r - Announcement
We have secured the agency for the
Quality Tailoring Co. of N. Y, Inc.
(Connected with the Alfred Benjamin-Washington Co.)
Correct Clothes,
and we are now in a position to take
your measure for “Made to Order
clothes; from Twenty-five dollars up.
Spring Samples now ready.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
V
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
dentist
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
<\uoe rooms over Owl Drutt store. Office hours
9 aNSrto e p.jn.. 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company's Phone No. 159
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and7 to 9p. m.
DONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 84 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices In Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdes. Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer end’
U. S. Deputy Lend end
Mineral Surveyor
Blue-^fating Valdez, Alaska,
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
F. M rARTEit. IWdast^
«***• McCALLUM^Sesrstonr,
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - * Proprietor.
LOCAL VALDEZ
Socialist fart) of Alaska
Meets every Saturday at 8 p. m.
Next door to Senate Saloon.
Everybody Welcome.
Protection From Militant!.
Tourist (in London)—It certainly
took a bunch o’ bobbies to arrest that
silk hatted guy! What did be do?
Cabby—’E’s a Imminent statesman
goin' to luncheon.—Philadelphia Press
Prescriptions carerully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
THE READING TABLE I
There is no light that in kco night
reading so easy as does Electricity, f' n
Electric portable is a source ofpleasuro
in every home—as well as a means of
health. The entire body suffers if the
eyes become affected. Reading in im
proper light is one of tho worst tilings
for the eyes. Get an Eiectrio Portable
and read in comfort and peace.
Alaska Water, Light Telephone & Company
WINDS THAT WHISTLE.
The Sounds Come Only When the Air
Waves Meet Resistance.
Did you ever notice that although
you may feel the force of the wind
wnen yon are out In It, you do not hear
it whistle unless you are close to a
building? This Is because the sound Is
produced according to the same prin
ciples as apply to the production of the
tones of a pipe organ or any Instru
ment on which the tones are produced
by blowing.
In order to make the whistling
sounds we bear from the wind it is
necessary for it to blow against some
:blng. That is why we hear It when we
ire In the house or some other building.
The whistling Is caused by the wind
blowing past the sharp edge of some
obstacle in its path or finding its way
through small openings offering some
sharp edged resistance.
If yoy blow through a long tube or
pipe you will produce no sound, but if
there is an opening with a sharp edge
near the end where you blow the blow
lug will cause a distinct sound. It is on
ihls principle that all small whistles,
nrgan pipes and wind Instruments of
im orchestra are made.
Another way in which the wind pro
duces sounds is by blowing agalust ob
jects which vibrate. A curious In
stance of this is the bumming volume
of sound produced by the wind blow
ing through a group of telegraph wires
mid which may be noted, even when
there is not a great force of wind, by
placing the ear against a telegraph pole.
—Boston BeraUL
THE “FORLORN HOPE”
Real Meaning of a Misused Term In the
Vocabulary of War.
In the tales of every war one Dears
a great deal about "forlorn hopes."
The term Is one of the most misused In
the vocabulary of war. It Is common
ly understood to mean a desperate ven
ture. It really means "lost troop”—
that is. “detached troop.”
The word “hope” In tbe phrase Is not
un English hut a Dutch word, “hoop"
meaning literally “heap” and second
arily body of troops. The word “for
lorn” represents tbe Dutch "verloren"
-lost A “verloren hoop” was a de
tached body of troops thrown out In
front of the main line of battle to Hnd
tbe enemy and engage them iirst. This
was the regular sixteenth and seven
teenth century practice, and. though it
wns one of the more dangerous kinds
of service, It was not desperate or, In
the English sense, forlorn
Nowadays much the same work is
done by the detached bodies of cavalry
which are thrown out before the main
line of battle without communications
or supplies to Bud the enemy "Capit
ulation” is another term of war which
Is very loosely used, it does not mean
surrender, but surrender on terms. In
fact. It means the terms, not the sur
render, it Is from the Latin "capitu
lum," or "heading” (from which is de
rived our word “chapter”), and a cnplt
ulntion Is a formal treaty of surrender
drawn up under a series of headings
or chapters embodying the terms on
each point. —Manchester Guardian
Teakwood.
