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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
MARTEL AND POITIERS.
The Man and Battle That Saved Eu'
 rope From the Saracen Yoke.

The Man and Battle That Saved Eu-
 rope From the Saracen Yoke.
 A traveller approaching the city of Poitiers, France. would hardly believe that 1t was around the site of that small city that the battle which saved all Europe from the Saracen yoke was fought The man who commanded the French in that great battle was Charles. who afterward received the surname Martel, ''the hammer" from his mighty prowess in that fight.
 He baft1ed the Saracen invasion by his great victory at Poitiers. The Sar- acens had mastered all Asia and con- quered Spain. Nothing could with stand their arms. and the Crescent bore death and desolation before it wherever it went. The Mohammeduns determined to conquer all Europe in the name of the Prophet. Spain had fallen, and France was next. The two armies met at Poitiers. The strife was bloody. for the Saracens had the pres tige of former victories and the ad- vantage of numbers; France had the wisdom of Martel. That wisdom tri- umphed. and the Mohammedan was hurled back. a broken power. This victory saved Europe from want and desolation, for the brave people would have suffered anything sooner than embrace Mohammedanism. The great champion of Christian civilization lived nine years after his famous triumph at Poitiers and died in the year 741.-- Irish World.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
The Prospector office for Job work.
Summons By Publication
In the District Court for the Teri

In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Third Division.
 J. l.. Reed, plaintiff, vs. Fri Thomp- son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.- No. S-49. Summons by Publication.
 The President of the United States of America, greeting: To Fri Thomp- son, the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear ill the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, in the Third Division, at Valdez, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons against you, to-Wit: within thirty days after the 18th day of Ap- Til, 1915, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff, filed in the clerks office of the above entitled court: and unless you so appear and answer or otherwise plead, tho plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complain, to-wit: decree subjecting to the lien of certain judgments duly docket ed in the above entitled court, in fa- vor of the plaintiff and the said de- fendant Fri Thompson, on the Battle AK placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or dering that the same be sold to satis- fly said judgments.
 This summons is served on you by publication thereof, pursuant to an order duly made and entered by the above entitled court, on the 9th day of March, 1915. which publication was directed to be made once week for six consecutive weeks.
 Witness the Honorable Fred. NJ. Brown, judge of said Court, this Sth day of March, 1915.
 (SeaD ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk of the District Court.
 By CHAS A. HAND. Deputy.
 Date of first publication March s, 1915.
 Date of last publication April 19. 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Notice of Special Meeting of the Stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company.

Notice is hereby given that a spec ial meeting of the stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company, will be held at the offices of the company, in he town of Valdez, Alaska, on Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915, at the hour of 2 o'clock, in the after noon of said day, for the purpose of considering the question of increasing the capital stock of said company, from it's present capitalization, name ly twenty-five thousand dollars, dl- vided into twenty-five hundred shares of the par value of ten dollars each. to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into one hundred thousand snares of the par value of one dollar each. Also authorizing the company to amend It's articles of incorporation, so that It's indebtedness may be increased to a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol lars, with full power to issue bonds in payment of all of it's indebted ness, and to mortgage or otherwise hypothecate it's property or any part thereof, for the purpose of securing such indebtedness. Also authorizing the company to amend it's articles of incorporation, so that it may acquire by purchase or otherwise water rights, water power, and the lands incident al thereto, and that 1t may reduce the number of it's directors from seven to three.
 And you are hereby notified to be present at said meeting either in per son, or by your regularly authorized proxy or attorney in fact for the pur- pose of considering said questions.
 This notice is hereby served on you by publication thereof, in the Valdez Daily Prospector, newspaper published at Valdez, Alaska, which is the principal place of business of said company. Said notice will be published in said newspaper for eight consecutive weeks, beginning with the issue of February 24th, 1915, and end ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915. Witness our hands as directors of said company, this 23rd day of Feb ruary, 1915. -fr
 E. M. BOYLE,
 B. E. RITCHIE,
 W. M. FIN1CAL,
 GEO. J. LOVE,
 Directors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Where East Seems West.

