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TUESDAY, AUGUST 2<>, 1913.
PROGRESS AND GOOD ROADS.
Americans have progressed
more rapidly than any other na
tion in all lines of activity and
enterprise, (except in the matter:
of good roads. In that essential
to actual success and progress
we are far and away behind the
* rest of the world, but we are ap
parently becoming aware of the
fact and the people of the coun
try are' showing a willingness to
be taxed for good roads than for
almost any other public improve
ment.
The taxpayers of New York
state recently voted a second
$50,000,000 for good roads when
there was pretty strong evidence
that they had been defrauded in
the expenditure of the first in
stallment to an equal amount.
In Massachusetts the movement
for better roads is taking a strong
hold. In some features of road
building it is one of the most
progressive commonwealths in
this country. But we are only
beginning our substantial road
work in America and he1 nee can
well afford to study the experi
ence of the older countries.
For example, France in the
last 40 years has spent over $2,
000,000,000 for the construction
and maintenance of her high
ways. France covers about as
much territory as the stale of
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wis
consin. What would it mean to
those '.stales or to any other ag
gregation of equal area to face
the prospect of putting $50,000,
000 a year for the next if) years
into the betterment of their high
ways? In these days of motor
travel, whether for freight or
passengers, it would have the
same developing influence as if
once did to run railroads into
unsettled territory,
French engineers advise mac
adam roads. But each country
must study its own conditions.
They vary much more in France.
Between our two oceans there is
almost every variety of soil and
material for road construction.
It is for the road engineer to
make use' of the material nearest
at hand. Macadam has done
good service, ml in some sec
tions the soil itself, under the
discipline* of a split log treat
ment, will in time mak,e a high
way smooth, hard and even
enough to meet reasonable re
quirements. There is no one
method of material that is nest
adapted to all variants anymore
than there is one medicine that
will apply equally well to all dis
eases.
PUBLICITY THAT MEANS
SOMETHING.
The Department <>1‘ Agricul
ture, in ils plan for the enforce
ment of the pure food law, has
decided to use the most effective
weapon of publicity. It is offi
cially announced that thereafter
the-department will make public
the * names of dealers who use
adulterants in their products.
This will be using publicity for
a good purpose, for to advertise
the fact, as the Department of
Agriculture and other govern
mental (Departments can adver
tise it, that certain business
firms sell spurious goods is to
touch those concenrs on the
pockeibook, and that is always
the vital spot in business.
The dealer in spurious pro
ducts does not object to the pap
rrie'nt of an occasional fine. The
profits of his cheating make that
possible without serious injury to
h s hank account, but he will
change bis plans when the auth,
orities publish his cheating to
the world.
Mrs. Champ Clark is writing a
book. We will be anxious to see
what kind of a write-up it gets
in Bryan’s Commoner.
Anyway, Mr. Bryan’s -critics,
admit that he got his money from
another source than the N. A. M.
He is not on Mr. Mulhall’s little
list.
Said Henry L. fo T. Woodrow,
“1 think, perhaps, I’d belter go.”
Said T. Woodrow to Henry I,.,
“I think, perhaps, it’s just as
well.”_
More than 10,000 doctors from
all pai ls of the world .are hold
ing a conference in London. Pos
sibly they may subscribe for the
suffragette's. r
A gram of meso.herium, used
in treating cancer, has been sold
in Berlin for .$(55,000. It’s ob
tained from monazite dirt. Look
yourself over. (Jot any
The push-button method of
voting is to be installed in I he
House of congress. This is an
improvement over Mulhall’s plan
to have the pull-button system;
installed.
Dr. Meyers fears “ethical ruin”
from publicity ou turtle serum
experiments. His predecessors
went into ethical bankruptcy with
a cheerfulness that was amazing.
Ethics always suffer in a collis
ion with a hank account.
The passion for making food
articles out of something else
seems to reach its climax in the
reported method of making bogus
©herry jpfcs from watermelons.
This even surpasses the profane
imposition of manufacturing
pumpkin pies from squashes.
Sir Thomas Liplon says he will
have an exhibit of his own at the
Panama exposition at San Fran
cisco, regardless of what aetion
may be. taken by the British gov
ernment. Sir Thomas has a keen
appreciation of the value of ad
vertising relating both to chal
lenge cups and tea cups.
People often seem to think that
manners and etiquette are syn
onymous terms, when as a mat
ter of fact they are about the
same distance apart as writing
one’s name' and writing a book of
philosophy. Etiquette is merely
the picking up <>f some superfi
cial rules of conduct like pick
ing up the alphabet, while man
ners are tin* philosophy of good
breeding. Good breeding does
not mean, of course, that a man
was born to people who never had
to. work; it means lhal in the
soul of the man himself there
is present that instinctive repul
sion for everything caddish and
ill-mannered.
NATIVE IS CIVILIZED
AND WANTS DIVORCE
Alice Thyson Kachupuk filed
suit yesterday against her hus
band who carries the same spicy
name and asks for divorce for
three reasons. She says in her
complaint that they were married
at some mission in 1910 and that
tin* defendent was married be
fore. * The plintiff also states
that Mr. Ketchup was a hopeless
drunk and that he deserted her
and did about ^everything |hat
white men are usually accused of
in civilized society. Judge Lu
men is the attorney for the plain
tiff.—Nome Nugget.
