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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY HI, 1f>17
HAXG ON!
Have you ever been possessed of a
wild iouging to break loose and rove;
to get away from your environment,
to change your condition? If you find
your world heavy, if you feel that re
sponsibility is unbearable; or you feel
that you cannot stand the climate of
a “Banana Belt” or otherwise you
feel your ambition, your courage has
deserted you; don’t desert your post.!
Take the opportunity of your life to;
exert your will and determination. I
Hang on and all will come right, and ;
that means success.
It has been wisely said that all!
worthy doing, patient and caretul do
ing reacts with happy effects upon the
doer. While this is an old truth, it
is well to be reminded of it once in a j
while for we are very apt to forget!
that persistence never fails to be re
warded. In these days when our wa
terpipes are bursted and we have the 1
measles in the family, and we go
about with cold feet; let us hang on; 1
better times are coming. Let us com
pare our condition with that of our I
neighbors and we shall soon find that
it will pay us to hang on a while. Be- ■
cause “there is no place like home."—
Ketchikan Progressive-Miner.
NEAR WAR BUT NOT HOPELESS.
While the President has attempted
to allay excitement by saying there
must be a wilful assault before a blow j
is returned, tiiere is no mistaking the j
„iavit> of the situation created by the i
handing of passports to the Gennan[
ambassador and his suite.
It is near war. and under mo'h cir
cumstances, would Ik- an act of war, I
the result of which t o o . • i.-. posscssi 1 !
of sufficient prescience to forecast tlicj
results.
Germany is not a defeat oil nation. I
and probably will not bo, even ‘hough i
every neutral shoe.hi join with the al-1
lies in an attempt to subdue her. And |
if Germany is once attacked and not |
subdued one cannot question the dan-j
ger of incurring the ill-will if that |
mighty power.
It does not seem likely at this mo- j
ment we shall avoid participation in
the European embroglio. Yet there
is a chance that the situation may
clear and that the breach may not. ex
tend beyond a diplomatic discourtesy.
Should the United States declare
war upon Germany the part this na
tion would take would be largely fin
ancial. It has neither ships nor men
to send to the war zone, even if they
were needed. But there is a great
need for financial assistance, and this
is the part in all probability which the
United States would be required to
take.
And yet the situation might become
graver almost in a twinkling because
there is no assurance that the Atlan
tic coast cities would not be visited by
a hostile fleet of undersea boats once
the United States had joined the En
tente powers.
There will be stirring times during
the next few days, and the Interest
which the people have at this moment
is likely to increase with the unfold
ing of the events of each new day.
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WHILE we laugh at the ostrich we
are a great deal like that noble bird
try imagining that people do not see
our faults.
THE HEATHEN’S INDICTMENT.
What is to be said to the heathen?
An official of China, discussing the
millions that his country is to spend
for preparedness, say*:
"It is the misfortune of China that
1 your Christian nations have forced
' upon us the staggering* costs of self
defense.”
For thousands of years peace and
honesty were the cardinal principles
i of the Chinese people, in their reli
' gion and in their social and national
life. It is only within comparatively
i recent years that China learned any
thing about a banking system. Dis
i honesty meant such absolute ostra
{cisni that suicide was preferable to
| existence in dishonor. But the na
tions decided to uplift the heathen,
and in order that they do not lift uH
she has got, China has got to go into
the war game, if the Christian na
tions will lend her the money and
teach her how to scientifically cui
throats.
They simply wont’ let “The Yellow
Peril” sleep.—Seward Gateway.
GENERAL. SALAZAR has sent the
administration word that he is plan
ning a raid upon the United States
that will make -the Columbus affair
look like thirty cents. The General
is evidently under the impression that
he will be allowed the same privileges
as Villa.
THE best way to be happy though
married is to pay the freight shut
your eyes when the bill is presented.
THE only time that most mer.
make a noise in the world is when
they are asleep.
MANY people who have a wonder
| ful command of language have never
learned how to say “No.”
| MOST of us are so unselfish that
! we are willing to give the other fel
; low anything we have no use for.
Oucli!
"What seems to be the matter with
your husband?” asked the doctor, as
jhe removed his hat after entering the
Gabb home.