Those who have crossed the line into the southern regions of our globe are aware that in Chile the sun seems to rise in the west and set iD the east In spite of knowing the contrary to be the fact, 1t is well nigh impossible to shake off the strange illusion. And this because our senses conspire to tell us the reverse. As in north temperate attitudes the sun never attains the zenith in it's Phoebus driven course, we instinctively face the snnward half of the sky when we look south and be low the equator. and we are abettcd in our deception by the cold winds which blow. as at home, from the op posite quarter. To all our senses north is south and south north The sun. ris ing on our right to set upon our left. seems therefore to travel daily back ward from west to east in thorough ly upsetting way.-Pervical Lowell Tn Youths Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
THE WHY OF WORRY.
Those Who Live Only In the Present Have No Fear of the Future.

Those Who Live Only In the Present Have No Fear of the Future. We worry because we are afraid of something. Worry is fear of the con sequences of something that has oc- cured or something that may happen. A curious thing about it is that 1t is never associated with the immediate present. It is generally in the future, though sometimes in the past
 Animals and babies who are con scious of nothing but the present can not worry. As all creatures, except human beings. live only for the mo ment. they do not worry because they have no recollection of what has hap pened and can form no conception ot what may happen.
 Human beings having the capacity to look back or forward, mentally. are susceptible to the fear that causes worry. and, as most persons live more ent, this tendency affects for worry or not, according to our viewpoint of life in other respects. Worry is mental fear of an impending something
 Persons afflicted will be less worried about their condition than relatives or friends who sympathize with them. A person may worry in anticipation of a sickness or operation, but when they have the sickness or the operation is performed. the worry disappears. and, thOuph they may fear they cannot worry in the present. Boston Herald,
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
HOOKING A SHARK.
it's an Exciting Sport Even if One
 Doesn't See the Fish.

Doesn't See the Fish. Fishing for sharks off the pier at Palm Beach is Brobdingnagian sport. You fish with clotheslines and hook the size of split anchor. Half of some great fish is slipped on your hook for bait. You throw 1t off the pier and fasten the end of the line to the railing and then take out your detective story and read.
 Sometimes you get bite; sometimes you don't. At evening the colored gen tleman in charge of the shark fishing on the pier goes around and takes in the lines. That in itself is on rare oc casions an exciting sport.
 Once New York vacationist was standing on the pier enjoying the sun set after days fruitless angling when he heard shout from the colored gen tleman, who had discovered shark on one of the lines that had been left out. The colored gentleman was having trouble in handling the beast, so the New Yorker went to his assistance Together they pulled and hauled at the line In vain. Another man on the pier joined in. and then the three braced their feet against the rail and tugged for all they were worth. But in spite of all they could do the line slipped gradually through their fingers.
 Finally all the slack was used up. and the rope. coming taut against the rail, snapped like thread. The New Yorker has always wished he could have had just one look at that shark New York Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Fine Language.

As rule the educated native of West Africa. like his Indian brother. loves high flown language. A clerk some time ago sent, a report complain ing that the carbineS of the police at his station often misfired. This is how he put 1t: Tt is ridiculous to re- port that the firearms of the police when pointed at the Armament refuse to give explosive sound" "-London Sat urday Review.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Antiquity of "A Regular Shindy."

NHtf301ey V
 The antiquity of many familiar terms is surprising when it is known. Many people are not aware that What the dickensw occurs in Shakespeare, but fewer still will be prepared to hear that the phrase "a regular shindy" is found in an authors note to poem called "The Popish Kingdom" pub lished in 1870. A writer quotes this note, which refers to the celebration of Maundy Thursday, Midnight serv. ices are held in church, the lights are put out, and regular shindy follows. men being beaten and wounded."- London Globe. >,.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12

The launch B. F. M. got away for the Granite mine at o'clock yes terday morning with Supt. Ray Mil lard aboard. Ray had been subpoen- aed to attend court in the trial of the Pyne robbery case.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Of the Past,

Geologists say that several species of man have entirely disappeared from the earth. Doubtless these last spe cies include the nice old gentleman who used to pull of his boots of an evening with the help of the bootjack. Chicago News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
BIooded Dogs vor Sale.

