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VALDEZ. ALASKA
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July 23, 1912. at the postofflce of Valdez.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 35. HJI8
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
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THE CLASSICS.
T ET me always read the clanlo*
•lA There are banllngs of n Jay,
Fames from twilight unto twilight.
But the classics ever stay.
And the classics are the voices
Of the mountains and the glen
And the multitudinous ocean.
And the city tilled with men
Votces of a deeper meaning
Than all drippings of the pen.
YE8, the mountains are a classic.
And an older word they speak
Than the classics of the Hebrew
Or the Hindu or the Greek.
, Dumb are they, liae all the classic*
TUI the chosen one draws near.
Who can catch their Inner voices
With the ear behind the ear,
And their words are high and mystic, ;
But the chosen one can hear.
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A ND the ocean Is a classic.
A\ where’s the scribe shall read Its
word.
Word grown old before the Attic
' Or Ionian bards were heard?
Word once whispered unto Homer,
Sown within his fruitful heart,
• And he caught a broken message,
But he only heard a part,
v. Listen, thou; forget the babblings
“ And the pedantries of art.
—Samuel Walter Foss. ]
FRENCH TRIBUTE TO AMERICA j
Not all orators make public speak
ing a vocation. At the burial of the
first three American soldiers killed
on the battlefields of France a French
major general delivered the follo-w
ing tribute;
"Men! These graves, the first to be
dug in our soil of France at but a
short distance from the enemy, are as
a mark of the mighty hand of our Al
lies, firmly clinging to the common;
task, confirming the will of the Dim
ple and the Army of the United States
to fight with us to a finish, ready to
sacrifice so Jong as It will be neces
sary, until final victory, for the nob
lest of causes -that of the liberty of
nations, of the weak as well as the
mighty. Therefore the death of thi6
bumble corporal and these two pri
vate soldiers appears to us in extra
ordinary grandeur.
"We ask therefore *n:u tne mortal
remains of these young men be left
here, be left for ever to Prance. We
will, in the fullness of peace, inscribe
indelibly upon their tombs: —“Here
lie the first soldiers of the Republic
of the United States, those who. in
reverence and heart, will come to vis
it these battlefields of France, will
deliberately go out of their way to
visit these graves and bring to them
tribute of respect and gratitude.
"Corporal Gresham, Private En
right, Private Hay, in the name of
Prance 1 thank you. God receive your
souls. Adieu.”
LLOYD GEORGE is said to have
shocked the British public in his fam
ous Paris speech by the use of “yea”
instead or the more sober “yes.” A
comic paper with an eye to our co-op
eration into the war. stated that per
haps he meant to say “yep.” It seems
to be a matter of remark on the other
side that our slang has been inter
penetrating England. English states
men have been reported as pounding
the diplomatic table and stating that
"we will put it across,” generals are
reported to have concluded an order
of the day with the words, "soldiers
of England, it’s up to you!” When
Asquith fell a staid old member of
parliament is said to have remarked:
"1 knew he would get in bad.”
“Some." in the superlative sense, haB
risen to the dignity of discussion in
the staid old Manchester Guardian.
How have we reciprocated for this
British courtesy? Have we adopted
such expressions as “doing our bit,"
“slacker,” "over the top” and other
war expressiops, But ordinary English
slang has passed over our heads.
"Side,” “doing some one In the eye,?’
“fancy,” “Josser” and the rest have
not yet reached us. Courtesy might
point to our cultivation of them. But
good sense, let us hope, will keep us
to our own ldlomocracy of Mark
Twain’s soil.—New York Post.
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AFTER ALL, American talk about
the sacrifice America to making for
the allies, the figures produced by Mr.
Hoover respecting American consump
tion of sugar are enough to make Am
ericans feel uncomfortable and look
hypocritical. The plain facts are that
a period of distressing shortage has at
'icst slightly diminished. Each Ameri
can consumes over twice as much as
each Englishman and almost four
times as much as each Frenchman.