“I think he has the foot and mouth
'disease,” replied Mrs. Gabb.
! “The foot and mouth disease,” ex
; claimed the Doctor.
I "Yes,” replied Mrs. Gabbs, “All he
does is kick and growl.
GERMANY PUBLISHES
( DIVER CORRESPONDENCE
i AMSTERDAM, Kelt. lfi.—From at:
j article in the Tageblatt of Berlin, it
is evident that the German govern
ment has issued a white book contain
ing the exchange of notes with the
United Slates government regarding
twenty-six documents. It begins with
the announcement of the Germany
i..limittty of February 3, 1915, re
I'.aiding the naval zone war and con
jeludes with the note of May 5, 19Hi.:
| delivered by Ambassador ’ Gerard t -
|t!.e Gorman foreign office tit Berlin, j
Discm Fits HUMAN
SKELETON IN YARD
j _
| SEATTLE, Feb. 10.-While di®-1
‘giitg in the yard of property in front j
iot 4£48 Twenty-first avenue west, it
Devoid. 4431. Twenty-third avenue,
discovered the skull, arm and leg
bones of a human skeleton, according
’o a report made to the police Mon
day evening. In the opinion of Ba
trolman A1 Hope who investigate!
tlie bones appear to be those of an
Indian and to have been buried for
probably 50 years.
SCHOONER PROGRESS GOES
TO SEATTLE FOR REPAIRS
Capt. Solness, of the fishing schoon
er Zapora, arrived at Ketchikan re
cently and reported having met the
power schooner Progress in Millbank
Sound, en route to Seattle for repairs.
The Progress started north towing
the schooner Harold Blekum, but lost
her tow off Cape Ommaney. The Ble
kum reached Seward some days later
and reported the Progress lost. The
! Progress had a rough trip after part
ing from her tow, losing her main
mast and some of her dories.
BRITISH CONTINUE
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS
LONDON, Feb. 16.—Advices fron.
France, state that the British troops
on the Somme and Ypres fronts are
still continuing to make successful
raids on the German positions, and
have captured several strong positions
southeast of Grandecourt.
John S. Heckey left on the Mari
posa on a business trip to Juneau.
STEAM HEAT * MBWLY EVBNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILLS, Proj»r.
VALDEZ ALASKA
WOMEN AS LETTER WRITERS.
They Are Better Than Men Becauee
They Uke to Qoeeip.
• The ert of letter writing is consid
ered by the French an essentially fem
inine gift, probably because for years
It was tbe only means of literary ex
pression open to women. Bnt the real
sec ret of women's ability to write good
letters is that they are not ashamed to
record trifles.
Men feel after they have described
tbe weather and the state of their af
fections that they have done their duty.
A woman will tell what atiother wo
man wore, what her best friend said,
who Is rumored engaged to whom,
what two best enemies are not speak
ing and add. maybe, tbe breakfast
menu. In letters women give a little of
real life, and tlieir correspondence is
really written conversation.
Letter writing is a delicate and difR
• tilt art. for. aside from its charming
features, more harm has beeu done by
the written word than by all tbe fool
ish converse in the world.
Unkind remarks written are bard to
erase from tbe heart A foolish pro
testation of affection is a shame nnd
grief forever to the writer. Every In
discreet written confidence is a curse
that will come home to roost with the
Inevitability of the barnyard fowl.
Letter writing should be nn art: tbe
art of trifles. It should be tbe art of
being Interesting, bnt not compromis
ing.—Spokane Spokesman-Review.
THE FIRST QAS BALLOON.
Aerial Navigation Had Ite Origin In
Cavendiah’a Experiment.
It was on Aug. 1, 1767. that the
Scotchman Black of Edinburgh filled a
little bag with hydrogen gas and
.watched it rise to the celling of his
room, and it was right then and there
that the science of aeronautics was
born.
Cavendish had only a little while be
fore proved that hydrogen gas was
about eleven times lighter tlinn com
mon air. and It occurred to Black that,
such being the case, a light bag inflat
ed with it would ascend. The experi
ment In his room in Edinburgh showed
that liis surmise was correct.