Two airedale terrier puppies, breea' ing unsurpassed. Fine head. ear, eye and coat. Pedigrees furnished. Eight champions in three generations. En- quire at Prospector. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
lnnpudent.

stRegistrar-How old are you, madam? She-I'vs seen nineteen summers. sir. Registrar-How long have you been blind r. Brooklyn Eagle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
rha Fourth Estate.

The expression fourth estate" was first used by Thomas Carlyle and was applied to the editors during the period of the French revolution.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Force, Wisdom and Faith.

When a human soul draws its first furrows straight the rest will surely follow. Henceforth your existence be- comes ceaseless activity. The universe belongs to him who wills. who knows. who prays, but he must will. he must know. he must pray. In word. he must possess force, wisdom and faith. Be conquerors on the earth. Your con. victions will be changed to certainties. -Honore de Balzac.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Bermuda Fish.

There are 293 species of Bermuda 6sh, but of course all are not edible and many are too insignificant ln size to excite the angler But there are quite enough large ones to make ex citing sport for the most fastidious fisherman. For fishing ID shallow wa ter the native uses q dinghy. but when he goes to the reef he travels in a whaleboat or motorboat ln almost every Bermuda bay one finds ponds that are stocked with fishes that are being fattened for the market like Thanksgiving turkeys
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
An illustration,

How many men there have been whose merits were not appreciated till after their death." said the expert tn gloom.
 "Oh, we'll" replied the patient person. that's the way it is all through nature. A turkey struts around whole life time without any idea what 1t Is really good for."- Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
To Wear Setter.

Lenders-Say. I've been carrying those O. O.'s of yours until they are about worn out Burrows-Sorry. old man Next tine ril use better paper Boston Transcript
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
His Source.

Flow do you suppose Noah managed to keep his arc lights going?"
 "Weil, from the fact Of the food there must have been strong current rupning"- Baltimore American
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12

/ man does not please long when he has only one species of wit.-Ia Roche fOucauld.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-12
Somebody
 With M0ney

always has been found to "back" a good plan, a good idea, a good busi- ness venture or a good mining prospect-other- wise a good many of to- days Successful business enterprises would still be mere dreams.
 Advertising has brought about a majority of the introductions of the man with the idea, the man with a prospect or busi- ness to the man with the dollar. ~
 ADVERTISE IN THE PROTECTOR FOR RE- SUITS. ...... ,.....,.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25
TURKS EXPECT TO HALT
ALLIES WATER SUPPLY
Defenders of Gallipoli Believe Invaders
Could Be Annihilated if Trans-
ports Could Be Stopped.

Berlin. July a.-Dispatches from Ger
man war correspondents with the Turk
ish army predict the humiliation or cap
ture of the allied forces on the peninsula
Of Gallipoli. 1t IL said that the British
and French troops are in desperate
straits from lack OF water. The rocky
southern part of Gallipoli has no springs
or wells. and all drinking water for the
allied soldiers must be brought from the
Greek islands by steamer.
The arrival Of German submarines and
the Are Of the Turkish batteries have
seriously interfered with these transports
and the water supply Of the allies may be
cut on entirely. II this should happen,
the British-French expedition would Be
lost. The Withdrawal Of the landing
corps under the Turkish guns would Be
almost impossible. and the Turks and
their German commanders. therefore.
confidently expect that eventually the
whole forces of the enemy will be COM
PEELED to surrender.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25
CASINO THEATER HERE
WILL ENTER THE "LEGIT''

