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VUJBE2. ALASKA
“The House ol Comfort”
PHONE 7 0NLY
When la Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. *•*(»
STRICTLY FIRST C.LAfcS
Fourth A»e, Seward. Aim's*
Vaide RHiiers IMeatti. 188
Wratm Federation d Miner*
RG-BERIT SHAFFER. Predder*.
Gruwte Mkie.
CB AS. McCALlUM. SecrtMarr.
Voider AUsku.
S'HTfte.
I
Pat—I'd like to get the 'Iron tross."
Jerry.
Jerry—'i'lien you should marry. Just i
get your wife cross and yoo’ii get the j
flatiron.—New York Globe.
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TYIM4 TABLES FOR. APRIL.
The following table Is compiled for j
high and low tides in Valdes Bay.
Monday, April 3.
High. 12:42 pm. 10.0; 11:00 am, S.7 ;
Low, 6:50 am, 9.S; 6:44 pm. 1.1 !
Tuesday, April 4.
High, 12:53 pm. 10.1: 1:39 am. 8.3 j
Low, _7:26.am. 0.9,; 7:17 pm, ,1.6. I
’" ' Wednesday. April j. ' 1
High, 1:19 am. 9.9; 2:17 pin, 7.8. j
Low. 8:01 am. 0.7; 7:44 pm, 2.2. :
Thursday, April 6. j
High. 1:53 am, 9.5: 2:55 pm: 7.2.
Low, 8:37 am, 0.2; 8:16 pm. 2.7.
Friday, April 7.
High. 2:24 am, 9.0; 3:37 pm. 6.5.
Low.9:1 7 am, 0,4; 8:05 pm, 3.3.
Saturday. April 8.
High, 3:01 am, 8.5; 4:28 pm, 5.9
Low, 10:02 am, 1.0; 9:31 pm. 3.8.
Sunday, .April 9.
High, 3:43 am, 7.8; 5:41 pm. 6.5.
Low. 10:59 am, 1.6; 10:24 pm, 4.2.
Monday, April 19.
High. 4:39 am. 7.12; 7:21 pm. 5.5.
Low, 12.13 pm, 2.1.
Tuesday. April It.
High, 5:69 am. 6.8: S:34 pm, 6.6.
Low, 12:42 am. 4.3. 1:40 pm, 2.2.
^/Wednesday, April 12.
High ft; 35 am. 6.8; 9:18 pm 6.6.
Low, 1:46 am. 4.3; 2:43 pm, 2.0.
Thursday, April IS.
High. 7:48 am, 7.0: 9:50 pm. 7 3.
Low, 3:04 am, 3.5; 3:26 pm, 1.8.
Friday, April 14.
High, 9:46 am, 7.4; 10:20 pm, 8.0.
Low. 3:54 am. 2.6; 4:02 pm. 1.6.
Saturday, April ii>.
High, 10:35 am. 7.8; 10:47 pm, 8.7.
Low, 4:34 am. 1.5; 4:33 pm, 1.5.
Sunday, April 16.
High, 11:17 am, 8.1; 11:16 pm, 9.4.
Low, 5:09 am, 0.5; 5:05 pm, 1.5.
Monday, April 17.
High, 11:59 am. 8.2.
Low, 5:46 am, 0.4; 5:35 pm, 1,6.
* Tuesday. April 18.
High, 11-45 am, 10.0; 12:42 pm,„M
Low, 6:25 am, 1.1; 6:14 pm, 1.7.
Wednesday, April 10.
High. 12:22 am, 10.4; 3:24 pm, 8.1.
Low. 7:06 am. 1.5; 6:49 pm, 2.0.
Thursday, April 20.
High, 12:58 am, 10.6; 2:1.9 pm, 7.7.
Low, 7:49 am, 1.3; 7:30 ps*. 2.3.
Friday. April jSli
High, 1:36 am, 10.4; 3:00 pm, 7.3.
Low, 8:36 am, 1.3; 8:10 pm, 2.7.
Saturday, April 92.
High, 2:25 am, 10.1; 3:57 pm, 6.8.
Low, 9:29 am, 0.8; 9:13 pm, 3.2.
Sunday, April 28.
High, 3:17 am, 9.4; 5:06 pm, 6.5.
Low, IP:29 am, 0.2; 10:07 pm, 3.6.
Monday, April 94.
High, 4:23 am, 8\'7; 6:26 pm, 6.6.
Low, 11:39 am, 0.4.
•* Tuesday, April 9ft.
High, 5:44 am, 8.0; 7:40 pm, 7.1.
Low, 11:36 am, 3.Si 12:65 pm, 0.8.
Wednesday, April 26.
High, 7:17 am, 7.6; 8:38 pm, 7.7.
Low, 1:22 am; 3.4; 2:05 pm, 1.0.
Thursday, April 27.
High, 8:40 am, 7.6; 9:26 pm, 8.4.
U>w, 2:47 am, 8.5; 3:00 pm, 1.2.
£: Friday, April 98.
fllgb, 9:47 am, 7.7; 10:05 pm, 9.1.
Lhw, 3:46 am, 1.4; 3:47 pm, 1.3.
Saturday, April 80.
High, 10:42 am, 7.9: 10:40 pm, 9.6.
Low. 4:36 am, 0.5; 4:28 pm, 1.6.
Sunday, April 30.
High, 11:29 am, 8.0; 11:13 pm, 9.9.
Low, 5:18 am, 0.3; 5:04 pm, 1.7.
1M1PPKH WILL MAINTAIN
PRKSBNT HIGH PHIOK
The following is an excerpt from
"Walker’s Weekly Copper Letter” in
the Boston Commercial of February
26: “Many people regard the Won?
derful prosperity the Copper mining
companies axe now enjoying its mere
ly a temporary matter. They believt
that within ;a year or two -coppei
again will be selling at 12 -or 12
cents. Such reasoning is due to lac*
of knowledge of the remarkable di
velopments which have occurred dur
ing the past 18 months. These devel
opments when once fully understood
convince everybody that copper wil
never again sell at very low prices, a'
least not for any length of time, and
that the business of pYoducing coppei
will be conducted in a much mi'!
businesslike way and will be im
mensely more profitable under a 1
kinds of conditions than it ever ha>
been heretofore. All of these factors
working together will largely i”
crease the real value of every impor
| rant copper mining property m me
j world. They will add greatly to the
| number of pounds of copper recover
I able, reduce the cost of production
sand enable the companies to sell their
[copper at higher average prices. * *
1 There is the. prospect that copper will
; continue to sell between 20 and 30
I cents for several years."
| Ji'IKiK Bl'NNKUi lS
TO BUSY TO BK SIUK
i .
In an article from Fairbanks print
ed in the Prospector recently it Was
stated that Judge Bunnell was sick
in the hospital there. A copy of the
paper has just been received from
Judge Bunnell, on which appears the
following endorsement: “This is the
nearest I ever came fo being sick in
a hospital. Hope I never get any
nearer. Have been well all the time.
Too busy to be sick,” from which it
may be inferred that the Judge was
not as indisposed as the article stated
he was.
inspector Neill in Hwii.
inspector Neill of the Postal De
partment is a visitor ?n town for a.
few days. He recently went to Sew
ard, where be Installed the newly ap
pointed postmaster, W. E. Root, and
will leave here for Cordova on the
Alaskan, where C. H. Scheffler, the
newly appointed postmaster at that
place, 'iwlll soon take over the office.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
*itop that Ipferaal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noisy old
pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
let them remove, the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate it. if
If you wish to buy a home, inves
tigate our bargains. We can save
yon money. Alaska Jnv. Co. 2t
Far good nome-cooked me&is try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. •
Just Received—the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Anything in the jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co tf
Fancy ^latlonery at tne Valdez
Drug Stor*. •
Kodak Supplies at rue ■ Valdez
Drug Company. tf
Valdez Drug company nave a 3ne
| line of School Stationery. tr
! Spring Samples in heavy weights,
•for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron.
! Tailor. tf
; Kodak Supplies, at .the Owl Drug
I Co. tf
Weather Report.
Vahlez. April 2. 1916.
