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The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27
Letter From War Department.

The following letter, which is self explanatory, demonstrates the fact that the mass meeting held last October, accomplished some good as the resolutions which were adopted atthat meeting. were taken up by the War Department and re- fcrrcd to Congress.
 War Department,
 Washington. Feb. 6, 1902. Sir:
 The War Department has re- ceived your letter of October 31 !, 1901, inclosing copies of resolutions adopted ny the citizens of Valdez. Alaska. relative to the continua- ton of work on the military road from Valdez to the interior of AL aska. and testifying to the zeal and fidelity displayed by Major W. R. Abercrombic. '. <. Army, under whose direction this work has been prosecuted.
 Your letter. as is customary in such eases, had been referred to the local military authorities for repor,. and was not returned until very recently, which explains the delay in replying to the communica- ton.
 The subject of future exrendi- turcs of funds for the object stated by you has received careful consid- eration, and in view of the detailed reports of the military officers en- trusted with the work in Alaska has bcen referred to Congress for such action as may be deemed best by that body.
 While the War Department has approved the action of Brigadier General George NJ. Randall. who. for military reasons. ordered Ma ior Alercrombic to transfer his duties to the Headquarters of the Military Dcliartmen, of the Columbia, it al.- preciates fully the spirit of friend Illness and goodieeling existing be- tween the citizens of Alaska and that officer, as is demonstrated in the resolutions above referred to, and regrets that military necessity V renders it incxpcdicnt to further , continue his services. for the pres cnt at least. in his former field oi duty.
 Very respectfully, Elihu Root,
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

PETITIONS Secretary Eli
 HAVE hu Root pub SOME EFFEcT. lishcd in this issue. certainly proves that the petitions of our citizens receive some attention by the authorities at Washington. As we have no representative in Con- gross to present our claims. about the only method we can follow, is to keep sending in petition after petition to the various departments and to senators and congressmen. l, Every citizen or resident oi Alaska. who Is acquainted with d senator or congressman at Washington. or has an influential friend there. should deluge them with letters and pe;i- tions urging them to assist in push ing forward measures for the relief 1 that we need, and by constantly keeping at it we may succeed in securing the legislation that we So much dcs.rc.
 ] Collector Ivey has stirred up Il storm of protests from Il lot of weak kneed officials at Washington by ordering his deputies at Unalaska and Dutch Harbor to stop pclagic seal fishing in Alaska waters. The order issued by Collector Ivey iS . directed solely against seal l,oacl- CTS and we believe should be vigor- ousiy enforced. Our own citizens are not allowed to kill the seals. . and we cannot understand why foreigners should come in.o Amer can wa;eis and s,,al our iurs with out any protest or attempt being made to sop them. The collector ordered his deputies at several Aiaska ports not to allow these roachcrs 10 take coal. water or any supplies whatever from their ports. { and If necessary lo call on the U. S. Marshal or Revenue Cutters to help in enforcing his orders.
 ! It is certainly time that our gov ernment should stand up for its rights in these matters. The Cam adian vessels have been poaching on our fur fisheries for many years and il is time that it Was stopped. whether it brings about intcrna- tional complications or not. The sooner the fishing and boundary questions are settled, and settled . forever. the better it will be for all concerned.
 
 ! lr Is just two years since the war in South Africa began. It is far from being ended. The English army has lost in death from battle and disease l9,430; sent home dis ablei. 64,330. The money cost has been $130,G00,OOO which is said to be $3OCW Der square mile for the territory gained. We do not be- ileve this country is called upon to interfere in any material Way in aid of the Bocrs. although the Americans as d people sympa.hise with them. but ;is d Christian ma ton our government should urge as speedy d settlement as possible.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27
VALDEZ, FEBRUARY P. 1902

Or the many
 needs of this com m Il n IT Y. none Is more. urgent than the establishment
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Entered at the Valdez postotlice as second class matter,
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slumbcrs, and be pushed through ;he devious delays of committee re- ports, House caucus and senatorial courtesy, to a final passage.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27
The Alaska PrOSpeCtOr.

Published at Valdes. Alaska. every Thursday morning by the PROspEtToR PUBLISHING Co.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

II. H. HILDRETH. QrILL PrsIIER. w. II. CRARY. INK SIINGER. JOS. A. BOURkE, WALKING DEL
 EGATE.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27
II. H. IIildr, tn.

