An Appreciation With An Apology
The business done by this sftore yesterday proved one thing at least—
that Valdez is still a live commercial center. The volume of Monday’s
trade was the heaviest for some very considerable time. For this we ex
press our appreciation, with this however is an apology that the service
was not up to standard. For today and tomorrow additional facilities
have been provided and we trust those who were delayed will pardon us
in this instance. _
The Sale Continues Without A Let up
Like the oldrlady who cleaned out her attic, we didn’t know that we had so much
merchandise. we’V housecleaning, come share in the bargains.-.they’re to be found in
every department-yard goods, men’s furnishings, groceries and hardware. The savings
are genuine and substantial. All we ask is your inspection.
The Glassware Is Selling At Half Price
Cocktail glasses, regu
lar $2.50 doz., sale price
doz.$1 25
Cocktail glasses regu
lar $5.75 doz., sale price
doz.$2.90
Wine glasses, regular
$7.00 doz.* sale pnice
doz.$3.50
Claret glasses, regular
$3.00 doz., sale price
doz.$1.50
Hot toddy glasses, reg
ular $1.75 doz., sale
price doz.90c
Champagne glasses
regular $7.00 doz., sale
price, doz.$3.50
Wine glasses, regular
$4.25 do/.., sale price
doz.$2.15
Sherry glasses, regular
$4.25 do/,., sale price
do/..$2.15
Burgandy glasses, reg
ular $4.80 doz., sale
price doz.$2.40
Cordial glasses, regular
$2.25 doz., sale price
doz.$1.15
Hot toddy holders, reg
ular $1.75 doz., sale
price doz.90c
Whiskey glasses, regu
lar $2.00 doz., sale price,
doz.$1.00
Wliiskey glasses, regu
lar $1.00 doz., sale price
doz.50c
12 oz. octagon beers,
regular $2.00 doz., sale
price doz.$1.00
10 oz. octagon beers,
regular $1.75 doz., sale
price doz.90c
10 oz. stem glasses, reg
ular $1.00 doz., sale
price doz.50c
In the Men’s Furnishing Department splendid values are to be found in underwear, shirts,
hosiery, etc., while in Women’s Furnishings, accessories as neckwear, veilings, house dresses,
hosiery, etc., are being rapidly cleaned out. ___
BEETS.
Table beets. Del
monte brand, 1 lb. 3 oz.
cans, worth regular 25c,
sale 20c.
SYRUP.
Toboggan maple syr
up, a line breakfast syr
up, regular $1.75, sale
$1.35.
SOAP.
Wonder Savon,a qual
ity laundry soap, 12 oz.
bars, regular 5c a bar.
Sale price, 7 for 25c.
*
V. C. BEANS.
Van Camp’s pork and
beans, No. 1 size, regu
lar $1.35 dozen, sale
price $1.10.
Women’s Shoes
Women’s Shoes in
Dougherty Fithian,
American Lady and
S. & K. makes, prac
tically all sizes, a
variety of styles,
values to $5.00, sale
price a pair $2.50.
Attention Smokers and Cltewers
Climax thick plug chewing, regular 50c; sale
price 35c. .
Spear Head thick plug, regular 50c; sale price
35c.
HORSESHOE thick plug, regular 50c; sale price
35c
BULL DURHAM smoking, 1 oz., regular 5c; sale
price three for 10c.
DIXIE QUEEN smoking tobacco, regular 35c; sale
price 25c.
BIG PIPE SALE.
French briars in all sizes and shapes, worth reg
ular 50c, 60c and75c, sale price 25c.
Men’s Shoes
Men’s Dress Shoes
in all sizes and va
riety of shapes, about
one hundred and fif
ty pair left, values
to $7.00, sale price
a pair $3.00.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Securitu and Service
we solicit your account
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
•
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell, Douglas*
Cordova. EUamar. Valdez and Datouehe. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th>
S S Latouohe, 15th; S S Cordova, 25th of each month—Right reserved to. change this
schedule without nottoe. .
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdes Dock Co, Local Agt.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Go.