Arrangements have been made where
by the Casino Theater, one Of the local
playhouses that has been devoted ex-
clusively to vaudeville and pictures, will
change its policy for the coming season
and enter the legitimate field. offering
travelling combinations, musical comedy
and drama at popular prices.
The playhouse at Seventh and F streets
has been leased by the Casino Operat-
ing Company and will be booked by Stair
& Havlin, Of New York, in connection
with the William A. Brady, Conan and
Harris and A. H. Woods companies. who
will send several attractions over the
circuit
With this booking arrangement Casino
patrons will be offered many of the latest
Broadway successes for the first time
at Just half the original New York prices
Of admission. There will be four matinees
each week with the admission for the
afternoon not higher than IS cents. The
night prices will range from Is cents to
Is cents.
The new lessees have let contracts for
redecorating and renovating the theater
and plan to open the season the last
week in August.
Among the attractions booked are The
Yellow Ticket" Mutt and JEFF In Col
lege," Bringing Up Father" Thurs
ton, the Magician" September Morn
Herman Timbers In the 1916 edition Of
'Schooldays.' Damaged Goods" Safety
First" Siberia" Joe WEIGH. the fam
Gus Hebrew star. In The Shoemaker
a new musical comedy. 1.-THE Pest
Family the big police drama which
ran at the auditorium Theater in Chica 20.
while the City Sleeps" For the Love
Of Mike" a Bud Fisher creation. and Al
bert Phillips and Leila Shaw. Vaughn
CHASER. Eugenie Blair. Rodney Famous
and Marie Nelson and other favorites in
new plays
A. H. Sphinx. jr.. formerly manager OF
Crown and Victoria theaters IN Chicago
and . member Of the Stair q Hayiin
stan. win manage the Casino for the
coming season. His staH will be made
up At former employees Of this thsatsr
With addition ,oe etAsr local people nscss-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25

At 1880 only four officers remained
At for action. All were lieutenants.
The ranking one of these was Niven.
in command after Gault was killed
at q. m. We have all met the Niven
type anywhere from the Gulf of Mex
leo to the Arctice Circle. thss high
strung wiry type who moves about
too fast to carry any loose flesh. and
accumulates none. because he does
move about so fast. A little man, Nj
ven. a rancher. a horseman, with q
good education and knowledge Of men.
He rather fits the old saying about
licking his weight in wild cats-wild
cats being nearer his size than lions
or tigers.
Eight months before he had not
known any more about war than thou
sands OF other Canadians Of his type.
except that soldiers carried rifles over
their shoulders and kept step. But he
had Fanny" Farauhar of the Brit
ish army for his teacher: and he
studied the book of war in the midst
of shells and bullets-which means
that the lessons stick In the same way
a. the lesson the small boy receives
when he touches the red hot end Of
10 poker 70 go how u feels
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25

Bernardsvills, N. J.-Bsrnhard Mayer
has been made an offer to stand for two
years Of t1oo = pound for Cordesssscott.
year-old registered Holstein bull
Mayer estimates that the bull viii weigh
400 pounds In two years. and thAesfoso
win - worth 71o.0oQ
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25

New York-An umbrella. with steel
tick" l4o feet high and ten ribs. each
iS feet long. with the cover Of water
proof canvas. vni be erected ct Luna
Park Consy Island Whea u = epsa u
win cover 500 visitoeA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-25

And Charlie Stewart who was shot
through the stomach. How we miss
him. II ever there was q live wire
it's Charlie. Up or down. he's smiling
and ready for the next adventure
Once he made thirty thousand dollars
in the Yukon-and spent IL on the
way to Vancouver. The first job he
could get was washing dishes-but he
wasn't washing them long. Again he
started out in the Northwest on an
expedition with four hundred traps
to cut into the fur business Of the
Hudson Bay Company. His Indians got
sick: he wouldn't desert them-and be-
fore he was through he had time
which beat anything yet opened up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-06
You Can't Brush Or
Wash Out Dandruff


The only sure way to get rid of dand-
ruff is to dissolve it, then you destroy it
entirely. To do this, get about four
ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply It
at night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the scalp and rub it IN gently
with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and by morning most
if not all of your dandruf will be gone;
and three or four more applications Will
completely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace OF 1t, no mat
ter how much dandruff you may have. .
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop at once.
and your hair will be fluffy. lustrous;
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. It is inexpensive and never fails
to do the work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-06
COUNTY CONVENTION
OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
SESSION VIII be Held at Fort Madison
May 27 and % and Large At
tendance Is Looked for.

