Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
February Clearance Offerings
Women’s
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Underwear
Two piece woolen underwear,
broken lots, mostly small sizes,
50c and 75c garment.
Women’s Hosiery
Unusual values at 15 cents.
Pumps and Slippers
Broken size lots of up to date
footwear at reduced prices;
Three-fifty, Four dollars and
Four twenty-five values,
at $2.75 pair.
Women’s
Sweater Coats
All-wool sweater coats, grey
and white—formerly sold for
five and six dollars,
now priced $1.00.
Red Cashmere
Seventy-five and Eighty-five
cent values, now 50 cents.
AH One-twenty-five to Two
fifty corsets offered now at
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On the basis ot Security and Service
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we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 10 THE DENTIST
Offiah rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. nhT to 6 p. m., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. m: O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office Over Valdez Drug Store.
New Company’s Phone No. S0
HOURS—9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 p. m.
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS St RITCHIE
Attorney* at Law
Office* in Whaling Building
Phone lOl Valdex. Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
jCivil Engineer end'
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
^ Blue Printing Valdez, Alaska,
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
H. M. CARTER. President,
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM^SacreUqr.
Copper River
Draying
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - • Proprietor.
LOCAL VALDEZ
Socialist Party of Alaska
Meets every Thursday at 8 p. m.
Next door to Senate Saloon.
Everybody Welcome.
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His Misfortune.
“Have you heard of the terrible mis
fortune that has befallen Bones?” Bil
son said to his friend.
“No.” said his friend. “No.”
"Bones, poor fellow,” said Bilson,
"has eloped with my wife.”—Exchange.
Criticism.
Men have commonly more pleasure
in the criticism which hurts than In
that which is innocuous and nre more
tolerant of the severity which breuks
hearts than in that which falls iinpo
tently on the grave.—Ituskin.
Pigeon Speed.
Homing pigeons in calm weather can
travel at a speed of 1,200 yards a min
ute. With a brisk wind prevailing and
blowing in the direction of its flight a
pigeon has been known to make 1,000
yards a minute.
Imported Japanese naskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
The Prospector office for Job work.
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THE READING TABLE l
There is no light that makes night \
reading so easy as does Electricity. An
Electric portable is a source of pleasure
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 the worst things
for the eyes. Get an Electric Portable
and read in comfort and peace.
L.
Alaska Water, light & Telephone Company
SEEING THE SUN.
A Traveler’s Experience Among the
Natives of Manchuria.
lu "Thirty Years In Mukden” Dr.
Dugald Christie tells the following
story of an experience that he and the
Itev. John MacIntyre underwent on a
trip they took from Mukden to the riv
er Yalu, the border of Korea. On tbeir
way back they found themselves to
ward dusk one day iu a sparsely In
habited district several miles from the
only inn. They reached It by fording
a swift river swollen with melting
snows and found a poor bovel with
only one common room and two old
men as innkeepers.
“There was neither candle not lamp,
but tlie end ot u tarred rope that bung
from a beam was burning, and by this
dim light I looked at my watch,” says
Mr. Christie.
‘“What is that toy?’ asked one of
the old men.
■“It tells the time,’ I answered.
’“What time? What do you mean
by time?'
“ ‘It shows where the snn is.'
“Turning to bis brother, be asked in
a puzzled way: ’But the sun's down
long ago. blow cau be tell where It Is?’
" ’Ai-yal’ said the brother, with awe.
'He can still see it in the glass. What
cau these foreigners not do?'
"Karly the next morning we were
astir, preparing to go on. As our
horses were being saddled ttie old man
questioned us again:
" ‘How far away Is your country?'
" ’Many thousand miles.’.
•“And did yen ride all the way on
that horse?’ ”
NEWSPAPERS IN INDIA.
They Seem to Be Run In a Happy-go
lucky Sort of Way.
Americans, accustomed to the hustle
nnd bustle of our newspapers that are
enterprising to a marvelous extent,
would he amazed if not exasperated
with the papers of India. One of these
sheets recently published this explana
tion:
"This is only the beginning of our
paper. We were not sure bow much
matter was required to fill it tip, and.
thinking we bad sufficient, we did not
exert ourselves much to get any more.
