CUT PRICES
on our entire stock of Men s
Heavy Shoes:
Chippewa - Friend
Putman Northern
Pacific Logger
and other well known brands
in broken sizes at
% to % off
%
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc. ii
TRUE VALUES j;
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
Job Printing
At The Prospector Office
LISTEN TO BAND
AT JAGLE HALL
The dance to he given at Eagle
Hall by The ladies of the Catholic
church promises to be well at
tended. The'presence <>f the Fort
Liscum orchestra of sixteen
pieces should prove attractive
for the lovers of good music.
The ladies of the church have
been busy for several days pre
paring refreshments for tin*
event and promise lots.of good
things to eat. Pinkus and Cam
eron will continue to furnish
music for the dancers after the
band from Fort, Liscum are
through. The number of tickets
disposed of indicate that the hall
will he well" tilled.
baseballIans
ARE DISAPPOINTED
1 The Prospector is unable to
furnish Valdez baseball fans with
the usual dope on the big league
games in the states today.
Through some error the Seattle
correspondent failed to send the
news of yesterday’s games and a
reminder has not been answered
up to the hour of going to press.
LOCALJTEMS
Fresh eastern oysters at the
Valdez Cafe. If
Mr. Thompson, of Kalala, is a
visitor in town.
Paul Cheney is in town from
Kalalla on a business trip.
Horace DoLine leaves for Se
attle on the Alameda tonight.
Dandy pictures at the Orph
eVim tonight. Change tomorrow.
After the dance come and try
oui' tttiine.se specialties—Valdez
Cafe. it
Ben Burkee is in from Katal
i la with another launch load of
gasoline.
Jack Cook and wife will he oul
going passengers for a trip to
the states.
I>r. Stark, of Kataila, came ov
er from the1 oil town on the
launch Brighton.
I). II. Waterman will leave on
the Alameda tonight on a busi
ness trip to Seattle.
Col. OW'eil, with the Post
launch, l.ieut. C. V. Donaldson,
returned from a trip to Pori
Wells yesterday.
The one-step dance will he
taughl and shown how to he
danced, With its rules, on Wed
nesday evening at Moose hall.
Deputy Marshal Al. Sullivan is
busy serving grand and petit jury
summons on those whose names
were drawn from the box today.
G. A. Henkel, who has been em
ployed at the Gameron-Johnson
mine for some lime has returned
to town, having quit the compa
ny's employ.
M. J. Callahan, the mining
man is al Port Wells making an
'inspection of the Sweepstake
properties on llarrimau Forth;
and Avery river.
Dan Crowley, who stampeded
to the Shushanna from Valdez, is
reported to have been drowned in
the Nizina river while returning
from the new camp.
Mile. AUimore Gray, the
charming danseuse, arrived in
Valdez on the Alameda and has
leased the Orpheum theater for
Friday evening next. i ^
C. W. Drummond arrived from
Fairbanks yesterday and reports
the trail in excellent condition.
He encountered some snow on
the summit and freezing weath
er several nights.
JEROME’S CASE
MAY BE QUASHED
Ottawa, Sept. 8.—The case of
Attorney Jerome, charged with
gambling in Coatjeooke, may be
quashed. It is said that Jerome
is satisfied to forfeit his bond of
$500 if the Dominion authori
ties will let the matter drop.
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A SHINE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Half an Hour’a Hard Labor, and Than
It Cotta Only 2 Cants.
"Lustra Boyadji! Lustra Boy
adji!” is the cry of the Constantino
ple bootblack as he sits in the shade
of the Yeni Djami mosque. “Guzel
boya effendim” (a good shine, sir),
he cries as you catch his eye and
prepare to try your luok. The shoe ;
box on which you place your foot is ,
a work of art. It is adorned with i
extravagant designs in pressed sil- !
ver and mother-of-pearl. A case j
about lour feet high, with an orna- j
mental clock on top, stands at his I
right hand side. It is filled with \
bottles of different polishes in vari- j
ous hues.
With deft celerity Aclnnet takes |
out a bottle of benzine and care- |
fully removes stains from your tan I
shoes. Next he washes your shoes
with soapy lather to remove the
grease. While he fans them to j
hasten the drying Achmet never i
fails to compliment you on the ex- I
cellent quality of your shoes, even i
if they are in the last stage of di- ;
lapidation.
