STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ. ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will lake 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 j S. BLUM A CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS I B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cb«s. Fischer, Proj.r.
Read’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
YOUR OWN
MEASUREMENTS
are what will determine the
tit of the suit. Your clothing
must be made for you if it is
to fit you all over. It takes
only a single trial to prove
this. Order us to make you a
suit and you’ll then know
what really perfect fitting
clothes are.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed | I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66-1 I Routrh Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 35
CLASS BUYS LIBERTY BONDS
AS ANNUAL GIFT TO, U. OF C.
The senior class of the University
of Chicago has evolved a method of
making two gifts grow on the stem of
one, to say nohing of receiving a
double equipment of thanks from the
alma mater.
In the past each senior class has
presented the university with some
thing large and heavy, in the way of
a stone bench, a drinking fountain
or an iron campus lamp.
But the class of 1917 has just de
cided on Liberty Bonds, with the
mental reservation of transferring
them into another gift after the war.
Two hundred and fifty dollars’ worth
of bonds are to be presented.
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Velvet
. isn’t ** the
~:st smoothest
^mciqng tobacco smoking to
. bacco” just be
cause we call it so,
TJOME wasn't It is the smoothest
built in a smoking tobacco be
day, neither was cause of its two years*
“ct±Li.nwood
takes mo* than en hogsheads.
two years to But don't take our word
build a tin of for it. Try VELVET
Velvet.^ and take your own.
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FIND YOUR COURSE.
Traad tha Road Laading to tha Oaal
“0 Lifa Wall Livad.”
There ia only one best conduct of
life for you. and that is the one that
to best for .von. Those who wander
aimlessly in quest of the single rigbi
formula for existence grope In a maze
through which they must thread their
way endlessly in search of the center
which does not exist.
There is no one recipe which will
serve for all mankind. Each must
learn not bis neighbor's but bis own
best way of living. To one it may be
the routine task, ttie daily round, to
curb the wandering will and bring con
tent. To another it may lie the forti
tude to es a|w the sheltering care of
habit or the lass.fude of sloth. To one
it si >uld be the abandonment of phi
losopbv or introspection to rub elbows
with his fellow men: to another, the
willingness to let the soul awaken and
breathe amid the sky rimmed prarie
and under the deathless stars: to one.
tieartbstone and slippers; to another,
tlie seven seas, the aurora borealis and
the Southern Cross: to one. society:
to another, solitude: to one. the quiet
which stills the passions; to another,
the eternal restlessness which brings
achievement.
The best rounded life contains some
thin* of each and all. There are bat
twj ,»t.»udes to avoid—tbe level line
of \.*r "esistanee and tbe rigidity of
gel* '♦s.-ust which denies every Im
pul .simply because it is impulse.
Somewhere between the two lies your
course. Many are the thickets to be
hewed down, many tbe crags to be
scaled. But beyond stands tbe Inn in
the Clearing, where faithful travelers
may And tbe refreshment, tbe rest and
tbe kindly words of welcome which
form the goal and reward of life well
lived.—Collier’s Weekly.
UNIQUE AMONG ANIMALS.
Raccoons Havo a Curious Habit of
Washing Thoir Food.
Few American wild animals are more
widely known or excite more popular
interest than tbe raccoon, which occu
pies most of tbe wooded parts of North
America from tbe southern border of
Canada to Panama, with the exception
of the higher mountain ranges.
Its diet is extraordinarily varied and
includes fresh water clams, crawfish,
frogs, turtles, birds and their eggs,
poultry, nuts, fruits and green corn.
When near water raccoons have a curi
ous and unique habit of washing their
food before eating it. Their foudness
for green corn leads them into frequent
danger, for when bottom land corn
tempts them away from their usual
haunts raccoon bunting with dogs at
night becomes an especially favored
sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily
intelligent animals and make interest
ing and amusing pets.
They began to figure in our frontier
literature at an early date. Coon
skin caps, with the ringed tails bang
ing like plumes, made the favorite
headgear of many pioneer hunters, and
coonskins were recognized articles of
barter at country 6tores. Now that
the increasing occupation of the coun
try is crowding out more and more of
our wild life it 1b a pleasure to note
the persistence with which these char
acteristic and interesting animals con
tinue to bold their own in so much of
their original range.—National Geo
graphic Magazine.
Learn te Be Thrifty.
Thriftlessness seldom if ever 1b able
to seize and detain opportunity or to
drive advantageous bargains.
What men call luck generally is a
combination of foresight, industry. j
pluck and thrift in the lucky man.
To save is to have, to own is to pos
sess power. Property speaks loudly
and largely sways the commonwealth.
The thrifty contribute most to the wel
fare of the state.
The purchaser on credit pays not
only for the property, but for the time
It takes to complete the purchase. It
seldom is the thrifty way to finance
deals. The extra expenditure is equiv
alent to the loss of so much Interest on
one’s principal.
A Bird Joker.
A most surprising Australian bird Is
tbe kookooburra, or laughing jackass.
All at once in the quiet buBb come loud
peals of uproarious, mocking Isurhter.
One Is not inclined to join In the mer
riment—it all seems as foolish and
weird as if an idiot boy were disturb
ing a congregation in church. Wbee
tbe source of tbe laughter is located it
turns out to be a silly looking bird,
with clumsy, square body and open
mouth, sitting unconcernedly on a
stump. — National Geographic Maga
slne.
Getting Bald.
“Mr. Sorrell proposed to me, mother.”
"And you accepted him, I hope.’’
“No. mother. I could never love a
man with red hair.”
