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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1915.
WELL! WELL!! WELL!!!
Mistaken kindness always gets
folks into trouble. Last Sunday the
Miner printed verbatim extracts from
the prospectus published in Chicago
for the “Alaska Utilities Development
Company” by O. P. Hubbard. The
Miner didn’t charge a cent for the
advertising, and yet some local guar
dians of the public weal are offend
ed. Last night half a dozen persons
who call themselves the Valdez
Chamber of Commerce held a meet
ing on the state of the country and
roasted the Miner. Today Hon. Jos
eph C. Dieringer, general public cen
sor, affirmed that an effort to sell
lots in Swanitzville a $150 per or
more to people in Chicago is a good
thing for Valdez.
Such being the case why should
anybody kick because the Miner
printed whole paragraphs from the
prospectus? A meritorious project
always courts publici'y and extensive
advertising. If the luminous plans
of the “Alaska Utilities Development
Company,” personnel and legal status
unknown, seek radiation from 105 La
Salle street, Chicago, through print
ed matter, why not in Valdez?
THE VICTIMS OF THE WAR.
According to all official re
ports from the several firing lines
in Europe—and this in a way includ
es all the censored dispatches from
press correspondents—every man in
each of the armies is fighting wj*h
enthusiasm, believes devotedly in the
"cause” of his country, counts his
hardships as nothing, and, when
wounded, thinks only of getting back
to the trenches. Presumably there
are many such men in every army,
but there are some others, and now
and then something Is heard from
one of them—something in startling
discord with the outgivings of war
boards and the matter "passed” by
the censors.
Here, for instance, are a few lines
from a private letter from a young
English soldier to a trusted friend:
“All the brave ones and the good
ones have answered and are gone
Some of them are beyond recall now.
The old ones and the physically un
fit are left to be England, Belgium,
Germany, France—and Europe to
morrow. * * * Is the acquisition
of some one’s land worth all of it?
* * * I'm only a normal soldier;
I’m only a common subject, and per
haps I don’t understand, but I’m fac
ing my Christian brother with a heavy
gun and a bayonet, and I meet the
same hopeless look in his eye that
is in mine, and, all the time, I’m
asking. Why? Why?”
This man is probably mistaken in
thinking himself a “normal soldier,”
if by that term he means that most
of the others take the same view of
the war that he does, and, coming
from an Englishman, the reference
to land acquisition is surprising, as
that would come more naturally from
a discontented German soldier. It is
significant, however, that even in the
ranks, nowadays, there is apprecia
tion for what may be called the bio
logical effects of War, and its ten
dency, especially in the case of vol
unteer armies, to take the best for
cannon food and to leave behind the
dull, the unadventurous, the coward
ly, and the selfish to carry on the
business of life, including that of keep
ing the race going.—Ex.
PHILANTHROPIC MILLIONAIRES.
American contributions to the pur
poses of philanthropy in the year
1914 amounted to the tremendous to
tal of $315,000,000. Despite business
depression, our people of wealth gave
more freely than ever before. With
smaller incomes, they increased their
benefactions in proportion to the
greater need.
The unexampled generosi*y of our
millionaires comes largely from the
feeling that their wealth is not pre
cisely theirs, and this vague public
to which they give it in the form of
libraries, colleges, settlements, medi
cal research, relief work and what
not, actually helped to earn it, and
that the very rich man is in truth
restoring rather than bestowing
when he unburdens himself of the
wealth he does not need. Out of
the complexity of modern life we are
learning what all knew in simple,
primitive life—that all of us are in
the same boat, and society is a un
it rather than a collection of go-a>
you-please individuals with might
making right for the strongest.
No thinking man today will ques
tion that the possessor of $100,000,
000 ought to give away a large part
of it for the benefit of the less for
tunate. It is but a step from this
view to the conviction that no man
should be permitted to accumulate
$100,000,000, that no man is so much
bigger, wiser and better than his fel
lows that he deserves so much is
that, no matter how'honestly he may
have earned it according to the rules
of a changing game. And, of course,
no individual or family can use a
hundred millions, or a half, or a quar
ter of it. When a man passes the
million dollar mark—or make it five
million^, if you prefer—w^at he
seeks is no longer security from
want and the fear of want, no long
er the satisfaction of necessities,
comforts or even luxuries, but the
exercise of power. And there is n
growing inclination on the part of the
multi-millionaires co-worker, society,
to limit such power through law.
Eventually there may be few big
fortunes in America, or anywhere
else. Then there can be few such
princely benevolences as have char
acterized the last few years. But
then, there will probably be less oc
casion for them. Americans feel in
stinctively that the problem of pov
erty is not insoluble. The same pow
er that may curtail the growth of
vast fortunes may, by wise measures,
at least restrict the spread of pov
erty, and may itself assume the duty,
now so largely in private hands, of
relieving such need as is inevitable.
