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WKBNKNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918
OLD AUNT MARY’S.
By Jams* Whitcomb Riioy.
Copyright, 1*87. 18a.-.. by James Whitcomb
Kilt.' .
WASN’T It pleasant, O brother
■nine.
In those old days of ths lost
sunshine
1. ’ ' of youth, when the Saturday s
• , chores were through.
And the "Sunday's wood" In ths kitchen,
too,
And ws went visiting, "me and you,"
Out to Old Aunt Mary's?
It all comes back so clear today.
Though I am as bald as you ars gray—
Out by the burn lot and down tho lane
W* patter along In the dust again,
jit light as the tips of the drops of ths
rain.
Out to old Aunt Mary's.
Ws cross the pasture, and through the
wood
Where the old gray snag of ths poplar
stood.
Where the hammering "red heads" hopped
awry.
And the bussard "raised" In the clearing
sky
And lolled and circled as we went by
Out >o Old Aunt Mary's.
And then In the duet of ths road again.
And ths (earns we met end the country’*
men.
And the long highway, with sunshine
spread
As thick, as butter on country bread.
Our c«res behind, our hearts ahead.
Out to Old Aunt Mary's.
Why, I see her now In the open door,
Where the little gourds grew up the sides
and o'er
The clapboard roof! And her fare—ali,
me?'
Wasn't it good for a boy to aee?
And wasn’t it good for a boy to be
Out to Old Aunt Mary's?
The Jelly, the Jam. and the marmalade.
And the cherry and quince "preserves’’
she made!
And tho sweet-sour pickle* of peach and
pear.
With cinnamon in 'em and all things
rare!
And ths more we nte was the more to
spare
Out to Old Aunt Mary's.
And the old spring house In the cool green
gloom
Of the willow trees, and the cooler room
Where the swinging shelves snd th
crocks were kept.
Where the cream In a golden languor
slept
While the waters gurgled and laughed
and wept,
Out to Old Aunt Mary’s.
And, O my brother, so far away.
This la to tell you she waits today
Ts welcome us—Aunt Mary fell
Asleep this morning, whispering, “Tell
The boys to come." And all Is well
Out to Old Aunt Mary's
BUHINK88 AS USUAL
The new eight-hour law will not
be as stringent on many businesses as
was at first supposed, as the law pro
vides that individuals not co-partners
may work as long as he or she pleases,
but partners and members of corpora
tions drawing salaries, will be forced
under the law to labor eight hours.
Had the law prevented individuals
from working, the poor, overworked
housewife would have had a chance,
but evidently the Btatute covers only
members of firms, and not individuals.
ONE YEAR ago this morning a
large part of the business district of
Valdez was restroyed by incendiary
fires. And now the east is having fre
quent fires started by German fire
bugs. The bugs are moving around.
MANY MIRACLES FOUND
by workers In ruins
HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. 2.—As the
rescue work proceeds in the stricken
district of Halifax many incidents of
pathetic human interest are brought
to light.
When the blow fell • little Lola
Burns, the 8-year-old daughter of J.
Burns, of Granville Street, was on her
knees by her cot saying her morning
prayers. The house collapsed. Hours
later Lola was found in the midst of
the wreckage, hemmed in by fallen
timbers, but unharmed, still on her
knees and praying fervently.
In a cellar at Richmond a soldier
, iii uniform was smb digging frantic
ally. It was Private Henneberry, who
had been overseas with the 63rd bat
talion and recently returned home
wounded.
"Hera was m* home” expired
fhe adldter while he continued to dig.
“and I,am suye I heard * moan ^ mo
ment ago.” ' , *.,
Others gave him a hand and pres
ently from under a kitchen stove, the
protruding ash pan of which had pro
tected her, was revealed Heneherry'a
1 S-months-old baby Olive. Her wound
was superficial. Hut the private's joy
was short lived. A little more digging
exposed the bodies of his wife and
five other children.
At one hospital several children
were listed hb negroes from their
general appearance. I>ater it was dis
covered that they had been white be
fore the flames reached them.
NEW YEAR’S BA EL
WAS GREAT H(?CCK8H
The Red Cross Ball New Year’s Eve
was a success socially and financially.
The improved weather brought out a
ful house and the total receipts were
nearly $90. The punch at a nickel a
nip came within a dollar of paying
for itself. The hall was donated by
The Order of Alaskan Moose, to
gether with free access to their stock
of printed programs, so the expense
bill was kept low.
