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CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS
OUR SPECIAL SALE "OF JEWELRY IS STILL ON. DONT WAIT UNTIL THE
Last Minute, But Come In and Select Your Christmas Gifts Now. We Have
I^ Large and Complete Stock to Choose From /
Special Sale on Watches from $3. up
Special Sale on Diamonds from $10. up
Special Sale on Solid Gold Rings $1.50 up
ONE QUARTER OFF on Sterling Sil
verwear, Cut Glass and Silver Deposit
ware : : ?
_ a OTHER JEWELRY AND NOVELTIES AT HALF PRICE ^
WE MAKE NUGGET JEWELRY OF ALL KINDS TO ORDER
PLANT & COMPANY, Jewelers
Independent Laundry Go.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I ^ i Foot Keyatone Ave
Telephone 66 | | n0ujrh Dry 10c lb.
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
ABOUT TIME TO
PASS IN CHECKS
I.'HmIuii. I >••••. I 0 Kinhl lln.s
*»ians pn*si*nl ;i( lln* iM'nl.'iiary of
(In* list 111«* lit liorodin. fou^hl in
ih.*ir yoiilli, hiivr ;i 1111iI«•«I ngi* of
nearly }i Ihoiisund >i*ars. Tin* a\
i*ragi* is I I r>. The 11iosI inii'fi'sl
in^: vHrraii. I'Hi'l* l.aplii'lT, who
I* 118 yt'lii'x old, was liol'il J DIM'
IJi'i. Il<* is I In- only sur\iv
I»l* who runic fiirr In fin'r Willi
,\ >i|ioh'oii.
Want White House Renamed.
A ilisrnssion has arisen hi*for»*
Ilo* Columbia 'Historical Society
hmt I In* ilcsignitl ion "While
11 oiisr" for Hi*' residence of ih;*
I• i* snlnil of fIk* Itkiti*<| Stales.
Simim' nieiuhcrs nf Mm* society de
clare I lull I Ik* title is one of con
I«'tii|il bestowed upon I Ik* historic
mansion h.v I Ik* \iclorious Mrll-J
i*li -111 »r 11 > aflcr I h«*> parliall> j
Imriu'fl il in l In* war nf IHI -J; I
while olhi'i's iiiainlaiii I Iki I I Ik* j
11 a mi' was gi\en lo lh«* building
in honor of Mrs, .Marllui Wash-i
i n M11 Ml, Wife of | |ii* lll'sl president. !
w hose girlhood home on the York
river in Virginia was railed the j
While 11 oil si*, A proposal lo pi*— i
Jilion 'for I Ik* chnugiuir of I Ii«* •
11a1111* of Ihi' hllildiim is opposed I
li> I In* "I'ro-While llousri's."
"The ClifT" is healed wllh
"l.i'iiin, real steam, and you can
ferl II. In fael, yon can let In
the fresh air and b!ill have all
ihr> warmth ynu fvant.
DRASTIC LAWS j
PROTECT WEAK
.\'fw York. I»cr. 11> l>ras|it?
Ii'g islal ion si i 11 mm I ill lln* cinploy
ini'iil of rlnlilri'ii in rainii'rms ami
w• in iron r..iiiHli i«-s will or- ;
rup> I In' aftmilion ill I li•• slat.* |
Iiap i •» 1a I ii i'i*. Mulii-i l NYa^urr. Dnu
• •ri'iilir lra«li'r in Ili«* somite ami!
i*li>«ii*iiuiit of a «*«>111 iiiilI«•«> In i11
\oliKiili' working conditions in
liiclorirs in I In* stall*, aniiomiri'il
loilay Dial I In* committcc wouhl
I'fi*111111in*1111 r«*m«*iIitiI lop islal ion
w lien il reports January I.
.Miirshal II. I'. Sullivan ami wife
r«*liii'iiimI from lln* stairs on lln*
I mil I I oi lay.
•i'.. X. Oar> arj'ivoil on Hit' Xor
I liwi'sli-rn from (Sray's ramp on
I In* Slri-lna.
Annual Meeting.
Tlir annual mooting of tin;'
l.omi Slar Mining company will j
Iip In-Ill nil December i-'B, at llio i
ofTiro uf I ho secretary (King's
Store) at 8 p. in. for tlio purpose,
of circling officers an(| the trans
aolion of such other business ns
may romo before the meeting.
