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Pocket Billiard Tables
at the
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1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR ad BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING
Building material oi all kinds, and several grades of
wall board kept in stock at all times
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA
Phone 18
REFERENCES 1 S. BLUM A CO., Valdex, Dad Cordova,
kANkkRS '< B. M. BEHRE&0S, JuaMU, Afcila.
Merchant’s Cafe
PhtM C3 orafi DAT AND MtilfT Chi*. Klncber, Propr.
TRfcAT YOIRHKIT
TO A XBW SUIT
or overcoat for Xmas. Come in
today and select the cloth from
our assortment of elegant and
exclusive fabrics from the very
best mills. The cost will not be
unreasonable. And our reputa
tion is a guarantee that the
style and tailoring will be irre
proachable.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAIIOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES HEATING
Motor boat supplies, pAints and oils
Mine Air Pipe, Valvee, Hon, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock- Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone ad
YOIK COMiAKH WILili
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around your neck if we launder
them. No rough edges or torn
button holes to aggravate you
and chafe your skin. Your shirts
too, will be just stiff enough
and faultlessly ironed. In short,
you'll receive the greatest sat
isfaction for the least money.
Shall we call today?
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PHONE 69 Me tCinley St, Valdez !
Xmas Goods
and useful articles are now coming
On every boat, for tbe fetttfsrfttih. tf
*tn». & '* ■ *r, •
fans ib tsw
jtitoftt .it umi a ps«i«, ony,
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cents.
6. W. LONO.
i
LtBttf EATING LEADS TO
HEALTH AND LONGER LIKE
Broadly speaking, we all eat too
much.
This is not a new idea, circulated
by Mr. Hoover and his publicity writ
ers at Washington.
It is at least as old as the fifteenth
century, for more than 400 years ago
Luigi Cornaro wrote his book, “The
Art of Living I.iOng," which is still a
classic. Cornaro, given up by his phy
sicians to die at forty, changed his
habits of living—and Jived to 103.
His secret was light eating, about one
third of what the average American
consumes each day.
Cornaro's story fell in the hands of
the great-grandfather of Thomas A.
Edison. He lived along the line of
Cornaro's teachings for years, and
died at the age of 102.
The grandfather of the present Edi-j
son followed his father's teachings,
and died at the age of 103.
The grandfather's seven sons all
followed the example set by their fa
ther and grandfather, and all seven
sons liked lo be more than 90 years
old.
Samuel Edison, father of the in
ventor, died at 94.
The present Edison, Thomas A., is
said to have practiced Cornaro’s doc
trine. like his ancetsors, with the re
sult that he Is approaching the age
of seventy in remarkable health, and
with a capacity for work that Is un
equalled. |
To follow the doctrine of C'ornaro
and the Edisons it is not necessary
that one buy a new cook hook and
a set of calory scales. The whole sec
ret is cutting down the quantity of
food.
Eat three meals a day, and eat the
things you like, but don't eat so much
of them.
That is what the government is ask
ing of yoO in time of war. It would
he to your profit to form the habit
now and continue it in time of peace.
One of the popular fallacies is that
all food is converted into energy in
the bodj'. As a mattef of fact, all food
taken into the body beyond that need
ed to meet the body's requirements
is eliminated as waste- garbage. '
The single exception to this is fat
which is stored up in the body. Hut
why carry excess fat around?
Not only is it a waste of food to eat
too much, but it is a waste of ener
gy. The stomach works hard to digest
all the food taken in. The energy
which the stomach devotes to digest
ing excess food might better be used
by you in the performance of useful
work, either with hand or brain.
Again---the excess food is not eas
ily eliminated. Frequently it ferments
in the lower intestines, the garbage
can of the human system. Poison is
poured Into the body and the results
are headaches, a tired feeling, lack
of pep, laziness.
The very Items of food of which
there is a scarcity and of which the
government Is asking conservation are
the items of which most of us par
take too freely, to our own individual
detriment.
These items are meat and white
flour and other highly concentrated
foodsfoods. No man, except one en
gaged In hard, physical labor, can eat
me&t more than once a day without
positive harm. Whole wheat bread
and Graham bread are more healthful
than white bread. Stale bread—bread
three or four days old—is a better
friod than new bread, so why throw
ii am a/ ;
,The government is urging all of us
to eat liberally of greens and roots—
spinach, string beans, cabbage, let
tuce, parsnips, potatoes, turnips, beets
and so on.
