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Lincoln’s Birthday.
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CAPTAIN NOLAN WILL
REM AIX IX 1>E El XITEL Y
Captain Robert M. Nolan, Officer
in Charge of this division of the Mili
tary telegraph and cable system for
the First Division, has received ad
vices from the War Department that
the detached service law, in his
case, has been suspended, and that
he will remain here indefinitely. A
recent order received by Captain
Nolan stated that he had been re
lieved fr,pm duty here and that his
successor had been appointed, hut
the latest order rescinds the previous
one and Captain Nolan will remain
here, a course which will be heartily
approved by his many friends.
SCULPTOR MARRIED
AT SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
PARIS, Feb. 12.—Auguste Rodin,
the famous sculptor, instead of being
ill, as was stated in the Parisians
papers was married to Mile. Rose
Beurre, according to Evenment. The
marriage took place at Meudon and
Etienne elemental, minister of com
merce, and M. Peytel, director of
the Algerian Credit bank, were wit
nesses for the sculptor. Albert Dali
mir, under secretary for fine arts,
and a few intimate friends were also
present. M. Rodin is 76 years old.
He was married for the first time
when he was 23 and his first wife
acted as his model in the early years
of his struggle for recognition.
Court Convened This Morning
Court convened this morning at 14
o’clock, Judge Brown presiding. The
court signed several orders, and as
there was no further business, the
session was adjourned until 10 o’
clock tomorrow morning.
- Destroyer Damaged in Fight.
ROME, Feb. 12.—An Austrian de
stroyer was put out of action in a na
cal engagement in the Adriatic a few
days ago. The Italian squadron lost
tevo boats.
PERRY AND JAPAN.
Our Naval Officer Knew How to Handle
the Lofy Orientals.
Captain Terry, the American naval
officer who opened Japan to the world,
knew the value of lofty dignity In
dealing with orientals, says Willis 4.
Abbot In his “Story of Cur Navy:”
“On the 8th of July, 18T*2. the squad
ron anchored off the city of Uraga, the
bay of Yeddo. Japan. Captain- Terri
decided that the projier course to pur
sue with the Japanese was to assume
a very lofty and commanding tone and
bearing.
“He therefore ordered away from tlic
sides of bis vessel the boats which
swarmed around it and allowed none
but government offi< inis of high rank
to come aboard. He blinself remained
in seclusion in his cabin, treating with
the Japanese through intermediaries.
“He moved his squadron nearer the
capital than was ullowalile and the,,
demanded that a special commission,
(•imposed of men of the highest rank,
he appointed to convey his letter from
the president to the emperor.
“Tlie close proximity of the ships of
war to the capital and Captain Perry’s
peremptory demand were not at all to
the liking of the Japanese, lint they
were greatly impressed with his ap
parent dignity and power and at Iasi
consented to receive and consider the
letter,”
THEATER RECEIPTS.
Padded by the Managers to Deceive
Their Competitors.
To my knowledge there never was n
theatrical manager who reported his
real receipts. The business represent:!
tlves of all touring organizations in
v: riably swell.*he money udmlsslons in
their nightly telegraphic reports to the
home office by a certain stipulated sum.
varying from $200 to $r>00. This sys
tem Is calculated to deceive the tele
graph operators at either end and any
ooiniwtitor to whom the message may
be shown.
Once, In entirely good faith, a wide
ly known theatrical manager was com
plaining to a friend of the bad busi
ness one of bis attractions was experi
encing. He was endeavoring to ini
press bis colleague with the futility of
scudiug productions ou tour.
“You can’t imagine bow low our re
ceipts fell yesterday in a one ulglit
stand,” be declared.
“How low were they?" asked the
friend.
“Niue dollars," replied the manager.
lie had exaggerated by $2. The re
eelpts were actually $7. Force
habit—be Just couldn't help it.—Reg.
nold Wolf in American Magazine.
Tower of Hercules.
Travelers nia.v still see on the coast
of the Knglish channel at Dover the
ruins of a Homan lighthouse tbijt was
built at the time of the Roman con
quest of Britain. Another ancient light
house, built less than u century after
the tower at Dover, is still serving its
original purpose. It was partly rebuilt,
and some alterations were made in it.
but in tbe main it is the same cld
structure tbat guided tbe Roman gal
leys us they skirted tbe coasts of the
bay of Biscay, making their way to
the Roman port of Briguutium. This
is the modern harbor of I.a Coruna,
and the lighthouse is the most ancient
thing about It. The Romans called it
the tower of Hercules, and the mod
erns have perpetuated the name. The
exact date of Its erection Is not known,
but inscriptions and other evidence
show that It was built in the time of
Trajan, between 98 and 117 A. D.
Got a Response.
In the second act of a certain play
the curtain rises on an empty stage.
Then presently a meek looking young
man with a raincoat over his arm
comes on and loudly calls: “Uncle! Un
cle!"
According to the book of the play,
he should receive no answer and, aft
er a pause, should proceed with a mon
ologue.
One night, however, a voice was
heard from the gallery. “All right; I’m
coming iu a moment. How much do
you want on it?’’ amid shouts of laugh
ter from the audience
Carved by Giante of the Paet.
The strange stone carvings on Easter
Island are one of the mysteries of the
world. They range in size from a co
lossus seventy feet in height to h
pygmy standing three feet. There art;
55$ of them. The theory has been ad
vanced that they were made by the
race of wicked giants mentioued iu
Genesis, for whose punishment the
flood was brought about.
“Mugwump” a Great Man.
The term “mugwump’’ Is said to be
derived from the Delaware Indians,
and in its pure state meant “a great
man.” according to the Han Francisco
Argonaut.
It is to be found iu Eliot’s Bible,
where It is given as “muqnamp.”
Weighing a River.
A cubic mile of river water weighs
approximately 4,206.650.000 tons and
carries iu solution on the average
about 420,000 tons of foreign matter.
In all about 2.735,000,000 tons of solid
substances are thus carried annually
to the ocean.—Exchange.
Old Legal Fees.
Records of a justice of the i>eace iu
Butler county. O.. from more than a
century ago show that the magistrate’s
fee was then 1214 cents in all cases and
that civil actions often were brought
for judgments of less than $1.—Ex
change.
By desiring what is perfectly good
we are part of the divine power
against evil.—George Eliot.
Steamship Sailings
Northwestern—Sailed south Feb. 11.
Mariposa— Passed Juneau, north
bound, Feb. 11.
Admiral Watson—Sailed west from
Valdez, Feb. 10.
Victoria—Sailed north from Seattle
Jan. 24, with freight only.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez,
January 20.
Alaska—Sailed for Seattle from Val
dez Feb* 5.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
Valdez, Feb. ».
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Llscum
8:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
Lvs. Valdez
9:45 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
9:45 a m.
2:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m.
7:0 p.m.
4:00 p.ra. I
10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
TIDE TABLES FOR FEBRUARY.
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Compiled for Valdez Bay, by T..u
Prospector:
Monday, Fob. 12—
First High Tide 3:00 a. m.. 8.3.
Second High Tide 3:17 p. m., C 6
First Low Tide 9:20 a. m., 0.9
Second Low Tide 9:09 p. m., 1.4.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 —
First High Tide 3:32 a. m., 8.3.
Second High Tide 4:06 p. m.t 5.8.
First Low Tide 10:08 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 9:43 p. m., 2.1.
Wednesday, Feb. 14—
Fir3t High Tide 4:13 a. m., 8.3.
Second High Tide 5:11 p. m., 5.1.
F'irst Low Tide 11:09 a. m., 1.1.
Second Low Tide 10:26 p. m.. 2.7
Thursday, F’eb. 15—
First High Tide 5:06 a. m„ 8.1.
Second High Tide 6:49 p. m., 4.7. \
First Low Tide 12:25 p. in.. 1.1.
Second Low Tl'de 11:29 p. m., 3.3. |
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Daily Weather Report
Valdez. Alaska, Feb. 11, 1917]
Barometric pressure .29.692 j
Temperature at 7 p. nt.26
Maximum temperature .33
Minimum temperature .24
Mean temperature .28.5
Snow on ground .26 inches]
Cloudy, calm.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 12, 191"]
Barometric pressure .29.792]
Temperature at 7 a. m.33
Maximum temperatue .33
Minimum temperature .26
Mean temperature .29.5
Precipitation ..18
Snow on ground .25.5 inches
Cloudy, calm, raining.
— Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
Interior Weather Re|M>rt
Fairbanks—23 above, 15 inches of
snow, cloudy calm.
Salcha—32 above, 12 inches snow,
cloudy, south wind, trail good. Mall
north 6:30 a. m.
Richardson, 29 above, 5 inches of
snow, cloudy, high wind, 2 mushers
north yesterday morning.
McCarty—30 above, 8 inches of
snow, cloudy, high wind, trail fair.
Donnelly—35 above, 15 inches o>’
snow, cloudy, high south wind, trail
soft. One dog team south this a. m
McCallums—20 above, snow 55
inches snow, cloudy, windy, trail
fair, stage south 1 p. m. yesterday.
Brogan and Lathrop north- 7 a. m.
date.
Paxsons—20 above, 20 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail fair. North
and south stages out 6 a. m. Ahl
mark and N. C. freight doubling it
to hill.
Hogans—18 above, 27 inches of
snow, cloudy calm, trail fair. Sour
dough—three freight teams north.
Lamson’s auto south, no passengers.
Gulkana—30 above, 7 inches snow,
clear, south wind, trail good. Alaska
Road Commission team south 7 a. m.
Copper flenter—30 above, snow 6
inches, cloudy, southly wind, trail
good. Stage north bound, 1 passenger
6 a. m. J. Ingram with auto and 2
men north 7 a. m.. Rowbottom south
with mall 8 a. m.
Tonsina—34 above, cloudy, windj,
15 inches snow, trail heavy. Charles
and Huggins arrive 6 p. m. yesterday.
Teikhell—32 above, 22 inches of
snow, snowing, south winds, trail
soft.
Beaver Dam—32 above. 30 inches
snow, snowing, south wind, trail
soft.
Thompson’s Pass—26 above, snow
67 inches, snowing, trail soft and
drifted.
Wortmans—32 above, 32 inches of
snow, light north wind, trail heavy
and soft.
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To Vote on Prohibition
DES MOINES, la, Feb. 12.—The
Iowa house of representatives today
adopted a resolution submitting to
a vote of the people the constitu
tional amendment providing . for
statewide absolute prohibition.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
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Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
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DYNAMITE MAY BE
USED TO REMOVE SNOW
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. 12.—Dy
namite probably will be used to
clear the frozen mass of snow, ice
and sand from one track of the Union
Pacific railroad in Wyoming, it was
stated today by railroad officials, who
asserted the mixture had proved too
hard to be handled by snow plows
and shovelers. The one track cleared
last week remains cleared today and
trains on the road were moving
steadily.
STEEL CORPORATION
CUTS A BIG MELON
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—The United
States Steel corporation today de
clared an extra quarterly dividend of
1 % per cent. These dividends cover
ing the last three months of 1916
bring the total of regular and extra
common dividends for the year up to
8% per cent. Total earnings for the
quarter were $106,968, 347, consti
tuting a new high record. Total earn
ings for 1916 amounted to $338,625,
086, or more than double those dur
ing any proceeding year.
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