PUGET SOUND
California
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at lO A. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer failing 15th calls Iliamna and Kadiak—All sailings call at Knik Anchorage
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco ovary Wednesday and Sunday connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for SouthernCalifornia.
aleht reserved to Change schedule without notloe
RICHARD J. RIN6W00D, Mgr., Seattle. VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agt. j
Notice of Special Meeting of the
Stockholders of the Valdez Electric
Company.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting of the stockholders ot
the Valdez Electric Company, will be
held at the offices of the company,
in ‘he town of Valdez, Alaska, on
Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915,
at the hour of 2 o’clock, in the after
noon of said day, for the purpose of
considering the question of increasing
the capital stock of said company,
from its present capitalization, name
ly twenty-five thousand dollars, di
vided into twenty-five hundred shares
of the par value of ten dollars each,
to the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars, which shall be divided into
one hundred thousand snares of.the
par value of one dollar each. Also
authorizing the company to amend its
articles of incorporation, so that lts
indebtedness may be Increased to a<
sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol
lars, with full power to issue bonds
in payment of all of its indebted
ness, and to mortgage or otherwise
hypothecate its property or any part
thereof, for the purpose of securing
such indebtedness. Also authorising
the company to amend its articles of
incorporation, so that it may acquire
by purchase or otherwise water rights,v
water power, and the lands incident
al thereto, and that it may reduce the
number of its directors from seven
to three.
And you are hereby notified to be
present at said meeting either in per
son, or by your regularly authorized
proxy or attorney in f^ct for the pur
pose of considering said questions.
This notice—is hereby, served on
you by publication thereof, in the
Valdez Daily Prospector, a newspaper
published at Valdez, Alaska, which
is the principal place of business of
said company. Said notice will be
published in said newspaper for eight
consecutive weeks, beginning with the
issue of February 24th, 1916, and end
ing with the issue of April 21st, 1916.
Witness our hands as directors of
said company, this 23rd day of Feb
ruary, 1916.
F. M. BOYLE,
E. E. RITCHIE,
W. M. FINICAL,
GEO. J. LOVE,
Director*.
* LURING A LANCEHEAD.
P^enc* of Mind In Dealing With a
Deadly Serpent.
In n French pnper Is told n curious
serpent story, the scene of which wns
the Island of Martinique and the dram
atis personae Sergeant I.egrnnd and
Private Durand and the snake a dead
ly lancehead.
The soldier had been punished witli
a night in the cells for some trivial of
fense, but as the night was very hot
the sergeant had left the door open
In the morning at 5 o'clock I.egrnnd
went to wake his prisoner and. to his
horror, beheld a lancehead snake coil
ed up and fast asleep on the man's
breast.
The sergeant did not lose his pres
ence of mind. lie stole noiselessly
away, ran to the guard room and, fol
lowed by all the men on duty, return
ed to the cell with a bowl of milk and
a tin whistle. Placing the bowl of milk
at the entrance to the cell, the ser
geant began to play the "Blue Dan
ube.” It is needless to remark that
the weakness of the lancehead is milk
and music. The serpent, which was a
six foot specimen, awoke, glided from
the soldier's body toward the bowl,
but it had no sooner buried its head
in its beloved drink than ten cudgels
descended on' it with terrilie force,
killing it outright.
The soldier, Durand, who was in a
swoon, was taken to hospital, where
he lay for many days on the verge of
madness. He Anally recovered and re
lated his horrible experience—how lie
had awoke in the middle of the night
as tlie serpent was coiling itself on his
bare breast and how he had lain there
in an agony for hours, -not daring to
move a muscle.
HUNTING THE CHINCHILLA.
Andean Natives Use Trained Dogs or
a Sort of Weasel.
High up on tlie eastern slops of the
Andes, in sections of Peru, Bolivia and
Chile, the chinchilla has its habitat.
Living at an elevation from 8,000 to
12,000 feet above the level or the sea.
its chilly home is responsible for its
thick, warm coat and also largely for
the exorbitant price it brings. Such
coats are hard to get nud not plentiful,
therefore they are wanted.
“it is a hopping rodent mammal,'’
writes W. A. Reid of tlie chinchilla in
the Bulletin of tlie Pan-American Un
ion, ’‘somewhat resembling our com
mon squirrel, and when standing upon
its hihd legs, as it does when eating,
tlie similarity is even more noticeable.
Ordinarily tlie body of the animal is
about ten inches in length, exclusive
of tlie tail. It is covered with a gray
fur. soft and silky, which on the sides
is about an Inch long.
“Chinchillas burrow in the ground
and live together in villages, like our
prairie dogs. Tlie natives of the An
dean regions hunt them with trained
dogs or with grisons. What is a gri
sou? The South American cousin to
our weasel and just about as cunning,
and he easily slips into the rocky crev
ices, where the chinchilla seeks to hide,
and captures it
“Since the fur of the chinchilla was
first introduced into Europe during the
earlier part of the nineteenth century
the price of the skins has soared until
a lady’s muff and collar of only me
dium size made of this material com
mand a price of $.100 or more.’'
