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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18
REASON FOR CONSOLIDATION
 OF GREAT COPPER MINES

BOSTON: The Kennecott Copper Company issue of new shares for Braden and some Utah Copper stock appears not to be fully understood. The offer will be made to all Bra den stockholders to exchange their shares for Kennecott in the ratio of 8 1-S for 1 Kennecott. No general offer is at present contemplated to the stockholders in the Utah Copper Company, but the Kennecott people have agreed to purchase the 100000 shares of Utah copper in the Gug- genheim Exploration Company's treasury, issuing therefor one and one-half shares of Kennecott for one share of Utah. And there is, there fore, no opportunity for arbitrage as between the Utah and Kennecott shares
 The Guggenheims are understood to personally own between 100000 and 100000 shares of Utah; the French have reduced their holdings from approximately 300,0O0 to 100,- 900 shares. and the Hayden-Stone- Jackling interests represent between 100000 and 3OO,O0O shares, but none of these appear in the present trade.
 The question of who is benefitting by the kennecott stock purchase de- bends upon the future of the Kenne- colt property over the next 20 to 40 years If the Kennecott can repeat it's Bonanza copper discoveries indefi- nitely the stock has value beyond $1OO per share, but if there are many intervals between its discoveries of bonanza ore, the wisdom of the Utah and Braden purchases will be appar- ent.
 Utah Copper is good for from $4 to $8 per share dividends at the pres ent rate of production for more than 50 years. The Braden is rapidly coming into shape after many mis- calculations. Utah and Braden will now stand forth as two of the great est and lowest cost copper produc- CTS in the world. They will furnish a magnificent background of steady earnings for the wonderful bonanza exhibits of the Kennecott. These three properties together may make in the future one-quarter of the to- tai output of copper in the western or all-American hemisphere Boston News Bureau.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18
Weather Report.
Interior Weather.
 Valdez, Dec, IS, 1915.

Valdez, Dec. IS, 1915. Fairbanks. -15; 10 inches snow; clear, calm.
 Salcha, -9; IA inches of snow: :: clear, windy, trail good.
 Richardson, 8; '1S inches snow :: clear, light wind, trail good.
 Mccarthy, -9; 20 inches of snow: clear, calm, trail good.
 Donnelly, 80; Is inches. snow; clear, calm, trail good.
 McCallum, Ill; 36 inches snow: cloudy, windy, trail good.
 Paxson, -1O; 30 inches of snow; cloudy, light wind, trail good.-
 Hogan, -9; 19 inches snow: win dy, trail good.
 Gulkana, 20; 19 inches of snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
 Copper Center, -15; Is inches of snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
 Tonsina, -; IF inches of snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
 Teikhell, 4; 23 inches of snow i; cloudy, windy, trail fair.
 Beaver Dam, -18; B inches of snow; cloudy, windy. trail fair.
 Summit, zero; 65 inches of snow: i: cloudy, north wind, trail drifted.
 wortman's, ,-5; 36 inches snow; cloudy, calm, trail closed, north wind. cl thaooha; ;T4of
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18
Catholic Church Services.

First mass at 8:3O 8. m. Second mass at 10:30 8. m. Sermon, "All flesh shall see the Salvation of God. !" Luke iv. 6. Sunday School at p. m. Vespers instruction and bene- dictfon at 7:30 p. m. On Christmas Day three masses will be celebrated, beginning exactly at midnight, the first and second mass and the third at 10:3O a. m.
 Father John T, Corbett, Pastor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

T. W. Joyce, ranking as the second largest holder of the Kennecott shares is understood to be an em- ployee of J. P. Morgan & Co. He also appears as the holder of 120,- 900 shares of International Mercan- tile Marine Common stock. The oth- CT individuals against whose names appear large holdings are believed without exception to rep resent the controlling factors.-Bos- ton News Bureau.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Fresh Olympia Oysters, fresh hull
 ed shrimp, fresh whipped cream and other table delicacies for the Christ
 mas table at Love-Whitley's. k125
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18
Congregational Church.