Surely it is time to deal more drastic
ally with such anomalies—with such
overwhelming indications of a refusal
or inability on the part of the Ameri
can to abandon under the shock of
war the wasteful indulgence of his or
dinary desires. Americans are the
most reckless consumers of candles
and sweet drinks in »ne world, and it
is in this class of consumption which
is least necessary and has the small
est food value. Something can he done
to diminish the drain made by candy
stores and soda water fountains on
the sugar supply by an appeal to vol
untary effort, hut the appeal should
be backed up by a power of coercion
with which the food administration
is not now possessed hut which should
be granted to it some time in ihe near
future.—New Republic.
ONE OF the reasons why Great
Britain has decided to transfer Am
ericans serving under the Union Jack
to the American contingent except
where such transfers are "plainly in
the interests of the United States." is
that an opposite policy in some cases
would seriously disturb existing units
particularly in the Canadian army, in
which 25,000 or 30,000 Yankees are
serving. All of which indicates that
our volunteer army in Europe, con
sisting of men who went overseas be
fore this country declared war. is of
considerable proportions after all.
UNCLE SAM has placed the ban on
the practice at ('amp Lewis of tattoo
ing the arms and bodies of soldiers,
on the ground that valuable informa
tion might be obtained by the enemy
from tattooed men captured in the
trenches. Thus is the censor at work
again.
NOW THAT the government has
ruled that a man who pushes a baby
buggy is exempt from the draft, a
New York genius has asked exemption
on the ground that he is a manufac
turer of perambulators. He thinks it’s
a poor draft that won't blow both
ways.
FIGHTS TO FREE LORRAINE
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Dr. tleorges Weill, who whs h mem
ber of the relehstag for Metz, was In
Paris Just before tbe outbreak of th«
war and Instead of returning home tr
face certain death or Imprisonment
lie at once enlisted In the French army.
He la now attached to the corps of In
tel prefers and has been lecturing In
Knglaud.
After the War.
In 1914, the old world, as we know It,
[ suddenly became without form and
! void, and darkness was upon the fact
ol the deep; but now we begin to be
lieve that all tbe time the spirit ol
tiod was moving upon the face of th<
wuters, and (tint presently he shall
say, "Let there be light," writes Mar
garet P. Montague, In tbe Atlantic
The first act of the great drama wut
war and blood and destruction; bul
now there begins to be a great hop«
flaring through the darkness In tuanj
different quarters, and voices of manj
watchmen set upon towers begin to crj
the glimmer of daybreak. Perhaps th<
world, sailing a dark track, has all
along been headed towurd a great con
summation.—“Time’s burst of dawn.’
Business Failures In Holland.
Cousuf Frank W. • Mahln report!
from Amsterdam that the number ol
business failures In Holland dnrini
the first nine months of 1017 was 679
In comparison with 700 and 1,069 6ur
log tbe corresponding periods of 1911
and 1913, respectively. Tbe a umbel
also declined In 1913 compared wltt
1914,' Failures have decreased about
one-half since tbe war began.
SHE WAS A PROUD WAITRESS
Qlrl Drafted to Meat an Emergency
Declined to Pick Up Fork
Dropped by Quest.
The pride of the average American
girl is quite us noticeable among
farmers' daughters ns any other class.
This Is Illustrated by the experience
of a resident of u neighboring atut*
who. according to Osteoputhic Magn
zinc, with a week-end company of i
guests on his hands, was left on S:'i
urdsiy without a waitress to serve the
elaborate meals that had been planned.
After a good deal of persuasion he suc
ceeded in getting the consent of a
neighboring farmer's daughter to help
out In Hie emergency although she had
never done anything of the kind, lie
assured Imt she would be well paid
and that all she would have to do
would he to answer the cull of the hell,
perform the required service and leave
• lie room.
As the company was seating itself
at the tuhle one of the men hit n fork
with his elbow, knocking it to the lloor.
