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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1017
THE LOST COMMA.
Messrs, editors and print
ers, men who really ought
to know.
Give, oh, give ub back the comma
of the happy long ago!
Comma that divides the sentence so that
he who runs may read.
Bidding suns of sense shine sweetly
through the clouds that would mis
lead.
Never did we love the comma, as we love
It now ’tis gone,
Letting sentence after sentence, blind and
aimless, wander on,
While we struggle through the darkness,
fitting words to this or that,
Only finding, as we muddle, more and
more to wonder at.
Till we see that one small comma, like r. i
bright October moon.
Could clear all in one brief instant, would ,
the printer grant the boon.
Oh, I know full well you hate it, but. |
please, cruel printer man.
Give us back the dear old comma, and as !
quickly as you can!
—Kate Upson Clark.
I
A SLANDER LAW.
—
As time rolls along and more people \
tome to Alaska the usual quota of.
scandal mongers being included, as if |
enough did not exist here already, it
becomes more apparent than ever
that Alaska needs a “slander” law.
Not a law dealing in criminal libel—
we already have that under United
States laws, but a law which will com
pel a man or woman, no matter who,
to prove derogatory statements they
may make concerning other people
or else suffer the consequences at the
Itands of the law.
This is the kind of law. that we
would suggest to the members of the
legislature which convenes in March,
as the only means of stopping the in
cessant tongue wagging on the part
of scandal mongers; people who make
it a habit of talking about somebody
else when nine times Out of ten they '
do not know anything about whereof
they speak. We would include this
statement relative to people the
names of whom merely implied, as
well as those regarding people who
are boldly named in connection with
slanderous talk.
Professional scandal mongers, of
which breed there are many, are notj
the only ones who spread slanderous1
reports, although such reports usually
originate with them. They are al
j most always caused by the fact that
I raid scandal monger "has It In” for
jhls victim and has no other way of
i getting revenge for Borne Imagined
; wrong done him. The professional
scandal monger usually shields him
jself by starting the story in a whis
iper. "I wouldn’t tell this to anyone
in the world but you,” is his com
ment.
i The pity of it all is that the party
talked about is usually the last to
ihear about it. He goes his way lo
yally unaware that he is being talk
led about or slandered. His friends
aid in this, for while they usually
take up his defense, if such is needed,
I they bend their efforts to keep him
| from learning that he is being talked
| e bout for fear he will either worry
over it or get himself into deeper
| trouble.
The reason for such a condition of
things, socially speaking, lias long
Jbeen sought for. Many people, in
[fact, the clean-minded people, never
igive the scandals a second considera
tion after they hear of them, but the
I logicians, also clean-minded, seek for
the cause. They have found, as near
ly as can be ascertained, that close
association, coupled with the fact that
everybody in the North knows every
body else’s business, is the chief reas
on, although just here it might be
stated that people here talk about
others because they have but little
else in the way of subject matter on
which to converse.
But it could all be remedied by
the passage of a law which would
keep slanderous tongues from wag
ging so freely and so frequently when
there is no reason for slanderous talk,
a law which would provide for the
prosecution of anyone who slanders,
either by implication or by outspoken
statement.—Fairbanks Citizen.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
According to the report of the Sec
retary of the Interior for 1916, sev
enty schools were maintained by the
government during the year in Alas
ka, with a total enrollment of ap
proximately 3,600 students. In the
service 102 teachers, six physicians
and seven nurses were employed. As
a result of the new appropriation for
medical relief a new hospital was es
tablished at Juneau, and smaller hos
pitals were maintained at Nulato,
Kotzebue, and Kanadanak. Reports
from the reindeer stations, which are
supervised by the Bureau of Educa
tion show a total of 7023 reindeer
distributed among 76 herds. The to
tal income of the natives from the
reindeer industry during the fiscal
year, exclusive of meats and hides
consumed at home were $S1,997 The
Department, in its report, emphasizes
the value of the development of this
co-operative industry among the na
tives.
WHEN a man marries a girl purely
for the sake of her ivory complexion
he shouldn’t be disappointed to dis
cover that she has a head to match.
IE it is no harm for a Southern
darkey to steal it certainly should not
be considered an unpardonable crime
for a Mexican to riot when ordered to
take a bath.
Gives Salary to City
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. t3.—
Mayor Benjamin Bosse, Democrat,
announced today that he would be a
candidate for renomination, and said
that he would give his salary this
jyear, amounting to $3,600, to the.
| city. He already has given his salary
for three years back to the city.
EAGLE HALL
The Empress-Temporary
TONIGHT 8 p.m. TONIGHT
FINE TRIANGLE PROGRAM
William S. Hart
In the five act swell drama
“THE DISCIPLE”
A story that will interest all.
