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The Alaska prospector., 1906-03-01

Adler has just received large stock of Household Furnishings. Call and see them.
 New Goods on every boat for Kern's.
 Fresh Oysters for Wikidel on every boat.
 H. B. Fitzgerald and wife were arrivals on the Excelsior.
 W. H. Campbell, of Kayak, is in town on business.
 Miss Copeland. who has been in Fairbanks for several months, passed through here this week en- route to her home in California.
 Chas. Noble and Grant Chase have bonded their Knights island property to San Francisco people for $75, ,OOO.
 Charles Rosenberg, who operated store at Alganik for several years is in town for few days.
 Send a message of remembrance to your friends in the States on one of P. s. Hunts souvenir post cards.
 Rev. F. c. Taylor returned from Seward on the Excelsior.
 D. P. Lea is the newly appointed customs collector at Unalaska Mir. Lea and wife went West on Santa Ana.
 We are soliciting family trade with the best of meats of all kinds. Valdez Market, Phone 29.
 Commissioner John Goodell, of the Cook Inlet precinct: has moved his headquarters from Sunrise to Knick. His office is now at Pal mer station, Is miles from the head of Knick Arm.
 P. H. Buck, formerly of Skyko. mish, Wash, is now principal of the Seward school.
 Reindeer Sleeping Bags. Same model as used by the Greeley Arc tic Expeditions. Tanned soft as velvet. Weight less than ten pounds. Must be seen to be ap- preciated. At the Valdez Bank x Mercantile Co.,, Inc.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-03-01

Parker Bunk House on Keystone avenue. Bunk, stove and wood, all comforts. 25 cents per day.
 We will wholesale you Beef and Pork cheaper than you can ship it from Seattle. Valdez Market, Phone 29.
 H. K. Love will leave soon for Fairbanks on business connected with the government land office.
 We will give you snap on dog feed. Valdez Market, Phone 29.
 Wm. Gelineau, one of the pio- 1eer barbers of Valdez. has pur- chased the Montana barber shop formerly owned by s. McFaull.
 On the arrival of the Santa Clara we will have fresh stock of Beef, Mutton, Pork, Chickens. Tur- keys, Veal and all kinds of Sausage. Valdez Market. Phone 29.
 The Excelsior arrived Sunday morning from Seattle with 47 first class and 23 steerage passengers for triere, most of whom are bound for Fairbanks.
 w. l.. Pagan, the Examiners Toy in the Far East. is in the city. Not through choice, but by chance"
 ,. MUCKLUCKS for the wet trails. These Seal and Walrus skin boots are light in weight and waterproof. Better for mushing than a rubber boot and cost less-$3 at the Val deg Bank & Mercantile Co.,. Inc.
 The Miners Restaurant will close for while at 8 pm. daily, in order that repairs may be made. Will be open from 6 am. to pm. The Valdez exhibit at Portland has been returned, and is being distributed at the Swan building, corner Keystone and Mckinley.
 A school district has been made at Catalla by Clerk Crandall,: and school trustees elected. As soon ais the governor makes an allot- 'ment of funds school will be op- 'ened..
 Captain Hartman returned last night from his trip of inspection of 'tais' telegraph line between here :sna Eagle, making the return trip Ii, 1ik days:
 For Sale-Uuud house and lot, close in.. A bargain. Valdez Real Estate Agency
 Shushitna Dick arrived last night from Wortman's bringing in Slim Gray, who was damaged in q wreck on the trail.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-03-01
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Richard K ief, his Successors or Assigns; You are hereby notified that the undersigned have expended one hundred ($l0o.OO) dollars in la abOr and improvements on each of the follow ing lode mining claims, to-wit: The Iron Duke lode mining claim, the Exchange lode mining claim and the Lilly lode mining claim in order to hold said mining claims under the provis- ions of Section 232i of the Revised Statutes of the United States being the required amount to hold said mining claims for the year ending Decem ber 3l, 1905. And if within ninety (y0) days from the service of this notice, or the com pleted publication thereof you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of said expenditure as co-owncr, your interest in said mining claims will become the property of the said un- dersgned under and pursuant of said Section 232l of the Revised Statutes of the United States Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 10th day of Jan uary, 1906.
 WA RYSrROM
 w. A. DOLAN.
 J. W. LITTLE. First publication Jan. IS, 1906 Last publication April l9. 1906.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-03-01
Location Notices Are Expen.
 Sive At Fairbanks

Better get supply before you start for there. The PRospEcToR Printshop has all kinds. Power of Attorney, Quit Claim Deeds'also in stock.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-03-01
(. (. BERG, Furrier and TaxidermiSt 1425 First Ave, Seattle.

