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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1914.
THE NEW SECRETARY.
The selection of James Fish, Jr.,
as secretary of the Valdez Commer
cial Association at the meeting of
the trustees last night will meet with
the general approval of the business
men of the town, whether affiliated
with the new organization or not.
Mr. Fish is well fitted for the po
sition and has at his command the
experience secured from long resi
dence in this city and a thorough
knoweldge of the roads and trails
which radiate from Valdez. Never
before has a commercial organization
in this town started off with such
rosy promise for a bright future.
If the plan of barring politics is
strictly adhered to the association
will be of great benefit to the town.
Let us all aid in making this non
political organization a success; that
is all of those who believe in the fu
ture of Valdez.
THE HANDICAP OF DOCILITY.
A docile chi,Id is a wonderfully
charming thing, and usually a source
of pride to its parents, and envy to
the parents of more turbulent young
sters. Praise and petting are two
great needs of childhood. Children
crave them passionately, and can se
cure them more easily and abundant
ly by docility than in any other way.
That more children are not docile,
therefore, is simply because they cam
not be. They really want to be
“good,” but their developing person
alities break the barriers of even the
most loving restrictions, literally in
spite of themselves. Many a disobe
dience is absolutely unavoidable.
Iiut there are some children—not
many, but some—who do not strain |
the limits set by authority. They do j
what they are told, do not interfere j
with the plans of their elders, and I
seldom break out !n unseemly pranks j
or inexplicable rebellions.
This may mean merely that the
child has not a normally large or ae- I
tive mentality. But sometimes it j
means that in addition to the usual
impulses of childhood it possesses a
large streak of docility—that is, the
impulse to submit. Opposition to the
wills of fothers !s even more difficult
and painful to it than the repression
of its own instincts and desires.
Such a child is fearfully hand'cap
p d.
If it grows up in a good environ- ]
ment, it may find little reason during j
adolescence for serious rebellion, and J
rebellion will become more and more i
impossible to it. Even silent diver
gences from the path approved by
those nearest it will be painful. If its
desires point in other directions, it
will learn to stifle them. It is aston
ishing how children with big bumps
of approbativeness can and do hold
themselves in, with only silent, long
ing glances at the things for which
their deepest instincts are crying.
And when they are grown men and
women, they may spend the best years
of their lives, perhaps all of them,
patiently trying to fit themselves to
the niches in which somebody else
placed them or is holding them.
Sometimes such a sacrifice may be
the height of nobility: more often it
is the height of folly.
How many men there are working
at the wrong jobs, how manV women
living beside the wrong men, how
many human beings handicapped all
their lives because they were cursed
with the paralyzing virtue of docility,
nobody knows: not even the victims
themselves.
But the child.who is not docile—
who cannot help breaking every bond
that would restrain his healthy devel
opment along the lines of his natural
tendencies—will grow into the man
who will not stay in the wrong niche
if he is put there.
So even if our children break a few
bonds that they do not need to, let us
thank God that they are not docile.
What is success and what is fail
ure? It’s Dr. Cook, hot Admiral Per
ry, who is earning $1,500 a week tell
ing how it happened.
ANOTHER IDEA
TO AIDFARMERS
Finding an Outlet Fnr Products.
Aim of New Organization.
EXPERTS FORMULATE PLANS
Agriculturists, Shippers, Commission
Merchants and Consumers Interested
In Movement Which Is Sequel to Re
cent Conference In Philadelphia.
Will Investigate the Middleman.
Farm experts, transportation authori
ties and big shippers in all sections
of the United States are being consult
ed by Charles E. Calwell and the
members of his committee regarding
the proposed Philadelphia farm bu
reau which is about to be started.
The bureau idea is a direct outgrowth
of the agricultural conference and corn
exhibition which was held in Philadel
phia recently. It was part of a coun
try wide agitation to decrease the cost
of living, render the farm more effi
cient, provide a sure outlet for the
product of the agriculturist and bring
about generally a closer relation be
tween him and the city dweller.
All parties, farmers, shippers, com
mission merchants and consumers,
were represented at the conference,
and. although there was a considerable
clamor for the total elimination of the
middleman, the general opinion seem
ed to point to the conclusion that this
individual was a very necessary cog
in the machine. The better plan, it
was decided, was to have the bureau
investigate him thoroughly and vouch
for him to the farmer, so that the lat
ter would have more confidence in him
and would be reasonably sure that it
is safe to forward perishable products
to him.
What an Expert Says.
Among the experts who have been
consulted concerning the formation of
the bureau is Professor A. B. Ross of
Bedford county. Pa. He has been
suggested by Mr. Cal well as director
of the bureau. In a recent letter to
Mr. Calwell. Professor Ross discussed
the functions of the farm bureau. His
letter is in part as follows: f
The Philadelphia farm bureau should
co-ordinate closely with outside shipping
groups. It ought not to be asked to pay
expenses properly chargeable against the
product shipped. Its purposes are an ad
equate supply, measures to secure whole
someness and palatability of food and
such standardization, both in quality and
grades, as will make for stable markets.
