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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25
 M0HAMMEDAN HOLIDAYS.
They Are Not Numerous and Arc 7. Solemn Rather Than Gay.

SoIomH nAtneT tuAn 1ays
 In nothing is the natural sober ness of the Turk more manifest than in his holidays. He keeps fewer of them than his Christian compatriot, and most of them he celebrates in such way that an outsider would scarcely suspect the fact. This is partly perhaps a mat ter of temperament, and partly be- cause Islam has not yet passed a certain stage of evolution. A holi- day, that is, is still a holy day. Secu- lar and patriotic festivals are every where of comparatively recent ori- gin.
 In Turkey, where church and state are o1e to d degree now un- known in western countries, there was no real national holiday until 1909. Then the first anniversary of the establishment of the con- stitution was celebrated on the 23d of July (July 10, old style). A highly picturesque celebration it was. too. in Censtantinople at least, with its magnificent array of rugs and medieval tents on the hill oI Liberty, its review of troops by the sultan. its procession of the guilds of the city, and its evening illumnations.
 Examinations, however, were not invented by the constitution. Long before d 23d or a 4th of July was the splendor loving Sultan Ahmet III. discovered how unparalleled a theater for such displays were the steep shores of the Golden Horn and the Bosporus. The accession day of the reigning sovereign made an annual occasion for great fami- lies to set their houses and gardens on fire with an intinity of little oil 1 lamps and, in all literalncss, to keep open house.
 This was the one purely secular holiday of the ycar---unless 1 cX- cept the day of lIidr E.lycss. IIidr or Hizr Elvcss is distant relative of the Prophet Elijah, of the god Apollo, and l suspect of personages still more antique. His day coin cides with that of the Greek St. Gcorge-namely. April 23, old style. or May 6, according to our mode of reckoning. must add that he is drowned upon in orthodox circles and feastcd only in Constantinople or other localities subject 10 Greek innucnce.-lI. c. Dwight in Scrib- ner's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25
Wooden Water Pipes.

London's water supply formerly came through wooden pipes. These were of the simplest construction, formed of the stems of small elm trees, drilled through the center and cut in lengths of about six feet, one end being tapered so as to fit into the adjoining pipe. The wooden ipes, of which at one time more than 400 miles were in use, leaked considerably, decayed rapid ly, burst during frosts and were al- ways troublesome. It was not until 1850 that they began to be super seded by cast iron, and d quarter of a century later some of the old wooden pipes were still in use.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25
Must Have Been Pretty Homeiy.

James Heidegger, London court favorite and manager of the opera in the early part of the eighteenth century, was called the ugliest man on earth. Mrs. Delany described him as "the ugliest man ever form ed. and he was so proud of it that he challenged Lord Chesterfield to produce a more hdeous face in Lon don. A woman was found who ran him very close, but when Heidegger put on her headdress he was unani- mously pronounced to be the win ner.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25
THE STELLAR. SYSTEM.
1h.r. My P. :. tyaar,a. Mi'lier
 Stare, Perhaps Many More.

Stars, Perhaps Many More.
 We think of the multitudes of the stars and would in all probability boldly say that on clear, frosty, moonless night we sec millions of them. In reality on such d night, if we leave out the faintly luminous Milky way, we see less than 5000 distinct stars. ...
 In the whole starry sphere, oE which we see only half at any giveE time, there are only score of first magnitude stars, beginning with Sirius, the brightest of them, and including stars like Orion's right shoulder and left knee, Betelgeux and Rigel, Vega and Arcturus. Of stars of the second. magnitude, like six of the seven stars in the Dipper there are in all sixty-five. Of stars of the third magnitude, like the re- maining star of the Dipper, where the handle joins the bowl, there are 190; of stars of the fourth mag nitude, under 800; of the fifth, just over 1000, and of the sixth, the extreme limit visible to the naked eye on the best nights something over 5000, making in all less than 5000 visible at any time to the naked eye, while only half, or about 2,50O, can be seen at one time.
 But even an opera glass shows d great many more, and larger and larger telescopes disclose more and more. Yet they seem limited in number, at least if it be true that the light carrying ether does not absorb and cxtinguish the light of the most remote, for if they were really infinite in number and their light came to us unimpedcd the night sky would be uniformly lum- nous, which it is not. So that q small telescope which shows stars down to the ninth magnitude will add about 100000 stars to those visible to the unaided eye. while the largest telescopes will show stars down to about the sixteenth magni- tude.
 Argelander's star chart includes between three and four hundred thousand stars counted and plotted by hand, while the modern photo- graphic survey, in which the stars are made to map themselves. goes up to the high figure of 15,00O,0O0. It is computed that the best optical means which human genius can de- wise may show loo,oo0,0o0 stars.
 If this be, as is supposed, close to the total of existing stars and if we remember that the population of the earth is computed to be 1,500,- 0O0,000, then it follows that there is only one star for each fifteen peo- pie. or. say, star for each three familicS--bv no means such q vast number as most people suppose. But. as said. this is true on v if the ether does not extinguish any of the light. and so does not hide the most distant stars by absorging their luminous messages. S. llarpcr's Weekly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25

