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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20. I OBI.
THE WEAK ARE A BURDEN.
The vreal Eugenie Congress
which was recently held in Lon
don has had I lie desired elfeel ul
arousing public opinion and in
tcresl in one of I lie most import
ant subjects affecting the well be
ing of Doth men and animals.
And those who were unable to at
tend the meetings of the congress
will do well to read I lie address
es and discussions which were
made and contributed to by some
of the most learned scientists and
thinkers of all countries.
Nothing hut benefit can result
from the careful perusal of the
researches which Eugenists have
been making for many years, and
which almost for the. first time
afford the general public the op
portunity of acquiring knowledge
of the value of the study of what
is known now that the result of
their protracted studies lias been
the light of day, is the “better
ment of the race,” and one of the
most powerful arguments they
use for the justification of their
aims is the example they say is
set by breeders of animals.
They point mil—anil wiin a
great deal of truth—that you do
not find men breeding horses,
cattle, sheep and other animals in
a reckless and haphazard fash
ion, paying no attention to tht* se
lection of parents. On the con
trary, the Eugenisls say that in
many, if not all, instances, great
care is taken so to select par
ents that the offspring may In* of
the highest possible type. Such
selected and perfectly bred ani
mals command a high price mere
ly because they have been so bred.
Why, therefore, should we not try
to prevent or at least discourage
the marriage of human beings
who are themselves, in loo many
instances, the worst types of the
race, and whose descendants, by
virtue of inherited tendencies,
weakness of resistance, and
heightened susceptibilities, are
almost unfilled In survive through
life except by the help and assist
ance of the more lortunale and
fit, or, In pul it more correctly,
the better bred. Without any se
lection of the race producers so
many bad types are constantly
being born that the strong have
to bear the burdens of the weak,
and as the until are produced
each year in increasing numbers,
not only does the burden of the
strong become heavier, but the
world is peopled by more and
more inferiors. Of course, such
remarks as these touch only the
fringe of one of tlr* most im
portant problems of the day, and
are written merely with a view to
awakening the interest of .lovers
of dogs to the far more import
ant subject of the propagation of
the race—Ex.
BACKBONE DOES THINGS.
There is a wise little advertis
ing editorial in the “Gem Gily,’
of Fort. Madison, Iowa. It. tells
why backbone beats wishbone. It
says:
“The trouble with most fellers
is that their backbone is mostly
all wishbone. You wish you could
succeed in business. You wish
you could do as well as your
neighbor who does succeed. You
are overworking your wishbone.
Give it a rest: it’s tired. Your
backbone needs exercise. It’s
backbone that, does things—not.
wishbone.- Marshall Field had
competition hut his backbone gave
him nerve to advertise big in
newspapers when advertising was
not known to be a necessity of
business life as if is now univer
sally recognized. John Wana
maker had the same sort of back
bone. Their backbone hacked up
their wishbone. Backbone builds
business by booming business.
Business is boosted by backbone.
and the backbone of business is
newspaper advertising.”
THEY'LL FIX IT.
The high cost of living is an
awful thing in Alaska. Very often
it costs as much as a dollar six
bits to get an appetite for a six
bit meal. Something should be
done about this when the Demo
crats get into power—Ex.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Heporls from the milleiiium in
dicate that it has been delayed
again.
The English language is em
ployed by I 50.(100,(ton ..pie. A
few do not murder it.
Now the question is, what will
a fourteen-inch gun do if it does
n't explode before it does it?
| The Turks are holding "The
i Holy City.” We would rather
i have them hold it than try to sing
it.
A Pennsylvania judge'lined his
wife $00 and costs because she
sold inferior catsup. Probably he
had to eat it himself.
Dig Sun Vat Sen is coming ov
er to this country to ask a loan
of $200,000,000. Have you that
much to spare just now?
A newspaper announces that
New York chefs receive more than
governors; but not half as much
as head waiters and holdup men.
I'nless Hie powers interfere the
Young' Turks will probably be giv
en a chance to show whether they
can run faster than the old Turks.
A New York stenographer gave
up typwriting to marry a baron.
After the honeymoon wanes, she'll
probably resume it to support
him.
Not caring unnecessarily to re
call events of the last campaign,
we hesitate to ask what has be
come of Senator Robert Marion
La Follelle?
“The Fraternal Order of Fools '
has been organized in Chicago
According to the old report,
there's a possible eligible born
every minute.
Poker, profanity and bull lights
have been prohibited on the Pan
ama canal zone. It is not explain
ed why the zone should be made
so unpopular with Latin America.
A Harvard proressur says that
angle worms can think. If they
can, they must think that all men
are liars, basing their deductions
on the fishermen they associate
with.
A Chicago man was arrested
because he look a mule into two
cafes and tried to buy it a drink.
Had he done the same in Newport,
l.e’d have been made a society
leader.
In Springfield,' ()., they locked
a bevy of society girls in a padded
cell during an initiation into a
secret society, and released them
in a historical condition. Cheer
ful tactics.
A tilled English woman lias
opened a school to teach wives
how to spend money. In spite of
the suffragettes, England is still
apparently in a deplorable back
ward stale.
The dentist who says dial lie
can tell from their teeth when
fashionable women are in Hie
habit of smoking cigarettes will
probably not gel a second peek
ill those teeth.
The authorities of a Western
university say tlnil farm hoys are
the physical inferiors of city hoys.
Here is another dear delusion
shattered and a setback to the
cry of "hack lot he farm.''
Now comes a New York scien
tist with the assertion that the
human chin is a wholly unneces
sary thing. Still, without it,
there would he some difficulty in
assembling congress or conduct
ing a political campaign.
Tlic story cullies l'fuiii Wash
ington that cabbages are being
used in I lie manufacture of beer.
Those of us who do not drink beer
will not. object. The more cab
bages that are used in ttie mak
ing of beer tile fewer will be left
for the mahufacture of cigars.
The Mistakes of Life.
Life is spent in learning how
to live. Mistakes are inevitable.
If they were not, there would be
no growth, no conquest, no new
wisdom. The best man is not he
who never makes mistakes, but he
who never permits them to daunt
him, who accepts no failure as
final, who rises wiser every time
he falls, who has ever the soul’s
fine courage to begin anew.
Call for Bids.
Bids will be received up to and
inclusive of Saturday, February
22, for I he construction of a
building 30 x 52 feet above the
present intake at Solomon gulch.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of the Alaska
Water. Light & Telephone Co.,
Valdez, Alaska.
FOR RENT—Five room house
on Sherman SI. Inquire of Mrs.
If. Lravel.
To the Public.
We hereby announce dial we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department to the
Valdez Hank & Trust company,
fur whom we bespeak the good
'will of tlie public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
Independent Laundry Co.
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FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
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Economical
Ironing
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironingwith ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes up the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the clothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
Flat Iron
is quite different — all the
heat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into the room
or up the kitchen chimney.
None of it is wasted.
To use only the amount of
heat actually needed for
ironing, be it either heavy
damp pieces or laces,
embroidery or other light
goods is real economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep all styles and sizes
—‘Letussendyou oueon trial.
Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Co.
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1 Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good Tiir niirrrT G ° °d
Goods I nt ourrHi I G°°ds
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
* Native and | T IlVilDCD and Building
Puget Sound LjU1VID£jI\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
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VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Arguments May Be Disputed, But
(< Facts Are Facts”
It i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meats and you’ll find we re right.
If you drink beer you should use Valdez beer in preference to
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality.
Second, because it is a home pr duct; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity of Valdez should patroniz home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
We do a WCfl -1 m J 7i Bank in
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We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest an Time Certificates at Deposit.