Printing Office Dialogues.
There must be some amusing con
versations in a newspaper composing
room, according to a young man who
works in a printing oliice and who de
clares that dialogues like the follow
ing are of frequent occurrence:
Foreman of the Oliice—Brown, what
are you doing now?
Compositor—I'm finishing "Setting a
House on Fire;” most done.
Foreman-What's Julies about?
Compositor—He’s finishing that “Aw
ful Murder.”
Foreman—Tell him to hurry it up
and take hold of this “Runaway
Horse.” Morse, what have you on
hand?
Morse—“Solid Meu of'jBoston.”
Foreman—Well, be sure and put
them in small cups and then get busy
with “A Warm Winter.”—Youth’s Com
panion. _
Pleasant Old Cuitoms.
Hospital patients of today are bet
ter off than their ancestors of “the
good old times.’' Mr. Wheatley in bis
book on. “London” quotes from a. Scot
tish act of parliament of. 138(1 to the
effect that “gif ony man brings to the
market corrupt swine or salmond to
be sauld, they sail be taken by the
builUe. and incontinent,. without ony
question, sail be sent to the leper
folks,” and If there be no lepers then
only ‘‘sail they, be destroyed utterlie.’
The same pleasant custom obtained In
Oxford In the fifteenth century, where
all putrid meat and fish was by stat
ute seut to St. John’s hospltnl.
A New One For Him.
"The climate here Is salubrious, Isn't
It?” remarked the tourist.
“Say. friend,” replied the native,
“jest write that there word down fur
me, will yer? I git tired o’ swearln'
at this climate In the same old way
That’s a new one.”—Philadelphia Press
Noblesse Oblige.
Her Father—You are wealthy enough
and have n good reputation, but Is
your family equal to mine? Her
Suitor—Well, we’ve had eight genera
tlons of goutl—Philadelphia Lodger.
Put Her Out.
Hs—1 know an exceedingly fastidi
ous man who epugbt his wife pmoklug
and put her out nt once. She—'The
brute! He-Not at all—sbe waa on
fire! *
HUMAN PERSONALITY.
A Product Not of Brain or Heart, but
of the Norvoue System.
To Gulen is ascribed the belief that
the brain was the seat of the rational
soul, the heart the location of courage
and fear, and the liver that of love.
This distribution of the element of per
sonality over the physical body finds
its expression in the common speech of
today, particularly in relation to the
heart, which is widely accepted by the
popular mind as the source of the more
tender emotions.
It was chiefly through the anatomists
gnd physiologists of the early renais
sance that the modern movement,
which lias tended to limit personality
to llie liortous system, was seriously
begun, a movement which, with the in
crease of knowledge, has gained sup
port to such an extent that it can now
be maintained beyond any reasonable
doubt.
Human personality is in no true sense
the outcome of the 11011-nervniis organs,
such as the digestive or the circulatory
organs, but is the direct product of the
nervous system. This system, to he
sure, is embedded among the other or
gans of the body, and the environment
thus provided influences profoundly ils
condition and action, but acuteness or
dullness of sense, quickness or slowness
of action, temperamental traits, such
as a gloomy or bright disposition, in
capacity, shiftlessness, honesty, thrifti
ness or sweetness, are all, strictly
speaking, functions of the nervous or
gans,
Although only the higher animals
can be said to possess personality in
this sense, traces of it occur in the
lower forms, and its evolution is in
dissolubly connected with that of the
nervous system.—Professor G. H. Par
ker in Popular Science Monthly.
ORIGIN OF THE PEARL
The Ancients Thought It Was a Drop
of Dew From Heaven.
No record exists or even tradition as
to tlie discovery of the first pearl. The
mystery of its origin lias doubtless con
tributed in no small degree to render it
the prime favorite that it lias ever been
in tile eyes of the orientals.
From time immemorial the nations
of antiquity have used the pearl to
decorate their persons and adorn their
temples and we liud many curious be
liefs existing as to its origin. The one
most prevalent in Pliny's time was
that pearls were formed from the dews
of heaven, falling into the open shells
at breeding-time, and it was in allusion
to this pretty conceit that a noble Vene
tian lady named Corraro had n gold
medal struck (bearing the date 1(120*
on tlie reverse side of which is an open
shell receiving the drops of dew from
heaven which form into peurls ns they
fall. Tlie motto was “Itore diviuo"
(by the divine dew).
