Arotmmronrnt
New Fall and Winter Models
(ftormt GUotltoa
For DISCERNING MEN AND YOUNG MEN
$20.00 and Up.
1914-15
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
You Run
No Risk
in Joining the LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE OF THE WORLD on the
charter of Valdez Lodge No. 1427, because you can transfer to any other
lodge at any time, can take out a withdrawal card or a Supreme Lodge
card In case No. 1427 becomes defunct. But as long as ten members
desire to retain the charter It cannot be forfeited. 80 once a Moose,
always a Moose. The Supreme Lodge, with a fat treasury, stands back
of every subordinate lodge, and In cases of fatal disasters or spldemics
extends unlimited relief the afflicted lodges Immediately without the un
winding of any red tape or assessment of the htembershlp. The minute
you take the oath of a Loyal Moose one million members stand ready te
protect the honor of your home, aid you In sickness and distress, give
your children a free vocational training and yourself and wife care In
old age. A correspondence course will soon be available to the member
ship and a period at each meeting devoted to study. Competent Instruct
ors will visit each lodge frequently to better aid the Loyal Moose along
the paths of progress.
The Mooseheart governors are searching Arizona for the best avail
able site for a sanitarium, where all members stricken with the white
plague will be taken and cured. .And the cost of all this Is only $13.00
per year. You cannot afford to overlook the advantage of being one of
a million members in the LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE OF THE WORLD,
an order that now ranks only second among beneficial fraternities, and
in less than two years will be the largest and greatest In the world.
“Get the password, get the rap;”
“Join the Moose and be a PAP!”
• S • •.: ,. s n . j < •
SIBILANTS AND SONG.
$ Combination That Doei Not Producs
Satisfactory Results.
“Writing verses for the printed page
and writing ‘words' to be set to music
and sung,” remarked a gentleman who
has won laurels in both departments
of Industry, "are two very different
matters. You can take liberties In the
flrst case which you cannot In the case
of ‘lyrics,’ as with these you have
to consider the ‘singableness’ of the
words used.
“To avoid sibilants like a pestilence
and to use open vowels such as A and
O wherever possible are the two gold
en rules. English has been called an
unsingable language, and certainly
Italian and French are more liquid
and easier to vocalize in. Open vow
els are very important. Compare, for
Instance, the word ‘thee,’ which is
breathed out between the teeth, with
its plural ‘you,’ which enables the
singer to open the mouth widely. The
relative singableness is upparent at
once.
An excessive use or sibilants pro
duces a ludicrous hissing sound. (Read
the last sentence aloud, and note the
effect.) Nevertheless a well known
dramatist was once careless enough
to give an actor a speech In which he
described ‘Dick sitting still as a stone
and steering the horse splendidly.’ —
London Answers.
BIRDS AND BRAINS.
The Canary Well Supplied, While the
Poor Hen Is Sadly Lacking.
Naturalists have arrived at the con
clusion that the brain in birds is large
in proportion to the body. If it is ad
mitted that Intelligence depends upon
the weight of the brain then the gold
finch must be placed at the top of the
list of birds. The brain weighs one
fourteenth of its whole body.
It must be remembered. However,
that attempts to draw conclusions as
to the intelligence of certain birds from
a comparison of the weight of the
brain with that of the body have been
considered futile.
In man the brain forms from one
twenty-second to one-thirty-third of the
whole body: in the canary, one-four
teentli; the sparrow, one-twenty-fifth;
the chaffinch, one-twenty-seventh; the
redbreast, one-thirty-second; the black
bird. one-sixty-eighth; the duck, one
two-bundred-nnd-tifty-seventh; the ea
gle. one-two-hundred-and-slxtieth; the
goose, one-three-hundred-and-slxtieth;
the domestic hen. one-four-hundred
nnd-twelfth.
By some the preternaturally cunning
raven is supposed to be the most high
ly developed of birds. His courage is
so great that the eagle respects it and
his intelligence prevents him from get
ting into unseen though suspected dan
gers.—London Spectator.
Tho Industrious Chinaman.
Of all oriental workmen the Chinese
are undoubtedly the best, though there
may be some with experience of both
races who may be disposed to give the
palm to the Japanese. A European
who thoroughly understands his busi
ness. and who is able to Impart his
.knowledge and his instructions in a
clear manner to his Chinese subordi
nate, and who moreover is blessed with
a little patience and tact, will find little
difficulty in the management and con
trol of Chinese labor of whatever kind.