We therefore beg that our readers will
excuse us for the space left blank and
promise to do better and get more lu
tbe future.”
How many subscribers would that
paper have in this country? Still more
curious was the announcement of a
paper that came out with two columns
blank, the editor having tbe cheek to
say that a large quantity of exceeding
ly interesting matter has been left out
for want of space.
Wheu tbe average East Indian editor
wants a holiday he suspends publica
tion until It Is convenient to resume
and, taking the public Into his confi
dence, informs them plnlnly why the
paper was not Issued on the expected
dates. “With the consent of our read
ers we now propose to take our annual
holiday. We are sure none of them
will begrudge us our relaxation.”—St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Birth of Music.
There are many legends concerning
the origin of music, but it Is Impossible
to say which is the oldesr. By the old
Romans the god Mercury was credited
with the Invention of music. Accord
ing to Apullodurus. the belief was as
follows: The Nile after an overflow
1 left on the shore a dead tortoise. Ils
1 llesh was finally dried up by tbe hot
j sun, so that nothing remained in the
(shell but tbe cartilages, winch, being
j braced and contracted by tbe ueut, be
came sonorous. Mercury, happening to
be walking that way and striking his
foot against the shell, was so pleased
with the sound produced that the Idea
of a lyre presented itself to his Imagi
nation. tie Immediately constructed
the Instrument in the form of a tor
toise and strung it with the sinews of
dead animals. And so music began.
The Lost Repeater.
When Monsieur—the first Mousieur
at tbe court of Louis XIV.—discovered
at bis levee that bis watch bad been
stolen, presumably by one of bis val
ets, be finished dressing hastily and.
addressing them ail, said: “Gentlemen,
the watch strikes. Let us separate as
quickly as we can." What a tact and
finish were here!
Tbe spirit of Monsieur was adrnlra
biy caught by tbe French gentleman
of the time who. attacked by robbers
at 6 o'clock in tbe afternoon, simply
observed, “Sirs, yon have opened very
early today.’’—Cornhill Magazine.
Oomestio Problem.
First Modern Parent — Aren't your
two children something of a problem V
Second Modern Parent-Yes, indeed:
They go away to school foi thirty
eight weeks, to camp Tor ten, and that
leaves roui. whole weeks when I don't
know where to send them.-Life.
Sense of the Practical.
"The Homans had a strong sense of
the beautiful,'’ remarked tbe student
“Yes.” replied Mrs. McGudley. “but
they wasn’t practical. For instance,
those Homan candles was very pretty
to look at. but they wasn t much good
to read by."—Washington Stnr.
Corrected.
Miss Kitty—Before you were mar
rled. Mrs. Blunt, did your husband
bring you many flowers? Mrs. Blunt
—1 didn’t have any husband before I
was married, dear.
His Hint.
Hunter—Are you ever shot at by mis
take for a deer? Guide (impressively)
—1 dunno. They never live to tell
what they ebot at me for.—Bxchange.
CONSCRIPT ARMIES.
Military Rules In Force In the Vari
ous States of Europe.
Nnpoieon in 1708 first brought con
scription into force, then it was adopt
ed by Prussia ufter her defeat by
the French ut Jena in 1800. In most
countries where conscription is in
vogue every man on reaching a certain
age—from nineteen to twenty-one—has
to undergo a period of military train
ing. This prevails in France and Ger
many. but in Russia a certain number
of men is required only, and if this is
exceeded the authorities decide from
whom full service shall be exacted. Of
course certain men are excused, such
as the only sons or eldest sons of
clergymen, etc.
In Spain and Portugal every man is
not directly called upon, but each lo
cality is obliged to furnish a certain
number, the men being chosen by bal
lot. There is no standing army in
Switzerland, but all able-bodied citizens
serve in the militia, which is called
upon to train a few weeks every year.
Although compulsory service is the
law of the land, the army in the Neth
erlands is mainly composed of volun
teers.