“But, my dear girl, you should con
sider the fact that be has very little
of It”—Chicago Herald.
Hia Color.
Little Ben (to gentleman caller)—
You aren't black, are you? Mr. Moo
ney-Black, child? Why. no! I should
hope not! What made you ihink^ 1
was? Little Ben—Oh, nothing! Only
pa said you were awfully niggardly.—
London Telegraph.
Hard Lines.
“In financial trouble? What Is it?"
“Oh. I promised to pay Brown $10
today, and I've got it. and he knows
I’ve got it. and he knows 1 know he
knows I've got it.”—Puck.
Friends may be affronted In fun and j
lest in sober earnest.
STEAMER SAILINGS
Admiral Evans—Sailed west from
Valdez June 11.
Admiral Watson—Sailed South from
Valdez June 11.
Northwestern—Sailed from Valdez
for Seattle June 7.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed from Se
attle June 12, for Valdez and way
ports.
S. S. Mariposa—Sailed for Valdez on
the morning of the 13tli.
Str. Alaska—Sailed for th“ west
ward from Valdez June 14.
TIDE TABLES FOR JUNE
Friday, June 15—
First high tide 9:39 a. in., 6.4.
Second high tide 9:05 p. m., 9.6.
First low tide 3:17 a. m., 0.4.
Second low tide 2:37 p. m.. 2.7.
Saturday, June 16—
First high tide 10:31 a. m., 6.6.
Second high tide 9:52 p. m., 9.8.
First low tide 4:12 a. m., —0.3.
Second low tide 3:32 p. m., 2.9.
Sunday, June 17—
First high tide 11:25 p. m., 6.2.
Second high tide 10:17 p. m., 10.0.
First low tide 6:00 a. m., —0.7.
Second low tide 4:23 p. m., 3.0.
Kliminating Hyprocisy From War
There is an accepted euphemism to
the effect that it is beautiful to die for
one’s country. The death of an able
bodied man might, in circumstances,
be beautiful and it might be necessary
but it is more important that the able
bodied man, in war, kill an enemy of
his country than that he die himself.
We are not going out to die, but to
kill. Dying for the country may be
a beautiful thing, but a more practic
al thing is to kill. Let the other fel
low do the dying. He may have the
beauy of it for whatever it is. Pro
patria, kill some one else. It is a
dead loss to die for your country. It
is a clear gain to make the enemy
die.
Remember your friends by sending
them a Panoramic View, a new lot
just received. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Ice—Ice—Ice
Delivered to all parts of the town,
lc. per pound. Love-Whitley Co. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. • tf
A select line of girl’s middies and
skirts and children’s white summer
hats at Mrs. P. Capris’. tf
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Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
Try a high frequency violet ray
treatment for that tired feeling, at
the Vanity Shop. tf
LOST—On Hobart St. between
church and my home a purse contain
ing a number of copper coins and
one silver coin of value to me. Also
two pass keys not in purse. Reward.
Leave at Dougherty’s store.
E. Y, TAYLOR
A full and complete line o* Cigars,
Cigarettes, Smoking Tobacco and
Pipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf
OLD PAPERS—Just the thing to
place under carpets, ten cents per
bundle of 100 at this office.
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything m nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Rates 75c and Up
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING. Prsp.
LAUNCH
PATHFINDER
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
Sailing weekly out of Valdez
will deliver passengers, mall, ex
press and fast freight at any
point on Prince William Sound.
RATES REASONABLE
Periodical service by agree
ment to outlying camps a so
cially.
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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1_ A remedy lor iDfectiooa
D of the o r i D a r y tract.
•>. Paioleae, Doo-poiaoDoua
IJ and will Dot atricture.
Eelievee Id 1 to 6 dare.
•old nliBiiMim.
Parcel Poet il deal red — Price tl, or 3 bottlea *2.73.
MB EVANS CHEMICAL C<J.. CINCINNATI. U
WHEN A FIRE STARTS
the firemen's best effor‘s ere
given to putting it out as
quickly as possible. He aims
to save as much as he can. But
once a fire starts, damage end
loss commence. The only way
to offset that loss is to he well
insured. Our policies cover
all losses from the very min
ute the damage by flames, wa
ter or smoke commences.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
rsr TONY’S PLACES11
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRS’! CLASS Manager.
i ALASKA
I STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle—
June 2—S. S. Alameda
June 7—S. S. Alaska
June 13—S. S. Mariposa
June 19—S. S. Northwestern
June 25—S. S. Alameda
Valdez to Seattle—
May 31—S. S. Mariposa
June S—S. S. Northwestern
June 12—S. S. Alameda
June 19—S. S. Alaska
June 25—S. S. Mariposa
call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Ska way, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Lis
cum, Valdez, Latouche, Seward aid Anchorage,
Except—S. S. Northwestern and S. S. Alameda do not call at Skag
way Southbound.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, 9heep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY, Gca’I Ageat VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Ageat
Pacific Steamship Co.
( ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
hYciin Seattle 10 a. m.
June 4—S. S. Admiral Evans
June 12—S. S. Adm. Farragut
June 20—S. S. Admiral Watson
June 28—S. S. Admiral Evans
July 6—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Valdez to Seattle—
June 10—S. 3. Admiral Watson
June 16—S. S. Admiral Evans
June 24—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 2.—S. S. Admiral Watson
July 11—S. S. Admiral Evans
s. s. Admiral Watson due Valdez June J and tj, s>. Admiral
Evans July 4 call at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
. lais Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY' BEST
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Phone t VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Xiglit McKinley Street, Below Cable Olgc*
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
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