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Tills Day In History
last day of St. Patrick; St. Jo
of Arimathea; St. Gertrude,
irold I, King of England, died
jwas succeeded by his brother
licanute in 1040.
|pe Honorius died in 1227.
Kland and Scotland conclude
I obert Bruce, king, in 1328.
|r declared between England
Molland in 1672.
ilium Pinckney American aiaies
born in 1764.
\i8h evacuate Boston in 1776.
;ed States and Great Britain
negotiations in 1808.
jan parliament proclaimed Vic
lmanuel king in 1861.
iral Grant assumed commar.d
the United States Armies in
)rocity treaty with Canada
ed in 1866.
jnal baseball league formed
V
u steamer Utopia sunk near
r with loss of 500 lives in
lor Hotel in New York burned
Ut loss of life in 1899.
| epidemic in Bengal, 4725
I one week, in 1900.
STATES WILL
BUILD ZEPPELINS
I3N, D. C., March 17.—
it or more non-rigid diri
>8 for coast and harbor
, opened today by the
Bd offers from five coni
prices for one airship
1 $17,500 to $47,000
is in 120 dfcys. Five mil
have been appropriated
nber of airships will be
later.
Ines are designed to on
lore bases, but could rest
r in good weather. The
gas bags will be 160 feet in length
by 31 feet diameter or an overall
height of 50 feet from the bottom
of the car to the top of the gas bag.
Each dirigible will carry two men.
a pilot and an observer and be equip
ped for radio communication. They
will have 100 horsepower motors, a
maximum stfe altitiude limit of 7 -
500 feet and a 600 feet a maximum
speed of forty-five miles an hour for
ten hours. At cruising speed of thirty
five miles an hour, they could carry
fuel for sixteen hours’ continuous
running.
FORTY MILE'IS THE GOLD
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
The earliest placer mining In the
Alaskan part of the Yukon basin was
done on the bars of Fortymile river
in 1886, and during the next two
years thousands of miners came to the
scene of the discovery. This event
opened up inland Alaska and led to
the discovery of th efamous Klondike
placers, on the Canadian side of the
boundary, some ten years later. Over
two hundred million dollars worth of
the discovery of the famous Klondike
and the Alaska Yukon placer can.ps,
in the 30 years since Fortymile was
discovered. Of this about $6,500,000
worth of gold has come from the For
ty-mile district.
FOR SALE—Female canaries. In
quire Mrs. L. A. Depuy. 3t
A fresh lot of Haas’ Candies receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to $2
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
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All of the latest Books, Magazines
and News Papers received on each
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
A new stock of Al Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
Steamship Sailings
Alaska—Sailed west from Valdez,
March 17.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed west from
Valdez. March 17.
Admiral Farragut—Due Valdez from
the south tonight.
Alameda—Sailed south from Vaidez
March 8.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez March 9.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
S:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will he no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Daily Weather l{e|a>rt.
March 16, 1917, 7 p. m.
Barometric pressure.29.861
Temperature .32
Maximum temperature .36
Minimum temperature.30
Mean temperature — .33
Precipitation .19
Snow tall . 1 in.
Snow on ground .30 in.
(’loduy, calm.
March 17, 1917, 7 a. m.
barometric pressure .29.77 6
Temperature .25
Maximum temperature .25
Minimum temperature .23
Mean temperature.27.5
Snow on ground .30 in.
Cloudy, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Ohs.
i'rail Weather Report.
Fairbanks—17 above, 11 inches of
snow, cloudy, light wind.
Salcha—10 above, 12 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail good. Stage north
4 passengers at 7 a. m.
Munsons—One dog team two n>e,i
south 7 a. m.
Little Delta—One dog team, two
men south 7 a. m. 8 mushers north
6 a. m.
Richardson—20 above, 5 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail good.
McCarty—18 above, 6 inches snow,
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—14 above, 10 inches of
snow, clam, cloudy, trail good. North
mail left Rapids 8 a. m. 5 passengers.
McCallum— 10 above, snow 45 in
cloudy, calm, trail good. Stage north
1 p. m. yesterday. Warren and She -
don south 6 a. m. date.
Paxsons—20 above, 22 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail good, N. C.
freight team north. 1 musher north
one A. It. C. team south at 6 a .m.
Hogan—20 above, 22 inches cl’
snow, clear, calm, trail good.
Sourdough—Freighter outfit north
3 men, stage south 2 passengers.
Gulkana—20 above, 12 Inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, snowing, tiail
heavy. N. C. team south 8 a. m.