VUHETCE1t1os11 S'" Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pastor. Sunday Services. 11:OO, Advent Service. Sermon, "The Messiah" Children's story, Santa Claus"
 12:OO, Sunday School.
 7:30, Advent Service. Address, Peace on Earth.''
 Tuesday evening, Bible Study Cir cle
 Thursday afternoon, Ladies Aid. Thursday at 7:30, Prayer meet ing.
 Friday evening, Christmas exer- cises.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Nick Hihnala, who has been doing assessment work on copper proper ties which he owns on, hulsu. s Isl- and, returned to Valdez today on the Alameda.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Just received the finest line o neckties ever shown in Valdez, a Ben Silverman's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

A fine display of nugget jewelry g Valdez Drug Co. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Angus Mcdonald, who arrived yes terday from Fidalgo bay, left today on the Alameda for Taral, where he will have charge of the development work on copper properties there be- ing opened by W. M. Macintosh and associates.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

A Fine Show Tonight. A complete change of program al The Liberty Theatre tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Eli Larson came over from La touche on the Alameda today to spend the Christmas holidays in Val dez. e
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Saturday, December 25. High-3:O1 am, 7.1; 2:05 pm, 8.s Low-s:06 am, 3.3; S:55 pm, --o.2
 Sunday, December 20. High-s:35 am. -1.2; 2:l5 pm s.s Low-S:42 am, S.3; 9:28 pm, 0.2
 Monday, December 27 High-4:11 am, "A; 3:31 pm, To Low-9:44 am, 3.2; 10:e5 pm. o.S
 Tuesday, December 2S. High--5;0o am. s,4; s:62 pm' 7.s Low-10:01 am. Al; 10:b0 pm, II
 Wednesday, December 20. High-5:s2 am, 80; 5:37 pm, 60 Low-11:56 am, 2.6.
 Thursday, December 80. High-6:21 am. S.4: 7:06 pm, b.6. Low-11:31 am. 3.1; 1:14 pm, 1.s
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

You will find the latest novelties in ladies' neckwear at E. Winters. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Louie Larson who has been devel- oping copper properties on Knights Island, returned to Valdez on the Alameda this. morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

Friday. December s1.
 High-7:1s am. s.s; s:4t pm. 5.s |Low-12:27 am, 2.7; 2:3t pm, 10
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-18

A Fine Show Tonight.
 A complete change of program at The Liberty Theatre tonight.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
LincoIn,s Funeral Coach.

The first Pullman sleeping car, con-
structed In 1864 in the shops OF the
Alton and Chicago and called the Pho
neer, served as the funeral coach for
President Lincoln. Its cost was $751;
600, which was regarded in those days
as most extravaGant. and as 1T was
higher and wider than the ordinary
cars and the clearances Of station plat
forms and bridges when it was decid-
ed that it should be the funeral coach
of the president many changes were
involved. Gangs Of men were set work
Ing night and day to cut wider clear
anceS all the way from Washington
10y way of New York and Albany to
Springfield. Ill.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
CURED BY A LAUGH
1t Was a Hearty One and Better
Than a Dose of Medicine.
A STORY ABOUT A LECTURE.

IL Ought TO Have Been Funny and
Seemed at the Time to Be Funny and
Yet Afterward There Was Grave
Doubt as to Whether 1t Was or Not.
What's your book?'' Squire Dumont
asked Of a neighbor as they sat wait.
ing their turn in the village barber
shop.
Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain.
was the reply. Il just got it out OF
the library. I suppose you would call
it pretty light reading"
You needn't be bit ashamed OF il.
Mr.. Pinkham." said the squire heart
lily. Its a book that has done a lot
Of good 1t has made thousands of peo-
pie laugh. and good laugh is oftn,
better than a dose of medicine
"Ive seen that proved" said NJ
Pinkham. 81 went to hear Marh
Twain lecture once" he nj ed. With
a reminiscent chuckle.
''You don't say Sor' exclaimed the
squire. Il never had that pleasure
myself 1t must have been Il great
treat"
eyes. it was I'm great admirer
Of Mark Twain and have been for
years. l had always wanted to see and
hear him, and when | saw III Port
land paper that he was TO lecture there
on certain evening it came over me
that that was my time to go and hear
him.
II had just lost Il lawsuit, and my
wife was away from home with Il sick
sister. | was pretty blue and lone
some and felt the need OF being cheer
ed up.
81 took the afternoon train. calculat
ing to get 10 my cousin Jim's in time
for supper and then 20 to the lecture
But, as lucl would have it, freight
train had been wrecked near Bruins
wick, and we never got into Portland
until o'clock However. | hurried IL
the hall and paid my way in and got Il
good seat right up in front. l had
missed some OF the lecture, but was
thankful to get what was left II
wasn't so much what he said. though.
as the way he said it that tickled me
laughed more that night than l had
for 2 yea"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
An Effective Question.