It is now time for the first polish. ]
Out comes another bottle, and the j
liquid is applied.' With his brushes 1
the bootblack works, gaining speed |
as the shoes gain luster. Another j
polish in paste form is rubbed care- j
fully into the leather with the tips
of the fingers. A spot of sunlight
strikes your shoes. That will never
do—the paste will dry too quickly.
An umbrella shade is adjusted and ■
the polishing continued, only this !
time with a silk cloth. 1
i ou are growing impatient,
i Twenty minutes have passed. “Iki
; takiga effendim” (two minutes, sir).
| Achinet says as he notices your im
! patience. He is now rubbing wax
ion the polish which has already daz
zled you. “What is that for?” you
ask. “To preserve the luster,” is
the answer. The final rub with the
silk cloth is over. Yon are more
than satisfied. But, no. As you take
iyour foot away Achinet produces a
( bottle of varnish and while your
I hand goes into your pocket for j
| change applies it to the heels and !
edges of the soles.
“How much?” you ask. “Yirmi
para” (2 cents). You are astonish
ed. Two cents for a half hour’s
! hard work! It is impossible. But
that is all he cares to charge, and
he expects no tip. You hand him
a piaster (about 5 cents), the bal- j
lance as “baksheesh.” He is delight- !
jed and wishes you all the joys that
i Allah can give you on this earth
and in the world to come.—New
! York Post.
Desert Plants.
i Plants of the desert, as a rule,
; possess few leaves, the cactus, for
instance, being mostly spines. There
, is a very good reason for the lack
of leaves in desert plants. The ob- j
: jeet is to check the transferation j
of moisture by offering as small a i
surface as possible to the dry air. |
Tor the same reason the roots of
desert plants usually run deep into
the soil so that they can suck up all
i the available moisture. In some
| instances the leaves assume a verti
! cal position and thus avoid the di
I rent rays of the burning desert sun.
' On the other hand, the leaves of
trees in very wet countries are pro
vided with points—such as the ma
ple—from which the rain drops off.
Were the leaves flatter the rain
would collect and make them rot.
! Dentist-Barbers.
| Although extinct in this country, j
I the race of dentist-barbers survives
!.abroad The Ci;i de Paris quotes
| an advertisement from an Algiers
j paper: “The undersigned begs to
| announce that he has now been es
' tablished for seventeen years as
! hairdresser and dentist at 17 Rue de
| la Marine. He is endowed with
1 faculties which enable him to ex
tract teeth with the utmost celerity
and without inflicting the slightest
pain. He is warm hearted, publio
spirited and thoroughly proficient
in all forms of dental work.”
Sensible Preference.
In one of Miss Mulock’s stories
i she says that “a cheerful heart seeth
| cheerful things” and gives this in
j cident in proof of it:
A lady and gentleman were in a
lumber yard situated by a dirty,
foul smelling river. The lady said.
“How good the pine boards smell!”
1 “Pine boards!” exclaimed the
j gentleman. “Just smell that foul
| river!”
“Xo. thank you.” was the reply;
j“l prefer to smell the pine boards.”
And Quickly.
I Mrs. Xewbride came hurriedlj'
jjnto her husband’s study one morn
| ing. “Herbert, dear,” she said,
“this recipe for lemon pie says to
sit on a hot stove and stir constant
ly.”
“Well. Alice.” replied her doting
husband, “if you do sit on • kot
stove I think von will find that yvn
will «tir constantly.” — Cleveland
Lender.
A. M. Dierinfrer <
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds*
Positively oo coal delivered
unless paid tor In advance
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate'of National University
Washing ton,ID. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 SlFeurteen’yearsUn
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ i
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phone THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Druif store. Office hours
» a. m, to (1t>. m., 7 i>, tu.. to 9 i>. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
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MINING ENGINEER
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Civil Engineer and' ;
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Krs Phone. IH9
L. IV. STORM. E. M.
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Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
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Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome*
James II Patterson..W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE Vo. 1971
Meet every Friday, 8 i>. m." F.aplc Hal
VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6,1.0. 0. F
Meets every Monday tit 81>. in. in
ODD FELLOWS HALL
Visiting Brothers especially invited
Wm. Thomas, n. u. P. S. Hi'nt, t*. o.. Seo
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
Eagle Hall. All memhers are requested to
attend. S. McNlEl'E. Arctic Chief
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 7.
Meets every tlrst and third Mon
day ot each month. All visit
ing Brothers welcome.
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
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