PREPARATIONS are being made for
.oluing the annual Sunday school
, .on'ention of Lee county in Fort Mad
.s0n on Thursday and Friday, May 81
pnu %. the sessions to be held in the
BAPTIST church.
me county committee in charge OF
sa aairs have secured the services OF
- ne. rev. William Beacher, president
vi, ue state Sunday school association,
~ ny =. Will be one of the main speakers
To- 'ne program to be given during the
v %1 aays in which the delegates and
!. s ~ meet in. the city. Mr.. Beach
~ Is an excellent talker and a Sunday
sn raool enthusiast and his presence as
NJ good convention.
A,e convention is interdenomina-
cha na' and it is expected by those in
sssa that a large number of dele
, frses Will be sent to the convention
pi,,a, heokuk, Montrose, Denmark,
lin s ". Donnellson, Augusta, Frank
Nv nnaarleston, New Boston, Sandus-
rnr,, lflmrose and from the numerous
th,a a, churches which are scattered
snout the country.
afge number of the county and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-06
ADVERTISE FIRST
GAME IN a TOWNS
automobiles Leave This Afternoon to
Carry Cards to Cities and
tho Towns Near
Here.
WILL DISTRIBUTE 400
Cards Feature Wrestling Match for
the Benefit Of Baseball on
the Night Of the
Opening. y
DISTRIBUTE 400

Automobiles supplied by the trade
extension committee of the Retailers
league carried cards advertising the
opening game of the season here and
the baseball benetlt wrestling match
to the following towns this afternoon:
Fort Madison. Nauvoo, Elvaston, Car
thage, Alexandria, Wayland. Sandusky.
Montrose, Summitville, Hamilton, and
Mooar. other cards were sent by mail
to Kahoka, Pennington and Memphis.
The machines left at O'Clock this
afternoon with the cards. The ad-
vertisements will be placed on con-
spicuous places in all of the above
cities and also will be placed at
prominent cross roads. e
Through this method the baseball
association officials believe the open
ing game here will be better and more
widely advertised than any opening
in the history Of the game here. They
expect to get the largest crowd that
has attended any Keokuk opening.
The cards feature the wrestling
match between George Roumas, welt
erweight champion, and George Sill
eres, champion of this state, which will
be given at the Hippodrome theatre
on the night of the opening. May IL.
The receipts Of this exhibition are be-
ing counted upon to greatly aid in
making up the money needed by the
association to complete the financing
of the club Four hundred cards are
being distributed by the committee
this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-06

number. that were made in Nauvoo so
far this spring makes people wonder
what becomes of them. very lew, II
any are shipped back.
II Nauvoo ever gets an 1nterur pan
line soon it will be the most talked
of town between the poles. Even
when Iowa's prohibition law goes into
effect in 1916, Nauvo will be on nearly
all the men folks lips over In our
sister state.
Mr., and Mrs. John c. Scott of keo-
kirk came I'D to Nauvoo last Thurs
dav TO attend the Rebekas convention
held here. Sheriff Scott fingered
around his many Nauvoo friends,
while Mrs. Scott, past president OF
Iowa assembly, with Miss Elizabeth
Matheny. state secretary Of Iowa, and
sister I.ucretia Matheny, also of keo-
kuk were being entertained by the
Rebekah members.
Mr.. Jas. c. Davis, formerly OF keo-
lr,, Int now located in Des Moines,
was a Nauvoo visitor last Wednesday
and while in the city did not forget
TO call on his friend, Mr.. Ed Argast,
So who he has not met for MANY
years. -,
every beautiful Sunday-fdeal for
ANYTHING, many Of Nauvoo's people
will go fishing that they may ignore
the call of the gospel and shoulder
their rods. while others take trips to
the woods.
With the baseball season here and
the circus season due. the next thing
to look forward to is the summer va
cation.
If things keep on nearly every 9th
or family in Nauvoo will own an auto
mobile and nearly all Ford cars at
that. Something over a half doz-
en- were sold in the past few days
and more bargained for.
Nauvoo was visited by noted