Fine watch and Jewelry Iepair- ing, all work guaranteed. H. V. Herndon, with Owl Drug Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25
CITATION TO SHOW CAUSE.

In the Probate Court, Valdez Pre-
 cinct, Third Judicial Division,
 Territory of Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of l. D: Flynn, decentralization to Show Cause.
 To Mabel M. Flynn and all other heirs unknown; and to all persons interested in the above entitled estate, greeting: by cited and required to appear before the judge of this court, at the court room thereof, in the Town of Valdez Alaska, on Tues day, the 23rd day of December, 1913, at ten o'clock in the fore- noon of said day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why w. T. Scott, the adminis- tratOr of said estate, should not be authorized by an order of this court to sell at public sale all the property belonging to said es- tate, the same consisting of sum- dry personal effects and a one third interest in and to lot 1 1-2, in block ', of the Town of Valdez, Alaska.
 And it is ordered that this ci- tation be served upon you by publication thereof in the Valdez Daily Prospector, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published at Valdez, Alaska, for a period of at least four success sive weeks.
 Witness the Honorable Geo. J. Love, United States Commission CT and ex Officio Probate Judge in and for Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska, with the seal of said court affixed, this 21st day of Oc- tOber, 1913.
 (SeaU GEO. J. LOVE, U. s. Commissioner and ex or
 tlcio Probate Judge.
 First pub. Oct. 21. 1913.
 East pIb. Nov. IS, 1913.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25
Steamhoats.

There were steamboats before the Clermont, which sailed up the Hud- son in 1907. Jouffray. a French man, operated steamboat on the Saone as early as 1Ts3, and 10000 people saw him do it.. In 17ss Fitch piled steamboat on the Della ware, apparently without any knowl- edge of what Jouffray had done in France. It is only fair to say that Fulton himself never claimed the invention and always awarded the honor to Jouffray.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25

Hand Laundry, corner of lIu- bart st., and Keystone Avenue. F'lamnrIs and silks specially.
 MRS. II. STARTS X GO.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25

FOR RENT-3-room apartment finely furnished, hot and cold water and bath. Reasonable rent. Centrally located. Enquire at the ProspecLOr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25

FOR SALE--Threc horses. wagon and set of harness cheap. Inquire at Seattle hotel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-25

FOR SALE, rent or lease, d 20- room lodging house: central To- cation. A snap. Call at Pros pcctOr office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Avn Advertislng Storv.

+. I. Fletcher. at Sphinx club dim
ner in New York, told an advertising
story.
"A man." he said. entered a shop
one bitter cold day and bought a
wooden muller. When ne. opened the
ghuffier he found inside 1t the photo
graph of a beautiful girl, together
with a note saying:
If you are single, please write to
me.
"A name and address followed, and
the man smiled. He was single. and
he put the photograph on his sitting
room mantel. There, every evening,
looking up from his book, he beheld
1t. 1t was very beautiful, and in
a week he had fallen head-over heels
in love.
so he wrote to the girl. Another
week passed, week of anxious,
rve-racking suspense. Then, the
loYesick man received this crushing
letter:
'Sir,-The Mary Smith TO whom
you wrote was my grandmother. She
died nine years ago, aged 86.-Yours
truly
Our heartbroken bachelor. on
looking into this strange matter,
found that he had foolishly bought
the muffier from a dealer who didn't
advertise. "-Estelie Klauder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
NORFOLK SOUTHERN.