We are therefore, likely to see less
and less private charity in the fu
ture. Perhaps we are now near the
high-water mark. The frenzied giv
ing away of millions may forebode
the end of the era of selfish accum
ulation. If the present philanthropic
tendency goes much farther, our mul
ti-millionaires will no longer boast of
their millions; they will apologize for
them.—Ex.
A BEER PARADOX.
Officers of the $12,000,000 brewery
company at Columbus, O., which went
into the hands of a receiver, after a
long and formerly prosperous career,
give as the cause of their failure
"decreased demand for beer, adverse
legislation and the voting ‘dry’ of
many states and counties” served by
it.
Yet, curiously enough, in the face
of this plaintive showing, and the'
claims of prohibition gains in the
country as a whole, the manufacture
and consumption of beer continues to
increase enormously. Only a few
days ago the annual report of the In
ternal revenue department to con
gress disclosed the fact that the ’o
t.al production of fermented liquors,
for the most part beer, increased con
siderably more than 860,01)0 barrels,
the total being over 66,000,000 barrels
as compared with only 40,000,000 bar
rels in 1901. It would be interesting
and instructive if some of the ex
perts on both sides of the liquor
question would come forward with a
satisfactory explanation of this pal
pable paradox. It would, perhaps,
shed much light on the true status
of tippling as a national habit.—
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Same Offense.
An old negro was recently brought
before a justice. It seemed that Un
cle Mose had fallen foul of a bulldog
while in the act of entering the hen
house of the dog’s owner.
"Look here, Uncle Mose,” the jus
tice said, informally, “didn’t I give
you ten days last month for this same
thing? It was the same henhouse
you were trying to get into. What
have you got to say for yourself?”
Uncle Mose scratched his head.
"Marster, yo’ sent me ter de chain
gang fer tryin’ ter steal some chi k
ens, didn’t ye?”
“Yes, that was the charge.”
“An’ don’t de law say yo’ can’Jt be
charged twice wid de same ’fense?”
“That no man shall twice be placed
in jeopardy for the identical act,
yes.”
“Den, sah, yo’ des has ter let me
go, sah. Ah war after de same chick
ens, sah.”
Lars Holland returned last night
from Fidalgo bay, where he has been
doing the assessment work upon cop
per claims owned by himself and his
associates.
A Big Laugh.
If you want a big laugh don’t fail
to attend the Orpheum tonight. The
New York Comedy, in two reels, will
sure get you going. This Is something
out of the ordinary in the comedy
line. Tonight.
SALUTED BY A SONG.
Jenny Lind’s Graceful Tribute to Our
National Flag.
There is a pretty story told of the
honor Jenny Lin cl once paid to the
American flag. It was when she was
in New York, more than sixty years
ago. The frigate St. Lawrence had
just returned from a cruise, and the
midshipmen tvent to hear the Swedish
nightingale sing at Castle Garden the
ater, and the next dny they called on
her in a body. Their enthusiasm and
her graciousness soon brought about
a visit to the ship and the acceptance
of a luncheon tendered her. When she
was about to leave the ship she looked
up at the stars and stripes and said:
“I wish to salute your flag.”
So, standing on the gangway, she
snug “The Star Spangled Banner.” Si
lently from all over the ship men gath
ered with uncovered heads until the
ship’s family were all assembled on
deck. Nor were they her only audi
ence, for borne upon the still air her
song had been heard by many other
vessels near by, and when the won
drous voice ceased steamers blew their
whistles nnd exultant cheers rose from
all sides, filling the harbor with their
tribute of applause for the beloved
artist and of loyal reverence for the
flag she had so beautifully saluted.—
Itehoboth Sunday Herald.
EXERCISE AND EATING.
Remember That a Tired Stomach Is a
Weak Stomach.
A goal dinner sit night is necessary
for those whose pleasure or work
keeps them up very lute. But for or
dinary folk, who dine at G or 7 and go
to bed about 10:30, only a light, whole
some repast should be taken at the
end of the day, when muscles or nerves
are more or less exhausted, says si
physician.
A “tired stomach is a weak stom
ach” is si golden rule to remember.
Yet how often one hears people say:
"I’ve been rushing about ull dsiy, and
am tired to death. I must have a big
meal to make up for it!” Y’ou may put
the big meal into the stomach, but you
cannot make the stomsicb digest it.