The host touched the hell mid as the
door Into the kitchen opened and the
g'rl stuck her head Inquiringly Into the
room, lie said: "The gentleman
dropped a fork." Indicating the loca
tion with a iiioiion of his hand.
The girl stepped fully Into the room
and with mingled astonishment and
Indignation said: "Yon don’t mean ter
say you rung that hell Just ter have
me come In an’ pick up that fork, do
yer? Of all thingsl If he’s too lazy
to pick It up himself, yon ran let li
lay there. I won’t touch It.” Then
she made a hurried exit, hanging tin
door.
Hilarious Is a mild term to apply to
the uproar that followed, and the dis
comfited host joined In the merriment
FAMILY OF SQUIRREL PETS
Four Half-G.-own Red Bunnies in Pos
session of Maine High School Stu
dent Are Privileged Characters.
The liveliest pels. itcrlmps III nil
; Maine, are four half-crown red sqnir
| rela. the pfniul |M»sseSsion of Morris
I Itleh, a student in Hallowell lllch
school, observes the Kennebec Journal.
Tile squirrel and her luihies were cap
tured will'll the hitler were loo young
to know a hnilernul from a douglmui
—hut they are experts on the question j
I now. The neither escaped, hut Hie j
youngsters know a good tiling when |
they see It. and they seem to have no j
Intention of quitting the place where |
food Is plenty and a warm nest always j
j Inviting.
They wlilsk up the furry legs nl j
“Lady.” the dignified collie, scurry j
across her hack, perhaps to leap from |
there to the shoulder of some member j
of the family. They "sass" the eat to j
her face and she seems to understand i
that they are privileged characters. |
They are fond of i-hoeolate and are I
! neither diffident nor lack "check" when :
i their wonderful little smellers tell
j them ttint something good Is on tin
family table. lint the fun begins when
there Is only one piece for two scrappy i
perfect, perfectly healthy and deter j
mined young squirrels,
j They are “lighting blood" from ear j
tips to toenails, and the air Is full of ;
squirrels and squeals right away uflci ;
war Is declared. When the kicking
and fancy tumbling ends both contest
ants are discovered to he sitting up
calmly amt serenely nibbling Ml tie
booty gained or saved —no evidence ol |
altercation or resentment anywhere.
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I Why I* a Guinea Hen?
Whoever designed the gnineii hen
I :md eoni|nised the music for her vo
I cal organs must have used a rasp for
tile tuning fork, bullion liens and their
liushunds urn alike In appearance;
when you've seen one you’ve seen the
other. Their plumage is of one and
the same piece of goods like the
Quakers'. Tf ever you have Indulged
In filing the teeth of a cross-cut saw
you've heard tlie synonym of her tnel
od.v. Nature produced tills variety
of fowl and the farmer who gives Iter
hoard and lodging is no good Chris
tian. - I say this because any limn
who sells you a guinea hen as youth
ful and tender, has designed to skin
you. I have a dim recollection of
lasting one many years ago. and I will
say this—-the gravy was quite ten
der.
A group of guineas running lo keep
out of harm's way. resembles a streak
of teu-eont calico of somber hue, with
polkadots. The guinea lien lay" a
very small egg with spots on It sim
ilar lo those we see at cheap gro
cery stores in tly time.
The eggs have no rating in the com
merclal world. They are used exclu
sively for hutching more trouble.—
Ziiu, lit Cartoons Magazine.
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For the Simple Life.
As a race, we are constantly dying
before our time, ami very often leud
Ing forlorn lives, making those around
us miserable, simply hecuuse we arc
disobeying the simple laws of life, and
among other things poisoning ourselves
with hucterinl infectious, thus causing
this very condition of auto-intoxlca
llon. wrltt*s I»r. W. 11. Vail, In Chris
tian lleruld.
Our (ilea, first, lust and ull the time.
