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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
MASSENET'S HOBBY.
A Story of the Composer and His Dear
 Friend, the Bookbinder.

Friend, the Bookbinder.
 In the recollections of Massenet a story is told. says the Hamburger Nachrichten, Illustrating the compos, CTS passionate admiration for beauti- full bindings Not week passed with out a visit from him to his bookbinder when he brought new book or new edition to be bound. In the course ot time he and his bookbinder became the best of friends, and when Massenet ar rived the talk was at first of every. thing on earth except the real object of his visit.
 Look here!' Massenet would say eventually, giving the man the volume to be bound.
 "Splendidv' replied the bookbinder, and then for his customer and friend he would devise some fresh wonder in the art of binding.
 One morning Massenet suddenly learned that his friend was giving up business. He hurried to his shop. Heavens. Is it true you are leaving Paris?" he asked.
 "Why, certainly! l have bought q charming little country house neal Nantes."
 What! A country house. And ill the provincesw And he added sadly ''Ah, my poor friend, am partly re spOnsible for that!'
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1914.
TEXTILE MEN ARE OPTIMISTIC.

The textile manufacturers in New England, who were predicting ruin for their business when the tariff bill was pending, now report that the dlV- idends for 1913 were the largest in history and that the outlook for 1914 is better than last year. There has been no influx of foreign goods and the manufacturers are confident that they will continue to meet foreign competition, not only in the United States but in the markets of the world.
 The manufacturers have been stud- ying the situation and are convinced that there is no danger of the Unit ed States being used as the dumping ground for foreign goods.
 For example, one big New England cotton mill produces as much cotton as comes into the country from all the cotton mills of the world in com petition with American cotton goods, and less than $5,000,000 worth of woolen cloths was imported in 1912, including the fine English woolens and worsteds for mems clothing. This was not enough to make two suits apiece for the men in the state of Washington. The great mass of Am ericans wear domestic woolens and domestic cottons, and the foreign, occupied with his own market has not yet seriously threatened the Am ericans in their own market. It has been supposed that the tariff kept him out, but some of the textile men are beginning to think that, even with the reduced tariff, they can hold their market
 The manufacturer of the cheaper grades of cotton cloths especially are not afraid of English competition. Indeed, they can meet the BrltlSh manufacturer in his own field and un- dersell him. Not long ago a Fall River manufacturer sold $10.000 worth of cotton cloth in Montreal at such a price that the Canadian buyer found it profitable to pay $2,5OO duty on the American goods, whereas, if he had bought the goods in Man chester, England, the duty would have been only $1.500. But, of course, this was special grade of goods. in the manufacture of which the la bor cost was slight.
 The textile men are not apprehen- sive. They believe that the country is on the eve of a sure and steady revival in business and that general prosperity will be followed by brisk demand for the product of their mills. The best indication of this is the fact that stock in some of the big mills, which slumped when the tariff bill was under consideration, is now be- ing held at higher prices than ever before.-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
In the District Court for the Terri-
 tory of Alaska, Third Division.

In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Third Division.
 In the Matter of the Annexation of
 Certain Territory to the Incorpor-
 ated Town of Valdez.-Order Set
 ting Time for Hearing Petition and
 Giving Notice.
 A petition having been this day presented to the court for the pur- pose of instituting the proceedings required by law for the annexation of territory to an incorporated town, said petition praying for the annex atiOn of certain described territory to the incorporated town of Valdez, in the Territory of Alaska, Third divis- ion; and it appearing to the court that said petition is signed by forty eight qualified electors of said incOr- porated town, the same being more than one-fifth of the number of votes cast at the last municipal election in said town, and by five actual resi- dents and owners of substantial prop erty interests in land in the territory proposed to be annexed and verified by two of the signers of said peti- tion; said petition setting forth the boundaries of the territory so pro- posed to be annexed to said town, an having attached thereto plat based upon an actual survey by compe- tent surveyor, setting forth the lim- it's and boundaries thereof by metes and bounds, and stating the number of inhabitants therein:
 Therefore, i appearing to the cour, that said petition is in the form re- quired by law; it is ordered that said petition be heard and considered by the court on the 18th day of Febru- ary, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the court room of this court in Valdez, Alaska, if said day be a day of jurisdiction in said court, or if the same be not day of jurisdiction, then said hearing shall be held on the first day of jurisdiction thereafter. It is further ordered that notice of such hearing be given by posting printed or typewritten copies of this order in three conspicuous places within the limits of said incorporated town of Valdez, and by posting such cop ies in three conspicuous places with in the limits of the territory so pro posed to be annexed to and included within the limits of said incorporated town, and by publishing a copy of this order once a week in the Valdez Prospector, newspaper of general circulation published nearest to said incorporated town.
 Done in open court at Valdez, Alaska, this 7th day of January, 1914. FRED. M. BROWN, Judge. First publication January 10, 1914. Last publication February IA, 191:.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
SWALLOWING A PILL.
By Being Too Conscious of the Act We
 Make 1t Difficult.