Speaking generally, they are good and
conscientious workmen, and many in
deed are very clever fellows. The
quality of the work turned out by a
good Chinese fitter, turner, or machine
man varies little from that of the av
erage good British workman of the
same class, but the latter would beat
him in point of time.—London Express.
The Fly’s Stabilizers.
“On either side of the waist line of
a fly is a stabilizer,” says Dr. Bellesme.
a famous entomologist “This looks
something like a base drum stick.
These are extremely small, not more
than one-fifteenth as long as the fly's
wliigs, and while in flight they may be
moved about much as 6 tight rope
walker uses a long pole for balancing
him sell
“In experimenting with flies these
little stabilizers have been removed.
When released the fly begins bis flight
but without these stabilisers he de
scribes a sort of Semicircle and invari
ably lands on his' back.
“Wasps and bees keep their balance
while In flight by shifting the center
of inflection of the abdomen and lags."
—Exchange.
Get a Skate On.
Go to the Valdez Rink; five-piece
orchestra every Sunday, Tuesday and
Friday. tf
Sweat Bathe.
First-class sweat baths and mas
sage parlors at room 5, Montana, tf
Leather traveling bags at 50c on the
dollar. Plant & Co.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles issued by the Coast and .Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is' given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Friday, November’ 6.
High tide 2:09 a. m., 6.8; 1:14 p.
m.. 9.4. x
Low tide 7:13 a. m., 3.5; 8:22 p.
m., 0.1.
Saturday, November 7.
High tide 2:60 a. m., 6.5; 1:48 p.
m., 9.1.
Low tide 7:47 a. m., 3.8; 9:06 p.
m., 0.8.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
The Consumer’s Company.
The entrance of this company into busi
ness brought down lighting and telephone
rates in Valdez, and its continued exis
tence keeps rates down.
Electric lamps and fixtures for sale at
minimum prices.
Mazda Lamps, 40 watt, 30 cents.
60 watt, 40 cents.
100 watt, 75 cents.
250 watt, $2.00.
WE SELL
Noiseless Electric Pumps
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
rh«M uo DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years in
Office Rooms over VALDEZ
Valdez Drug Co.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST \
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. n»., to 6 i>. m.. 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office on Wall St. next Prospector office
Valdez, Alaska.
New Company’s Phone No. 59
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m.
DR. C. H. VANCE
the osteopath
Graduate American School of
Osteopathy, Kikrsville. Mo.
OFFICE H0URS--9 to 12 m.. 1 to 5 p. m.. or bj
appointment.
TREATMENT $2.50
Office and Residence Court St. PHONE 203
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdez. Alaska
C E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LA VV
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3i VALDEZ
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
[Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Valdez, Alazlca.
Geo. f. white
- The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
■:c l No More, No Lege
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
Valdez I/Odge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday it
jaeta month in McKinley Hall Visitors alwayi
welcome.
A. K. GRIGSBY. W M.
C. C* Reynolds. Sec
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! ' IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
1135 Rooms with bath-50 Sample Rooms
BEST PLACE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commission
S7 it m to 9 a in
Lunch 12 ni to 1 i* m
6 to 7 i> m
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
WE Call You on Time for the boat
if We Handle Your Baggage.
We Buy and Sell Anything from
Dead Crabs to Live Bears.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
ARCADE CAFE
“We Never Close. ”
Private Dining Room.
The Beat of Everythin*. We Bake Oar Own
Bread and Pastry. Bread for Sale.
Jack Callin • - Proprietor
Launch N. & S.
3 If dm Valdes dock lor
SHOUP BAY
and way points Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays until further notice at 10 an.
W. J. CALLAGHAN. Phones 177
It you want all the news all the
time, yead the Prospector.
Are You Busy? We Are!
THE REASON
50 candle power lights, 50 cents per month.
Meter Rates... 2 cents per kilo-watt hour.
TELEPHONES, $1.00 PER MONTH
PRICE OF MAZDA LAMPS
40 watt, each 30 cents 100 watt, each 75 cents
60 watt, each 40 cents 250 watt, each .. $2.00
Alaska Water, light & Telephone