John Raclcr. who was canned near Charley creek, on the Gull kama. nearly all winter. reports Il heavier fail of snow throughout the inferior, than has been seen since the white men entered the country. The heavy SHOW fall and absence of wind will make considerable diff ference in the amount of work re- quired to break trail to the various camps this spring.
 Judge Goodell is authority for the statement that by mois'ening sugar with whisky, and feeding it to a dog, the animal will be able to work much harder. We doubt whether any of the musherS will be willing to indulge in this waste of liquor as long as their blacksnakcs hold out.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

Electrified Government Script for sale by C. N. Crary.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08

It is told of the late P. D. Armour
that on one occasion he made present
Of a suit of clothes to each Of his en-
ployees in q certain department. Each
man was told that he might order his
own suit and send the bill to Mr.. Ar
mour, no restrictions being made as-to
price. In order to avail himself fully
of this liberality one young man or
dered evening clothes costing $50.
When the bill was sent in, Mr.. Armour
sent for the clerk to vouch for its ac-
curacy and. finding it right, assured
the man it would be paid. AS the clerk
was leaving, however, Mr.. Armour said
to him:
Il wish TO say to you that | have
packed Il great man. hogs in my time.
but never dressed one Defore"-New
York Times.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Tr.ltl Stones.

Most readers have no doubt heard OF
the precious jewels which tie toad car
rcS in his brain box, and so called
toadstonrs. which were in reality the
teeth of fossil fish. were formerly worn
in finger rings as protection against
poison.
1t was thought that the best stones
were those voluntarily elected by the
living toadS: but, rs the latter were not
addicted to freely giving up their treas
ureS in that way, it was necessary to
procure the coveted articles by other
means, and the recognized method was
to dccapitate the haplcss Datrachian
ut the instant be swallows his breath.
The feat naturally demanded consider
able celebrity, such as could only be ac-
quircd by constant practice, and it is
not reasonable. therefore, to assume
that although the endeavors to gain
possession of the jewels were perhaps
numerous, they must have invariably
been unsatisfactory, especially to the
tOadS.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
The Tramp Ready For Any Job.

The gay cat applies for a job where
he hears men are wanted, he knows
not for what. "Can you drive four?"
asks the boss. 1t may be the hobo
doesn't know whether it is four nails
or four tent stakes he is to drive, but
he confidently answers: "Sure thing!
Had Il job driving four last month
at -" amy Of the 10000 places he has
been to, SO he can answer questions If
the boss is inclined to put then), and
the next morning. finding the -four"
he is to drive are horses, he contiden-
TALLY approaches fellow employee
with, Say, Bud, show me how to put
the harness on the plugs, will you"
Asked if he. knew how to make watches
or dynamite cartridges, he would doubt
less say lie did. He might fail at Ell
ther, but he would not weakly deny
himself an opportunity to try. This is
net true Of all, but it is distinctive
trait born OF necessity in men that seek
employment in many and various fields.
-Leslie's Monthly.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Homeseekers Excursion Rates.

To points west. southwest and
northwest will be on sale the Ist
and ord Tuesday of each month via
Illinois Central Railroad az about
one fare plus s. for round trip with
stopover privileges. Write today
tor FREE descriptive matter and
full particulars to E. A. Richter,
Trav. Pass. Agent Ill. Central R
R., Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Whence Comes ELECTRICITY


At time when electricity is rapidly
transforming the face Of the globe,
when it has already in great measure
annihilated distance and bids fair to
abolish darkness for US, it is curious to
notice how completely ignorant "the
plain man" remains as to the later de-
Nelopments of electrical theory. Some
recent correspondence has led me to
think that vague notion that electric
ity is a fluid which in some mysterious
way flows through a telegraph wire
like water through pipe is about as
far as Lp has got, and if we add to this
some knowledge of what he calls "elec-
trio shocks" we should probably ex-
haust his ideas on the subject. Yet
this is not to be wondered at. Even
the most instructed physicists can do
nothing but guess as to what electric
ity is, and the only point on which
they agree is as to what it Is not.
There is, in fact, perfect consensus
Of opinion among scientific writer's
that it is not a fluid-i. e., continuous
stream of ponderable matter, as is a
liquid or a gaS-and that it is not a
form of energy, as is heat. Outside
this limit the scientific Imagination is
at liberty to roam where it listeth, and,
although it has used this liberty to a
considerable extent, no definite result
has followed up to the present time
Academy.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
ADVERTISING RATES.
We take pleasure In announcing