Fortunately, these are the items
which can be eaten with most profit.
They are high in bulk and low in food
value. They act as a sweep to the
lower intestines, helping the process
of elimination and guarding against
toxic poisons.—The Ground Hog.
MARSHAL BREN NEMAN IK
CONFIRMED BY SENATE
Marshal Brenncman received a
| message this morning announcing
I that his re-nomination to the office of
marshal for this division was con
firmed yesterday by the senate.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
FOR YEAR BE FIVE BILLIONS
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan., 8 —j
The army appropriation bill for the
next fiscal year, on which the house
military committee was to resume
hearings January 3, probably will car
ry close to $5,000,000,000 for the
whole military establishment, exclus
ive of fortifications and field artillery
gttnB, which will be provided for by
the appropriations committee. The
bill is expected to be ready about Feb
ruary 1. The total army appropria
tions estimates sent to congress by
the war department aggregates $6,
610,000,000.
Hot'f^ol&'t ftll&triii heaters and
'oTW b£i
ARGENTINA A STRONG ALLY
Afcgartfed Far More Va'uable Than
Spain to United Statee and Other
Nation* Fighting Germany.
When the congress of Argentina
toted to sever relations with (terinany
the people of the most powerful neu
tral left In Ihe ranks of the pacifists
showed their determination to join the
•lilies. Argentina could work more good
to the allies lhan could Spain. Her
war potentiality Is greater, for while
her army Is only 21,000 strong, com
pared to the 1 10.000 which Spain main
tains, according to a puh'ldst. her
wealth far surpasses that of the older
nation. Argentina Is young, strong,
clean-limbed. Spain Is old. fuddled
and doddering.
The South American republic was
the last dangerous nation whose people
turned against the kaiser. Its entrance
Into antagonism to Teiitonlsm would
mark the flnnl and crowning blunder of
Herman diplomacy.
None of the passive nations could 1
give the allies so much In the way of ,
vital help ns could Argentina. After
the United States, her sympathy and
determined support are more to be
valued by the democratic powers than
any other unemlirolled nation. Now
she Is girding her loins in follow her
great Northern sister Into the good
work.
Argentina’s population Is only S.000.
1)00. In comparison to the 2t1.000.000 of
Siwln. hut her manhood Is developing
while Spain’s Is anything hut aggres
sive. Her character Is niude of cnsino
I toll fun forces, the best and hardest of
the adventurous races.
BATTLE FIELD DEATH TEST;
Minimum Quantity of 33 Per Cent So
lution of Dlonin Recommended to
Academy of Medicine.
Ilncerluinty ns to whether n person
be alive or dead Is especially grent on
the battlefield, and prompt derision In
such cases is far more Important than
iii civil life, writes a correspondent at
the front. I»r. A. Terson has Just
recommended to the French Academy
of Medicine a new test, those already
knowrn having pmv«sl insufficient. The
best of these latter has been the Injec
tion of fluorescein, as devised by Ienrd.
Hut even this Is uncertain, for In sonic
cases men who are still alive do not
show the green 'eolorntion of the
whites of their eyes following Injec
tlon. which the test Is stipposisl to
produce.
1 »r. Terson recommends placing In
the eye a minute quantity of a 33 pci
cent solution of dlonin (ethyl-mor
phine). glycerine. If death has already
I taken place, nothing happens, hut it
the man lias the slightest trace ot
[life still In Idin the white of his eyes
I will immediately turn purplish-red and
'swell, hut this inflammation will dlsnp
pear rapidly and leave no 111 effect.
Dyes and Worms.
In order to determine Ihe action of
idyes when taken Into the system. N. \
Cobb of the Flitted States departincin
[of agriculture, selected for experiments
[the tiny worms called nematodes. It Is
! well known that certain of the anlllm
|dyes have peculiar affinities for cor
'lain sorts of living cells, observes a
chemist, so Mr. Fohb tried various
[dyes on these worms and watched their
j action under a microscope, lie found
I that different organs ri*eeived different
!dyes, so that he was able to tint the
[internal apparatus of the nematodes
|in several colors and thus watch them
[clearly tinder his iiilerosco|>e. And he
discovered some strange facts, not the
[least of which Is that the dyestuffs un
dergo a chemical action In the crea
ture’s body to such an extent tlrnt you
cun never tell wlmr color your dye will
produce until you have tried It. An
other fact of great im|Mirtance Is that
he hat found that different granules J
of thfc same cell absorb different dyes i
and manifestly perform different roles j
Expect New Comet.