Send me your skins, state your wishes and will return you perfect work at reasonai le prices.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

& myriad OF men are born. They la
Dor and sweat and struggle for bread;
they squabble and $cnld and fight; they
scramble for little mean advantages
over each other: age creeps upon tlemi
inGi-niities follow; shuInes aud hufGllia-
lions bring down tleir prides ana their
vanitics: those they love are taken
from them, and tie joy Of life IS turn
cd to aching grief The burden OF p1in.
care. misery. grows heavier year by
year: ut lcu@th ambition is dead. pride
Is dead; vanity IS dead; longing for re-
lease is in their place. IL comes at
last-the only imprisoned git earth
ever had for thcnI-and they vanish
from world. where they were of no
consequence: where they achieved moth
ing: where they were a mistake and .
failure and Il foolishness. There they
.4ave left no sign that they lave eS-
istcd-a world which will lument them
:, day and forget them forever. Then
another myriad tiles their place. and
copies all they did. and goes along the
same prohtlcss road. and vanishes as
they vaushed-to make room for nm
other. and another, and Il million other
lnyri:lds. 10 follow the same arid path
through the same desert aud accom-
pIfsh- what the first myriad and all the
il1y-riads that came after II accomplished
nothing From Mark Twain's Auto
biography in North American review.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
Ten Arre. Rnourh.

Many a man who has sone into bust
ness with the notion TINT he must have
m extensive plant in order to succeed
has FOUND that he has undertaken too
much. This was the experience of an
Arkansas farmer. who for many years
ftfuIIy titled farm of 200 acres with
ont making at any time comfortable
iivng. At last he sod the land to i've
Italian families, Who took forty acres
each. A northern traveller who passed
that way aud was attracted by the
neatness and evident prosperity of the
small f:trrus entered into conversation
with one OF the proprietors
@IIow much lind have you?'' he
asked
Forty acres" said the italian.
as # all In tillaCe?
''No. fndeedf' cXclaimed the farmer
s'Ten acres are all one man car. attend
to. I bought the rest for my sons. >
Ten acres may seem Ike a snHu
farm to most Americans. hut carefully
cultivated 1t produced for the Italian
more revenue dian 900 had for tie pre-
vlous owper.-Youth's Companion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
cherI.Inr Ii CnId.

One Of the best and simplest means
of checking cold ut It's onset IS to
drini, In bed glass OF hot not warm.
water in which have been placed the
Juice OF a lemon, three or four humps
of Sugar and large teaspoonful of
pure gIycerin. This dose should be
sipped as, hot as possible after the pa
tient is in bed. Taken thus It viii
probably indnce a fow of perspIration
which VIII throw Off the cold. The
simplicity OF this remedy is only equal
ed by its great efficacy. AS with other
remedies. its chance ofNvorking COM
plete cure is Increased II applied at
the beginning OF the complaint.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

\ correspondent wrote to 81 newspa-
per to ask the author of this cOuplet:
How much the fool who has been sent to
Exccs the fool who has been kept at
home!
He had barely written when he an
swcrcd his own query, having found
the source OF tie lines aud how lie had
miSquotcd them. They are from Cow
per's Progress of Error and read:
to roam
I1xeeis a Ounce that hath been kept At
homel
We are not sure hut that, ns is fire.
uuently the case with Interpretations,
the popular version is better than the
poet's.-New York Tribune.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
orf-in OF fi,c nnIIOosl.


The word balloon means n large
BALI" TO Alontgoliier of Annonay,
France, the invention of the balloon is
credited. It is said that lac Was led to
turn his attention 10 balloon mGlSing
from the following incident: a French
Iaundress. wishing to dry Il petlcoat
quickly. placed it ON 4 basket work
frame over 4 stove. To prevent the
heat from escaping by the opening at
tie top or the petticoat she drew the
belt strings closely together and tied
diem. Gradually the garment dried
aud became lighter aud as the stove
continued TO give out heat ard rarely
Tie air concentrated under the basket
work frame the pctticoat began to
move ana finally rose in the air This
so astouiShed the luundress that she
ram to her. uefGhbors and asked them
10 come and witness the strange sight
Niontcolfer was among those that
came in. The petticoat suspended in
nidair suggested greater things 10
him. and lie returned home with
something to think about" He at
once began studying. works on differ
ent Kinds of atmosphere. and the in
veutlun Of the balloon was the result
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
An odI ceremony.