We face a condition, not a theory. The
initiative must be with Philadelphia. She
must offer the inducement to eliminate
waste and stimulate production. Part of
the expense can be charged against the
produce from the start. There should be
a marketing charge to help sustain the
bureau The cost of inspection, where
called for. should be borne by the offend
ing party, whether producer or consignee.
There are honest commission men and
many dishonest commission men, and.
what is equally had. there are many care
less and inefficient commission men. This
condition results in uncertainty that today
is largely responsible for waste and lim
ited production. 1 speak from knowledge
of the facts.
Give Confidence to Farmers.
Give the attraction of increased confi
dence to the farmers and the production
will Increase with surprising promptness.
The bureau should have one man to de
vote his whole time to the propaganda and
collateral work of the truck and fruit in
dustries, a man capable of handling prob
lems of the proper carriers, systems of
packing, caring for and handling produce,
cold storage, etc. Another man should de
vote himself entirely to marketing prob
lems—that is, the finding of the markets
for the stufT we grow and keeping In touch
with the country districts so as to pre
vent shortage and overplus of supply. A
glut in the market is Just as much waste
as if the stuff were allowed to rot on the
farm.
There should be an inspector in charge
of complaints. The mayor ought to ap
point him and the city pay him on the
ground of conservation of health, but to
ward his support a charge ought to be
made for Inspection, collected from the
complainant who has improperly com
plained or the shipper who has ovcrgrad
cd his stuff or shipped it carelessly.
By fur the greater part of the na
tion’s food supply comes from small
farms. Much of it is handled by
hucksters. Much of it is shipped in
such shape that waste is sure to oc
cur. Practically all of this could be
saved, says Professor Boss. Many
farmers are prepared to produce heav
ily of the coarser food supplies—pota
toes. cabbage, turnips—aud many farm
ers' wives and children would be glad
of the opportunity to realize the poten
tial profit from small areas of truck,
fruit and fruit products, blitter and
eggs if a certain outlet for such pro
duction at a reasonable price could be
found.
OUR LATEST BATTLESHIP.
Champagne to Christen the Oklahoma,
Though State Is “Dry.”
The battleship Oklahoma, which will
be christened in March, will cost ap
proximately $15,000,000 when ready
for service. It has a displacement of
27.500 tons and an armament of ten
fourteen-inch guns, twenty-one five
inch guns, four three-pounders, two
one-pounders, two three-inch field
pieces. two machine guns and four1
twenty-inch torpedo tubes. Its length
will be 579 feet with a beam of nine
ty-five feet the portion below the wa
ter level being twenty-eight feet and
six inches. The battleship will have
sixty-three officers and 1,009 men.
The battleship will be christened by
the governor’s daughter. Miss Lbrenia
Cruce. and. regardless of the fact that
Oklahoma Is a prohibition state, a bot
tle of real wine wilt be used
BANKER PONIES.
Half Wild Horses That Trap Fish and
Then Eat Them.
Along Albemarle sound, on the North
Carolina coast, there is mile after mile
of low, sandy shore, where nothing
grows except a coarse grass, a few
salt water weeds and wild parsley.
On these banks lives a strange breed
of half wild horses, known as "banker
ponies.” These creatures are general
ly about twice the size of Shetland
ponies.
Every year the herd owners drive the
"bankers” into pens, brand the foals
with the proper mark and catch some
if the older animals to sell to. the
dealers. North Carolinians say that
the beasts must be starved into eating
grain, hay or grass, for they have al
ways lived on the rank salt marsh
grass of the marshes and on fish.
They catch the lisb for themselves at
low tide. With their hoofs they dig
deep boles in the sand below high
water murk. When the tide falls they
greedily devour the fish that are
stranded in these holes. Often they
fight briskly over an especially tempt
ing morsel.
In captivity these strange borses are
Intelligent, but seldom are even in
temper. Once tamed, they make excel
lent draft animals, for they have a
strength that is disproportionate to
their size. Eoals that are bred from
bankers in captivity make valuable
animals — strong, healthy, intelligent
and far less vicious than their parents.
—Youth’s Companion.
QUEER TYPE OF INDIAN.
—
A Mexican Tribe With Fair Skins, Blue
Eyes and Light Hair.
Does the word Indian convey to you
the picture of a person with black hair,
black eyes and dark skin ? Then change
your opinion at once.
In Mexico there are many Indians
who possess none of the aforemen
tioned characteristics that are so often
associated with the Indian. The Mex
ican Indians that are not dark are
called the Mayas. They have fair
skins, blue eyes and light hair. The
only Indian characteristics that they
possess are their high cheek bones,
their wide mouth, slanting forehead
and straight, Indian-like hair and
shape of nose.
The Mayas inhabit the Sierra Madre
mountains in the lower part of Sonora.
They difler in many ways from all
other tribes of Indians. They are sup
posed to be the descendants of the
crew and passengers of a Swedish ves
sel wrecked on the Mexican coast long
before the birth of Columbus.