A spectacle III the sidereal heavens
of surpassing brilliancy may be ex
peeled the coining spring If the pre
dictions of conictary observer* arc
veritlcd. Not since (lie great oomet of
18.r«H. which aroused a vast deal of In
terest. has nn appearance in the sky
Hjualrd wliaI Is confidently expected
for 1918. The return of Halley's
comet In 1910. which had anxiously
been awaited, did not conic up to what
had been predicted and expected, and
since 1881! then- litis not been nny
eS|tecially brilliant comet seen. The
newcomer Is deserihed as a gigantic |
comet, outclassing in size and hrlIlian |
ey all those seen in modern times. It !
will be n thing of glory In the north !
western sk.v throughout t'>e spring, ns !
trmiomcrs say. proliatdy remaining vis
Ihle for three niontha, being at its
brightest In June. It Is now speeding
toward the suit at an approxlmut*
rate of l.lJM.lMfl miles a day.
Americana Train In Italy.
Near a small town In Italy a handful [
of Americans are training for avia j
tlon service.
The fllornale d'ltalta says they nl |
ready have acquired a practical know!- j
edge of piloting and that they have i
given proof of their perfect discipline
nnd seriousness of purpo&e. Their lit ,
strtetors have expressed the greatest j
satisfaction with their work.
The inhabitants of the town came
out fn crowds on their arrival to wel
come the allies who had cromted the
ocean from the country to VrMcb so
ninny liallhnfc had emigrated. They
displayed the *reate«t chrjoaitjf hi
*' fte AmetlCant In ihelr
iUfa playidk fentrf* and twao
arr adkrUu >t thAt *Ut
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WllnN FlAmES FILL
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neglected to look after bis in
surance. We handle the Insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It In the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Ileal Estate Agency
I'lioae No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.— From Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 8—S. S. Adm. Evans.
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Jan! 28—S. S. Adm. Evans. Fob. 1 8. 8. -
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday for
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San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Stinday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
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YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
From Seattle 9 a. m.— Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 10—S. S. Victoria Jan. 5—S. S. Alameda.
Jan. 16—S. S. Northwestern. Jan. 11—S. S. Alaska.
Jan. 24—S. S. Alaska. Jan. 17— S. S Victoria.
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova. Ellamar, Fort Liscum, Valdez,
Latouche and Seward, except S. S. Victoria which sails via “outside”
route between Seattle and Cordova.
S. S. Victoria, sailing from Seattle January lOlli connects with
S. S. Dora at Seward for Alaska Peninsula Ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Deuglaa dkagway, Cordova. Ellamar. Valdea and La
touche. Explosives Right reserved to change schedule without notice
VALDEZ DOCK CO- Loral Agent
Valdez Transfer Co.
A. M. D1ERINGER, Proprietor
Office on Valdez Dock, Next to Prospector
Building.
General Trucking and Freighting to all
Interior Pdints
AUTOS FOR HIRE,
DAY OR NIGHT
No Cotfl Delivered Unless Paid in Advance
A complete line of fountain pens,
perfumee, stationery, etc., at the
Valdez Drug Store. Buy your Xmas
gifts there. if
TAHITI MEN TO WARS;
nrfiKT maidens lonely
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 8.- Tahiti,
the palm-shaded Isle of the South
Seas, has sent most of her young meu
to the wars. Now many dusky maid
ens walk the moonlit beaches with
sadness In their hearts. So says
Countess Casslau, of the Island port.
now in this city. Tahiti's contingent
in France, according to the countess,
is approximately 1,000 young men
The change in climate has proved
hard on these fighters, she said, many
of them having suffered amputations
necessary by frost bite.
Auything you want in the line of
photography—Jenner can do it for
you. tf
Suggestion
A nice display of hand-painted pic
tures at Rudolph's tf
A GOOD wife, a good
pipe, an* a good con
science — ef thar s
anything nearer
Heaven it ain't in
my geog'aphy.
VELVET, the Smoothest Smoking Tobacco,
adhkea tny pipe J«d.
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