Colchester Is England's great oyster
fishery, and so much of the wealth and
fame Of the place is derived from the
Industry TINT the season Is opened with
much ceremony. THE city futhers sail
to the fishing ground, and the mayor
formally assists In raising the first
tlredge of bIvalves Afterwnrd, In full
6Ilment of an ancient custom. there is
n luncheon, Mt which the distinctive
luxury is gingerbread washed down
with raw gin, combination which.
London paper assumes, will fix the
event in memory for several days"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

sEieuxten1ps the famous yiolinist
used TO tell the following story= When
crossing London bridge ouei day he
was suddenly brushed aside by n
wretcte1 demnlIon. who climbed
the parapet ana plunged out into the
river. The foot passengers crowded
around Immediately to wHtch the I'M
fortunate man as he rose to the sur
face. and IN triee some one shouted
tI,lI betAe drowRsr'
Two to one hen swim ashore :" WAS
the answer. The rest OF the pedestrI-
ans Joined inthe betting.
Meantime Vleux temps rushed down
to the river bank. secured waterman
and Towesi out to the rescue. Just as
tho boatm5n was about to reach forth
to grasp the poor fellow. who by this
time was fomderiug about in the wa
ter, having lost his desire for death.
the spectators above cried ont: leave
linn alone, There's bet on itT'
The oarsman drew back into the
boat. and the unfortunate wretch sank
before their eyes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
.JoIlnson ON Actors.

Although he wrote plays. Johnson
When Boswell suggested that we might
respect a great actor Johnson cried:
''WhHt, sir. Il fellow who cIaps 81 hump
on his back ana u bump on his legs
and cries, I am Richard 1IIT Nay,
SIR; ballad singer Is Il higher man."
No doubt Boswell had Garricll In mind
when, after hearing johnson say that
he looked ON players as no better than
dancing dogs, he timidly suggested.
but. SIR. you will allow that some
players are better than Others" Yes.
sir, as some dogs dance better than
nthcrar
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
1.Innl. - raIsc LIE.

A very large aud sturdy or3lnge nee
was growing in a small Pot. If tilaf
tree said the florist didn't take pills
it would reqpire a pot as big rs =
bathtub to grow in. But it takes pills
like a hypochondriac. Chemists. agri-
.cuItnr4ll experts. make plant pills
nils no bigger than chestnuts that con-
tain sustena nee for six months a Kind
OF fnbioid food. These chemists an
alyze Il plants ash and make pills Of
tile constituent salts. Tile pills, in
closed in metal cover, are buried in
the earth at the plants roots. and the
salts gradually dissolve and diffuse
through the metal. giving the plants
day by dayqthc sustenance that they
require Pills are also applied to weak.
sici,Iy plants. which they help wonder
f1llvV
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
unr1 wnter.

4 farm woman in Pennsylvania once
said to me. II never hear any one sing
The Old Oaken Bucket without n
shudder" For fifteen years she had
done the cooking and washing for n
family of six with no other water sup
ply than what she had hauled out of
II well nearly thirty feet deep by means
of n bucket Bnths In winter ~ere al
most out OF the question, aud even in
the summer they were regarded as an
occasion OF more than ordinary impor-
lance, for which preparations had to
be made hours ahead of the great
event. A cubic foot of water weighs
slxty-two and half pounds, and In
all these years the number OF tons
this woman had lifted had made poet
ical alluSlonS to "iron bound and
moss covered buckets good deal
like saying rope to man about to
be Notwithstanding.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
No I:xcuscs Accepted.

French officials are said to he par
ticularly strict In their discipline of
tourists y lately returned traveller
tells several more or less apocryPhal
stories to illustrate the state of affairs
An American lost his footing. slipped
down an cmbankment and fell into .
small, shallow pond. As he scrambled,
dripping, up the emhankment to the
footpath he was confronted by an
arm of the law.
'.Your name? Your address," de
mandcd this uncnnipromisinE person.
notebook in hand.
But FELL began the astomished
American. Il only
Tie man waved his arm. 1t is for
hidden to bathc in this lake" he said
firmly. II am not here To listen to
cxtemuntlng circumstances"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12