Is for the simple life, which la not
necessarily a vegetarian diet, only it
«o happens that the vegetable kingdom
supplies the best articles of diet. In
our estimation. Aa we have Mid, add
milk and eggs to the Vegetables and
you' have the perfect diet Eliminate
; rhe food stbMilants, for theycrea'.i>a*
nrtlddal appetite, thus leading people
to eat more than the ayatem can ap>
propriale. and causing auto-lntoxtca
tlon, with Ita deadly results.
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
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Urges economy in the conduct of a business in order
that commodities may reach the consumer at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
We are trying these economies and we have reduced our prices
Fisher’s Blend, Centennial Best & Crahain Flour, 49 lb. sack
Per sack,... ...$3.50
Corn Meal, Centennial Best & Craham Flour, 9 lb. sack
Per sack.75
Best Carolina Head Rice, per pound. 12,/»
Best Japanese Rice, per pound.10
Bayo Beans, per pound.15
Fancy Evaporated Prunes, per pound.15
Fancy Evaporated Peaches, per pound.1712
Fancy Evaporated Apples, 3 pounds for. 30
Roast and Corned Beef, 2 lb. cans.65
Roast and Corned Beef, 1 lb. cans. 35
Roast Mutton, 2 lb. cans. .60
Van Camps Pork & Beans, small size, 2 cans for. 35
Van Camps Pork & Beans, medium size,. 25
Van Camps Pork & Beans, large size. 35
Wesson Salad Oil, small size . .45
Wesson Salad Oil, medium size. 35
Molasses 2 lb. can. 20
Corn Starch “Best”, per package.10
, This is not a sale, These are our regular prices,
WE BUY RIGHT WE SELL RIGHT
S. BLUM AND O iMPANY
GOOD GOODS
NORTHWK8TKRN HUB 2 O'CUH'K
The steamship Northwestern sail
ed from Seward at noon today and
will arrive in port shortly after mid
night, on her way south.
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stock in the Valdez Iron Works.
Make your money earn 35 per cent
Instead of 4 per cent. tf
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Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Morses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
All Warn. Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths fn Connection
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LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trip* from Velde* to
Ellamar, Landloek, Fidalgo and
way port*. Passengers landed
at all point*.
Carrying freight and passen*
gem.
For rates apply on board.
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Hot-Poini Electric Heaters and
Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium.
Christinas goods coming on the next
boat. tt
VALDEZ
The town of valdez
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
is adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon!
grounds, many fresh water rivers^
and streams in Valdez Bay bring-'
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
will operate two lines the coming
season, employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room and
library, good clubrooms and many
lodges and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higherth^n.in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez* making
this city their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below —15 in the win
ter and 70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdez in .36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings ?
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so at our stores
far cheaper than in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens, buy your
ticket to
VALDEZ
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PROFESSIONAI> CARDS.
DR. R COCKERILLE
8wIm» Wart—I Dilmatti
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1888
PHONE no
Office Room* in Whaling RniMi.g
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOHW Kl(-A 1-1,4 »
OlM Upvnaltr f'oarf Haaar
Pkoa. K YAI.IIKZ. «LA»k*
JOHN blONI C K HITCH.*
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORRI%|.*1.i.AW
unrra la Wkall»( Balldlae
Pbaae let a* VAI.DK/_ ALASKi
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D
JCHEAP, ALASKA
Glas«>e« lilted l/ense* Gronnd
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Print* Rooms
Terms Reasonable
jos. a. savnnAS.rv.c.n.D.
JoTT SOrermnn PL C M. D.
PHYSICIAN ANP SCBOBON
Office b*ero~l U 4 p. ■ —7 te 8 p. b.
Sunday by Appointment
Has. TeL 176 Office TeL It
Boyle Block VaMas -
LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
THE SOUTHERN
MRS. BLACKWELL, Prop.
Nice, Clean Rooms
Baths In Connection
PRICES REASONABLE
Phone 104
VALDES LODGE
NO 168
rre« aa« Accepted Maaaa*
Regular Communication* first Wed
In each month in McKinley
Mali visitor* alway* welcome.
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