One of those beautiful
MEERSCHAUM PIPES
at the
BUFFET
would make a delightful Xmas gift.
1)94 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD «
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
' OF ALAS1CA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING
Building material ol all kinds, and several grades ol
wall board kept in stock at all times
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA
Phone 18
REFERENCES S s. BLUM A CO, VmUez, andCordova,
BANKER* ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Jnm AUskM. .
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 03 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chee. Pl«hor. Propr.
IJ5T I’B MEASURE YOU
for your new suit and let ua do
It now. The new fabrics In serge,
worsted, thlbet, etc., are In and
we are prepared to cut them In
to suits of class and snap at a
very low rate considering the
quality of the doth and the tail
oring. Do It now.
BEN Sli-VERMAN
the taidor
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING |
MO rOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS nndOILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*. Hose, Pipe and Flttins*
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone a*
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Telephone 66 '
| Foot Keytaone A ve
I Rod *rh Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
4NGUB CHISHOLM -FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS AND BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. _Phone 3S_
THE PINZON
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
_—
TfatCriMdB
^ilcj’fiLUiocoiaTeJ*
POOL AND BILLIARDS
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
hotel sexton
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton,' Proprietor.
The'traveling public’*
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
A complete line of fountain pens,
perfumes, stationery, etc., at the
Valdes Drug Store. Buy your Xmas
gifts there. tf
Rainer Cereal Beverage, non-ln
toxlcatlng at B. Hunt's. tf
Xmas Goods
and useful articles are now oomlng
on every boat, for the Emporium, tf
A alee line of carpenter tools at
RKtTCIVERSHIP PLAN
FOR SMALL DEBTORS
At a recent session of the Nebras
ka legislature there was passed an
act which is believed to be original
of its kind.
For sometime merchants have com
plained of the bankruptcy law be
cause so many debtors, owing an ag
gregate of not more than three or
four hundred dollars, have taken ad
vantage of it and thereby preventing
the creditors from getting anything
on their claims. This has occurred
more frequently in the case of labor
ing men or others doing business in
a very small way. Many of these per
sons wottid have paid their debts in
full if they could have done so with
out being tormented by collectors, or
penalized by costs in suits commenced
and prosecuted against them by thetr
numerous creditors.
The author or this law nenevea
that if a method was provided where
by the debtor could pay his debts,
under the protection of the court,
free from annoyance and additional
expense, many persons who would
otherwise go through bankruptcy,
would pay their debts in full.
The law provides that any person
dwlng not less than $50 and not more
than $1,000,000, to not less than
three creditors, may file a petition in
court, containing a sworn statement
showing the names and addresses and
the amount due to each of his credit
ors. It is then {he duty of the clerk
of the court to send, by registered
mail, a notice to each of such credit
ors of the date on which the hearing
will be had on the petition. At the
hearing, evidence may be offered as
to the correctness of any of the
amounts. The court shall then enter
a judgment in favor of each creditor
and against the debtor for the amount
found due such creditor.
Provision is made for bringing in
creditors who have not been included
in the original petition.
At the hearing the court shall take
evidence as to what property the debt
or owns and what amounts of income
are available to him; also how many
persons are dependent on the debtor
for support. All of these findings are
entered in the docket. The court shall
then enter an order directing the
debtor to pay to the clerk of the court
monthly or weekly such sum as, in
the judgment of the court, should be
paid by the debtor on his indebted
ness. It is made the duty of the debt
of to make these payments and upon
failure to obey the order of the court
he forfeits the benefit of the exemp
tion law of the state.
Any suit pending or proceeding in
attachment, aid of execution or oth
erwise, against the debtor shall be
held In abeyance, after the filing of
the petition by the debtor, so long
as he complies with the order of the
court.
Provision is made for modifying the
order of the court upon the applica
tion of any party interested, at any
time. The clerk is directed to distri
bute the money paid in among the
creditors from time to time and when
the debtor has paid the judgment in
full he shall be released from all ob
ligation to the creditors who were
made parties to the action.—Central
Law Journal.
PORK PRICES GO TO
HIGHEST ON RECORD
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Pork avail
able (or immediate delivery com m and
manded ISO a barrel today, the high
est price on record. The topmost fig
ures during Civil War days when gold
was at a big premium, was $43. To
day’s sales of pork showed that the
commodity had risen $2.60 a barrel
in the last fortnight. Huge purchases
of packing house products for the
government was the chief reason as
cribed for the remarkable jump in
values.
SOME heating stoves at Mead’s. *
FISH
Fresh black cod, silver salmon,
halibut and kippered cod just re
ceived on this boat. Love-Whitley Co.
tf
WHY JENNIE HATES FLOWERS !
-
Thay Maan to Har the Vary Opposite
of Qroon Fields, Plaasant Odors,
Bird* and Bees.
"I hat** flower*.” said .lefinle, a lit
tle Italian girl of 0. as she hent over
the pile.of white daisy petHla on llie
kitchen fable. She was busily pick
Ing up the “peps,” tlrst dipping each j
stem in paste smeared on a piece of .
hoard slipping a pcinl up each stem
and inserting It In one of Ihe green j
tubes on the wrea.th.
Flowers to her did not spell green i
fields, pleasant odors or something '
soft and agreeable to feel and bundle.
To this little girl living in the crowded !
Itnllan district on the lower west side |
of New York city, flowers meant piles ,
of hideously eidored petals of cuinhrir. !
stilT with stureh and dye and smelling i
strongly of alcohol, glue and paste. ;
These she had to fetch from the fac j
lory every day after school. Before i
school the nest morning the family I
had to "inunufueture” them Into
flowers.