Tie called e1ner Hrqee
teel 5eeting ar blasts
into mol en iron WIS .ll5eolerei llls
mer named Kelly ana
ddIfI his llis lloliili rgoee Atter
fIis F5n or et Had seen 4 done tal
nSt eIlcfe s some eFSlIilz
~ ll bnrhins 90 e iliinss thel
li Some of his ca t1fnefs when
they q about Il wrote Kelly. that
hey ia1tsd tleil ron made either IN
the lsr way. and not BY ans. new
falielet method or nott al When
the dtst Blast ns - strong that Il
melted the iron the Spectators ronred
with laughter q what they called
elly's figelForss aud laughed Tor
Ten years at his solly When Besse-
u1er introduced his process to the Brit
ish ironlna kers tlleEs TOO, roared with
iauEbfeF al the 'ctn1y l'renS hnans,
ana would not allow The silly tdear to
be mehfIohei IA their records. The
steel EaIIs props ftIon EXCITED only de
rislon Bosh! Stun! aumbug. Nom
senseg said the railroad directors
when ltrtas pr0EIos ed to them. But
aftef one road had tried 4 the steel
mills could not Isee1 up with the or
ders sent IN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

The proIuctlon OF one egg within an
other is OF frequent occurrence. and,
though now and then recorded az q
curiosity, the so called phenomenon
is very easily accounted FOR. II IS
Invariably caused by oNerStimulation
Of the system BY Feeding. The ovuIn,
or yollS, When Mature is received into
the upper part OF the oviduct a tube
nearly two feet in length in the do
mesfic fowl. and in its descent Is cloth
ell successively with the layers of al
bumen. or white. the lining membrane
OF the shell. aud finally on arriving at
the classifying portion of the oYlduct is
envelcped in a shell itself. Ordinarily
tile egg is then expelled. but IN the
case OF the product OF a double yolked
egg a reverse action OF the oyiduct
takes pInce, and tIle egg is carried
back. mcst5 With another ovunI and
redescends with it. the two being sur
rounded together with nlbumcn, mem
brane and she'll
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
Toni. xv..s F1avvcI I1Iamon.l.

"Comte.r said Louis- Nv. to the Count
de st. Gcrmain, wifi you help me to
gain 1000 francs? I have got here a
diamond with a flaw. valued at G.ooo
francs. It would be worth 10000 IL 1t
were fIawless." After having the Ola
mond carefully weighed louis banded
It to the count. who examined il nil
nuteIy and replied, ut mighFbe done.
sire. IL you viii allow me TO Keep the
stone for a month"; A month later lie
brought back the diamond almost in
npprceiably less in weight, but flaw
less. The jeweler TO whom friend OF
Louis offered It for sale gave 1900
francs for It, but the king repurchasel
It MS n curiosity. -. P.'s London
XYeeklv.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

A remarkable illustration of the force
with which Il swordfish strikes blow
has. recently been reported. While re-
pairing ship recently which had com
pleted a long voyage In Pacific waters
a sword was found which had success
fully pierced shcathing one inch
thick, a three Inch plank and beyond
that four and n half inches Of firm
timber. 1t has been estimated that it
would require nine strokes of ham
mer weighing twenty-five pounds to
drive an iron bolt OF similar shape the
same distance.-shanglIa Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

When the tip OF q dogSs nose il
cold and moist, that dog Is not sick.
A feverish dry nose means sickness
with a dog. and SO with the human
lips. Dry, cracked and colorless
lips mean feVerishness, and are ne
well III appearing TO haze 3eau-
tif1l pink, yeIvetslike lips, apply ~
bedtime coating S1opps
Green SaIVe viii ane
head ng nan
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12


b eni ann ldllEEls Brew ter enc tlile
attorney general vas MOST unique
cf.raeter Acc6rtlnE 70 his idea, ne
vas always mutt ~ attfred, ana lis
iralz eup once seen would never be toFs
gotten ne usually wore q bell snaTe4
white SIX high hat with long Tl1islSeT
"a Il, plated and ErEliea white shirt
front. with a hieh standing collar car
dinal neeStie or scarf, bun wnisfeoat,
maroon colored Prince Albert coat
with gold buttons yellow rousers.
patent leather shoes and soft frtlled
ours which matched iIls shirt front.
around his WRISTS on the thumb OF
his left hand was m amethyst ring
encfrcIed with perfectly matched dis
mouds and q bunch OF old fashioned
seals in heavy gold settings dangled
from his watch fob This was his
usual makeup when he attended to
business at his oflee. which wRs In the
old Ereedmen's bank building. oDpO
site the treasury department or visit
ed the United States supreme court to,
pai4Icipate IN cases which concerned
the sFover4ilneht. His voice was pitch
ed ia. a high key. ana this pecnitlrlty
was intensified by his saltoTlal getup.
Witch always made him culispicuous
ati any giifhennss apparently he. was
oblfTfous OF the sensation which his
appearance alih0St invariably created.
-esliafieston NsEys-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
Hln snecInItv.