It is considered by some people that
conscription is unpopular, but in the
rural districts of tlie countries where
conscription is in force the inhabitants
look forward to the time when they
will bo called upon as the only excit
ing change in their lives.
The best eonscriptive countries have
so legislated that when the conscript
leaves the army suitable employment
is found for him: also, another point in
Ills favor. Ids period of service is not
so long as that of the volunteer.—Lon
don Chronicle.
A BOTANICAL PARADISE.
Juan Fernandez Islands Have More
Than One Claim to Fame.
Jn the Juan Fernandez group ot is
lands. 300 miles from Valparaiso, the
Chilean government has a wireless sta
tion. Three islands comprise the group,
but tlie name is usually applied to the
largest, Mas a Tierra, closest to the
mainland. Here it was that Defoe pic
tured Alexander Selkirk (Robinson
Crusoe) in exile.
Mas a Tierra is of irregular form,
about twelve miles in length, but hard
ly four miles across in its widest part.
When seen from a distance the peak of
El Yunque— the anvil—appears con
spicuously in a range of precipitous
mountains and attaining a height of
3,000 feet. From the summit to the
base the mountain is wooded, with a
wonderfully fertile valley at the foot.
Dr. Caj-1 Skottsberg of the Swedish
Magellanic expedition landed on the is
land in 1908, and the eminent geogra
pher wrote subsequently that "from a
botanical point of view Juan Fernandez
is one of the world's most famous
places. So many wonderful plants are
brought together here on a small area
that one must touch them to realize
that one does not dream.” Coloniza
tion of Juan Fernandez began some
years ago, and a considerable fishing
] settlement is now in evidence.
1 In the finer restaurants of Valpa
i raiso and Santiago the lobsters of Juan
| Fernandez are considered delicacies for
[ which fancy prices are paid. — Argn
i mint.
Asking Too Much of the Bank.
| The otiicials of the lhiglish savings
: bank department, a correspondent
| writes, occasionally find themselves re
jgarded as a kind of universal purvey
ors. A depositor sent his hank bool;
with lids modest request: •'There are
I some little things 1 should like to get
! from London, and one is some natural
: leaf tobacco. 1 should be glad if you
will send two ounces and charge to my
account, it is only to be obtained in
the largest tobacco stores.” We failed
to comply with his wishes, whereupon
he wrote an indignant letter to the
comptroller of our department.—Man
chester (lunrdlnn.
Languages of India.
One hundred and fifty different lan
guages are spoken in India, most of
them unwritten, and this fact fre
quently leads to trouble In the courts
of that oriental country. Strangely
enough, Indians frequently drift into
thnt capital who can find no one able
to understand their vernacular. Nei
ther the court nor the court interpret
ers understand some of the litigants
and witnesses in legal cases.
Obnoxious Presumption.
"Why did your sister drop her wel
fare work?”
“While she was out trying to uplift
the children of other people another
welfare worker came along and tried
to uplift her children.” — Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Flowers.
Slowest—Virginia creeper, trailing
arbutus.
Most sedate—Jack In the Pulpit.
Dopiest—Poppy.
Most active—Johnny Jurupup.
Most taciturn—Chrysanthemum.—De
troit News.
Chemistry Kindergarten.
Bobby—Is oxygen what oxen breathe
all day? Papa—Of course, and what
everything else brenthes. Bobby—And
is nitrogen what every one brenthes at
night? __
Different Ways.
Hewitt—I have been pinched for
money lately. Jewitt— Well, women
have different ways of getting it. My
wife kisses me when she wants any.
There is not a single moment in this
life that we can afford to lose.—Cool
born
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries receh ed
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
AWAKE
and on the job—-day or night—-buy
and aell anything.
CITY EXPRESS
Phone 82. J. A. Spenard, Prop
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■Seattle"
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• IN THE HEART OF THE CITY,
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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 tile t,th 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
suglt 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 <1
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
said 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 Recording
Precinct of Valdez, Alaska.
Date of first publication December
24, 1914.
! Date last publication February 21,
1915,
Somebody
With Money ■ •
always lias 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 would still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
With the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness to the man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
If you want all in* new* all •*
time, read tti*. Pro*p*ct*r.