During the year 1912, tbA Norfolk
Southern railroad delivered at the
port of Norfolk $3.50 bales of cot
ton as against 40.437 in 1911, an in
crease of 1876 bales, or AIS per
cent over the previous year. The i'm
portance of this fact in connection
with Norfolk sSoutherns traffic is
shown wien ii is compared with de-
'creases In the amount OF cotton haul
ed to Norfolk by all the other trans
portaton lines terminating at that
port.
The State of North Carolina, in the
eastern section of which the Norfolk
Southern lines are located, stands at
the head of the list Of important cot
ton growing States of the South from
the standpoint of production an acre.
According to the preliminary esti-
mate of the United States department
of agriculture it produced 271 pounds
of lint cotton to the acre against 267
pounds for Missouri, the next highest,
266 for Virginia, 219 for South Caro-
lima 206 for Texas and so on down
to 119 for F'lorida.-The Wall Street
Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE

CHICAGO. Jan. z5.-One import
art factor was noticeable in the chi
cago wheat pit today, and that was
that many Of the old-time friends and
balls were ~ he seen on the selling
eide. having deserted the bull camp,
Professionals were nearly all talking
bearish after the close and they were
sellers during the entire session.
1t is safe 70 say that the men who
have adhered to the bull side Of wheat
for many months are less builish than
they were a fortnight since In or
1nr 20 sustain values up around the
present level il Will be necessary to
develop a greatly improved business
IN cash wheat. and that some Of this
rnust be on export account, in order
to get rid OF the grain permanently.
II is generally believed that the
kuiIlSh feeling in corn at New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Monte Carlo Prices.

Judge William II. Moore. at a supper
IN Gotham's newest hotel discussed
hotel prices
They are worse at Monte Carlo,
perhaps" he said, than anywhere else
in the world. The German tourist is
snered q in Monte Carlo because, when
he enters barber shop for a shave, he
always asks what the charge is to be
before he sits down in the chair.
But what is a man to do in barber
shops where IT is no uncommon thing
to be charged two or three dollars for
the slplest operation
And it's the same thing In hotels
I know man who took suite at
Monte Carlo hotel without asking the
price Of anythinR-aua in the restau-
rants of such hotels It's a common
thing to find no prices even on the
menus
well. when this man came to pay
his bill. IL was enormous, But he paid
1t. Then he said;
Have you any twenty-five centime
stamps?
Yes, monsieur said the clerk, How
many do you WISH
MY friend smiled bIandly
Tell me first, please he said: what
you charge for them here" Mime
apoltS Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.--1f todays
cotton market reflected anything it
was Indifference on the part Of Amer
lean operators, and holders of cotton
to European complications Liver
pool. quotations were lower than ex-
pected in the future department. This
was attributed TO the Balkan dis
turban, but, on the other hand, spot
cotfon was stronger and higher in
that market, ia The equivalent OF
about "a American points This was
about the only sustaining influence
and New York quotations seemed To
lyasg~s.ifne regard 10. 4tlir GeYeioffrlefl
: Fluctuations aarG8e the day were
free, and the close Of the market was
81 "A substantial gain over he previous
day Meanwhile, noor discussion was
not important but seemed to point
To support by the largest and hest
spot interests ia the trade. Skeptics
were generally from among those who
had either sold out their cottcI
had either sold out their cotton or had
established themselves on the short
side Of the market.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

is Reflection Of the fact that nearly
every man who specuIates -int corn
there is long that cereal at Chicago.
Seaboard exporters were endeavoring
to resell corn at Chicago, today, and
the cash sales for the day were the
smallest in many weeks
Receipts of oats at primary points,
while a little smaller last week, show
Cd signs Of keeping up well, the total
being 4,700. 600 bushels, or 1000. coo
bushels in excess of a year ago. The
crowd in oats is still long that grain,
ard with a falling off in the cash
trade the situation Is anything but
favorable for holders
There were losses In the price of
wheat Of IA to liz cent, while corn
was unchanged to Is cent higher
and oats showed about the same
4bo1paz CO .orp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Indiana Reading Circle.