Although quite primitive, their mo
rality is high. They cultivate some
corn and garden truck in the valleys
and are beginning to raise many limes
for export. The men are large and
well formed, and some of the women
are quite handsome. They all retain
some traces of their Swedish ancestry,
and some are really fair haired and
fair skinned. All are fairer than the
average Indian -ISuffalo Express.
Wasted Mustard.
It is stated that a member of a firm
of famous mustard manufacturers once
remarked that it was not the mustard
used, but the quantity that is wasted,
which makes their trade a successful
business. Usually more of this condi
ment is mixed than will be wanted
and. as it soon turns discolored, dries
and loses Its pungency, the mustard is
thrown away. This waste may to a
great extent be saved if care is.taken
to gauge more accurately than is com
mon tlie quantity of mustard likely to
be wanted for a meal. To prevent un
sightly discoloration if kept longer, mix
with milk. It is always disagreeable to
see a mustard pot clogged round the
mouth with stale mustard.—New York
Mail.
Multicolored.
“Father." said a boy. “I’ve got a pen
cil which will write green, purple,
crimson or any color you like.” “Not
the same pencil, my son." “You daren't
bet me a dime it won't, daddy!’’ “I’ll
give you a dime If it will,” said his fa
ther. The youngster dived into his
[lockets, produced the stump of a com
mon load pencil and wrote ou a piece
of paper the words, “green, purple.
crimson..I’bere. daddy, say it wou’t
write any color you like now! Hand
over that dime "
To Find Your Collar Button.
Here nre two sure ways to find a
collnr button that has dropped on the
floor and rolled away where you can’t
see it:
Rule 1.—Walk around the room in
your bare feet. You will soon find the
collar button embedded in your heel
Rule 2.—Put on a pair of heavy boots
and walk around the room. You will
soon step on the collar button and
mash it flat.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Puzzled.
Half an hour after Mrs. Richly bad
Riven her new maid an order she be
came uneasy and went to Investigate.
“Well. Mary, what has detained you?
Have you found my Kents, as request
ed?” "Lor', inum.” Mary apologized,
"1 wns Just coinin' back to ask what Is
a Keats."
Wait Awhile.
"is she very much In love with
him ?"
“Very She still believes It Is the
other fellow’s fault when he stays out
late at nlght/’—Detroil Free Press.
Yellowed Handkerchiefs.
Handkerchiefs which have become
yellow can be made suow white by
soaking them la pipeclay and water for
twenty-four hours.
Spring
BONNETS
First Showing of r or Men
HToe Home cjf
Hart SchafFner
& Marx
igjj Clothes pg|
GORDON
Hats
Spring
1914
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Summons for Publication.
Thoo. Etnel, plaintiff, vs. VV. Fred
Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend
ants.—No. 653. Summons for Publica -
tion.
To the above-named defendant,
W. Fred Swanson:
You are hereby required to appear
in the district court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
publication of this summons against
you, to-wit, w'ithin thirty days after
the 28th of March, 1914; and answer
the complaint of plaintiff filed here
in, and unless you so appear and an
swer the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint, decreeing her to be the
owner of the launch Anita, and that
neither you nor your co-defendant has
tiny interest in or title to the same.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
judge of said court, this 13th day of
February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court, for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By T. P. GERAGHTY, Deputy Clerk.
First publication Feb. 14, 1914.
Last publication March 28, 1914.
Notice to Creditors.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased. W. A. Rystroin,
administrator.—Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 10th
day of February, 1914.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Administrator of the estate cf Peter
Steinmetz, deceased.
First publication Feb. 11, 1914.
Last publication March 16, 1914.
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Notice of Marshal’s Sale.
United States of America, Third Di
vision, Territory of Alaska, ss.
Public notice >'s hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of execution, dated
January 9th, A. D. 1914, issued out
of the District Court, for the Third
division, Territory of Alaska, on a
judgment rendered in said Court, on
the 5th day of January, A. D. 1914,
in favor of the United States of
America, and against James Pish, ad
ministrator of the estate of Louis Ca
m'cia, deceased, Angus Chisholm,
Frank Gustafson, Max J. Schnrdt and
Jennie Raymond, I have, on this 9th
day of January, A. D. 1914, levied
upon the following described real es
tate, situated in the town of V Idez,
Territory of Alaska, to-wit:
Lot nine (9) in Block B; lot three
(3) in Block two (2); lot four (4)
in block twenty-four (24), of the
Valdez Townsite, according to the
official plat • f said townsite on file
in the office of the recorder for said
precinct, and that I will, according
ly, offer said real estate for sale, at
public vendue to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, on the third day of
March, A. D. 1914, at two o’clock p.
m., at the front door of the Court
House, Valdez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, January
9, 1914.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
U. S. Marshal, Third Division, Ter
ritory of Alaska.
First publication January 10, 1914.
Last publication February 21, 1914.
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entitling you to hospital service and
care for any eight weeks out of the
year from date of your ticket, when
Incapacitated by injury or slck^ss.
See W. H. Ziegler.
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