Everyone worked, nil except the
father, who declared that It whs not |
•‘a man's work,” and an older son. who
was driver on a wagon truck. Even
the baby. IX months old, could help by
picking apart the petals. Maggie. 4
years old. was too yonng to go to
school, but she could work the greater
purt of the day. Nardo. aged 6, was
an ex|»ert hand, although his mother
complained that he wanted to pH.v.
Besides Jennie there was little Ange
lina, a hunchback of 11 year*, who
was really the forewoman of the
group, seeing to It that each day's
quota was faithfully done.
The account-book showed tlmt six
dozens of wreaths, with 39 flowers.
I were finished every night. The but
[ lercnp wreaths brought 8 cents a
dozen and the daisies 10 cents. Fur
this work the faintly received $2.88
or $3.60 a week, according to whether
they worked on buttercups or daisies.
—Louise <\ Odencrantx. In World Out
look.
AFFINITY BETWEEN MOODS
_
Author John Synge's Declarations Re- 1
gardlng Temperament of Peasants
of the West of Ireland.
There Is h significant phrase In one
of John Synge's books, says the Medi
cal Times. Speaking of the spiritual
ity mid wildness of the peasants of
the west of Ireland, he remarks:
“There is an affinity between the
moods of those people and the moods j
of varying rapture and dismay thut-1
are frequent in artists and In certain
forms of alienation." These peasants,
descendants of an ancient hard that
were chased to the West, are said to
he born poets. Synge noted In them
the quick changes from gloominess to
gayety. and saw the relation of theae
changes and the Celtic dreaminess to
4he genius that has shown Itself amoug
1 these people.
Especially acute was his realization
that such trails bear some relation to
ilia n I ae-depressl ve Insanity, though he
did not understand that the genius Is
not Insane hut specially predisposed
lo Insanity itecause <•/ his delicately
organized nervous system. When the
genius becomes clinically insane he
(•eas**s. perforce, lo he a creative art
ist. Ail the confusion aboHt genius
and insanity is unnecessary If these
simple facts he kept in mind.
Poet and Blacksmith.
The professor mine to be a neigh
bor of the blacksmith In the year
1837. As he walked dally past the
smithy ami the simple comfortable
home of the blacksmith, he came to
watch and know the kindly man. It
was not long before they became good
friends. The blacksmith was proud
of his home, and doubtless told the
professor how happy he was when, In
18VS. he hsd made his first arrange
ments to buy It from a man named
Vorrey Hancock. And perhaps some
times they talked about the wonderful
spring that was famous for Its clear
and sparkHng waters, for this was
right at hand. Below the spot where
the spring gushed forth, the women
of the town still did their washing.
The name of the street where lived
the blacksmith and the professpr Is
the same today as In their time. Tf
you visit the great city of Cambridge,
yon will easily find your way to Brat
tle street, anti the homes of "The Vil
lage Blacksmith.” hy name Dexter
Pratt, and of the professor and poet.
Henry W. l^tngfellow.—Vlyn Johnson.
In St. Nicholas.
m cttes! The Satisfy /-and
^ vet theyre HSULD
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY
despair fills the owner who has
neglected to look after bis In
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place it in the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Iteal Estate .Agency
&S Tony’s Place ZT
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.— ,
Dec. 2—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 8—S. S. Alaska
Dec. 16—S. S. Victoria
Dec. 24—S. S. Alameda
Valdez to Seattle—
Dec. 5—S. S. Victoria
Dec. 10—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 18—S. S.' Alaska
Dec. 23—S. S. Victoria
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Llacum, Val
dez, Latouche, and Seward.
S. S. Alaska sailing from Seattle Dec. 8th connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward for Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
Creek. Treadwell, Douglas, dkagway. Cordova, Ellamar, Valdee and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
Phone No. I. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Dec. 10—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec 17
Dec. 28—9. S. Adm. Evans
(for Kodiak)
From Valdes to Seattle—
Dec. 2-—S. S. Adui. Evans
Dec. 20.—S.'S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 27
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday for
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR TICKET READS "PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY’'
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale
dVKKYTHlfiO THE BE81 ANDY MAROVICH. Propr.
Valdez Transfer Co.
A. M. D1 ERINGER, Proprietor
Office on Valdez Dock, Next to Prospector
Building.
General Tracking and Freighting to all
Interior Points
AUTOS FOR HIRE,
DAY OR NIGHT
No Coal Delivered Unless Paid in Advance
For Sale
• At a bargain, a hard coal burner
and a small Cole’s hot blast heater.
Apply Mrs. Chas. Kraemer. 2t
MEAT PRICE8 78.8 PER
CENT ABOVE 1015
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 12.—
Prices of meat animals—hogs, cattle,
sheep and chickens—were 62.2 per
"ent higher on October 16 than a
year ago; 87.3 per cent higher than
two years ago, and 88.1 per cent
higher than the average of the last
seven years on that date, the depart
ment of agriculture announced today.
Prices Increased 1.9 per cent from
September 16 to October 16, com
pared with Increase of 1.4 per cent
In the same period In the last seven
F«tre. -
New table linen, round table seta
with napkins to match; also linen by
the yard. At E. Winter’s. tf
Housekeeper wanted at G. J.
Zlnns. tf
Fresh taffy, chews and brittles, at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Toys! Toys Toys!
Of all descriptions at the Vai rj
Drug Store. tf
Lowney's box Candles nt Hunt s
Candy KKchen. tf
Anseo Films T 111
nt any standard make o t camera.
They are the standard. Quy S. Cam*
arm. tf