AS the distribution of good books
Is public service, the Indiana Read
iRg Ctrcle Is II tuA4ic heneSactof@. ft
has Taught e whole people to want
TO read. twenty-five thousand books
a year 1t distributes to the teachers
or Indiana and 1000 to the chill
dren, and these books are carefully
selected. One good book calls for
another. That Is how this simple yet
wonderfully effective organization has
become so potent in Indiana.
II began years ago. 1t was the
product of the great chautauqua
movement which swept through the
country, particularly the states of
the mississippi valley, thirty years
ago. The suggestion came up in a
meeting of Indiana teachers in De-
cembeF, 1883. The Indiana Teachers
Reading Circle was started and has
been IN successful operation ever
since. Its board of directors select
two books year and from $4,000
10 $500 teachers get both of them
winch gives defniteness and aim
70 at least IL part of their reading
Out OF this grew the larger work,
the distribution of selected books to
the school children. In 1887 a chill
dren's reading circle was begun 1t
mas since put into the hands of In
oidhh chliofen more than a million
good DOCKS, and its service to them
is constantly increasing.
Every year twenty books are Sc
iected, suitable for all the grades of
the common and high schools. A low
price Is secured from the publishers
ana DOCKS are sold to the children
ana 10 the schools with only enough
added to cover tn ecost OF the work
Ihe circle makes no money. Its la
Dor is for the public good.
And 1t has accomplished immeas-
urable good The million books that
the society has sold have awakened
and inspired the minds and magma
tions OF thousands upon thousands of
country children in Indiana-and
grown people, too. They have led
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
MAKE ADVANCES
IN DULL MARKET
TRUKIsH WAR SITUATION Is RE.
ELECTED IN THE MOVEMENT
or STOCKS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-Good frac-
tioual advances were made today in
the dullest Saturday market of the
wear Second day consideration Of
the situation in Turkey relieved II
Of some Of the original exagg Grated
features. one plain fact is that Tur-
key, new. practically bankrupt, can
not continue war TO which the
money lending powers OF Europe are
opposed This point of view was pre-
valeut on the continent, and was re-
fiected in recovery from the
demoralized conditions prevailing yes
fcTtfav.
with the exception Of declines in a
few industrial specialttes like Wool
worth common, and Westinghouse
Electric the market here was steady
A better tone was displayed by the
copper issues. and by United states
Steel, and STANDARD Rails improved
a little.
Number cf shares sold today So
257. against 5G5.5e4 n year ago.
Par value of bonds sold today, VI
sTs. zoe. against S2.6lS, 006 q year ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

80 your daughter is engagedT'
Yes"
rs he a nice young man."
Very"
and you approve OF the match 81
Yes. They seem to be just suited
for one another"
That's so nice. Are his people all
right?"
f'They're delightful
How old Is heg@
ga boat' So '' .ESs &
Just a fine age. Is he handsome p"
Wei. he's not what you'd call bad
looking"
TIN just crazy to see him. l sup
pose Agnes Is very happy. But / must
be going now. I'll drop In again some
time"
Haven't you forgotten TO ask me
som ethingF
Il don't think so. What is it?"
'Oh, / thought you wanted to know
how much money he is making DE
troit Free Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

Here are ten lies which are often
heard. according to the amiabie MIR.
Arthur Aull. of Lamar;
Yes, we're out, but we've just or
dered lot Of it.
didn't care anything for the
money. 1t was the principle of the
thing.
I'd Just IKE TO have been In his
place. I'd have showed them.
If I had that woman for a little
while I'd teach her few things.
If I'd catch kid of mine at any
thing like that I'd blister him.
II I had just little money + know
where / could go out and make a
pile.
l never would care to be rich, Just
comfortably Axed
My wife and / have never exchanged
n cross word.
If you don't think it's a good thing
for you I don't wana you to do II.
I've never seen such weather be-
fore-kansas city Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
TiGe Misunderstood.

There is very sweet girl in a
Kansas town who shutters areadfaiy.
one night not long ago when her
beau was leaving, she accompanied
him to the porch and said George,
are you coming again next S-s-s-s--"
The dog was on the porch. After
George was fralf mile down the road,
with the dog gaining on him at every
leap. IL occurred to him that possibly
the young lady had intended to say
Sunday" instead of Seize HIM" but
it didn't occur to the dog for as much
as mile or so beyond that-Satur-
day Evening Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

tReported by Rodgers. McCahe & Coz
Petersburg, Va, Jan. rs, 1913.
MARK ET-Strong
Farmers Spanish firm at sl,27h
per bushel.
Jumbo Spanish. 1920 per bushel.
per pound.
No. shelled Spanish. 4%c per lb.
MA RK ET--~Firn1
Fancy Jumbo. &c per lb.
Fancy hand picked, 3&c per lb.
Extra prime, 3h.c to 3Sc per III,
Prime, az c per ID.
@aelling stock, &c to TX c per lib.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

people who never read before to read
not only these books but to seek
others. There are hundreds of little
libraries in Indiana tina thave grown
out of the collection of the Reading
Circles books.---World's Work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Eiftdffs-fiss-sIep.


