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FRIDAY, AUOUST 22, 1913.
BUFFALO SILL’S FAILURE.
The pecuniary troubles which
have overtaken William F. Cody
(Buffalo Bill in his old age will
touch the heart of the people.
The story of his Wild West show,
of course, j was dimmed many
years ago. Latterly it had been
combined with a Far East 'show
in which Tartars and Arabs ap
peared with their oriental steeds,
their elephants and camels, in
contrast with I lie mustangs and
the bison, and the survivors of
the red Indians of the western
plains. A queer melange, to lie
sure, but a good show of its- kind,
with exhibitions of expert horse
manship ami marksmanship in
plenty.
A real pioneer and prairie
scout in his young manhood, ac
tually of the line of Boone,, Car
son and Crockett, Cody conceived
the idea of turning.showman for
ty years ago, and in partnership
with E. 'A. C. .Judson, the Ned
Buntline of a similar era, pro
duced a stage play called “The
Scouts of the Plains," with which
he' made a fortune. The drama,
however, was not his field, though
het often dabbled in theatrical
ventures. Ill's prodigious tri
umph came wit 11 the realization
of his conception of a Wild West
show epitomizing the border and
pioneer life of half a century.
This occupied not a stage, hut a
vast arena, in which the Indians
encamped, the bandits robbed Ihe
JJeadwood slage, and Ihe cowboys
pursued (heir vocation. Buffalo
Bill reached Ihe highest pinnacle
of his fame m his lours of lireal I
Britain in Ihe, nineties. There I
lie was accounted by the mulli-i
lude the greatest of all Ameri- |
cans. No| even Arlemus Ward ;
or.John Philip Sousa was regard- !
ed in England as guile Ihe peer
of Cody. |
More Ilian a year ago lie eoni
plainelrl I ha I the rivalry of the
moving pictures was hurling his
business. Perhaps that was one
of Ihe influences which caused
his failure; moving pictures have
revealed vividly I he life of the
whole world to Ihe uni raveled at
a very small cost. But Ihe in
terest in I lie perils of pioneer
ing and lhi‘ picturesque life of
the unsettled West is not so keen
with the present generation as
wilh its predecessor..
LOCAL BREVITIES.
E. J. McKenna of Juneau is at
the Bullet.
Ray Millard brought up a gold
brick from I lie Cliff yesterday.
Just arrived, a line or latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
Fine movies tonight at the Or
pheum, a special change tomor
row. j
Mr. W. II. Brown arrived from
Port NVeiis yesterday and is slop,
ping at the St. Elias.
Jack Cann arrived in Valdez
last evening bringing Mr. Call'er
tv from down the sound.
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The Exchange (trill is the place
to eat. Open all night. First
class chef in charge.
Fine movies tonight, special
Saturday change tomorrow with
matinee, at the Orpheum.
J. O. Reams, a druggist, arrived
on the Sampson to take a posi
tion with I ln> Valdez Drug Co.
The Bullet's line sanitary toi
lets are completed. They are
made of marble and are the lln
est ever brought to Valdez.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. If. B. Ingram
wish to thank the Bachelor’s
Club for the assistance and help
they gave at the reception last
evening to Mr. and Mrs. Bush.'
LURE OF THf ARCTIC.
Problem* That Await th* Explorer* of
th* Future.
With all that has been accom
plished, many hundred thousands
of square miles still remain in the
3,000,000 square miles of unchart
ed territory that existed prior to
the expedition that resulted in the
discovery of the pole.
Of unexplored regions in the
north there are remaining but two
of first importance, the inland ice
cap of Greenland and the area rep
resented by the large blank space
on the map bounded by Bering
strait and the pole, the western
border of the arctic archipelago
and the known open sea north of
Siberia.
The theories of cotidal experts
have it that within this region lies
an undiscovered arctic continent
or a series of large islands separat
ed by narrow channels, the whole
not greatly distant from Banks is
land, Prince Patrick island and
Grant Land (the western limit of
the arctic archipelago), while tra
dition among the Eskimos and in
definite reports of whalers strength
en theories in fixing the southern
edge of the unknown land not far
north of Point Barrow and the
northern shores of America.
I must believe in the existence
of such land, one corner of which
I saw from Cape Thomas Hubbard
in July, 1906, in the mountain
peaks of Crocker Land.
If land of large extent be located
west of Banks island and Grant
Land the discovery from the stand
point of future exploration will be
of unusual importance, since the
new land will be a base for penetra
tion of the remainder of the un
known area to the west.
In fact, since the theory of ex
istence of extensive land, one cor
ner of which is Crocker Land and
another not far from Banks island,
seems so likely to me and is so well
accepted by many expert geogr'a
phers and matnemancians i woum
divide the remaining greatest prob
lem in the north into two separate
problems—namely, the exploration
of this land area a^id the explora
tion of the adjoining area beyond,
between the pole and Bering strait.
As I said regarding the Crocker
Land expedition, I would that my
years were fewer that I also might
penetrate again into the enchanted
solitudes. I can hear the yelping
of the dogs, the shouting of the
drivers and forward rushing of the
sledges as after days of weary trav
el across the ragged sea ice every
man and dog spurts for the shore
of that untrodden land lying a few
yards ahead in the brilliant arctic
sunlight. — Robert E. Peary in
American Museum Journal.
Willing to Compromise.
At a theatrical performance a
woman whose ticket only entitled
her to a seat in the gallery insisted
upon standing in the orchestra
aisle.