It was not long after Black made Ids
demonstration that Montgolfier sent a
silken balloon up into the heavens and
watched it careering through space,
and the following year, 1783. the Mont
golfiers—Joseph and Stephen—made a
successful ascent in a balloon. The
same year diaries ascended in a hy
drogen balloon to the height of 9.770
feet.
Ballooning from that moment was a
success, and in an amazingly short
Lime it became popular in all lauds.—
Xew York American.
Korea’s Singing Girls.
One of tlie attractive personages en
countered in Korea Is the singing girl.
At the social gatherings and festivals
of the wealthy she serves the guests
and then sings, plays the guitur ami
recites.
These girls, although from the hum
blest order, are well educated from a
Korean point of view, and their serv
ices are in great demand.
They can be hired singly or in mini
hers, according to the needs of the
host, and they enliven many a feast
which, except for their presence,
woidd be simply an excuse for gor
mandizing. most Koreans being gross
feeders.
As religious and social festivals are
occurring constantly in Korea, the
pretty singing girls are kept busy, no
entertainments being thought worth
while without their presence.
Dcn’t Know Their Own Names.
Tile ease of a witness at Kingston
police court who did not know the
name of the thoroughfare wherein he
lived could easily he paralleled any day
in London's mean streets. More, In
stances have been known where a wife
did not know her husband's, and con
sequently her own name! In the easy
going fashion of the poor streets peo
ple are known by some short title such
as Bill or Ginger. Very well: Liza
from the pickle factory gets acquaint
ed with a young man under such a
name and eventually marries the said
Bill or Ginger without ever knowing
his iteople’s surname. Why. then,
should these Bohemians trouble to
learn the numes of their own streets?
—London Globe.
Goldsmith’s Obituary Notice.
It would he difficult to Hud a more
quaint announcement of death than
that published in an old newspaper in
1774, at the time of Oliver Goldsmith's
demise.
“1774. April 4. Died. Dr. Oliver Gold
smith. Deserted b» the village. The
traveler bath laid him dowu to rest:
the good natural man is no more: he
stoops but to conquer: the vicar huth
performed hLs sad office; it is a mourn
ful task from which the hermit may
essay to meet the dread tyrant with
more than Grecian or Roman forti
tude.”
Discovered.
“Who gave the bride away?” asked
Mrs. Jones of her daughter, who had
just returned from the wedding.
“Her little brother,” replied the
daughter. “He stood up tu the middle
of the ceremony and .yelled. ‘Hurrah.
Blanche, yop’ve got him at last!’ ” -
New Xork Times.
Loop Way to Go.
Vicar—I’m sorry to hear that you’ve
been quarreling again with your wife.
Giles. I know she has a bitter tongue,
but I believe hers to be n thoroughly
gentle nature at bottom. Giles— Mebbe
pa’son. mebbe. but she's terr’ble deep. -
London Answers.
1 pack my troubles in as little com
pass as I can for myself and never let
them annoy otiieru.—Southey
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Good Phone 13
Goody ^
We Hate Jones' Pure Pork Sausage
Hollyhurst Eggs * Special Price - 50c a Dozen
Choice Florida Russet Grape Fruit 2 for 25c.
100 Choice Cauliflower the kind that make you buy
Special Price For Thursday 25c Each.
Strawberry Rhubarb Fifteen Cents A Pound
In Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, the Best the Market can Afford. We Offer
TOMATOES
LETTUCE
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
PEARS
BANANAS
GREEN PEPPERS
CUCUMBERS
CRANBERRIES
CELERY
ORANGES
Everything in Baked Goods
We can furnish you with any article you may desire in Staple and (Fancy
Pastry, all we ask is one days notice on orders for Cakes or Fancy^Pastry.