Keystone comedy in two reels
“SAVED BY WIRELESS”
■ ►
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With Mack Swain and Chester Conklin
Regular Admission ... - 25c
NEXT SHOW ON THURSDAY
RUSH OF THE NIGHTHAWK.
It Sounds Lik# ths Booming of Wato*
Ovor a Crsjk Dorn.
It you happen to be where nlght
oawks are found, some time during the
nesting season in May or June, you
may hear a strange, booming pound,
like the rush of water over a c reek dam.
You will seek vainly for its cause until
you see a nlghthawk. with firmly set
wings, diving earthward from the sky.
.H Is a reckless performance, and you
may suppose that the bird's object is
suicide, but when within a few feet of
the ground he will change Ills course
and soar suddenly heavenward. At
this moment you will hear the loud,
humming noise, similar to that when
the creek dam breaks its bonds, as the
air passes through the bird's stiffened i
wing quills.
The nlghthawk. or bullhat. as he is -
sometimes called, is confused with the j
whippoorwill, and little is known gen
erally of his real character. He Is a j
bird of the sky, passing the day perched j
motionless on a limb in wooded regions |
or on the ground In the treeless tracts I
or even on housetops when he happens 1
to make his home in the city.
Probably he will not change his i
perch during the day, but at nightfall
he will spread his wings and soar out
In his search for Insect food.—Phlla
delpbia North American.
TEMPERAMENT.
Juat What It la From tha Cynical Man's
Point of Viow.
lu a woman temperament is the vol
ume of irritability she is allowed to
show; in a man it represents the pro
portion of the feminine in his construc
tion.
Tempera incut is always feminine.
When a married woman throws plates
at her husband and tears up the car
pet she has within her the makings
.of a great artist; all she needs Is tech
nique. a press agent and a divorce;
hitherto her energies have been misdi
rected.
Temperament is the difference be
tween character and genius—that is, it
marks the point where character leaves
off and genius begins. When there is
enough temperament and it is proper
ly directed, genius results; when not.
you secure board at a lunatic asylum.
Temperament Is the nth power of
selfishness, the supreme anarchist of j
the miiul. When you begin to feel |
bombs going off inside of you and they ‘
are counting the dead and you see u 1
kind faced posterity looming in the'
distance, then prepare for every cmer
gcncy; send for an alienist and a re- i
porter. For when the next bulletin 1.- [
megaphoned you may be either a mem ,
ber or the father superior of a new :
eu it.—Life.
What Rimes With Babe?
A common English word for which j
there is only one rime is “babe.' 1
nml it was Swinburne who used 1: ■
with exquisite appropriateness in “A j
Rime:"
Babe, if rime tie none
Fur that sweet small word
Babe, the sweetest one
Ever beard,
Right it is ami meet
Rime should keep not true
Time with such a sweet
Thing as you.
Love alone, with yearning
Heart for astrolabe. j
Takes the sun's height, burning
O’er the babe.
"Silence" is another word beloved of !
poets that lias no rime. Mrs. Brown- !
Ing went to the very limits of her
passion for assonance when she rimed
it with “Islands!"
Cooked Egg*.
Eggshells, says the New York Med
ical Journal, are porous and do not
prevent Infection of the egg contents;
therefore raw egg white from eggs
which have not received Immediate re
frigeration nmy well cause diarrhea.
Cooked egg white, when exposed to
boiling temperature (212 degrees F.) or
to the action of acids, becomes leathery
in consistence and difficult of digestion.
Sterile egg white exposed to a tempera
ture below 180 degrees F. becomes Jelly
like and by most Individuals Is as easi
ly digested as raw sterile egg wlilte.
which Itself is innocuous.
An Elaborate System.
“You're managing to wake up earlier
these mornings.”
‘‘Yes. I’ve Just bought a parrot.”
“Instead of an alHrm clock?"
“I already had an alarm clock, but I
got so I didn't pay any attention to It.
Now I hang the; parrot's cage In my
room and put the .alarm clock under 11.
NVhen the alarm gpes off it startles tin*
parrot, and what.that bird says would
wake anybody up."—American Boy.
* 1
Saving Money.
“You are foolish to spend $5,000 send
ing your sou to a finishing school. He
will never take any polish. He’s a
blockhead.”
“In other words, you think I might
as well buy a fifty cent bottle of fur
niture polish.” — Louisville Courier
Journal.
Class Versus Class.
"Well, there Is one thing to be proud
of—we have no class prejudices In this
country.”
“H’m! I guess you were never
around when three or four sophomores
got hold of a freshman."—New York
Times.
