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Killed Shooting (HI Well.
TENINO, Feb. 5.—J. W. Martin,
formerly connected with the Hercules
(|andstone Company here, was killed
ntear Basin, Wyo., by an explosion of
nitro glycerin with which he intend
ed to shoot an oil well. He leaves a
wife and one child.
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too, are used in the manufac
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TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY.
Compiled for Valdez Bay, by T;.e
Prospector:
Tuesday, Feb. 6—
First High Tide 0:24 a. m.. 7.0.
Second High Tide 11:40 a. m., 8.9.
First Low Tide 5:47 a. m., 2.3.
Second Low Tide 6:33 p. m., —0.6.
Wednesday, Feb. 7—
First High Tide 0:50 a. m., 7.4.
Second High Tide 12:25 p. m.. 8.9.
First Low Tide 6:21 a. m., 1.9.
Second Low Tide 7:01 p. m., —0.6.
Thursday, February 8—
First High Tide 1:16 a. m., 7.7.
Second High Tide 12:56 p. m., 8 ?.
First Low Tide 6:54 a. ni., 1.5.
Second Low Tide 7:23 p. m., —0.4.
Friday, February 9—
First High Tide 1:39 a. m., 7.9.
Second High Tide 1:29 p. ni., 8.4
First Low Tide 7:28 a. m., 1 2.
Second Low Tide 7:47 p. ni., —0.1.
Saturday, Fob. 10—
First High Tide 2:05 a. m„ 8.1
Second High Tide 2:03 p. m„ 7.3.
First Low Tide 8:02 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 8:12 p. m., 0.4.
Sjnday. Feb. 11—
First High Tide 2:31 a. m., 8.2.
Second High Tide 2:38 p. m.. 7.3.
First Low Tide 8:39 a. ni., 0.9.
Second Low Tide 8:39 p. m., 0.9.
Monday, Feb. 12 —
First High Tide 3:00 a. m., 8.3.
Second High Tide 3:17 p. m„ C 6
FirsJ Low Tide 9:20 a. m., 0.9
Second Low Tide 9:09 p. ni., 1.4.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 —
First High Tide 3:32 a. m., 8.3.
Second High Tide 4:06 p. m.. 5.8.
First Low Tide 10:08 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 9:43 p. m., 2.1.
Wednesday, Feb. 14—
Fir3t High Tide 4:13 a. m., 8.3.
Second High Tide 5:11 p. m., 5.1.
First Low Tide 11:09 a. m., 1.1.
Second Low Tide 10:26 p. m., 2.7
Thursday, Feb. 15—
First High Tide 5:06 a. m., 8.1.
Second High Tide 6:49 p. m., 4.7.
First Low Tide 12:25 p. m., 1.1.
Second Low Tide 11:29 p. m., 3.3.
I
TRACING A CRIMINAL
The Most Expert Will Leave Some
Mark That Betrays Him.
Successful criminals nearly always
j specialize In tlielr work, and it is <>w
I ing to this fact that detectives in many
leases are able to track them down,
j says tin* Philadelphia I.edger. Not
j only do criminals make a practice of
j committing one particular style of
| crime, but the methods professional
! crooks employ are practically always
| on the same plan.
Oik* burglar, for Instance, will al
! ways enter through the fanlight over
! the front door of a shop, another by
I breaking in nt the buck. Most burglars,
j too. will continually repent a burglary
I in the same neighborhood,
i It Is l»y carefully observing and not
! ing the speclnl systems notorious crooks
J adopt that detectives can often effect
(their arrests. Many a time a burglary
i has occurred and the criminal vanish
| cd. leaving apparently no marks by
! which he could be traced, and police
| officials have been uble to produce him
1 In court within a few days, to the utter
I astonishment of all concerned.
It does not matter how subtle or
careful a criminal may be. he always
leaves some betraying sign behind for
the well informed detective to act upon.
The Moral of the Story.
Professor John Spencer Bassett, au
thor of “A Life of Andrew Jackson,”
in one of his lectures at Smith college,
repeated a well known story in regard
to Stephen A. Douglas, closing with a
moral which aroused peculiar interest.
Douglas, as the narrative runs, was
once sitting in a profound sleep in the
corridor of the capitol when Adeline
Cutts, a Washington belle, passed by.
She did not know the sleeper, but was
struck with compassion on seeing such
a splendidly intellectual face under
such conditions, and, stooping down,
laid her handkerchief over it to pro
tect it from the flies. Douglas on
awakening found the handkerchief,
sought the owner and eventually mar
ried her. There was a pause, and
then the professor added: “Young la
dles, the moral of this story is, have
your pocket handkerchief marked.”
History of the Word “Telegram.”
In the reminiscences of Frederick
Seward, son of William H. Seward, he
tells of the day in the office of the
Albany Evening Journal, edited by
Thurlow Weed, the political Warwick
of his time, when the word “telegram”
was first used in that paper. Indeed,
it Is intimated that the word was
there coined by one E. P. Smith and
soon taken up and used generally in
England as well as in the United
States. To pronounce on the validity
of this claim, who is competent? But
It is always interesting to get a side
light on the paternity of a word.
Chrtetlan Science Monitor.
His 8urprlse.
“Learn to cook, darling, and I’ll give
you a surprise.’’ said a tightwad to his
wife.
She took a six months’ cooking coone
and then brought home her diploma
proudly. She could now cook like an
angel \
“Bring on my surprise,’’ she said.
“This is It.” said her husband, smil
ing, and be rang for the cook and dl»
charged her then and there.
Pete Jackson will leave on the
Pathfinder tomorrow for his home
at Ellamar.