While Henry Clay was senator a
resolution, in accordance with some
time custom. was introduced into the
Kentucky house of representatives in
structing the senators from that state
to vote in favor Of certain bill then
pending in congress. The resolution
was in the act of passing without op-
position when a hitherto silent mem.
Der from one of the mountain counties
springing to his feet. exclaimed. Mr.
Speaker. am TO understand that tnfs
legislature is undertaking to tell Hen
ry Clay how to vote?' The speaker
answered that such was the purporf
Of the resolution, at which the mem
ber from the mountains. throwing uI
his arms, exclaimed. Great heaveni'
and sank into his seat. 1t is needless
to add that the resolution was immedi
ately rejected by unanimous vote.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
ALL CHINA SMELLS
ITS PATRIOTIC FUND,
From Banker to Blind Beagar, All Re-
spond to Republics Appeal.
BY JEREMIAH w. JENKs.

Banker, beggar, bandit captain Of
commerce, compradore and cOOlie in
China all seem to be vying with one
another to swell the Chinese patriotic
fund
A blind beggar wrote to the directors
of the Bank Of China, trustees Of the
fund: Il am very poor. 1 am ashamed
how little ] can give. yet my heart is
grleved for China, and all L have l
give" He sent $4G2. The contribu-
tiOn probably represented the savings
of many weary years. The bankers
took his money because to refuse it
would have wounded his pride.
A widow lady wrote a characteristic
Chinese lady's letter. 1t explained how
her maids, and how they agreed with
her that their lives were spent largely
In pursuit Of petty things, and it was
better to discard ornaments of beauty
if it would help them to decorate their
hearts and minds. So all their trim
kets and best dresses they turned into
cash to add to China's patriotic fund.
A bandit wrote to a merchant whom
ne had robbed in other years: Il am
a robber: that | know. My character
is deplorable, but l am none the less
a patriot, and my heart is touched by
our cOuntry's situation. Into your care
1 entrust the proceeds of late raids,
charging you to place these at the dis
posal Of the patriotic fund" The mer-
chant forwarded this curious donation
without deducting compensation for
his previous personal loss.
In Kwangtung province, sacred in
the records OF Chinese freedom, lives
an aged man of noble family.
Il have called before me my sons and
their SONS and their wives and their
concubines and their little ones he
wrote, land we have counted the prop
erty which we have inherited from for
ty-two generations of good fortune as
children of China. Now we have de-
cided that, as this property has come
to us because China, our country, has
been good to us. it is our duty to re-
turn it to China to help her maintain
her dignity and her strength" Ac-
companying this letter were several
title deeds and mortgages. six bags Of
money and much jewelry-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
ARMY BUGLES.
Fashioned From Sheets Of Copper by
an Ingenious Process.

Fashioned From Sheets Of Copper by
an Ingenious Process
From start 10 finish the making Of
an army bugle is process of much
Ingenuity and interest. \ bugle may
uot ut first sight present Il striking re
semblancc to its cousin. the coach
horn, but one is practically Il curled
ap version Of the other for before tn
0ugle is bent into shape it consists OF 4
narrow tube fifty-One inches long.
In the first stage Of manufacture tha
0ugle is cat out of sheet copper aud
oiled into two thin cylinders. technir
ally known as the bell" and the
branch" The narrow tube. which il
THE bell" is gradually shaped ont Oh
mods until the opening is the regular
, four inches in diameter 1t is Thea
spun" OH y wonderful machine. aGd
an expert workman takes the rouGE,
edges OF the copper.
Both sections are afterward filed with
nolten lead preparatory to the bendin:
sage. and it is this solid stutnp1
which prevents the tube breaking IA
iha process and allows it TO keep its
shape The expert workman. With tile
uiG Of Il Formidable lever and hummer
bends the bu-e into the familiar
shape. the lead being subsequently
melted out at charcoal furnace. after
which the instrument is sent off to the
p0iisharS.
GHe of the most intricate parts Of the
bugie is the mouthpiece. which is mad :
of nickel silver and turned out on Il
special lathe. With the mouthpit- Z
fixed the Instrument is ready for lh>'
testing roOu.-PearSOn' Weekly
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
PETROGRAD is A WONDER.
A City Built by Russia In Defiance CT
the Laws OF Nature.