By persuasion they were Germans.
He, being a distinguished member of
band, had emigrated to London.
bringing with him all his belongings,
including his wife,
One morning Mrs. Strossbosses
came down first and prepared to get
breakfast, but in the hall she found
her husbands violin in a badly
broken state. with a damaged bridge.
Hans" she called out, your fid-
die vas broken. How vos you do
wit it?"
Hans had really very small concep-
ton owfhat had happened the night
before, but he turned over sleepily
in bed.
''Vot time did you come home ,"
came again from below
Observation-Disclosures" came the re-
ply. home early indeed l vas. Dot
disaster to the violin was a real acct
dent, real and sad. Katrina, / stood
on der bridge at midnight! London
Telegraph
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Curb Trading.

NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-The trading
on the outside securities market to-
day was extremely quiet. hut with
prices holding steady There was no
feature to the market. dealings being
scattered throughout very narrow
list
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

Jack--So your wealthy aunt Is dead,
She left last VIII and testament,
suppose?
Tom--Yes.
Jack~-No doubt she remembered
you?
Tom-She did. / got the Tesla
ment.-Boston Transcript.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
:. Rasts.s,. tVei.alct.

son { 'rns.yblowing, in mine. boston
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2. Rastus,. Verdict.
AThe raifwaystrain was rather dim
sIy lit and one aofs the. passengers, at
te- having atried insvain to inspect
his I face lin the wash room mirror,
turned to RastIs, the presiding ge-
MUS of the Pullman car.
See here, Rastus. / want your
opinion in a matter of Importance
Just scome with me over to the win
dow. and, after having carefully in
spected my face, tell me whether or
mot you think ! need a shave"
The old darkey complied with his
request and Immediately rendered
judgment.
WAL, sah," he said with his head
cooked to one side. in respec' to de
shave, sub. ! should say that it all
depends on what yo' intends dom
with YOU chin, sub. IL yo're Jest
gwine off dis train to use yo' chin
To- talking, yo' don't need no shaving
at all bUt IL yo're gwine caurtin po'
best girl, sub, all sorter think ah'd
rmeove som eof dem splintahs from
de chin an de cheek befo dey done
scratch sumbody, sab. "--Harpers
Weekly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Hit the Nail on the Head.

What" asked the Sunday school
teacher, '1s meant by bearing false
witness against ones neighbor? %
It's telling falseheods about
them said one small maid.
Partly right and partly wrong"
said the teacher.
II know" said another little girl,
holding her hand high in the air.
IT'S when nobody did anything and
somebody went and told about it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

fommy-fop. cnnui is merely be-
ing tired of doing nothing, isn't 1t?
Tommy's Pop--Yes, my son. with
the addition Of being too tired to do
anything eise.--Philadelphia Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

Pouitry--Sman chickens cleaning up
promptly. Hens slow. Dressed poul-
try very slow on account of warm
weather.
Live Stock--An live stock In de-
maud Neals very scarce and market
active
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
NOD So HenutIful.

cried they tell men that in one of
Colonel Gore,' young lady cried.
they tell men THAI III one OF your
battles an enemy died to save your
life. Is that true"
Quite true" said the colonel, strok-
ing his great military meustache.
''Oh, how beautiful! How noble!
Tell me how 1t happened, won't your
said the young lady.
Well" said the colonel, at hap
pened like this: The enemy had his
revolver pressed against my temple,
and I ran my sword through his
omaeh"-ExchanHe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Looking to the Future.

Tom: You spend altogether too
much money on that girl. Don't you
know girls always accept everything
a man gives them and then marry the
fellow who saves his money!"
Jack: 3'tSure do. That's the rea-
son { 'nlst sbl6wing,. in mine. boston
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