W. FHAME, Secretary.
I'lANO FOR 8AfJE»l nm going
oiilsiilc ami will soil one Kohlor
Cllinse piano, larno one-iron
hnlslcnil. Tolophone or write In
f'ilplain ()»lo ('. Nichols, Fori f>is~
rum, Alaska.
Subsrrihe for III.'* Prosportor.
TUFT ACCEPTS
i
\Vn>hin^lon. I>. ('. 11». — I
I'residenl Taft today annonnei'd i
Dial h«' would accept tin- Ken I law;
profrssorshjp al Yal«'. Tin* sal- J
ai v will |ii> sfi.nno p«»r aniuiin, hut |
il is ajrreed I licit lie may h'clun*
al oilier places. Tin* salary of I he!
president of I ho 1 '11 il«%<l Stales
is *50,0011 ami .$"jr>.000 for inci
dental expenses.
RETURN PAUPERS
WHERE BELONG
Albany. X. V.. Ilec. I il .Mil
lions nl' dollars have been saved
Now York stale during the last
year hy the dcporlalion of aliens
ami the removals of mm-resiilent
iiisam', according; to a report to
day hy tin* Bureau of lleporla
I ion of Ili«* Stale Hospital C.oin
mission. These insane aliens ami
non-resi(|(>nls who were removed
from the stale hospitals or re-j
turned to other countries or t
stales numbered 1,7511. (If these
l,.'lN.'j had actually heroine;
chai'Kes in New York stale insii-j
luliiMis for I lie insane.
Ask More to Carry Mails.
mail carrying railroads are'
asking for a larger rompensat ion
when llii' iu'\v parcels post" ser
vice starts on January I. I.iues
representing l>2 |I* cent. of I lie
aggregate length of all railway
mutes in llii- IJ11iI• •«I Slates havei'
joined in 21 pro!est lit postmaster ;
(•encral Hitchcock against Ins;
proposed I'.'ilucl imi *»f I In* present ;
compensation paid, which does I
not lake into consideration tin1
prohalde increase oT I In* amount
of mail matter to Id* handled when
tile parcels post becomes effeel
i\ e.
Iii a statement issued hv a
general committee appointed to
aet lor .08 railway carriers, em
bracing I i. "J i ."> miles of track-I
a^e. a denial is made mI° the post
master general's contention that
the mails a re now overpaid for
carrving the mails, and it is urg
ed that the rates for ser\ices and
facilities furnished to the Post -
olfice I >•• pa it 111 en t are. and for a
long time have hecn. iiu.jusll> low.:
Post master (ieneral Hitchcock |
in his eslimates to the Sixty-sec-j
olid congress suggested that the,
hasis payment now in ell'ect could
he changed to accomplish a re
duction of ahmil *.'0 per cent. To
this th.» railways, through the
committee, reply that the com
pensation has not hecn fairly re
mnnciSitixc to the carriers. Willi
the increase in mail mailer he
cause of I lie parcels post the
railways will lose money, it is j
colli ended.
_ _ j
Call ami no fee I presents from
our lino of Xmas toys, a few of
which are mentioned: Pussy
Pippins. Puppy Pippins. Catnp
hci Kids Sleds, Trains, Blocks,
Buckboards, Express Wagons.
Blackboards, Tea Hols, Brills,
Tool Chests, Dump Carts, Roily
Pollys, etc., at Rudolph's.
REGULATIONS OF
PARCELS POST
Washington. I». <*... I>••«•. I
Tl i c repnlal inns of tin* new par
cel* po>l requires thai full post
apes lie sent t<> tin* dead I
oll'ice In*fori1 undid i\crcd parcels
will In- i*i*| urned. 1 11<I<• Ii\ •'ri-iI
perishables will In* delivered lo
I In* nearest Imspilals. Tin* maxi
mum valuation of parn'l.- lias
been raided to s.-,n.
Ingratitude.
As Iliankfnlni'ss is tli«» most
promising featurn of man's char
acter. >o its antithesis, inprati
tudc. is the most despicable of
his characlcristics.
The pospel of inprat it 11«)•• is
I'ontaincd in the ilesire to make
iit-hers miserahle ami to arouse
in the hearts ami mimls of oth
ers a distrust in humanity ami an
iinwillinpness to d<» kimlness.