By Being Too Conscious of the Act We
 Make 1t Difficult.
 Reduced to plain words, the scientific reason why so many people find it ex- ceedingly difficult to swallow a pill is because they try to,
 While this sounds paradoxical. it is. nevertheless. true. according to the best of authorities. The explanation is that in eating our food We swallow it almost automatically and give no thought to the act of swallowing. but with pill we put it in the mouth and say to ourselves. "This is very small object and will be difficult to swallow: I must make an effort to do this"
 And right there is where the dfffi culty comes with most people. The muscular effort made to swallow the pill. accompanied by the thinking about the act, really flinders the proper work ing of the throat muscles that would otherwise act properly fin carrying the pill down the throat
 A similar condition is that of mu sician playing well when alone and faltering in the presence of listeners It has been advanced that fear fncOn veniences the nervous system. causing the musician to tumble and the pill swallower to procrastinate.-NewY York World.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Notice of Marshaps Sale.


 United States of America, Third Di-
 vision, Territory of Alaska, ss.
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of writ of execution, dated January 9th, A. D. 1914, issued out of the District Court, for the Third division, Territory of Alaska, on a judgment rendered in said Court, on the 5th day of January, A. D. 1914, in favor of the United States of America, and against James Fish, ad- ministrator of the estate of Louis Ca m 'cia, deceased, Angus Chisholm, Frank Gustafson, Max J. Schmidt and Jennie Raymond, have, on this 9th day of January, A. D. 1914. levied upon the following described real es- tate, situated in the town of Valdez. Territory of Alaska, to-wit:
 Lot nine (9) in Block B; lot three (3) in Block two (2); lot four () in block twenty-four (24), of the Valdez Townsite, according to the official plat f said townsite on file in the office of the recorder for said precinct, and that I will, according ly, offer said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the highest and best DiQueT, TOT cdSu, OH tHe tuIu udy ol March, A. D. 1914, at two o'clock D. m, at the front door of the Court House, Valdez, Alaska.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, January |9, 1914. .-..- F. R. BRENNEMAN, U. S. Marshal, Third Division, Ter
 ritory of Alaska. First publication January 10. 1914 Last publication February 21. 1914 Hospital of the Good Samaritan. For $500 we will give you a ticket entitling you to hospital service and care for any eight weeks out of the year from date of your ticket, when incapacitated by injury or. sickness See w. H Ziegler
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
NOTICE, TO. CREDITORS.

In the United States Commissioners Court, ex-officio Judge in Probate, Valdez precinct, Third Judicial Di- vision, Territory of Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of Rob ert Martin, deceased. Notice to cred itOrs.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, administrator or of the estate of Robert Martin deceased. to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said estate, to 'ex- hibit them with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six (6) months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at the office of C. E. Bunnell, at Valdez. Alaska, the same being the place for the" trans ton of the business of said estate. :. Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 18th day of January, 1914. -.
 w. H. CASWELL, Administrator of the estate of Robert Martin, deceased. Date of first publication Jan: IA. Date of last publication Feb. 17.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
HE RILED GLADSTONE.
And 1t Was tho Only Time DisraeIi
 Laughed In tho Commons.

And 1t Was tho Only Time DisraeIi Laughed In the Commons.
 Disraeli. 1t is said. laughed only once In the house of commons. MT. Glad stone had made an impassioned speech 'n favor of the union of Wallachia and Moltlavia. MT. Disraeli, speaking in opposition. pointed out that the result would be the extinction of the inde- pendcnce of these people, and the only thing left would be the remorse (which would be painted with admirable elo- quence by the rhetorician of the day"
 In reply Mr. Gladstone said that he would not be guilty of the affected modesty of pretending to be ignorant that that designation "the rhetorician of the day" was intended for himself. Mir. Disraeli interrupted with the re mark: q beg your pardon. l really did not mean that" Disraeli sat down with a satisfied smile that told of his enjoyment.
 Mr. Gladstone's face expressed amazement and indignation. His op- ponent had placed him in the mortify- ing position of applying remark to himself which had no such personal reference. therefore Gladstone's wrath and Disraeli's smile. The Liberal lead CT proceeded with his speech and con. demned the "sesquipedalian words and inflated language" of the leader of the Conservatives.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
PUZZLED THE DRIVER.
Now He Believes the Policeman 10 .
 Real Mind Reader.