Barometric pressure 29.813
Temperature 5 p. m. .33
Maximum temperature 36
Minimum temperature .31
Mean temperature . 33.5
Precipitation .4 2
Cloudy, wind northeast 6 miles;
mixed snow and rain at night and
all day.
interior Weather.
Valdez, April 3. 1916.
'Fairbanks, 37: partly cloudy, light
wind.
Salcha, 38; cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Kichardson, 32; 21 inches snow:
cloudy, calm, trail bad.
McCarthy. 30; 28 Inches of snow:
cloudy, calm.
Donnelly, 44: clear, light wind,
trail going.
MeCallum, 32; 42 inches of snow; i
cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Paxson, 32: 19 inches anew; calm, j
cloudy, soft.
Hogan, 40; 18 inches of snow; i
clear, calm, trail soft.
Gulkana, 30: 11 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail very soft.
Copper Center, 42; 5 inches of I
snow: clear, calm, trail bad.
Tonsina, 32; 10 inches of snow;i
clear, calm, trail soft.
Teikbell, 30; 24 inches of snow; i
clear, calm, trail very soft.
Beaver Dam, 36; 40 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail soft.
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Vote The Citizens’Ticket
Take thin ballot into the booth with you and
mark thes* names thus X on official ballot
)( A. CARLSON
)( CHAS. CRAWFORD
A. J. DIMOND
B A. BRICK9QN
5^ ED. WOOD
Make No Other Marks On Ticket
Vote For .
MRS. ALICE SELBY
#
For School Treasurer.
SWANS TAUGHT-TO SWIM.
The 8l»ok Necked -Variety Are Afraid
of Watar When Young.
You’re' acquainted with the prover
bial phrase, "kike a duck takes lo the
water." That may apply all right to
ducks, but there are some water birds
which have to lie taught to swim, just
as we do. They hate the water at first
Just as much as a boy hates the bath
tub. One of these birds, which rakes
fwimming lessons from Its patents, is
the black necked swan.
The swan babies are called cygnets.
They are hatched tn an elaborate nest
which the parent swan builds along
the edge of a poo!. The little cygnets
are able to walk and run as soon as
they are out of their shells, but fliey
can't swim.
So the mother swan lakes them for a
little ferry ride. She puts ihein on her
hack and starts out across the pond.
The ttally, swans, frightened at first,
soon get used to seeing wafer all
around them.
One day the mother swan turn* her
long neck and gives her babies » gen
tie push into the water. Such a scram
ble and splash.' The babies bounder
around and try their best to get back
on their mother's dry feathers. Final
ly they learn that their feel are web
bed paddies, given to them for swim
ming purposes, and they are able lo
gliile over the water mj gracefully aim
as easily as tketr parents. — I’hiladel
phia North American.
ANCIENT FLOATING PALACE.
Th« Wonderful Ship Built For Hioro,
King of Syracuse.
The anthpiitv of ships may not be
ganged, for in (Seuesis it is recorded
that ships were even old on the Medi
terranean in the days of Jacob, Fully
1830 years before Christ. Ammon built
long and tall •slujis. with sails on the
Bed sea. Ninety years later the ship •
Argo was built, "the first Creek ves- t
sel which ventured to pass through the j
sea without sight, of land, being guided j
only by the stars."
The wonderful vessel built for Hiero. j
king of Syracuse, excited curiosity and j
wonder. The raft was constructed j
under the direction of the .vdehrated j
mathematician. Archimedes, by a ship j
builder at Corinth, from wood cut on !
Mount Etna. Her cocks were paved j
with small ami cbti tiles, on whioli
were depicted with wonderful art
scenes from Homer's '’Iliad."
Ou the upper deck was a gymnasium
containing gardens planted wit it many
kinds of shrubs, with walks between
them overshadowed by vines and ivy*
the roots of which were nourished In
moistened earth. Near this apartment
was a dining room dedicated to Vends,
paved with agates and precious stones.
The walig and ceiling were of cypres*,
and the doors of ivory. -Argonaut.
No Law's Dolay Haro.
In I’erak. in the Malay peninsula,
lawyers find no business, for a modi
tied form of trial by ordeal decides all
disputes. In place of the legal practi
tioner the pleader is a native hoy who
is assigned to one or the other of the
sides and is given a bamboo tube, in
which is sealed the pleading of the
person or prfriy ^rhom he represents.