The fact that teakwood is coarse
j grained, greasy to the touch and pos
sesses an offensive odor kept it in dis
repute with English shipbuilders until
j IS97. when Hritish shipbuilding and
j railway interests began to recognize
{the value of Indian teak. During tbe
j next seven years all the shipbuilding
countries In the world joined m an
ever Increasing demand for this tiui
her until its prices were forced up to
ii figure much beyond their normal
rates It has practically become the
staple of the local wood Industry tor
the greater part or the entire Indian
continent Teak is nelng freely plant
ed by the Indian forestry service In
tbe important civil stations all over
India, even us far north us Saharan
pur, Debra Dun and Lahore.—Argo
nuut
Paid the Fine.
A policeman in a country village
where "cases” were rare one day came
across bis landlord in an Incapable
state The chance was too good to he
missed, so the landlord was summoneo
and tlned to the amount or 14s. tid
1'he tine was paid, but tbe policeman's
reelings can be better Imagined than
described when, on reaching home, be
round his rent bad been raised six
pence per week, and eo It continued
for twenty-nine weeks, when the land
lord coolly Informed him that be bad
'paid the fine and conld have his bouse
at the former rent.—Ixmdou Auawera
Making a Distinction.
“What is the difference,” asked the
teacher, "between caution and cow
srdlceV”
Johnny, who observed things care
fully for so youthful a person, an
swered
"Caution la when you’re afraid ana
cowardice is when the other fellow’s
afraid."-Ladles' Borne Journal
Dear Babyl
"Does the taby go to sleep wtthont
much traiauie?”
“Always, except on the olghts we
nave company or want to go out’’—
Detroit Free Press
Clear Enough.
**1 cnn't understand that glassy stare
she gave me '
“Why anybody ought to be able to
see through « glassy stare ’’— Baltimore
America a _
Wbat nu inaccessible stronghold that
man possesses who la always In ear
nest with Himself and the things
around him. lioeths.
ISLAND OF CYPRUS.
One* Famed For IU Forests, It Has
Had a Stirring History.
Cyprus Is au Island In the Mediter
ranean which has figured largely In
the history of Europe. Famed In an
tiquity for Its forests, today, except for
[the pine woods on the summits of its
historic mountain. It Is Inrgely bare and
treeless. From Egypt came monarchs
to find timber for their fleets, and from
Athens and Home men to work Its rich
copper mines. The Apostle Paul vis
Ited Cyprus in bis first great mission
ary journey, and Mark went there later
with Barnabas.
At the division of the Homan empire
Cyprus went to the Byzantine emper
ors. In the twelfth century England
took the island and sold It to the
Knights Templars, who In turn sold It
to the king of Jerusalem. In 1570 the
Turks sent 60.000 men against Cyprus.
Nicosia, Its capital, was taken after a
forty-five day siege, and 20,000 people
were put to the sword. In 1878 Eng
land and Turkey entered Into an agree
ment whereby Turkey retained sover
eighty over the Island, while England
took charge of its administration.
Cyprus Is 148 miles long, from forty
to fifty miles wide and Is about il.iiOU
square miles In area, with a fertile
plain separating northern and southern
mountain ranges. The Island produces
copper, gold, silver, usbestos. gypsum,
red jasper, cotton, wheat, barley, to
bacco. silk and fruits. Wine Is Its best
known product The water supply Is
meager, but the climate Is healthy.~
National Geographic Society’s Bulletin
MILITARY STRATEGY.
Why More Is Gained by Wounding
Than by Killing an Enemy.
In a letter to the Array and Navy
Journal a retired army officer says that
no Intelligent soldier will tire a dura
dum or an explosive bullet at the eu
emy, for they both kill.
The object of the rifleman Is not to
kill an enemy, but to wound him. “A
dead man Is simply one soidler lost
from his army. He Is not a burden to
any one. A wouDded soldier must be
taken care of. Four wounded soldiers
must have an ambulance with two
horses and an ablebodied soidler driver
“Thirty wounded soldiers must have
a surgeon, a hospital steward and ten
or a dozen able bodied soldiers to aid
the doctor and wait upon and nurse the
wounded men. The ambulances block
the roads and de|ay the troops, espe
dally the artillery and the supply
wagons.
“When a man ts Hurt' every one Is
anxious to get him at once to a doctor
If the troops on the tiring doe are out
well disciplined and a soldier ts wound
ed there will be three or four soldiers
who are willing and anxious to cany
him to the rear.
“For every soldier wounded the firing
line loses four soldiers, and a hundred
men wounded means that 400 men arc
lost to the tiring line, for they never re
join their regiments until the battle Is
over.”
His Bad Handwriting.