In these more practical hut less poetic
days the generally accepted theory Is
that some foreign substance, possibly
even a grain of sand, having by acci
dent entered the shell of the oyster, a
certain amount of irritation Is induced
which causes the exudation of a pearly
secretion (known as nacre), anti this
effectually covers up the intruder, and
also that witli the growth of the oyster
tlie pearl increa-cs in size.
The pearl, unlike all other gems, re
quires no assistance from man to en
bailee its value, or from art to add one
iota to its perfect loveliness.—National
Magazine.
Mourning Smokes.
Speaking of the old “church wanVn"
or “yard of clay” pipes, it may not la
known that in the remoter country
districts of Lancashire I he “church
warden” figures prominently at fu
nerals. On the return of the mourners
to the late home of the deceased a box
of “long clays" is unsealed and the
pipes handed to the male members of
the company, who. ringed before the
tire, indulge In the memories of old
days called forth by the occasion. The
circle of long clay pipes, with the cir
cling clouds of smoke, harmonize well
with the solemn suits of black and Un
subdued dignity of the company. At
breaking up the pipes are snapped in
significance that the occasion for their
use is ended.—London Chronicle.
Couldn’t Help It.
A little girl had just been dressed in
clean clothes and went out to play. In
a short time she came back covered
with dirt. Her mother was much put
out and asked her how she came to be
so dirty.
“Well, mother,” she said, "isn’t I
made of dirt?”
“Yes, dear. But what has that to do
with it?”
“Well, you know, mother. It will keep
working out.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
Most Active Volcano In th# World.
The most active volcano in the world
is Bogoslof, which is situnted forty
miles beyond the Aleutian islands, In
Bering sea. It is a continuous per
former, and It is said it will make and
destroy a mountain chain while you
wait.—Detroit Free Press.
Wanted Full Credit.
Magistrate—The evidence shows that
you threw a kettle at your husband.
Culprit—It shows more than that, yer
honor. It shows that I ’it ’im!—Lou
don Opinion.
Three Kinds.
Professor at. Agricultural School—
What kinds of farming are there? New
Student—Extensive, intensive and pre
tensive^rlpdiannpolls Star.
The . great successes of the world
have been affairs of a second, A third
say. a fiftieth—trial.—John, Mptiey.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries recen ed
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
.
and nuts.
AWAKE
and on the job-—day or night—-buy
and sell anything.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
Chas. Perry
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1155Rooms witii baHr 50 Sample Rooms
The Prospector office for job work.
Summons By Publication
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
J. L. Reed, plaintiff, vs. Eri Thomp
son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.—
No. S lit. Summons by Publication.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting: To Eri Thomp
son, the above named defendant: You
are hereby summoned to appear in
the District Court, for tlie Territory
of Alaska, in the Third Division, at
Valdez, within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of this
summons against you, to-wit: within
thirty days after the 19th day of Ap
ril, 1915. and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, liled in
the clerk's office of the above entitled
court; and unless you so appearand
answer or otherwise plead, the plain
tiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complain*,
to-wit: a decree subjecting to the
(lien of certain judgments duly docket
ed in the above entitled court, in fa
vor of the plaintiff and the said de
fendant Eri Thompson, on the Battle
Ax placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or
dering that the same be sold to satis
fy said judgments.
» This summons is served on you by
publication thereof, pursuant to an
order duly made and entered by the
above entitled court, on the 8th day
of March, 1915, which publication was
directed to bo made once a week for
six consecutive weeks.
Witness the Honorable Fred. M.
Brown, judge of said Court, this Sth
i dav of March. 1915.
| (.Seal) ARTHUR I.ANG.
Clerk of the District Court.
By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
Date of first publication March S,
1915.
Date of last publication April 19.
1915.
Notice of Election.
.Notice is hereby given that ;i Cen
| oral Municipal Election will bo held
in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, on
the sixth day of April, 1915, for the
purpose of electing seven members of
the Common Council, who shall hold
office for the term of one year, and
until their successors are elected and
qualified; also one member of the
Valdez School Hoard who shall serve
as a director for a term of three
years and until his successor is elect
ed and qualified.
The Town Hall has been designat
ed as the polling place for said elec
tion.
Said election shall commence at 9
o’clock a. m. and shall continue un
til 7 o’clock p. m. of the same day,
without closing the polls.
R. E. ASHBY,
' Town Clerk.
Publications March 8, 15, 22, 29.
Some': :ly
With Money
always has been found to
“b'aclT’ a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good
mining prospect-other
wise a good many of to
day’s successful business
enterprises would still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
w;iih the idea, th£ man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPEOTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
Imported Japanese nasuots at Val
des Drug Co. tf