The claret punch was so nicely cal
culated as to quantity that the last
glass was consumed precisely at mid
night by one of the town’s most suc
cessful drunkards as a salute to the
advent of prohibition. It was the final
effort of that skilled mixologist and
synthetic chemist, Eddie Petrie, who
has been compounding punches and
other ambrosial nectarB in Valdez for
sixteen years. He began his profes
sional career In Valdez in 1901, and
ended it by putting together the last
liquid inspiration at a public function
in the town. It was like the swan's
death song -a supreme effort and ac
complishment.
BUTCHERS DEI TDK TO WALK
OUT IN NATIONAL STRIKE
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.—-Flans have
been completed for a strike of 500,
000 meat cutters throughout the
country and the day set for the walk
out, F. O. Schmidt, international vice
president of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen of
North America announced today. A
nationwide strike vote has been tak
en.
Among the demands made are that
they be put on an eight-hour basis
with ten hours pay and an increase of
$1 a day to all workmen.
SECRETARY BAKER DENIES
PERSHING IS TO QUIT JOB
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.—Categor
ical denials were made today by Sec
retary of War Newton I). Baker of a
widely circulated report that General
Pershing was to be recalled to the
United States and made chief of staff
upon the retirement of the present In
cumbent. General Tasker H. Bliss.
The report also named as the succes
sor of General Pershing in command
in Prance. Major General Thos H.
Barry.
“This report Is absolutely without
foundation,” said Secretary Baker.
"General Pershing will retain his
present command.”
MAJ. STANLEY WASHBURN
MaJ. Stanley Washburn, U. S. A., for
three years special correspondent with
the Russian armies at the front, is
making a tour of the principal cities
In the United 8tates with Russian rep
resentatives to tell about the military
situation. He probably knows more
about conditions in Russia from a mili
tary standpoint than any other
American.
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MAJORITY OF US ARE BORES
Mary People Give Preference to Die*
cuaelon of Own Affaire Rather
Than to Other Fellow's.
“j y • t •
gfVes the first tost
of a bore, piTstininTtly for readers to
try on themselves. In thene words:
I)o you monopolize the conversation
wherever you go with breathless ac
counts of your own affairs?
If let alone long enough the major
ily of us do. our own affairs are so
much more inicrc.siing than the other
person's. Il takes some wisdom end
considerable culture to subordinate the
self.
I'nder lids definition, the baby Is
sometimes a bore, hut we forgive him
for we know that he lias neither the
wisdom uor the culture to set his Ut
ile self to one side. It should not be
expected of hlin.
But there is about the baby uooe of
'the subtle deceitfulness of the old,
I practiced bore who deftly turns the
conversation lo his own exploits and
uffalrs. Baby simply takes of the
muffler from Ids personal self. The
entire household's attention turns nt
once to Ids affairs. He monopolizes the
conversation with his breathless ac
count of his hunger or of hla connec
tion whh the opeu safety pin—and
thHt is all there is to II.
The growing child frankly finds him
self the moat Interesting person in the
world, and we forgive him to some ex
tent and attempt to show him that he
■oust conceal hi* iiersoual liking for
hlinself. Home of us may recall the
story of the little boy who had been a
delighted listener while his mother (s
real bore) told the neighbors of bis
cute little manlier* and ways. ‘When
site branched off to some other sub
ject, the little boy listened a while In
manifest uneasiness till the conversu
thm lagged the merest trifle. Then
le broke In with his perfectly natural
request:
"Say, ina, let's talk miuic more about
me.”
LAUGHED TO SEE GOLD TEETH
Tartar* Indulged .in Peculiar Antic*
to Induce Artiat to Display Hi*
Decorated Grinder*.
The artist who ueconfpitnied tieorge
Kenuan through llussla tells an amus
ing story hIioiii :iii encounter with u
purly of tourists. who seemed very
curious uImmii the artist’s pictures. As
the Tartars were armed to the teeth,
the artist thought it heat to he amla
ile and smiled a broad and propitiatory
smile upon the purty. Whereupon the
entire parly smiled hroudly In return
auii showed great interest in him. He
smiled again, more hroudly still;
whereupon the Tartars came around in
front of him and began to go through
the most extraorc".nary unties, laugh
ing slid.
The arlist gathered somehow that
lie was expected to laugh, loo, and
proceeded lo gratify their evident
wish. The more he laughed the more
they laughed, and several big Tartars
■ante around in front of him and lay
town on itie ground, rolling and tum
bling. The artist laughed until his
laws almost cracked. The tiling dual
ly became a little alarming, and call
ing his factotum and Interpreter, the
irtlst bade him flml out of the head
amn of ilie Tartar purly what these
(extraordinary unties were all about.
( “His excellency," said the Tartar,
[ ii explanation, “smiled upon us, and
i showed us something which we never
saw before—teeth made partly of gold.
And as the men of my iribe saw that
!ds golden leetli were only to be seen
w hen lie laughed. I hey Us»k all pos
sible ways to make him laugh, and
when they rolled on the ground before
hint. It was only the better to aee Into
his mouth And behold the- golden
reeth.”
Capturing Gorillas.
i it is said iliat no jeoriU* has ever
been captured alive after he Is full
grown. (Jorlllas fear aothiug. Bven
wtieu mortally wounded they show an
iglllty, strength and ferocity which Is
astonishing. A traveler stated that It
would take ISO men to bold down a
gorilla with any uegree of safety. Ou
'lie other hand, all other apes are easy
to capture. The usuhI method is for
a trapper to seat himself where he is
certain to be observed by iliese crea
tures and pretend to drink from a bot
tle of crude spirits. When tie la sure
that he has been observed, lie leaves
the bottle itnd goes away. The mo
ment his back Is turned the monkeys
rush to appease their curiosity con
reruing the contents of the liottle.
I'hey like the taste of the spirits and
quarrel among themselves for 1t till
the bottle has been emptied. They are
soon overcotnc by' the Itatox leant, and
the 'trapper returns und gathers them
up. '' __
Our Other Selves.
The old Hebrew sage declared
‘Wisdom coroetli from the opportunity
of leisure." it does not mean that ti
wise man must bcloog to what we call
the leisure classes, it means that if
one has only u little free time at bis
disposal, he must use that lime for the
refreshment of his bidden selves, says
S. M. Crothers In the Atlantic. If he
cahnot have a sabbath rest of twenty
four hours, he must leaf a to sanctify
little sabbaths, It may be of ten min
utes’ length. In them he shall do uo
manner of work. It is not enough that
the self that works and receives wages
shall be recognised and protected; the
world must be made safe for onr other
selves. Does hot the* Declaration of
Independence say that every man has
an Inalienable fight to th* puWult of
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After the first day of January, 1918, this store will
be open for business between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:30 p.m. in compliance with the new eight hour law.
We canno* see where this law will make it cost any more
to do business, but on the other hand we believe we will
make a small saving on lights and fuel, therefore we
have decided to give the public the benefit of this saving.
For the time being we will sell all 20 cent canned
vegetables at 15 cents per can. We also will sell Fisher’s
Blend Flour for $3.50 per sack. First Class Storage Eggs
50 cents, Fresh Ranch Eggs 60 cents and the justly fam
ous Hollyhurst Eggs at 70 cents per dozen. We respect
fully request that you order early as our deliveryman is
a busy man.
Very truly yours
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
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Jack, the young son of United
States Deputy Marshal C. W. Harring
ton, of Seldovia, formerly of this city,
had the misfortune to sustain a sev
ere cut in his head necessitating a
number of stitches.
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VV'KKIl EXPORT BILL.
PASSED BY SENATE
— * * *
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-—By a vote
of 51 to 11 the Benate passed the
Webb export bill, suspending anti
trust laws to permit American export
ers tD combine in foreign trade. The
house having already passed the bill,
it now goes to a conference.
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VALDEZ
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The town of valdez
is situated at the head of
> Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
ipt adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon
grounds, many fresh water rivers
end streams in Valdez Bay bring
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
opej^te two lifies tbe coming
season, employing probably one
hvmd^ed. «nd fifty, persons.
me city otters good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a. tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to tlie fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
YALDEZ has ,a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading fopnt and
library, good dubrooms and many
j<$ges and orgHpizations. , Rents
are very cheap,, and Jiyihg is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting porVand
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, |he
extremes of heat and cold bgeing
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below —15 in tne win
ter and 70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States!
valjje.4 is me coast w
of the government military high
way to the Interior. t .During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks h :m Valdez in 36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times. :
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings a*
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can dr> so at our stores
far cheaper Man in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens, buy your
ticket to
VALDEZ
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