 A certain truckman in the habit of using the new Manhattan bridge on his morning trip to Brooklyn has abandon ed that route because of superstition.
 Several days ago while the truckman was taking q load of chicken crates to Brooklyn line cap Topped aown be- fore him just as his team had passed under the Manhattan tower. He look ed around, and, seeing that none of the teamsters ahead of him or behind him was bareheaded, he picked up the cap and put it under the cushion of his seat.
 Now, it chanced that the cap had been blown from the head of one of the engineers of the bridge department who was high up in the tower at the time. On reaching the tower base he called up the policeman at the Brook lyn approach on the telephone, describ- ed the teamster and his wagon and told how he had lost his cap.
 As the long file of trucks passed by the policeman the latter halted the thleVlng dflVef, saying: II tioupie you to hand over that cap you picked up on the Manhattan side. It's black and white check, and you've got it right there under your seat
 Amazed and frightened at the cops demand, the driver pulled out his hid den find and tossed it to him. Here you are," he said. You're mind reader or one of them guys what can see around corners. '-New York IT'D une
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Timid About Bathing.

Archibald Colquhoun relates that there is strong prejudice in Mica ragua against bathing and even wash ing while on a journey and for some days afterward. The dust is not wash ed off the face for some days after ar, rival. especially if the traveller has come from the 'tierras calientes' (hot coun- try. or lower region). for too sudden opening of the pores of the skin will certainly produce fever. according to popular belief The people of Nicara- qua. according to Squier, are general ly scrupulously clean in their persons. except when travelling and then the use of water is prohibited
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
A Barqain,

A young society woman met count and fell in love with him. Her father was opposed to match of this kind and declared the foreign nobleman was simply after his money.
 Count" said the young woman one evening. you can't imagine how my love for you distresses my parents. My father told me he would give $1O.- 900 if l would never see you again.
 ".Ah. darling." said the count. ''ees your fazaire in hees offices now, you sink ?"-Chicago Record Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Very Complimentary.

Mrs. Gray (meeting two acquaint- ances on the parade,-Oh. didn't know you were here. Mrs. Greene! Awfully pleased. You must come and spend an evening with us.
 Mrs. Greene-It's very kind of you. but you must really excuse us. You see. we've never been ill the place be- fore. and we're only here for few days. so. of course. we must make the best use of our time.-London Express.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
The AaricuIturist's View.

Two farmers on visit to Liverpool stood upon the platform of railway station. when lady passed dressed in the height of fashion.
 "Theer. Jim." said one. ''what do you think of that, lad?" '
 Jim looked at her for minute and then said. "Ay. Tom. it's bad ground that takes so much top dressing"--. Liverpool Mercury
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10

The working man" who will pre- empt a job that he doesn't want a ind levy toll upon another who does want it-what shall be said of him? Idlers in San Francisco are. securing tick cts issued by the city. guaranteeing four days work as a partial solution of the problem of the unemployed and selling them at two-bits each to those who need the money.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Experience.

How did you come out of that deal in Wall street?''
 q got several thousand dollars worth of experience. But the price on experience has gone away of, with. no chance that l can see of recover ."-Exchange. ,'t
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Fate.

My good man.. bow did you come to be in prison?"
 Fate, guess. ma'am" ,a u f"Fate? don't understand you"
 "Well. you see. 1t must have been or dained that somebody would be in this cell when you came along asking fool questions. and of course l had to be the ."-Detroit Free Press
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Free and Equal.

Do you truly and honestly believe that all men are born free and equal?" asked Jimyson of the genial philos- opher.
 "I sure do." replied G. r. Free of all responsibility and equal to not less than three square meals day."-Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10

Andrew Anderson, of Nome, was recently chosen city councilman by the other members of the council to succeed former Mayor William A. Gill more, late Republican candidate for congress.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
How She Knew.