A little boy was on his knees recent
" Mt night, and auntfe, staying In the
house, was present. 'It Is pleasure,
she said to him afterward, ITO hear
YOU saying your prayers so well. You
sneak earnestly ana seriously and
mean what you say and care about it,
..Ah," he answered. ..nh, but auntie.
you should hear mo gargIe!'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

Brains or great men vary very much.
1t is found that men of encyclopedia
mind have large and heavy brains
Gladstone had to wear very big hat
with an enormous bed of gray matter
and numerous convolutlons. ON the
other hand. men whose genius is con
ceutratcd upon one line Of thought are
of small brain and. consequently have
small heads. Newton Byron and
Cromwell were in this class. Kansas
City Journal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

Ever since some mechanically inclin-
ed person,'with an almost dlnbolical In
stinct for making mischief, Invented a
form OF spring lock which can be open
cd on the inside by a knob and on the
outside only by key there has been
trouble. The latchBey from the FIRST
has been a domestic storm center. IT
has divided family circles and even
broken UP phones. London TeleETnpll'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

Most trading steamers which wish 10
study economy and eject have their
Mt mast painted blhck. II they did
not the mast would soon be sullIed
by smoke and would look very dirty
In consequence The smoke from the
vessels funnel Is carried backward by
The forward motion of the vessel, and
the mast would look Griiny IL It was
painted any other color than black
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

A minister, undressing a meeting OF
the London Bible society. of which the
Marquis OF Anglesey was president,
said that St Peter refused to admit
tile marquis as n peer or as yelling
IONS old officer or lord lieutenant Of
Ireland or the lender OF the Horse
guards at Waterloo. but let him right
"a MS soon MS lie knew that he WAS
president Of tho Bible society,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

A schoOlteacher says this sweeping
answer was made by a pupil in a his
tory lesson:
How many wars" she asked this
pupil, did England fight with Spain p
"Six." the pupil answered.
.'slx?' said the teacher. ..Enumernte
them. pleAse."
cone. two. three, four, five. six" snid
the little girl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

Al say, old man, do me a favor
and lend me 50. B.-Sorry. but It's
quite impossible. A. Imposslhles
And you are such a wealthy man? 2.
II know. but can't part with my
money. 1t Is keepsake from my In.
ther.-saIon- Wftzblatt of Vienna.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
l.reventics, as the name iinpliel

treyentics, as the name implies
prevent all colds and grippe when
taken at the sneeze stage, Pre-
ventics are toothsome candy tsb-
lets. Preventics dissipate al colds
quickly, and taken eaEly. hen you
HFst EEL that cold coming, they
shecI and prevent rs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
Out.

Mrs. Madison Squeer-I suppose in
your grace's family there nre number
of historic Jewels. HIS Grace Yes, In
deed. must get them out some day
and show them to YOU. by love. Mrs.
Madison Squeer-Ah, then you Still
hive the tickets PUCK.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

SIgnora veronell tseeking servantl
why were you sent away from your
last plnce2
eI3ecauRe broke coffee cup
swas that the only reason 2"
certainly, except that on that oc-
casion my mistress had n little wound
on the head. I'll Riso
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
DANCING Proves FataL

Many men and women catch colds
At dlncas which terminate in pneu-
rnonia md consumption. After
exposure, If FoleY's Honey and Tar
IS taken it VIII break up a cold and
40 serious results need 10 be feared.
Refuse any but the genuine in yell.
low elza Sold by Sturi6 g
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

81 suppose. said the curious old lady
to the driver Of the city sprlnkling
cart, that you only follow this bust
ness for the money. there IL in ltFl
eyes. madam said the driver of the
cart: u frankly confess am ont for
the dust. Baltimore American.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12
- 49, rnrcrnine

'4The porcupine has his good points"
admitted tho possum, 'sbut he Is an aw-
full flatteter. yuu know
.'F'iattererg' echoed the coon blanlly.
.'Yes he IS apt to send one away
feeling awfully stuck M.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-12

This Is the law Of dement's between
men: Tho one ought to forget ht'Once
wLht lie has given and the other ought
never to forget what he has received. =
Seneca.