The in urate is one who re
Aanls favors with i*nuiit> ami
reaehery: the original returner
if evil for pood.
Inprat it tide is one of the hase
raits which has always existed in
lie liumaii race. The history of
he world's (rrcat do«»rs and think
•rs. in their unkind trealuieiil b>
he men of their times. i> a flap
•nnt display of that state of nn
hank fulness for bcncllls con
ferred. which has been I lie prac
ice of men Ihrotiph the apes.
Kvcry unpcncroiis impulse
*rowds out an opportunity for a
ieneroiis one. Kvery unkind deed I
leslroys the chance for a kind
• ne. Kvcry treacherous desire
dranplcs an honest one. Kvcry
inpratcful Ihoiipht smothers a
rral»ful one; and so tin1 process
if elimination pocs on.
We men and women of today
ire the unit of all the general ions
Aliich have pone hefore. and it is
n11* duty to make the number of
I characteristics as larpe as
ios>ible. to the end that evil ina>
tie swallowed lip.
The fundamental law .of the
universe is. not hate and ungrate
rulliess. bill lo\ e and thankful
ness. 111•«hi which a structure can
lie erected which will withstand
I lie oiislaupht of I i«11.
The Northwestern brought IH
iwssenpers from (ior<lo\n to \ a I - j
b•/. and seven from Seattle.
Pictures Extraordinary
Arrivcil on iln* Northwestern. A
* w • • 11 l«tl «»f pjrl mi's. rjiniiKt* to
niplil. hnn'l miss it.
l-'ml. Tniry, lIn- ui'itiH'iil iijtt'iil
'>T Iln* Alnskii Slijjiniship com
pany. is :i round trip puss mim»t
• n Iln* N«»rllixvt'sl•tii.
I.ii'iil. iiml Mrs. Ilmvm'tl arriyiMl ;
in Valdez today. Tin' liculcminl |
liiis |m*i*ii detailed In I'miI l.is'riim. !
I ><muIkm Iy A; I'VrHUMWi, f«»r IIm» j
Imlaner of IiimviiiImt, arc sriliiiK '
itmimIs ill reduccd price*.
bounlierly tV Ferguson. foriIip;
balance of nrrember, are selling j
KO'iils al rcduced price*.
Room and board at the Grand'
llolol $1.50 prr day. Home rook-'
cd meals and Rood bed*. Mr*. H.1
Bharta.
Subscribe for Hi.* Prospector.
i aisl.1l QUEEN GROCERY
AND BAKERY
Phone 156
Can Supply your Wants in Fresh Fruits, Fancy Gro
ceries and other Good Things to Eat
FAMILY SIZE HOME MADE BREAD
Three Loaves For 25 Cents
Prompt Deliveries R. SCHMIDT, Prop.
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Pugel Sound Ports and Southwestern Alaska
S. S. YUKON Leaves Seattle December 17
Connecting' at Seattle with steamer* of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
SoJtnern California ports Snillniro every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Katw. Kiifht reserved to change steamers and sailing dates.
B. t7. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Seattle Sailings Just like the clock
Fine steamships Mariposa, Alameda and Northwes
tern leaving here about
1st, 10th and 20th
of each month all the year around.
Mail, Express, Freight and Passenger line
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
OEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave St war o. a 1*3 ra
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumpi and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hoie Valves,
Irci Pipe, Fittings.
tagerberg Bros.
NtZlKA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fr«*k Goodi»IU<ion»bl« Price*
houghrrly A Ferguaon. for ill
Imlanca of December. ore Hcllin
good* ni reduced prices.
Launches and Lighters
Fur Sale, Hent or Chart it
Weekly service to Ellamnr
Landlock and Fidolgo
fi.l't. J) H. MOIUds (*ii> I ».*•!«
^nas. K. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate slaa*, window ilaas, roofing and
building pap«ri, roof in ■ pitch, line, ce
ment, platter lath, ahinglee, bulldrn'
hardware. Shop and job work of all kind*
Window*, Doors, Moulding Finish
ing Lumber
Atent* for Fairbanks, Mone A Co.
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing bnt beat material* u«ed.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kind* of Cake*, Pies, etc.
made to order
Bread—10c th« loaf—3 for 25c.
Douohnute A Cakes, 15c doi.
Phon* •r4«r« promptly <l<rtl?»rte.
WOOB * HENRICH, Prop*.