1t is an amazing monument to tie
despotism Of the cars that petrograt L
has 1Ourished. us it was built. in de-
fance of the laws of trade and of ma
ture herself. AS IL port ii is immeas-
urably inferior TO Riga which has q
much longer open season. for Petro-
grad is icebound from early November
TO the end of April As Il building site
it has been repeatedly and disastrous.
ly flooded by the Neya. The highest
elevation within the bounds of the city
is less than fifteen feet above sea leyeL
ana the cellars have TO be baled out
nearly every spring when the ice meIfS
and the wind blows.
And the rigorous climate constantly
gnaWs at walls and columns until the
city has been twice and thrice rebuilt
by the cZarS. Many OF the most i'm
posing structures are held together
only by means Of,irOn clamps, and the
huge boWlder on which Peter rides his
bronze horse is ever crumbling away
The stones of the streets are continual
ly sinking below the level. and the
great Cathedral of st. Isaac never
ceases to settle Oh foundation il
which nearly $1.OOO,OOO was sunk Nc
less than six tiers of piles were driven
for the beautiful column Of Alexander
L., yet that eighty foot monolith. the
tallest and largest in Europe. has tt
be clamped in iron.
AS Il dwelling place Petrograd n
mains the most fatal of any great Cit
in the civilized world. with a mortal;
ty Of twenty-eight to each 1000 of pop
ulation. and within ten years its deatL
rate actually exceeded its birth rate
Argonaut.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
Animal Etiquette.

No one who is at all obseryant Of
the ways of animals can have failed
to notice how gentle large dogs, like
the st. Bernard and the Great Dane.
are to their smaller canine fellows. 1t
is rare that a big dog turns upon one
Of the little fellows, no matter how
aggravating and snappy the latter may
be. Instead, he invariably treats the
small dogs antics with unrufied and
dignifed tolerance. For there is a
recognized code OF etiquette among
animals, if you please, quite as much
as there is among human beings. In
truth, there are not few respects IN
which the animals can give points on
politeness and good behavior to man
himself
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
Small Anuils.

The anvil that rings TO the sturdy
blaeksmith's sledge may weigh 300. :is}G
or 400 pounds. but there are anyila
whose weight is counted in ounces.
These are used by jewelers.. silver
smiths and various other workers.
Counting shapes. sizes. styles Of finish.
and so on. these little anvils are made
In scores of varieties. ranging in weight
from fifteen ounces up TO a number Of
pounds each. All the little anvils ara
of the finest steel. They are all trinity
finished. often nickel plated. and those
surfaces that are brought into use ore
made as smooth as glass.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
The Loric of IL.

The Yale freshman year was proving.
too expensive to father, so father decid-
ed to have a "heart to heart" talk with
Johnny, home for the week end.
Now, son." said he gravely, but az
fectionately, your mother and | are
spending just as little as we possibly
can. get up in the morning at G:30
and l work until after ). But, son, the
money just won't 90 round at the rate
that your expenses are running Now,
1 ask you, as one man to another what
do YOU think we had better do?"
For a moment Johnny's head was
buried in thought and then he replied:
well. father, l don't see any way out
but for you to work nights."-New
York Post.
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Why She Wasn't There.

An agent approaching house met -
little boy at the gate and asked:
rs your mother home?"
Yes. sir" said the boy politely
The agent walked across the long
lawn and after rapping several times
without receiving an answer returnet
to the youth. saying:
Il thought you said your mother was
at home"
Yes. sir; she is replied the boy.
But | have raped several times
without receiving an answer"
That may be. sir said the boy. II
don't live there e"-Exchange
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
BUCK THE LINE HARD.
People Who Do Big Things Do Not lie.
Themselves Be Held.

1t was on the football field ut one o1
the large cthle@es. : biz tackle haC
been brought over 10 the varsity GeiG
from one of the class elevens. 1t wIs
his first experience with the big team
he played a fine game until the Othc
side had the ball. Then he did NJ,
break through" as he should. Tht
coach finally stopped the play an
vent over TO him.
What is the trouble? Why dom
you get through?' be said.
The man opposite me is not playing
fair He is holding me-" said the
tackle
IF be holds yOn again I'll put y0v
off the field"' flashed back the coach.
OF course. as the tackle said, it l.
against the rules to hold an opponent
unless he has the ball. but the coach
wanted results and not excuses. Els
position was that man ought somehow
TO break away; that no man must let
himself be held. And that is true. 10
one ought to let himself be held. The
excuse may be excellent. but player
who is held is put out of the game as
effectively as if he were off the field.
He might just as we'll be off the field
The people who accomplish things
worth while in the world are those
who will not let themselves be held.
There have always been things enough
to hold them. They might have found
excellent excuses, but they have not
had 20 use any excuses.-Youth's Com
panion.
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Quits.