A belief lives strong in the hearts
and minds of the majority of man
kind, Including persons of weak diges
! tion, that a quick brisk walk taken
before a meal gets up an appetite and
helps the stomach digest the food.
Now, this is exactly what it doesn’t
do. Exercise spreads the blood through
the body. The old fashioned midday
dinner is not a bad thing.—Washing
ton Star.
Height of the Panama Canal.
The middle section of the Panama
canal, thirty-four miles long, has n wa
ter level of eighty-live feet higher than
the two end sections, which are sea
levels. Vessels entering the canal from
the ocean on either side are lifted to
the middle section, a height of eighty
five feet, by three sets of locks, each
of which raises the vessel a fraction
over twenty-eight feet, making a total
of eighty-five feet. These locks are
constructed side by side like a double
>track railway, so that one ship may be
going up while the other is going down.
Only one ship can be in a lock at the
same time, but as the locks are con
structed in pairs, side by side, two
ships going in opposite directions, one
going up the incline and the other go
ing down, may pass each other within
hailing distance. Vessels are towed
through tile locks by electric ma
chinery.— Philadelphia Press.
Probably.
At a dinner one evening a discussion
arose about the peculiar customs in
foreign countries. One gentleman told
of the Chinese customs, which are
nearly all the exact reverse of our own.
"They use white for mourning, black
for rejoicing and mourn at a birth
while they rejoice at death.” he re
marked. "The needle of their com
pass points to the south, and they
draw the saw toward them to cut.
These customs may easily be account
ed for, but there remains one which
1 cannot explain. Why do they take
their soup at the end of the meal in
stead of at the beginning?”
Another man ventures, “To fill up
the Chinks, probably.”—Philadelphia
Ledger.
When Cholera Invaded New York.
There was cholera in New York in
1830 and again in 1832. The disease
reached the city in June of the latter
year and raged until the last of Octo
ber, causing 3,515 deaths. In 1849 the
cholera appeared again, beginning at
the “Five Points” and spreading rap
idly. The public school buildings were
turned into hospitals. The total mor
tality for the year was about 5,000.—
New York American.
Cliffs of Dover.
The Dover cliffs are being steadily
eaten away every year. In 1909 thou
sands of tons of chalk fell from Shake
speare cliff, and three years previously
there was a fall during which the
coastguard's watchhouse at the sum
mit was hurled Into the wnves.
Trimmed.
Mrs. Styles. — Don’t you think my
bonnet is trimmed beautifully? Mr.
Styles—Yes. and I suppose 1 will be
when I get the bill.—Yonkers States
man.
Good Nows at Last.
Bobble (who hns been sent over for
the fifth time to find out how Mrs.
Brown ls»—All right mn; she’s dead.—
Baltimore American.
A man does not represent a fraction,
but a whole number; he la complete la
himself.—Schopenhauer.
Buy an Indestructo Trunk
for Hard Wear—it will
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The Indestructo is made for hard
wear—the hardest kind of wear you
can give it—it will *'prove-up’ ’ to it's
name—under the strenuous usage.
Every Indestructo Trunk carries s
free Insurance Policy for five years—
agaihst fire—accident—wreck or col
lision.
You can't lose your Indestructo—
Every one of these trunks is registered
with your name in the makers' office—
Your trunk is safe no matter where
you travel.
If you travel little—or much—you
SHOULD have an Indestructo Trunk—
you WOULD buy it if you saw it—
Come down to our store —We will
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Exact.
“When were you married?”
“Just about six check books ago.”—
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Going Too Far.
“The world Is getting too uplifted.
Went to a party the other night In
stead of playing kissing games they
sat around and discussed ethical ques
tions.”—Philadelphia Press.
Well Enough!
“Does Dolly love Fred well enough
to marry him?"
“Oh, yes. but Fred believes In letting
well enough alone!"—Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
Work That Blinds.
Many of the workmen In the Vene
tian glnss factories begin to lose their
sight after they have passed their for
tieth year and soon become totally
blind. This Is enused by the excessive
heat and also by the glare of the
flames from the glnss furnaces.
The unfortunate thing about good
resolutions Is that they are so often
made too late.
--J,
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc. "
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle ,
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south-7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas*
Cordova. Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives, S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Latouche. 15th; S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 20. 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITION^
Donnelly . 20 10 Cloudy, high winds, no trail. i
Paxson’s . 10 12 Clear, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 5 12 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Oulkana . 2 14 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center. 8 11 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonslna . 0 24 Cloudy, cairn, trail heavy.
Telkhell . 10 27 Cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Beaver Dam . 7 41 Cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Summit . 5 99 C eudy, calm, trail drifted.
Wortman’a .It St Cloudy, calm, trail drifted.