Kodiak.
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San Francisco to lais Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, .Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
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For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 191/
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA—PHONE 18
REFERENCES 1 S. BLUM &. CO, Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Quartz and Placer
Location Notices
For Sale at
The Prospector Office
Mrs. Helen R. Van Campen. the
talented wlrter of Alaska stories that
are full of local color, has arrived at
Seward and will make her residence
there this summer.
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
Pasteurized Products.
Pasteurizer Whipping Cream. Pas
teurized Sweefr.Milk and Pasteurized
Buttermilk at Love-Whitley Co.'s, tf
The articles you ordered have ar
rived at the Emporium. tf
I
A new line or Heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Lowney's Box Candies at Hunt’s
[Candy Kitchen. tf
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Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's.
Prices reasonable. *
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^ Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf