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SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1915.
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WAR AND WORDS.
World war lias proved to be an
■enrieher of vocabularies. Terms like
“mobilization” and “moratoriuni44
have become a part of every-day
speech since the days of last July
and August. The American public,
long unfamiliar with such matters,
can now distinguish with tolerable
accuracy between a cuirassier and a
Cossack; the uhlan and the dragoon;
a submersible and a submergible.
Along with a better and far more in
, timate knowledge of European geog
raphy has come a habit of making
finer distinctions between technical
terms. It is curious to note old words
like dart, mortar and pilot taking on
new meanings.
Primitive man fought with darts.
They disappeared from what we were
pleased to term modern warfare and
they have returned as missiles de
signed to be dropped from skycraft.
Some of the early types of artillery
were mortars, but the Germans have
given the word a new meaning by j
their modifications of this gun and by j
putting it to new uses. We have al
ways thought of the pilot as having
to do with naval affairs, but the air
pilot is one of the biggest factors in
the present struggle.
There are certain new words, too.
coming out of the struggle. Air base
is one of these, coagulen is another
and trintrotolulene is perhaps the
newest. Air base explains itself,
coagulen is a preparation which will
instantly stop the flow of blood front
a wound. Trintrotolulene is a fulmi
nate recently perfected. Taube, the
descriptive name given the German
monoplane, has come to us out of
the war along with “territorial,” an
English term for forces raised for
home defense. We are gradually be
coming familiar with the fact that
when the war cables talk of petrol
supplies this refers to plain old gaso
line. We are mastering, too, the dif
ferences between a pacifist and a
piou-piou. a Highlander and a huzzar.
Neutrality, too, is an old word that
has taken on some strange, new and
somewhat twisted meanings since the
uhlans galloped across the east Bel
fgian frontier a few short months ago.
|—St. Louis Republic. ,
MARIPOSA SAILS
FOR SEATTLE
The Alaska Steamship company
steamer Mariposa returned from An
chorage this morning and sailed for
Seattle at 9:15. The boat was delay
ed at Anchorage because of the poor
facilities for handling freight.
Congregational Church.
Sunday evening at 7:30 the Rev.
J. F. Dunstan will conduct a popular
service for young men. Bright,
breezy talk on “The Fate of a Fop.”
Singing will commence at 7:15. Good
old songs that everybody knows.
A delightful service will be held
at 11 a. m. Sermon subject, “The
Vine and Rs Branches.” At 11:45 the
pastor will give a ten-minute address
to children on “The Speckled Spider.”
The board of officers met at the
parsonage Monday evening and made
plans for aggressive work. The
board will meet regularly on the sec
ond Monday evening of each month.
A special meeting of church mem
bers will be held on Thursday even
ing, May 13. The Sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper will be administered
the following Sunday morning, May
16.
In conjunction with the prayer
meeting on Thursday evenings Mr.
Dunstan will give a course of lectures
on “Systematic Bible Study.”
The pastor and his wife gave a
children’s party on Saturday after
noon and organized a Young People’s
League of Worshippers.
Something new ih piece goods, al
so summer hats for ladles and chil
dren received on last boat at B.
Winter's. tf
GERMANS BOMBARD
FRENCH COAST
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pat liians. Wealthy Hungarians are
said ot be making hasty preparations
tor flight.
The Idea Nazionale's correspondent
says he has learned from the same
source that Emperor Francis Joseph
has decided to cede to Italy the so
called “Italian provinces,” including
Fiume, but only on condition that It
aly join with Austria and Germany
in prosecuting the war. This report
is considered in Home to be entire
ly without foundation.
Fence Off. the Swiss.
STRASSBURG, May 1.—The most
rigid steps have been taken to sep
arate neutral Switzerland from upper
Alsace. Along the border between
the two, two lines of barbed wire
fenceing have been built, constantly
patrolled by soldiers with orders to
shoot persons attempting to get past.
518 French Sailors Lost
ROME, May 1.—Five hundred and
eighteen sailors on the French cruis
er Leon Gambetta lost their lives
when the ship went down. The sur
vivors, totaling 130, have been taken
cere of by ihe Italian authorities.
They will not be interned but will be
treated as shipwrecked sailors.
More Ships Torpedoed.
LONDON, May 1.—One British col
lier, a trawler, and one small freight
er, were sent to the bottom of the
North sea yesterday by German sub
marines, which are very active. The
crews of the vessels Were saved, as
they were allowed to take to the
small boats before the ships were
sunk.
STRANGE STORY
FROM INTERIOR
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Henry Phillips, humble disciple of
Gutenburg and Faust, and native
Alaskan philosopher, who has been
managing the Indian co-operative
store at the village of Klukwan for
several months, up till about two
weeks ago, when he returned to his
home in Skagway, bringing the first
news of a strange story that is be
ing told by Indians who arrived in
Klukwan recently from Dalton Post,
in northern British Columbia.
The tale as told is that an Indian, j
well known in the vicinity of Dalton
Post, where he was born and rear
ed, was taken sick last fall and af
ter a time passed away, but 48 hours
after his supposed death, when his
relatives were preparing for his bur
ial, he arose and proclaimed himself
Messiah, and, whereas, before his de
mise he was familiar with no langu
age but that o*' his own tribe, upon
his resurrection he was able to speak
fluently in English, Latin and many
other tongues.
Upon his return to consciousness
the Indian told those gathered around
that while his body lay in a state of
coma his spirit had been transported
to heaven, where he was taken into
a house where all those present, save
the ones in charge, sang songs and
where he was instructed in a full
knowledge of English and other lan
guages.
Since his recovery he has gone
around among the scattered and re
mote Indian villages of the interior
preaching, instructing his followers
that they shall not call the Sabbath
day Sunday, but Special Day, during
the hours of which they shall neither
cook nor do any other kind of labor;
that they shall follow after him, but
shall always keep their faces turned
heavenward, instead of toward the
earth; that they shall cross them
selves with their left hands instead
of their right, and has declared nec
essary many other requirements with
the details of which our informant is
not familiar.
The new religion is said to have
attracted widespread interest among
the natives, many of whom are now
professed and ardent believers.
Orpheum Tonight.
Program for tonight:
Animated We kly of interesting
events.
“Sophia of the Films,” serial com
edy No. 2.
Gypsy romance, romantic drama.
"Transformation of Prudence,” a
swell story.
Comfortable chairs now installed.
New furniture for sale, including
buffet, dressing table, mirror, desk,
etc. Apply Mrs. Bloomquist, corner
Sherman and Wall streets. k 4
ORIGIN OF A NOTED PHRASE.
"I'd Never Allow the Constitution to
Come Between Friends.”
In one session of the legislature the
New York city Democratic representa
tives were split Into two camps, and
there were two rivals for leadership.
One of these was a thoroughly good
hearted, happy-go-lucky person who
was afterward for several years in
rongress. He had been a local magis
trate and was called judge. He was
always willing' to vote for any other
member’s bill himself, and he regard
ed it as narrow minded for any one to
oppose one of his bills, especially if the
opposition was upon the ground that it
was unconstitutional.
On one occasion he had a bill to ap
propriate money with obvious impro
priety for the relief of some miscreant
whom he styled "one of the honest
yeomanry of the state.” When I ex
plained to him that it was clearly un
constitutional he answered, “Me friend,
the constitution don’t touch little
things like that,” and then added, with
an ingratiating smile. "Anyhow, I’d
never allow the constitution to come
between friends.”
At the time I was looking over the
proofs of Mr. Bryce’s “American Com
monwealth.” and I told him the inci
dent He put it into the first edition
of the “Commonwealth.” Whether it is
in the last edition or not 1 cannot say.
— Prom “Theodore Roosevelt.—An Au
tobiography.”
FATHER OF PSYCHOLOGY.
Theory of Dr. David Hartley, the Fa
mous English Philosopher.
The first attempt to explain psycho
logical phenomenon on physiological
principles was made by Dr. David
Hartley, the English philosopher, who
was born in the year 1705. In his great
work. “Observations on Man—His
Frame. His Duty and His Expecta- 1
tions,” published in 1749 after patient ,
investigation covering sixteen years, he
elaborated his epochal theory.
By the development of his law of asso
ciation and chiefly by the law of trans
ference he accounted for all the phe
nomena of the mental constitution.
According to him, the white medullary
substance of the brain, spinal marrow
and the nerves proceeding from them,
is the immediate instrument of sensa
tion and motion. When a sensation
has been frequently experienced it ac
quires a tendency to repeat itself spon
taneously.
Ideas are but these repetitions or rel
ics of sensation and in their turn re
call other ideas. Thus the sight of an
apple recalls an idea of its taste, and
this recalls other associated ideas. In
this way Hartley accounts for all hu
man emotions.—Milwaukee Sentinel.
Goldsmith's Actor.
Lord Nugent was one evening very
eloquent to Goldsmith in praise of M.
(a bad actor). “But, my lord,” said
Goldsmith, “you must allow he treads
the stage very ill—he waddles.”
“Waddles?” said Lord Nugent
“Yes, he waddles like a goose. Why.
you know we call him Goose M. Well,
and then, you know, when he endeav
ors to express strong passion he bel
lows.”
"Bellows?” said Lord Nugent.
“To be sure he does—bellows like a
bull. Why, we call him Bull M. Well,
then.” continued Goldsmith, pursuing
his triumph, “his voice breaks, and he
croaks.”
"Croaks?” said Lord Nugent.
“Why, the fellow croaks like a frog.
We cail him Frog M.”
“But M. is a good actor."
"Why, yes,” said Goldsmith, “bar
ring the goose and the bull and the
frog and a few other things 1 could
mention, and. not wishing to speak ill
of my neighbors. I will allow M. is a
good actor.”—“Memoirs of the Earl of
Nugent.”
Sundials.
A sundial consists of two parts,
the style or gnomon, usually tbe edge
of a plate of metal, made parallel to
the earth’s axis, and pointing toward
the pole, and tbe dial plane, which
may be of any hard substance and on
which are marked the directions of
the shadow for the several hours of
the day, their halves, quarters, etc.
Dials are given different names, ac
cording to the positions which they
are constructed to occupy. The dial
is called a horizontal dial when the
dial plane is on the plane of tbe hori
zon; a vertical dial when perpendicu
lar to that plane. A dial whose plane
is pnraliel to the equator is called an
equinoctial dial There are also north
dials, south dials, east dials, west di
als. polar dials, declining dials, etc.—
Chicago Tribune.
Bright Boy.
Holding up a globe before a bright
little boy in school the teacher asked
what country is opposite to us on the
globe. ‘‘I don’t know, ma’am,” was
the reply. “Well, now.” pursued the
teacher, “if 1 were to bore a hole
through the earth and you were to go
in at this end. where would you come
out?” “Out of the hole,’’ replied tbe
pupil, with an air of triumph.—New
York Globe.
Her Test of Bravery.
She—1 would never marry a man
who Is a coward. He—About how
brave would he have to be to meet
your approval? She—Well, he’d have
to have courage enough to—er—pro
pose.—Boston Transcript
No Wonder.
Jack—Yes, poor John may have had
bis faults, but his heart was on the
right side. Waggs— is it possible? No
wonder be died.
He is nearest to God who nas the
fewest wants.—Danish Proverb.
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Diplomacy.
Wifey—Fred, I want you to go down
stairs and give the cook two weeks’
notice.
linbby— Iiut, my dear, I thought you
were anxious to have tier stay?
Wifey—And so I am. If you tell her
to go she'll probably stay just to spite
you. See?—St. Louis Globe-Democrat
No Wonder.
Kind Lady—What is your name, lit
tle boy?
Boy—Joshua Shadrach Lemuel Totts.
Kind Lady—Well, well! Who gave
you that name?
Boy—I dun no yet, but I’m on their
trail!—Comic Cuts.
His Vocation.
Young Timseed—This term I am go
ing to undertake the study of Latin
and Greek.
Old Hardfax—Il’m! I suppose them
dead languages does need an under
taker.—Boston Globe.
Bragging a Little.
Mr. Tunewhacker—I’ve just had a
baby grand sent up to my house.
Mr. Newpop—That’s nothing; I’ve
got a grand baby at my house.—Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
Promising.
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The Suffragette Mother—How splen
did! She's going to grow up a real
militant.—London Opinion.
Had the Habit.
“So sbe Is suing to have ber bus
band's will set aside?"
“Yes; sbe got tbe bablt while be was
alive.”—Portland Oregonian.
Another Big Sale
IN going through our stock we
found a number of articles on
which we are either overstocked, or
which we intend replacing with
other lines. Whatever the reason,
we are going to make the following
offerings at sacrifice prices:
Judging from our experiences with recent
sales we feel certain that these bargains are
going to be snapped up, so
COME EARLY!
Lace Curtains
Eight pair formerly COa
$1.00; now per pair.DUG
Eight pair formerly $1.50 and
$3.00; now a a no
per pair.5 I ■ UU
Chenille Portieres
A few pairs of heavy Chenille
portieres formerly $4 00; now
pair .$2.00
Curtainnet
Silkoline and Curtain-net form
erly 15 and 20c; 1 fin
now per yard.• Uu
$1.00 Raincoats $1.00
One and one-half dozen of them
for both men and women. They
have been in stock for some
time, but are in fair condition;
were formerly $5.00 a * nn
and $6.00, now.O I .UU
Ladies’ Hose
Five dozen Lisle lace hose,the
"Farwest,” was good value at
75c; now nn 4 n
per pair.00 I "Oil
Four dozen black cotton, the
famous “Burson Hose,” j «-_
regular 35c. now. lull
75c Pajamas 75c
One and one-half dozen in
Flannelette; form- 7C«
erly $150, now.I DC
12 l-2c Men’s Socks 12 l-2c
Eighteen dozen in fancy cotton
and lisle; formerly in 4 n.
35 and 50c pair, now. I Z I "Zb
$1.00 Watches $1.00
These are the Panama Canal
watches; are stem wind .' nd
stem set, keep good time. Reg
ular $1.50 val- 4 nn
ue, now.u I iUU
75c Rubbers 75c
We have a lot of low storm
Rubbers and Eversticks; just
the thing for this time of year.
All sizes, formerly 7En
$1.00 and $1.25, now.I DC
Bedspreads
Six, formerly $1.50; TCn
now, each.lUu
Six, formerly $4.00 and $4.50;
now, An rn
each .pZijU
Toweling
Eight pieces bleached and un
bleached toweling; former price
20c; now t Op
per yard . I UU
Cretonnes and Draperies
A few pieces of Cretonne and
draperies; regular price 20c
and 25c; now, a
per yard. I Uu
50c Boys Pants 50c
In peg tops to fit boys from 7
to 16 years of age; formerly
$1.00 to $1.25 pair; Cfln
now per pair.dUu
Children’s Hose
A full line of black heavy-rib
bed hose for boys and girls;
regular
25c, now.
Infants’ Cashmere hose in pink,
blue, white and black; Qn«
regular 35c, now.ZUll
75c Men’s Shirts 75c
One lot of negligee shirts in
wool, satine and madras, A
few of these sold formerly for
$1 50, but most of them for
$2.50 to $5.00. -jr.
One lot of soft and stiff bosom
dress shirts in standard makes;
formerly $1.50 7Cn
to $2.00, now. lull
25c Children’s Underwear 25c
One lot of two-piece garments,
broken sizes, sold formerly
from 50c to nr.
$1.00, now.ZDG
We still have some men’s dress
shirts at 50c; some men’s shoes
at $2.50; broken sizes in Gold
Seal Boots at .$5.00
Our Grocery Sale
still continues and our prices as well as the quality of
our goods will make it expensive and unsatisfactory
for you to trade elsewhere.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners*
H. M. CARTER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez.? Alaska.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
SiRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Avk Seward. Alarka .
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BUY TOWN LOTS NORTHERN
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Valdez is not dead, only sleeping,
and it always wakes up in time to
go to work.
Buy when everyone else wants to
sell. If you buy when everyone wants
to buy you pay the top price.
Valdez nas more mineral resources
close to it than any other town in
Alaska outside of Juneau.
Many gold and copper properties
are near Valdez awaiting only a little
labor or capital to develop them.
Valdez has had several “booms.” It
is soon to have another. Buy while
property is cheap.
Valdez will be on the ntap when
some other places are forgotten.
You can get 25 per cent, income
on property in Valdez at present
prices.
In the states if you get five per
cent, net out of rented property you
are 'ucky. In Valdez you can get
from 20 to 30 per cent, a year.
If you have any property to rent,
colections to be made, give your busi
ness to the Northern Real Estate
Exchange, located on Wall street,
phone 69. Live agents. Adv.