We take pleasure In announcing
that the Board of Education ha:
decided to have vocal music laugh,
In our city schools this year. A
lady from Kentucky has been EN-
ployed and will devote her entire
time to this work the coming
school term. IF she is good In
structor, and we presume she Is,
the public will be simply amazed al
the fine music the school will be
able to render next Commencement
Day. This lisa step In the right di
rection. 1t Is progressive and one
OF the very best things our excel
lent Board has ever done.
We are to have Miss Campbell
this year as superintendent
of the primary department
which Is another change for
the better. Professor Hess
says these and ether changes will
make our school the coming year
better than they have ever been.
The Board acted wisely In iucreas-
ing the salary of Prof. Hess. He Is
the man We want here and need
and unless we pay him at least a
fair salary he will 60 elsewhere so
we can we'll afford to advance bis
salary.
Next year we will have new
Board of Education with the ex'
ceptiou of Commissioner Clint
Moore. The two new members
must and will be elected this fall.
Throw politics aside and nominate
the best men available regardless
of their political affiliations. Good
schools are what we need and poll
tics can go. Remember this when
YOU vote next November for school
Commissioners. Charlie Bailey will
make an excellent member and
will no doubt be elected and we
should elect good mate for him.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Aristocratic Ants.

Tie saveholding ants are CT several
kinds and differ greatly in'the manner
in which they treat their vassals. Some
make them do all the work under the
direction of overseers; others share
their labors. while still others have
fallen into such habits of luxury as to
be unable or unwilling to wait upon or
even to feed themselves and are car
ried about and provided with food by
their body servants. In many cases
this sybaritism is the mere ostentatlous
love of being served. The incapacity is
not physical, but moral, and arises
from an aristocratic aversion to any
kind of mental labor.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Licking Her Stamps.

We find the following anecdotes In a
Naples paper: "At the postoftice yes
terday, amid the large crowd gathered
around the window. was young Eng
lish lady, handsome, we'll dressed and
accompanied by her maid. The young
lady had just purchased some stamps
and was about to affix them to a num-
Der Of letters which she held In her
hand. Delicately tearing off stamp,
she said to her maid, Pull (sic) out
your tongue And the maid, with Eng
lish impassivity, thrust forth her
tongue while the mistress passed over
it q postage stamp, which she subse-
quently stuck on letter. She went
through the entire package Of letters,
and for each one the obedient waiting
maid thrust out her tongue for the
mistress to meisten the stamp. Curl
Gus manners these English people
have"
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08

nourished and then the outcry of the
nerves will cease as naturally as hun
cry child ceases to cry when fed.
For nervous women there is no better
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aWhen began taking your medicine was
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Would take nervous spells and almost die at
times. had several different doctors attend
ing, but they could not do me any good. The
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Told him that was taking your 'Favorite Pre-
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he said, Might just as we'll take that much
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FIRST two bottles was able to get outside thu
house and walk around the yard. kept Oh
taking the medicines and they cured me-"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Iamnx That TalG.

Electric lamps not only can be made
to talk, but also to sing. An ordinary
arc light can be made to produce
sounds in two ways. One is by placing
the arc in the circuit of telephone
instead Of the ordinary receiver, and
the other is by placing it in the circuit
instead of the ordinary transmitter.
In either Of these positions it will
pronounce words, which can be heard
distinctly at considerable distance.
1t naturally follows. also, that the cleo
trio arc can be utilized as the receiver
and also as the transmitter OF tele-
phone.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Missed the Lobby EarreI.