When all is ready two stakes are driv- j
eu info the tied of a stream, and by aid j
of a hamitoo pole tin- beads of the two j
hoys are submerged at the same time j
By grasping the stakes they are etia j
hied to remtiih under water for <|Uite |
awhile after their natural inclination I
would bring them to the surface, but ;
at. lost one of I hem gives in and. re- j
leasing' his bold of the stake, comes to i
the air. He Ls immediately seized, and j
Ibe tube he holds is cast aside. The j
other lad is led ashore, his tube opened. ;
and the document contained therein j
stands as the decision in the case.
i
Peatman In Farofl Cay*.
I’ostuien have a very respectable an
tiquity. They were known (be Sun
day at Home points oat in the faroff
days of King Hezeklah’s reign, some
700 years before Christ. In I lie tblr
tleth chapter of The second book of
Chronicles we read that "the |h>»(s
went with the letters throughout all
Israel and Judah." ami. further, tliat
"the posts passed from City to city
through the country of Kphraim and
Manaaseh." The postman of old was a
swift runner, who received the letter
from the sender's baud and carried It
direct to the person te whoa* it was
addressed.
. hounded Gswo*.
A man in telling about a wonderful
parrot hanging In a cage from a win
dow of a house which he often passed
said:
"It cries ‘Stop thief.’’ so naturally
that every tone 1 bear it 1 always
stop."
He couldn’t understand why his
friend began te M ugh.—Atlanta jour
nal.
Spoolfeatiow*.
Ton-Uo you know what 1 am going
to buy yon for yonr birthday present?
Kitty—No, only I’m sure it win be
something now, stylish and elegant and
awfully expensive. You dear, reckless
licry, yon!—fit Louis Olobe-Demncist
In Golf T*rm*
"Yes. 1 am learning to shave my
self.’’
“What progress’/’
"Oh, I can go over the course In 110
or thereabouts.”—Louisville Courier
Journal.
„ Wanted to Know.
Mrs. Newrlch—1 urn determined that
dent’s debut shall peas off with great
eclat. Newrlch—What’s eclat. Marla—
expense?—Rost on Transcript.
Presently the present will have gone,
never to be reoaBed.—LooretJne.
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CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let u» do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Pbone 82
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Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66
Foot Keystone Ave
Rontrb Dry lCc lb
Buy Alaska Made Cigars
ASK FOR W. R. King, Terminus, or Lavanna,
Made in Seward by mieii workmen.
We maintain our standard. Sold everywhere
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Pilose V8 iYtfcs. Fincher, Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLIMB1XG, STEAM AM) HOT' WATER HEATfXG,
Sheet Meuvl Work. Mine Air Pipe. Pipe and FiuiEtrs. Vaite*. Kte.
Mout Boat Sopplie*. Paints and Oils.
Ixx'»t«l on Valdez Dock, Opposite PntipMMt Offif*. Phone 24
When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
“MILWAUKEE”
Gne'road—one management—one service all the’way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Lane to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez. Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PU6ET SOUND IteaTl PUGET SOUND
California Lines Alaska
SAJ1JNGS FROM SEATTUS, 11:01' A. ».—
Monday, Mar. S, Admiral Kanagut for steldnvia and Way Forte.
‘Wednesday, Mar. 15, Admiral Watson for Howard and Way Poets.
Sjmlay. March 19, Admiral Kuans, for Kodiak and Way Porte.
Sunday, Marsh 29. Admiral Farragut. for Seldovxa and Way Porte.
Sunday, April 2, Admiral Watson, for Beldovia and Way PoH».
Sunday, April 9, Admiral Kuans, for Kodiak and Way Porte.
Sunday, April 19, Admiral Parrugut for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday. April 2S, Admiral Watson, for Anchorage and Way Ports.
Sunday. April 30. Admiral vKvaps, for Anchorage and Way Port*
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Steamere Yale and Harvard'ter Seafhera Oaltferala.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
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EVERY MONTH
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CreeKTreedvreU, Douglas, Skagwajr, Cordova, Bliamar. VrOdee and Ca
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