Like Father, Like Daughter.
Helen, a little lass of six years,
had been diligently trained in
the etiquette of the lahle. On re
turning from a [tarty one after
noon she was questioned regard
ing her l^ehavior at the table.
Helen had a great fondness for
cake and the refusal of the sec
ond piece of this delicious mor
sel was a sore task indeed for
her.
“Did they pass cake to you a
second lime, Helen ”
“Yes, mania, and I said, ‘no,
thank you.’ But they passed it
to me again.”
“And you said, “no, thank
you?”
“No, mama; I remembered
what papa sometimes tells Nora
when he doesn’t want anything,
and I said, ‘Take the damn stuff
awTay.’ ”
A fresn supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe
Fine watch and Jewelry lepair
ing, all work guaranteed. H, V.
Herndon, with Owl Drug Co.
Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
oompany.
They are all good live pictures
at the Orpheum tonight.
Go to the r
ARCADE
.for quick, clean service.
RiKFRY in;connection
baivc.i\ » EyERything good
JACK CALUN & CO.
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BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Crawford Building, oppoiite Tele
phone Exchange.
S7 a m to 9 n m
•12 m to 2 ii m
6 to 7 p m
A Special Dinner Sunday a at 5 o’clock
BARGAINS
ADLER will sell
A Bailey piano in first class
shape at a bargain.
A Five-room house with ten
foot shed for less than lumber
cost.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS
When in a hurry call on me.
“QUICK ACTION”
i* my motto.
Phone 82. J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
CAPT. STAMEY
Leave* once a week from
VALDEZ DOCK; for
PORT WELLS and
Way Port*.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Sewaro, Alaska
HUGO FELS
Contractor and Builder
Day Work if Desired
Estimates Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED
TIDE TABLES
Tuesday, August 26.
High tide 8:00 a. in. 0:37 p. m.
Low tide 1:13 a. in. 11:55 p. in.
Wednesday, August 27.
High tide 9:30 a. m. 8:05 p. in.
Low tide 2:39 a. m.l :3 7 p. in.
Thursday, August 28.
High tide 10:23 a. m. 9:10 p. in.
Low tide 3:42 a. ill. 3:00 p. ni.
Friday, August 29.
High tide 11:00 a. m. 10:10 p. m.
Low tide 4:32 a. m. 4:15 p. in.
Saturday, August 30.
High tide 11:33 a. m. 10:09 p. in.
Low tide 5:15 a. in. 5:00 p in.
Sunday, August 31.
High tide 12:09 p. in. 11:58 p. in.
Low tide 5:54 a. in. 5:54 p. nj.
Schedule of Donaldson.
Ollice of the Quartermaster
Fort Liscum, Alaska, June 9th,
1913.
Daily, Saturdays and Sundays
excepted.
Leave Fort Liscum, 1:15 p.
in. and 5:00 p. in.
Leave Valdez 2:00 p. m. and
5:30 p. m.
Sundays
Leave Fort Liscum, 9:30 a. m.
Leave Valdez, 12:30 p. m.
Saturdays:
Leave Fort Liscum, 1:15 p.
m., and 7:00 p. m.
Leave Valdez 4:00 p. m. and
10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips on the
2nd and -4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used
to clean boilers.
' Spevial trips or cancelling of
the above will be made without
notice only to meet the exigen
cies of the service.
By order of Lietut. Cql. O’Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG.*
1st. Lieutenant, 30th Infantry.
Quartermaster.
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.
Fine program at the Orpheum
tonight.
DO YOU KNOW
that school will open in a
few days?
Do you know that your
boy will need a new suit?
Do you know that your boy
will need a new hat or shoes?
DO YOU KNOW
that we are headquarters for
BOYS’ CLOTHING, HATS AND SHOES?
If you do not, we will deem it a fovor if you will inspect your boy’s suits,
etc., at home and then give us a call to inspect our various new lines of
boys’ wearing apparel.
Boys’ all-wool suits from $4.00 and up.
Boys’ all-wool suits with extra pants $6.00
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and passengers to all pans
of the interior. (ieneral Trucking
bid. Wood, • Proprietor
McKinajy St. Valdes
Chas. R. Crawford 3
Wall Street Phone 159 j
Plate slew, window glass* roofing and j
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce- j
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds ]
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse A Co.
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 °ipe, Fittings.
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GET THE HABIT
Otpbeum ITiovks
Every Evening
BE A BOOSTER
A. H. PINKUS, Mgr.
A G-E j
Sewing Machine Motor
Will sew 100 yards of cloth for One Cent
The outfit is the essence of simplicity and
durability—may be attached in a few mo
ments —can be run by a child.
Ends the drudgery of foot pedalling.
Turn the switch—guide your work—
That's All.
Let us send an outfit on free trial.
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT A TEL
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Banking!
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rear of
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We Pay 4 Per Uni Interest on lime Certificates of Deposit.
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