Women Dualists.
A celebrated duel took place in lSufl
between Countess de Pollguac and
Mme. de Neale.
phy secret Is thy prisoner. If toon
let It go thou art a prisoner to It.
Good
Goods
Phone 12
Moderate
Prices
S&W Canned Fruits & Vegetables
When you see S&W on the label you kpow that the contents
of the package are of unquestionable quality. We have re
plenished our stock of this brand of goods and ask you to
try some of the following
KOVAL ANNE CHERRIES
blackberries
STRAWBERRIES
LOGAN BERRIES
RASPBERRIES
SLICED PEACHES
YELLOW CLING PEACHES
APRICOTS
GREEN GAGE PLUMS
PEARS
SLICED PINEAPPLE
STRING BEANS
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS TIPS
GARBAGE
BEETS
TOMATOES
PUMPKIN
MIDGET SUGAR PEAS
ASSORTED JELUES
ASSORTED PRESERVES #
In our delicatessen department you will always find a selection
to tempt the jaded appetite
Xl'EKCHATEL CHEESE
IMPORTED SWISS CHEESE
LIMHCRGKR CHEESE
CHILE C’HEESE
PIMENTO CHEESE
AMERICAN CHEESE
OREGON ('REAM CHEESE
CHIPPED BEEF
SLICED BACON
SLICED RAW HAM
BOILED HAM
In smoked and sajted {fish we offer
EASTERN COAST FINNEX HADD1E
SALT MACKERAL
SALT HERRING
SALMON BELLIES
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
GROCERIES AND OFFICE LOCATED IN THE FORMER KING GROCERY BUILDING
MOTOR TRUCKS REPLACE
CIRCUS HORSES IX PARADE
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—The panics
of at least one circus next year will
see the gaudy wagons and cages of j
beasts on automobile chassis instead j
of being drawn by horses, it was,
stated here today. A big eastern j
amusement company is saidto have |
ordered 100 motor trucks for the j
purpose.
Fresh canay at the Emporium, tf
Valentines, three for five cents and
upward, at the Emporium. tf
—
—Building Bourn This Spring—
Prove your faith in the future of
Valdez, by buying residence proper
ty. We have houses, cabins, and
choice lots for sale, all within .t few
minutes walk from the heart of the
city. Alaska Inv., Co. 2t
FOR RENT—Good cabins, $5.00
and up. Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
Valdez Miner, $3.00 per year.
WANTED:—Mill man’s job as a
foreman; excellent references from
San Francisco Mint, and Seattle, Val
dez and Seward assayers. Expert
amalgamator on copper and silver
plates. Inquire at Prospector. tf
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
,
Rexall Drugs! Absolutely pure. Ow!
Drug Store.
For Sale.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog, 15 mos.
old, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
dez $75.00. Address, Box 232,
Douglas, Alaska. k3-l-17j
It Leavens
And thoroughly, hence
I
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Makes deliciously light and
wholesome cakes, breads, etc.
HOLD BY GROCERS
POUND TIN 25c
CRESCENT MFG. OO.,
Seattle, Wash.
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below ('able Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROV1CH, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—b Owl Dreg Stare.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers fat
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP
S'lRICTLY FIR8T CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
The Best Place m Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Ufkt Raaaa—Tka Hesse of Ceefait
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By tke Mood
PHONE 133 MRS. SYR1NG. Piop
VALDEZ CAFE
and BAKERY
FnA Bread aad Paatry always on kaad
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
BERGSTROM * ROGSTAD. Props.
PHONE 17 - Tins dsan Maw Owl Dr*(
In every lino or manufactured ar-1
tides there is usually one maker who j
sets the standard of excellence. The.
Rexall Products set such a standard ■
for the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agenti i
f'r Valdez. tf j
_
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets !
Candy Kitchen. tf j
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT 7
OAeeM over Valdes Drug Co.
Phone’IS MeKinley Strert
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Artny
A. A. Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv
(Karine Hospital)
I
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M.;o.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug; Co.
—OFFICE HOURS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to 8 P. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone 176 Office Phone !»
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt.».
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted lenses Ground
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Gwdaite SadoMtl University.
DENTIST
Fourteen Yean In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in WhaUag BaUdinc
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOKNBVS-AT-LAW
OBm Oraoaitr Court Houae
Phono SO VALUE*. ALASKA
joun LjroNfc a at hatch:a
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS- AY -i.A W
Oflno lo '• stl!«( Bulldlac
Phono Ml VALDBB. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Pim and Accepted Macon*
Regular Communications first Wed
ueeday In each month in McKinley
Hall Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary- *
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. a GARNER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdez Alaska.