The manager was called upon to
talk to the lady after the usher fail
ed to convince her that she was not
within her rights.
“You paid only 50 cents for your
ticket,” said the manager, “and it
does not entitle you to stand down
stairs, and we are not selling stand
ing room here anyhow this after
noon.”
“What do you charge for stand
ing r.oom down here when you do
sell it?” demanded the woman.
“A dollar,” was the manager’s
response.
“Then I’ll stand on one foot dur
ing the rest of the performance,”
she replied.—Exchange.
A Rat Ridden Island.
The loneliest spot on earth, ac
cording to an English historian, is
Tristan d’Acuna. It is an island
hundreds and hundreds of miles
away from its nearest neighbors. A
tiny oasis in a boundless ocean, no
matter which way you go. It is
rooky, with a solitary mountain
1,000 feet high. A shepherd com
munity lives there, farmers, cattle
raisers, etc. In the valley of the
island are fertile fields, where pota
toes are grown, and the food of the
people consists of beef, fowls and
fish. The island formerly produced
many fruits and vegetables, but
they can no longer be grown there,
for" the island is overrun by rats
which escaped from a ship, and the
people have never been able to rid
themselves wholly of them.
It Didn’t Work.
Apropos of bores a Washington
official told a story.
“There was an old fellow,” he
said, “who was praising the rising
young lawyer of the town.
“ ‘George, for a busy man,’ said
the old fellow, ‘is one of the pleas
antest chaps I ever met. Why, I
dropped in on him for a social call
this morning, and I hadn’t been
chatting with him more than fifteen
minutes before he’d told me three
times to come and see him again.'”
—Detroit Free Press.
Civic League Meet* Tomorrow.
The Valdez Civic League will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
at the city hall to discuss mat
ters.of importance to the mem
bers of the league and for the
benefit of the town. All member’s
are requested to be present.
Masonic Meeting.
Special communication tonight
at 8 o’clock, Valdez Lodge No.
I ()8, F. and A. M.
C. C REYNOLDS, Sec’y.
John Biggs returned on the
Sampson from a trip to the
states where he was called on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bush will
give the children of Valdez a free
matinee tomorrow afternoon, all
the children are welcome.
Fine watch and Jewelry iepair
ing, all work guaranteed. H. V.
Herndon, with Owl Drug Co.
WANTED—A woman to work
by the day or hour. Apply to Mrs.
Hamburger.
FOR SALE cheap, all my furni
ture. Mrs. Horace DeLine.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6 we will give you a tic
ket entitling you to hospital ser
vice and care for any eight weeks
out of the year from date of your
ticket, when incapacitated by in
jury or sickness.
See W. H. ZIEGLER.
Go to the
ARCADE
for quick, clean service.
R&KFRY in:connection
Dflivc.ni EVERYTHING good
JACK CALLIN2 & CO.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry’calPon'me.
“QUICK ACTION”
it my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
CAPT. STAMEY
Leaves once a week from
VALDEZ DOCK; for
PORT WELLS and
Way Ports.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
BARGAINS
ADLER will sell
A Bailey piano in first class
shape at a bargain.
A Five-room hcu.e with ten
foot shed for less than lumber
cost.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
S'iRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
TIDE TABLES
Friday, August 22.
High tide 2:55 a. rn. 3:08 p. in.
Low tide 8:49 a. m. 9:43 p. ni.
Saturday, August 23.
High tide 3:38 a. in. 3:50 p. in.
Low tide 9:19 a. m. 10:35 p in.
Sunday, August 24.
High tin-* i:34 a. in. 4:24 n. in.
Low Li-le •' 54 a. in. 11:43 p. in.
Monday, August 25.
High tide 0:00 a. in. 5:19 p. in.
Low tide 10:42 a. ni.
Tuesday, August 26.
High tide 8:06 a. ni. 6:37 p. m.
Low tide 1:13 a. in. 11:55 p. in.
Wednesday, August 27.
High tide 9:36 a. ui. 8:05 p. in.
Low tide 2:39 a. m.l:3 7 p. m.
Thursday, August 28.
High tide 10:23 a. ni. 9:16 p. in.
Low tide 3:42 a. m. 3:06 p. in.
Friday, August. 29.
High tide 11:00 a. in. 10:16 p. in.
Low tide 4:32 a. m. 4:15 p. m.
Saturday, August 30.
High tide 11:33 a. in. 10:09 p. in.
Low tide 5:15 a. in. 5:06 p in.
Sunday, August 31.
High tide 12:09 p. m. 11:58 p. in.
Low tide 5:54 a. m. 5:54 p. m.
One-half oil' on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
suits at Harvey s J'oggery.
Oeo. Reinke. tne watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
Our New Building
has given us more room which has made it possible for us
to add a new line of merchandise to our already complete
stock.
The town has long felt the need of a well assorted
stock of
Crockery and Glassware
and we have just received our first shipment of
SEMI PORCELAIN, and HAVILAND CHINA
HOTEL WARE and DECORATED CHINA.
Come in and see it.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and passengers to all pans
of the interior. (General Trucking
bid. Wood, • Proprietor
McKiniey St, Valdez
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT A TE. EPHONE COMPANY.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofingpitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Steam Heat Electric Light,!
THE COPPER BLOCK1
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir DlinXT G ° °d
Goods I IIL DUlTLl Goods
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.!
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iroi Pipe, Fittings.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and ¥ ¥ TTVA D C D and Building
Puget Sound ijUlViDCiI\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
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