Considerable amusement was caused
when the legislature first went into
session by q member from the counties
arriving and promptly asking TO be
shown the lobby.
When that place was pointed out to
him, he nosed around for awhile and
then remarked in the hearing OF some
bystanders:
"I've been fooled"' he declared dis
gustedly. They tole ne could find
a barI Of money loose in the lobby,
but l see now tibet it's dinGei lie.
Baltimore Herald.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
DEER PARK ROTEL,
Deer Park, Md, Most Delightful sum-
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mer Resort or the AIIeghenies.
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cities via Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
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Rooms en- suite with private baths.
Electric lights, long distance tele-
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swimming pools, golf links, tennis
courts, bowling alleys, billiard
room, magnificent drives, complete
livery service. Annapolis Naval
Academy Band. Hotel remodeled
with additional couveniences and
renovated throughout. All cot
tages have been taken for the sea-
son. Open from June 2ls; to Sep.
TENDER 3o.h.
For rates and information adj
dress
W. E. BURwELL, Manager.
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Md, until June Ist. After that
time, Deer Park, Garrett county,
Nd. Aug.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
JanRltnE Nerves.

Are you irritable? Do you sleep
badly? Is 1t hard to concentrate
your thoughts? Is your appetite
poor? Do you feel tired, restless
and respondent? Try Lichty's
Celery Nerve Compound. 1t will
do you more good than anything
you have ever tried. Sold by c. W.
Grier.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
AeIs Immediately.

Colds are more troublesome In
summer than winter, lis so hard to
help adding to them. One Minute
Cough Cure cures. Absolutely
safe. Acts Immediately safe. Sure
cure for coughs. colds, Group throat
and lung troubles.
Opera House Drug Store.
KOdol Dyspepsia Cure
Oigeses what you eats.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
D,mocrn,ic District convention.

There will be a district conven-
ton held In the City Building In
Sistersville at o'clock p. m. Sat-
urday, July the I2th, 1902, for the
purpose of nominating one candl-
date for the Office of Justice of the
Peace, two Constables, President
aud Commissioner Of the Board OF
Education. All Democratic voters
In Lincoln district are cordially In.
vited to attend this convention and
assist In nominating the best avail.
able candidates.
By order of the committeeman
for Lincoln district.
H. B.HIssAM,
L. BELFoRD,
2stfdw Committeeman.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
IS If d "

Special Low Rates ON Sundays DuripE
Summer seasos, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
The Baltimore & Ohio R. r. will
sell excursion tickets at very low
rates, good going and returning
same day, every Sunday during the
summer season. on regular trains to
and from ali stations between Sis
tersville and Parkersburg and be.
tween Sistersville and wheeling
inclusive. No rate higher than
$I.5o.
Call on ticket agent for rates and
time of trains. Sep I
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Excur-
sIons 90 Atlantic City.
Cape May. Sea Isle City and
Ocean City, N. J., Ocean City, Nd, 1,
and Rehoboth Beach, Del, at very
low rates, Thursdays, June Ie, July
II and 81, Aug. IL and %, and
Sept. q, 1902. Tickets will be good
sixteen days, including date Of
sale. For full information concern
ing tickets, stop-overs, time of
trains, sleeping and parlor car ac
commodations, call on or address
nearest Ticket Agent, Baltimore &
Ohio R. R., for full information.
Sept. S.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
IfYnn Have Headache

don't experiment with alleged cures.
Buy Krause's Headache Capsules,
which will cure any headache In
halt an hour, no matter what causes
1t. Price IS cents. Sold by c.
w. Grier.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
Democratic Cougrss siOna, Convention.

The Democratic convention for
the Fourth Congressional District
Of West Virginia, for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for con-
gress, will be held at Parkersburg,
on Tuesday, the 18th day of July,
1902, and will be called to order at
II o'clock a. m. The basis of repre-
sentation as fixed by the executive
committee, is one vote for each 100
votes or fraction above so cast for
W. J. Bryan In 1900. by which the
counties will be entitled to the
number of votes following:
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08
number of votes following:
Total

A recommendation by the Exec
utive committee Is, that each coun
ty elect one delegate tor each vote
they are entitled to cast in the con.
vention.
The Executive committee will
meet at the Blennerhasset Hotel at
9 o'clock a. m, on the day Of the
convention.
By order of the Executive com
mittee,
WALTER PENDLEToE,
w. A STRIcKLER, Chairman.
Secretary. I5wt II d 1t
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-08

A big woman can 60 through a
small mans pockets with ont any
slight of hand business.