Little Mau ie would tell ''whOppers. >
One day her aunt thought she ought to
be cured of this habit, so she spoke
seriously to the little maid. who prom
iSed to mend her ways.
To point the moral auntie told the
tale of the shepherd boy who was al
ways calling "Wolfr' until no one
tould believe him. Then one day the
wolf really came and ate up all the
sheep.
'All the sheep?' interrupted Maudie.
Yes. every one of them" replied
auntie decidedly.
Every single one?'
Auntie nodded.
well" said Maudie slowly, Il don t
believe you. and you don't believe me.
So tkerer'-LondOn Answers
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-26
MYSTIC NUMBERS.
Romance That 10 Woven Around the
Seven Three and Nine.

SSNerN nTSS ana Ntne.
There are seven days In the week be-
cause Of the oriental tradition that the
world was created in seven days. The
Romans had no week, but reckoned by
months. counting forward and back
ward from the ides and nones, until the
fourth century. when they adopted the
JewishChristian week
Because Of its relation to the creation
the number seven has always been In
vested with an occult and mystic sig
niicance. There were seven wise men
In antiquity and seven wonders Of the
son, or seventh daughter of a seventh
daughter was supposed TO possess pow
ers Of prophecy or divination. For
seven days seven priests with seven
trumpets invested Jericho. and on the
seventh day they encompasSed 1t seven
times. The ancients knew Of seven
planets and seven metals. There were
seven heavens and seven hierarchies OF
angels.
Seven had a mystical significance
among peoples who had no tradition Of
a seven day creation, and this was due
to its being indivisible by any number
but itself and to its being a combina-
ton Of 3 called by Pythagoras the per,
feet number. representing beginning.
middle and end) and 4. the square num-
ber
The Pythagorean idea about 3 receiv,
ed confirmation when the doctrine Of
trinity in unity was promulgated by
the early Christians. For is itself at
once trinity and unity.
The number was endowed with
mysterious properties because it is the
product of three times three-perfec-
ton multiplied by perfection. To see
nine magpies was remarkably lucky.
Nine grains Of wheat laid on a four
leafed clover enabled one to see the
fairies.- New York World
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OBSERVATION.

1t is the close observation Of little
things which IS the secret of success
IN business, in art, in science and
in every pursuit IN life. Human
knowledge is but an accumulation
of small facts made by successive
generations of men-the little bits
Of knowledge and experience care
fully treasured up by them growing
at length into a mighty pyramid
Samuel Smiles.
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THE VOICE AND THE STAGE.
Being a Good Elocutionist Does Not
Make a Good Actor.


OF all the things TO eschew, elocu-
ton schools stand first. Actors should
know nothing of the rules of elocutioD
as taught in any school of which have
ever heard. l can always tell at the
first glance whether an actor is stu
dent of elocution. No good elocutoniSt
was ever a good actor. That is. no good
reciter-and elocution schools produce
only reciterS-is ever good actor.
Reciting and acting are two entirely
different arts The reciter is never
natural, never can be. Awhile ago one
of the most distinguished professors Of
elocution in America-he had the chair
of elocution at one OF our biggest uni
verSitieS-came to be an actor. 1t was
thought that he would be sometime
wonderful because of his knowledge
and gift of elocution. He went back
to teaching. He could do that better
than most. but his acting was bad. Al
the rules of elocution an actor ever
needs can be obtained in singing les
sons.
Now. proper enunciation of words
is Il different matter. An actor should
not have to be taught that. but if he
does need it it is a pretty bad need
and he should never rest until he has
lost all slovenly habits. Some of my
friends think ! aM too severe on this
point. | am not One cannot be toe
severe. 1t is clean cut work. perfect
in its smallest details, that makes fol
perfect illusion on the stage. and | an
always for such work.-Henrietta
Crosman in Century.
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Drink Plenty of Water.

4 Roumanian scientist claims that
aAy one can live to be 100 years old
barring accidents. if he drinks enough
water He declares he has discovered
the amount of water i'm the system
and that Father TIME may be check
mated by systematic water drinkin"
during middle age.
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Food For Punsters.

u cont see how Fussleigh gets any
enjoyment out of his food. He's diet
ing, you know"
Yes
HE oIses this new mathematical
masticatory' system"
Good gracious. what's that? So
many chews to the mouthful?"
NO He eats beans by the dozen.
rice by the grain. fish by the perch
and spaghetti by the yard"
Does he seem better?'
"Measurably so.'' - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.