Copper Center—20 above, 12 in
snow, cloudy, calm, trail good. North
stage 3 passengers, 3 freighters 7
a. m.
Tonaina—20 above, 14 inches snow,
light snow, cloudy, calm, trail good.
Arrowsmith north 8 this a. m.
Teikhell—22 above, 34 inches of
snow, calm, snowing, trail fair. Row
bottom leaving north this a. m. at 8
o’clock.
Beaver Dam—24 above, calm,
cloudy, 40 inches of snow, trail heavy.
Buchanan out breaking trail.
Thompson Pass—18 above, snov
96 Inches, cloudy, calm, trail closed.
Wortman—28 above, 50 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail closed.
Prospector ada bring results.
INDIANS AND MEDICINE.
A Funny Way of Giving a 8ick Child a
Doao of Oil.
The Indian, says the Itov. J. Hines
In his book “The Ited Indians of the
Plulus,” has the Idea that any kind of
medicine is equally good for all com
plaints. He believes In drastic meas
ures, and unless he feels the effect of
the second dose of the medicine he
loses faith In It and gives up taking it.
He prefers purgatives and emetics, blit
even in them the Indian Is wont to
discriminate, and he thinks castor oil
is especially “good medicine."
Very often mothers would send to
the mission for castor oil for their in
fants and then come the next day and
complain that the medicine had not op
erated and that the child had done
nothing but cry ever since it took the
medicine. Then my wife would pour
out another teaspoonful and hand it to
the mother and request her to admin
ister it in her presence. The child
would object, as most children do, anil
thnt purt of the oil that left the spoon
would trickle down the cheek of the
child. 1
The mother, partly to remove the oil
and partly to pacify the child, would |
give the child a kiss that covered the (
whole of Its cheek and in so doiug ,
would remove the oil with her lips and ,
swallow It herself. Then she would i
lick the spoon clean, hand It back to !
my wife, and that is the way Indian !
women give castor oil to their children, j
After witnessing this performance we |
had no difficulty In understanding why j
the child got no benefit from the pre
vious dose.
GAUDY HEAD COVERINGS.
Girla and Woman In Haiti Hava a
Faahion All Thair Own.
There are In Halt! probably 900,000
women and glr'-; over ten years of age.
and at least 895,000 of them wear the
"moucholr tet or headkerchlef. This
Is wound around the head bandanna
fashion. One of silk or a mercerized
goods, with brocaded figures woven In
It. and locally called “foulard” Is usual- [
ltv kept for Sundays and special occa- ;
sions; others of prints or calico are '
used for everyday wear, according to i
“Commerce Reports."
The tustes run the whole gamut of ,
colors. Women who are in mourning—
and the practice of putting on mourn- ,
lug for deceased relatives not of th» i
inunediate family Is common—wear '
solid black or black and white or black,
while and blue designs. Itlaek is u fn
•oritc color with the people anyway.
Combinations of black and ml ar • I
well liked: also stripes in blues and
blacks on a white ground. Yellow and |
red. black, red and yellow and blue I
and white cheeks ealled "madras” are j
very popular, particularly yellows and
blacks or a combination of yellow. |
black and white and various other star
fling color schemes.
These hues, except the blacks, do not '
appear to l><> very "fast" colors, and It |
lias been suggested by a dealer that !
more enduring dyes would soon find fa
vor among the buyers.- imrticularly If
some distinguishing mark could be put
on each kerchief by which the desired
brand could be easily distinguished.
Preserving Spiders' Webs.
Naturalists employ an Ingenious |
method of preserving all kinds of spl- |
ders' webs. The webs are first spray \
ed with an atomizer with h thin so- j
lut ion of artists’ shellac, and then. |
should they be of the ordinary geo
metric form, they are pressed careful
ly against a glass plate, the supporting
strands at the same time being sev
ered. After the shellac solution has
dried the plates carrying the webs can
be' stored away in a cabinet. Even
dome shaped webs may be preserved
In their original form by spraying
them with shellac and then allowing
them to dry before removal from their
supports. Many spiders' webs are very
beautiful, and all are characteristic of
the species to which they belong, so
that from a scientific standpoint their
permanent preservation is very deslr
able.
Survival of tho Fittoat.
The expression "the survival of the
fittest” grew out of the publication of
Darwin's "Origin of Species,” in which
he shows that animals, which were fit
test to survive in the given conditions
under which they lived, did survive in
the struggle for existence, while the
weaker—namely, the species less fitted
for the struggle against their sur
roundings—died out. This is also ap
plied to human species and has been
generally applied to races, nations and
civilizations, as well as individuals,
those that survive being fittest to cope
with conditions within and wthout.
A Blind Painter.
"The wonderful sixth sense suppose.I
to be possessed by the blind Is not a
fable. I know a blind musician. He is
a genius.
“That’s not so remarkable. I know a
blind painter."
"Impossible.”
“Not at all. His work Is perfect.”
“A blind painter? His work is per
feet? Why. what does he paint?”
“He paints blinds, you chump."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Quasr Old Laws.
France in 1314 passed laws regulat
ing the size of the cloak and robe, the
breadth of the trimming and the num
ber of suits that might be possessed by
each persou; also the diet, including
the hour of meals and the number of
dishes.
A Judicious silence is always better
than truth spoken without charity.—
De Sales.
THE FIRST RANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AHO POST OFFICE SAVIH6S DANK.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
AgU. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public
m m m
Accounting
Stenography
c • • • a fl
Reed Bids.
Phone. 196
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
Frank Keman, the well known >Ji
zina mining man, was an arrival last
evening on the Alaska from the
States.
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
(Compiled for Valdez Bay.)
Saturday, March 17—
First High Tide, 5:54 a. m., 7.9.
Second High Tide 8:20 p. m., 5.4.
First Low Tide 1:28 p. m., 0.6.
Sunday, March 18—
First High Tide 7:27 a. m., 8.0.
Second High Tide 9:24 p. m., 6.2.
First Low Tide 0:66 a. m., 3.5.
Second Low Tide 2:47 p. m., 0.2.
Monday. March 19—
First High Tide 8:49 a. m., 8.4.
Second High Tide, 10:09 p. m., 7.4.
First Low Tide 2:35 a. m., 2.8.
Second Low Tide 3:49 p. ra., —0.3
Tuesday, March 20—
First High Tide 9:56 a. ni.. 8.9.
Second High Tide 10:49 p. m.. 8.1.
First Low Tide 3:48 a. m.. 1.8.
Second Low Tide 4:32 p. in.. —0.6.
Wednesday, March 21—
First High Tide 10:53 a. m.. 9.2.
Second High Tide, 11:27 p. ni., 9.0.
First Low Tide 4:45 a. m., 0.6.
Second Low Tide 6:14 p. m., —0.8.
Thursday, March zz—
First High Tide 11:42 a. m.. 9.4.
First Low Tide 5:34 a. ni., —0.4.
Second Low Tide 5:52 p. m., —0.7.
Friday, March 23—
First High Tide 0:04 a. m.. 9.7.
Second High Tide 12:30 p. m . 9.3.
First Low Tide 6:29 a. in. —1.2.
Second Low Tide 6:30 p. m., —0.4.
Saturday. March 24—
First High Tide 0:40 a. m., 10.1.
Second High Tide 1:15 p. m.. 8.9.
First Low Tide 7:04 a. m., —1.6.
Second Low Tide 7:06 p. m., 0.1.
Sunday. March 25— *
First High Tide 1:16 a. m.. 10.2.
Second High Tide 2:00 p. m.. 8.3.
First Low Tide 7:46 a. m., —1.6.
Second Low Tide 7:41 p. m.. 0.7.
Monday, March 26—
First High Tide 1:53 a. m„ 9.9.
Second High Tide 3:05 p. in.. 7.5.
First Low Tide 8:29 a. m., —1.2.
Second Low Tide 8:17 p. m., 1.4.
Tuesday, March 27—
First High Tide 2:30 a. ni., 9.4.
Second High Tide 3:32 p. m.. 6.7.
First Low Tide 9:13 a. m.. —0.6.
Second Low Tide 8:54 p. m., 2.2.
Wednesday. March zji—
'First High Tide 3:11 a. m.. 8.7.
Second High Tide 4:27 p. in.. 6.0.
First Low Tide 10:02 a. in., 0.2.
Second Low Tide 9:35 p. m.. 2.9.
Thursday, March 29—
First High Tide 3:56 a. m.. 7.9.
Second High Tide 5:40 p. m., 5.4.
First Low Tide 1:01 a. m., 0.9.
I Second Low Tide 10:27 p. m., 3.5.
| Firday, March 30—
First High Tide 4:54 a. m., 7.2.
Second High Tide 7:14 p. m.. 6.3.
First Low Tide 12:18 p. m.. 1.5.
Second Low Tide 11:47 p. m., 3.9.
Saturday. March 31—
First High Tide 6:16 a. rn.. 6.8.
Second High Tide 8:35 p. tu., 5.6.
First Low Tide 1:48 p. m., 1.6.