In our Bakery Department you will always find! fresh
WHITE BREAD
RYE BREAD
FRENCH BREAD
BREAD ROLLS—All Kinds
doughnuts
J ELL V ROLLS
CINNAMON ROLLS
PIES—AH Kinds
SUGAR COOKIES
GINGER COOKIES
COFFEE CAKE COFFEE PRETZELS CLP CAKES
Try our French Bread, it is fine.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
GROCERIES AND OFFICE LOCATED IN THE FORMER KING GROCERY BUILDING
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Notice to Creditors,
jin the Matter of the Estate of Angus
j Chisholm, Deceased,
j Notice is hereby given by the un
luersigned that on the 17th day of
[January, 1917, he was appointed ad
ministrator of the estate of Angus
Chisholm, deceased, and the adminis
trator of the co-partnership estate of
Angus Chisholm, deceased, and Prank
Gustafson; that all creditors of said
!estates and all persons having claims
j against said estates are hereby re
jquired to exhibit the same u*th the
| necessary vouchers to said adminis
trator at the office of Donohoe & Di
Hiond, said administrator's attorneys
; in said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
'said office being the place for the
I transaction of the business of s lid
iestate, within six months after the
! first publication of this notice, to-wit.
within six months after the 1:1*1'. day
of January. 1917.
PRANK GUSTAFSON.
Administrator
Donohoe A- Dimond, Attorneys foi
the Administrator.
Publish Jan. 19. 26. Pen. 2, 9, 16. 5!
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
flee.
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Rexall stand for par excellence, not
alone in drugs, but every article sold j
under the name. The Owl Drug j
Store. it
Rexall Drugs! Absolutely pure. Owl
Drug Store.
For Sole.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog, 15 mos.
old, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
dez $76.00. Address, Box 232,
Douglas, Alaska. k3-l-17
There Are
Many Reasons
For the popularity of
CRESCENT
mm
POWDER
But the best reason of ail is
its economy in price an<l use.
SOLD BY GROCERS
POUND TIN 25c
CRESCENT MFG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
! LOUIE’S CAFE!
• Open Day and Sight McKinley Street, Below Cable Office ; 4
Fresh Bread* Pies, Cakes,
j All Kinds of Pastry for Sale. j
• EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr. I
| Candy Kiichen j
f E. W. HUNT—In Owl Drag Stare. /
\ FOUNTAIN DRINKS :
f HOT- COLD j
\ ATLAS JUNK CO. ;
Wholesale anc1 Re*ail Dealer.: in
ALL KL\!>S OK .It'NK
J uyer.-s of Metal, Rubber, Ma
ila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
| Dine, iiides. Furs and Ilottles.
lOi:{ Railroad Avenue, Ho.
SKATTLK, WASH.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. (*po>
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave. Seward. Alaska
The Beat Place in VaJde* to
3«op U the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Ro*»i--Tkc Hmw of Caafart
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Spatial Rate* Bp the Mm3
PHONE 133 MBS. STRING. Prap
fVALDEZ CAFE*]
! AND BAKERY |
I Fraab Brvad and Paa*nr ahray* on band +
f OPEN DAY AND NIGHT f
X BERGSTROM A ROGSTA,D, Pro«a. 2
| PHONE it - Taro* drat* kbt 0«t Ora* +
?t?YVt yttTVTVW* WwefTVfTTi
In every line or manufactured ar
ticles there Is usually one maker who
Bets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set such a standard
(or the United States In Drugs, Per
fumes. Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agenu
f-r Valdez. tf
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT^
OflleeM over Yu lilt-* Drug Co. f
Phone 'in McKinley Street
’Contract Surgeon. U. S. Army
i A- A. Surgeon, V S Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
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JOS. A. SILVERMAN. PH. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SLROEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
OFFICE HOCKS:
! to I I’. M. 7 to 8 P. .a; jp
Sunday by Appointment.
lies. Phone 170 Office Phone id
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAl', ALASKA
(•lapses Fitted Lenses (.round *
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;DR. H. COCKERILLE
assasai’Bw
I DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building^
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTCMBiBY8.AT-I.AW
OSMe OpgMlte Coart Hoaw
PhoneSt VAlDRZ. ALASK A
_y
JOHN LYONS e. * HITCH: !k
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORN BY 8- 4-1 .LAW
Oflleea la “ ...IU« Building
Phoae lOS VaLDBK. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NOW
Free am* Accepted M^
Regular Conun umieauane Orit Wea
ueaday In eaoh month in McKlniev
Halt Vlaltore alwaya welcome
F. M. BROWN, W, ,M.
BD WOOD. Secretary. ^
I Valdez Miners Union No. 188 j
We*torn Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARNER. Prwodeet. V f
Gruiitc Mine
CUAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
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