When young MT, Gayman was introduced to me the other day ] thought he seemed painfully embar- rassed'
 z Fan- He didn't seem so to me. but on looking him up in the commercial, al. rectories.. l fonnd be was.--Boston Transcript. .,.... ...... ... ...,.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10

A West Virginia minister, eloping with neighbours wife, registered at nearby town with her as brother and sister-telling the hotel clerk that his sister was afflicted with epilepsy and needed constant W"tching." The same, with truth, may be said of the minister.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Ocean Depths,

Scientists have found tifty-six areas in the. oceans where the water is more than lhree miles deep. ten where it ex- ceeds four miles and four where the bottom is further than Ave miles down.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10

Special communication of Valdez Lodge No. 16S, F. & A. M, at McKin- ley Hall Feb. II, at seven o'clock D.. m. Work in the first degree. Visit ing brethern welcome. By order of the Worshipful Master. c. c. Rey- holds, Secy. .
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
Cable Office Hours

Week days g a. m. to g D. Ill. Sundays and holidays g to 10 a. m and to 6 D. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
ssakina to as Exact.

My grandpa bad n perplexity dt yesterday" said small Dorothy
 "Perplexity ft" echoed little Clarice, "You mean a parallel stroke. don't you9"-stray Stories. e. ,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10
LOCAL g2EvlTiES.

Fresh eastern oysters at the Val deg Cafe tt
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10

Dr. Rystrom is in town in connec- tion with his big mining enterprise at Landlock, bay. .,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-10

G. F. Sharpe arrived from down the sound today He has been prospect ing. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

gust r. IS. 1s. 20; at Anniston. July %. 30 Sl; August 1; at Talladega, August 3, 1. 5, 6; at Selma, July 15, Is. r, IS; at La Grange. July l, 9 g. July 1 morning: at Newman. June l, ?, 3. July 1o Il. 13, II
 LaGrange-At Rome, July 10. II, 13, 14; at Gadsden, June 4 D, 6. August 3. 1. 5, 6; at Anniston, June IS. 1a. %. August 21, 2. 24. 25; at Talladega, June 10. 16 1T, July 6. '. s, 3: at Selma, July %, 30. S1, Au- gust 1; at Opelika, June %, 2S 24 %. aft ernoon July 4; at Newman, July 20. 2l 22, 8
 Newnan--At Rome. July l. 9. 8 1. ai Gadsden July %. 30. sl. at Anniston, June l5 Is, F, August [, s, 10. II: at Talladega, June Il. 12. IS. August P, 13. IA. 15; at Sel- ma June s, 9, 10. August 2l, 22. 24, 25; at Opehka, July 6, [, 8, g; at LaGrange, July l5, 16. r. IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

Rome-At Gadsden, June Is, 16, IT. August 21. 22. 24. 25; at Anniston. July 6, [, s. g; at Talladega, July 20, 21, 22, 2S; at Selma, June IS. 1s, 20, August l2, 1S. IA. 15; at Opelika, July 24. 25, 21. 2s; at LaGrange. June l, ?, 3, Au- gust :. s, 10. II: at Newman. June 22, 23. 24. 20.
 Gadsden-At Rome. July 15. 16s IT, Is; at Anniston, July 1, 2, 8. morning July 4; at Talladega, August :, s, 10, II; at Selma, June II, 12, IS, July 20 21, 22. 2S; at opelika, June 8, g, 10. Au- gust l2, 13, IA. 15: at LaGrange, July 24, 20, 27, 2s at Newman, June 24, 27, 29, 30.
 Anniston-At Rome. June 8, g. 10; a Gadsden. June 2. 23. "A, 25. July 10. h F. 1S. afternoon July 4: at Talladega. June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
Cantley Holds Rome

opelika, May S0.-(Special.)-In one or the prettiest and best played games Of the season, Opelika defeated the Romans. score to 1. Cantley was on the mound for the locals and had the visitors at his mercy throughout the game. In the second when he gave up two hits, Rome scored their only run Alter that he was invincible, striking out 10 men, and only giving one pass. In the seventh Opeiika latched on to Boote for five hits, which netted three runs and put the game on ice. Can't leys pitching and hitting featured the game. He got two hits out of three times up, one of which scored two runs Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
His Line