Dean Farrar in nts "Reminiscences'
says that the first proofs of Dean Stan
ley’s "Sinai and Palestine” Informed
the .reader that from the monastery or
Sinai was visible “the born of tile
burning beast!’’ This was h fearfully
apocalyptic nightmare of tile printer’s
devil for “the horizon or the burning
bush " The original proof sheets also
stated that on turning tile shoulder of
Mount Olivet in the walk from Beth
any "there suddenly burst upon the
spectator a magnificent view of
Jones!” In rills startling sentence
“Jones” was tile transmogrification ot
“Jems.” the dean's abbreviated way o’
writing “Jerusalem ' " lien tile dean
ansyvered au Invitation to dinner ills
hostess has been known to write nack
and inquire whether fils note was an
acceptance or u refusal.
Cheesjs Toast.
Allow as many thin slices or stale
oread as will be used at tbe ineal. for
six slices allow half a cupful of prated
dry cbeese (not too dry* In a sauce
pan melt and mis together one large
tablespoonful of butter, two table
spoonfuls of Hour, one-fourth teaspoon
ful of salt and a dash of pepper Stir
in gradually one pint of not milk, mak
Inp a smooth paste. Keep but at tbe
side or tbe Ore Toast tbe bread nice
ly. Stir tbe cbeese into tbe sauce and
as soon as melted pour over tbe but
tered toast Cover a moment that It
may soak: then serve—Boston Post.
Webster's Father.
Daniel Webster’s father's name was
Ebenezer Webster. Be was born w
Kingston. N B.. in 1739. served In the
frencb war under Sir Jeffrey Axnberst
and was one of tbe llrst settlers of
wbat is now Franklin. N B-. in 1761.
Be died in ISOS, when Daniel was
twenty-four yean of age.
The Devil's Wall.
Between England and Scotland stand
tbe ruins or tbe old Roman wall known
as tbe devil’s wall, owing to tbe belief
of tbe peasantry that on account of tbe
flrmness or tbe mortar and the im
perishability of tbe stones Satan bad a
band in Its construction —Argonaut
No Wonder.
"My wife’s never swished with wnai
I give her." said Mr. Cow bunker.
"Baa she always been that way f
"Yes. It started when I gave ber my
nema”— Birmingham Age-Herald.
Her Style.
"That linger baa a remarkably tbta
voles."
“Yea; suggests ebe ought to slug la a
ikelaton key."—Baltimore emartram
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries receii ed
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
WE*CaiI You on Time for the boat
if We Handle Your Baggage
We?Buy and Sell Anything from
Dead Crabs to Live Bears.
CITY EXPRESS
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Notice of Registration.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
istration books for the registration
of voters at the municipal election to
be held in and for the Town of Val
dez, Alaska, on the 6th day of April,
1915, will be open at the office of
the Town Treasurer, in Copper
Block, in said Town, on the 1st day
of February, 1915, between the hours
of 2 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon
of said day, and will remain open for
such registration between like hours
on each and every day thereafter, ex
cept Sundays, until and including the
27th day of March, 1915; and on the
last two days on which such regis
tration may be made, viz;, the 26th
and 27th days of March, 1915, said
books will be open for such registra
tion between the hours of 1 and 6
o’clock in the afternoon of said days.
Town Treasurer E. G. Ames has
been named registrar, and will enter
in said registration books the names
of all persons, residents of the Town
of Valdez, who are qualified voters,
or who will be such voters at the
date of said election, upon their ap
plication in person at his said office
within the office hours and between
the dates mentioned; and no voter
who does not personally appear and
register at said office between said
dates will be permitted to vote at
saiil election.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
Notice of Settlement of Account.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of 1.
D. Flynn, deceased.—Notice of settle
ment of account.
Notice is hereby given that \V. T.
Scott, the administrator of the estate
of I. D. Flynn, deceased, has rendered
and presented for settlement, and fil
ed in the above entitled court, his
final account of the administration
of said estate, and that Wednesday,
the 24th day of February, 1915, at the
hour of two o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the court room of said
court, in the Town of Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by me, the
undersigned, as the Judge of said
court, as the time and place for the
settlement of said account, at which
time and place any and all persons
interested in said estate, may appear,
file exceptions in writing to the said
account or otherwise contest the al
lowance of the same.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 23rd
day of December, 1914.
(Seal.) GEO. J. LOVE.
U. S. Commissioner and Ex Officio
Probate Judge, for the Recordin'?
Precinct of Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication December
24. 1914.
Date last publication February 21,
1915.
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” 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 w< uld still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
w;ith the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
It you want all the nawa UB tfea
tknci read the Proapeeter.