Steamship Sailings
{Admiral Watson—Sailed north from
Seattle Feb. 3.
Mariposa—Sailed south from Valdez.
January 28.
Victoria—Sailed north from Seattle
Jan. 24. with freight only.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez,
January 20.
Admiral Evans—Sailed west fiom
Valdez. Feb. 3.
•Northwestern—Ordered into quaran
tine at Port Townsend.
Alaska—Sailed for Seattle from Val
dez Feb. 5.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
I Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:8 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the secoud and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Dally Weather Report.
Feb. 6. 1917, 7:00 a. ni.
Barometric pressure .29.839
Temperature ...27
Maximum temperature ..36
Minimum temperature .22
Mean temperature.29
Snow on ground ..29 in.
partly cloudy.
Feb. 7. 1917, 7:00 p. m.
Barometric pressure .29.466
Temperature .33
Maximum temoerature .33
Minimum temperature 27
Mean temperature .25
Snow on ground .2S in.
Precipitation .01
Cloudy, light rain.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
I'. S. Signal Corps Kejsort.
Valdez, Feb. 7. 1917.
Fairbanks—12 above; 15 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm.
Snlchu—32 above; IS inches snow;
cloudy, light south wind, trail good;
N. C. team north 9 a. m. yesterday.
Little Delta—Mail, 5 passengers
and Brogan south 11 a. m. yesterday
Richardson—2S above, 7 inches of
snow; cloudy, high wind, trail good. I
McCarty—22 abov». S inches snow;
cloudy, high wind; trail fair.
Donnelly—58 above: 25 inches of
snow; cloudy, light south wind; trail
soft; north mail by 9:20 a. m. yes
terday.
McCallum—17 above; snow 55 in.;
cloudy, calm, trail fair; stage south
1 p. m. yesterday.
Paxson—20 above. 20 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair; north!
stage 2 passengers; south stage 4 pas
sengers out G a. m.
Hogan—23 above; 27 inches sno .v ;
clear, calm, trail fair.
Sourdough—One Road Commission
team south.
Gulltana—20 anove; snow i in.:
cloudy, calm, trail good. Valdez
Creek outfit south 7 a. ni.
Copper Center—20 above; snow 7
inches; cloudy, calm, trail good; mail
south bound 3 passengers, 6 a. in.;
Mauzey south 7 a. m.; Charles south
7:30 a. m.; stage northbound, 1 pas
senger 6 a. m.; two Road Commission j
teams north 7 a. m.; 1 N. C. team
north 7 a. m.; Harry Warren's team
north 7 a. m.
Tonsina—25 above; 18 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair; Hug
gins to Chitina 8 a. m.
Telkhell—24 above; cloudy, calm,
snow 25 inches; trail soft; Davis and
Arrowsmith leaving south with mail
8:30 a. m.
Beaver Dam—34 above; snow 34
inches; raining; trail soft.
Thompson Pass—32 above; 68 in.
of snow; raining, trail heavy and
drifted; one musher and C. Whalen
will leave south 9:30 if weather per
mits.
Wortman—36 above, 28 inches of
snow; raining; calm, trail heavy and
drifted.
WANTED: — Mill man’s job as a
foreman: excellent references from
San Francisco Mint, and Seattle, Val
dez and Seward assayers. Expert
amalgamator on copper and silver
plates. Inquire at Prospector. tf
—
Mobilise Notv.
The rapid growth of sentiment in
the past few years is adding the
"conserving of life and improving of
health” to the business of life insur
ance as well as paying death claims.
Why not mobilize for physical pre
paredness, instead of standing idly by
end trusting to luck for everything to
come out right? Secure the two-fold
satisfaction of knowing that you -ire
physical fit, and privileged to carry a
policy in an old type company.
See us about raifgitlng and becon -
ing a policy-hold!*; In the Equitable.
2t ........ AWtSKA IXV. CO. .:
J. L. Steele, who is opening up the
Standard Copper mines at Laudlock
bay, returned from a visit to the
property last eveniug.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF AtASKA
ANO POST OFFICE SAVIN6S BANK.
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Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
For Sale.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog, 15 mos.
jold, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
idez $76.00. Address. Box 232,
Douglas, Alaska. k3-l-17
FOR RENT—Good cabins, $6.00
and up. Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meala. lira. 11.
Rucker. Phone 1S1. tf
Enlarging and copying photos and
views at Jenners the Photographer, tf
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1917
Practically a Dally at the Price
of a Weekly. No Other Newspa
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at so low a price.
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half-way into
its third year, and whether peace be
at hand or afar off the events to fol
low will be world shaking.
The Prospector Publishing Company
offers the Thrice a Week World, The
Daily Prospector and The Weekly
Miner, one year for only $13.00 cash
in advance. You get 156 copies of
the World, 313 copies of the Prospec
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price. Can you afford to be without
them.
The Thrice-a-Week World,
The Dally Prospector.
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The Prospector and the Weekly
Miner are the only papers published
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specialty of Territorial News in con
densed form. The World Is too well
known to our readers to dilate upon
its field of usefulness.
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A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
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Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
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Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
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We have all outside rooms, well
lighted, and well ventilated at the
St. Elias. -f
Rexall stand for par excellence, not
alone in drugs, but every article sold
under the name. The Owl Drug
Store. t*
Rexall Drugs! Absolutely pure. OwT
Drug Store.
Valentines, three for five cents ar.d
upward, at the Emporium. tf
Valdez Miner, 93.00 per year.
Anything In nugget and Ivory Jew
elry at Valdes Drug Co.
Why not a VICTROLA? We hare
them from $15 up. Valdez Drug
Co. tt
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. tf