President Wilson was enjoying one of his relatively rare chats with the Wash ington newspaper men. Big business was the theme of the moment.' The President smiled
 "A takative drummer he said. that scraped up a Pullman car acquaintance with quiet stranger. and was busily engaged in blowing his own horn. He had sold so-and-so many thousand dol lars worth of merchandise last week, he said, and expected to make at least 2C sales in the western town for which he was bound.
 'Hm, remarked the stranger, with an assumption of envy, I consider myself lucky if I complete one sale every two years
 Why! marvelled the drummer, just what Is your line?
 'Battleships' said the stranger"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

2s. 27 2s.- 30: at opelika, July 2o1,22,2s;
 at LaGrange, June Il, 12. 1S. August 12, l3,
 IA. 15 at Newman, June 4, 5. t; August
 IT. IS. 19. 20.
 Talladega-At Rome. July O. 30, sl, Aug
 ust l: at Anniston, June 1, 2. 3, 5, July 15, Is. F. IS; at Selma, June p. 2S. 24, 25 July 1, ?, 3. A; at Opelika, June 1. D. 6, Aug
 ust 3. 4. 5. 6: at LaGrange, June &. g. 10, August r. IS. 19. 2o at Newman, June IS, 19. 29. July 24 25 27. 2S. Selma-At Rome, June {, 5. 6. August r. IS. 1s. a0;sat Gadsden, June 1, 2. 3. July 6. '. s. g.; at Anniston, July 24, 25 27. 2S;
 at Taliadega. July 10. II, 1s, 14; at ope- lika. June Is, IS. 17. August ', s. 10, Il: at IaGrange. June 26, 27. g. 30; at New nan, August 3, 4, 6. 6.
 Opelika-At Rome, June Il. 12. B 26 27 2e, 30; at Gadsden. June 1S 19. 20, Au-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
Newman an Easy Victim

LAGrange, Ga. May 30.-(Special.) )-Ia- Grange won the third straight game from Newman this afternoon with no great ex- ertion. Rube Sellars was on the joh throughout the entire game and until the last inning Newman was unable to score.
 The LaGrange boys loosened up in that Inning and allowed them two runs.
 May, the pride of Newnan's pitching stan, was in good form and handled his end of the game well.
 The feature of the game was the home run of Waldren, with o. Donaldson on base. This made the fifth rome run that has been knocked by the LaGrange bat ters during this series, Waldren having gotten two of them. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
International League

At Jersey City: Jersey City 1, New. ark g.
 At Providence: Providence f. Balti- more 3.
 At Rochester: Rochester g. Toronto B. At Buffalo; Buffalo f. Montreal g.
 AFTERNOON GAMES. Rt Rochester: Rochester 10, Toronto 5 At Buffalo: Buffalo 5, Montreal 1. At Providence: Providence l, Balti- mbore 3.
 At Newark: Newark 5. Jersey City 8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
GULLS AND VOLS
 DIVIDE DOUBLE BILL

Nashville, May 3O.-Mobile and Nash vile split even in a double header here today, Mobile winning the morning game. to 2. and Nashville winning the after noon game, to 8. Berger and Renfer were batted hard In the first game, while Hogg was very effective. The second was hard fought from start to finish and was featured by a home run by Sloan over the right field fence and the hitting and base running of Callahan A fast double. play in the eighth with the bases filled put an end to a dangerous rally by Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
'Batted for Whaling in ninth.

 sBatted for Burns in fifth.
 ssBatted for Reed in tenth.
 sssRan for Luderus in tenth.
 Score by innings:
 Boston .101 900 900 1-3 Philadelphia ......... 900 O01 Ol0 O-2 Summary: Two-base hits, Maranville, Mann, Evers. Lobert, Luderus. Home run, Cravath. Hits, Crutcher in 1-3 innings; Luque o in 2-3 (none out in seventh; Cocrehan 4 in 4. Sacrifice hits, Cocrehan, Byrne, Reed. Stolen bases, Evers, Maranville 2, Kfllifer. Double plays. Martin, Evers to Schmidt Mar anville to Schmidt; Devore to Reed; Burns to Byrne. Bases on balls, Cutch- CT 4, Luque 2, Cocrehan l, Alexander l. Struck out, Crutcher 2, Cocrehan ?, Alexander T. Passed ball. Whaling. Wild pitch, Crutcher Time, 2:40. Um- pires Eason and Quigley.
 MORNING GAME
 Philadelphia, May S.-Philadelphia played a great uphill game here this morning, and after tying the score in the ninth inning on a batting rally, won, 8 to 2, in the eleventh by hard hitting and an error by James. Score: