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THURSDAY, APRIL 0, 1010
AULD IRELAND, MY HOME.
rpHERE'S a ship that rides at anchor In
a harbor by the sea,
Where the restless waves are dancing all
the day,
And I seem to hear her calling, while she’s
beckoning to me,
“Oh, I’m going back to Erin; come
away!”
8s methinks that I’ll be going with the
setting of the sun,
When she turns her prow again across
the foam.
For my pilgrim days are over, and my
race is nearly run.
And I’m longing for ould Ireland, my
home.
(\H, I love this ‘‘land o' freedom,'’ and
Aa j’jj always point with pride
To her bonny flag that floats so orave
and free, ’
And to save her as a nation some 1 loved
have fought and died
And are up in heaven now awaiting me.
And my heart Is filled with sadness when
I think we’ll have to part.
For 1 thought no more my weary feet
should roam.
But I cannot still the longing that is ever
In my heart,
So I’m going back to Ireland, my home!
ON the green banks of Klllarney 1 would
lay me down to rest,
Near the humble little cot where 1 was
born,
Where the modest yellow primrose lifts
aloft her smiling crest,
And the snowy bloom is resting on the
thorn.
For I’m sure I’ll sleep the sweeter when j
I’m laid beneath the sod
If I know the little shamrock smiles I
above
And 1 bear upon ray Dosom when 1 go to
meet my God
That blessed little emblem of his love. ’
—Julia K. Galloway. j
DO IT NOW.
If the people of Valdez cannot now
get together under the newly elected
council; if they cannot work togeth
er for the up.,-.-amg of the town and
the prosperity of the community,
then the quicker the city goes to the
..o-i.iiuon bow-wows the better it will
be for all concerned.
In Valdez, perhaps more than in
any other of the coast towns, a good
ly proportion of the people are those
who helped to organize the town;
who have lived here since . was a
small settlement, and their pride in
its achievement should he their
strongest sentiment.
Men and women who are handed
together in fraternal organizations,
and there are a number in Valdez,
work together for the welfare of the
order and its individual members,
and there is not the slightest reason
why the people of this town could;
not get together and work for the
community. Let self-interest be laid
aside and the good of the community
alone considered.
If a project to open a mine, estab
lish a factory, or promote an indus
try of any character is brought out,
boost for it and boost hard. The
man who starts it may make some
money; let' him, and you will get
your share. The town cannot grow
and be prosperous without you get
ting your portion and the more pros
perous the town the greater your
part will be. If you have a project
of your own, spring it and ask the
people to boost for you. If they are
interested in their own welfare they
will work for yours.
Now is the ume to get together,
forget past grievances and let us all
work for Valdez,.
A house divided against itself can
not stand, and if you tear down your
fellow citizen you are tearing down
yourself.
IN 8HINYTOWN.
In Shinytown the people cling
to their belief that in the spring all
men should rise, and clean up alley,
yard and lawn, till every sign of
trash is gone—which scheme is very
wise. In Shinytown they burn old
hats and sticks and rags and bor.es
and cats and kindred trash; all labor
for the public weal with fifty-seven
kinds of zeal and not alone for ca-h.
This town is in a class unknown; and
flies and germs are quite unknown,
year after year; no doctors’ joints
therein are built, and all the fell dis
eases wilt when they come near. As
there are no diseases nigh, the people
don't know how to die; death seeips
a joke; and some one has to shoot
them down when they are tired of
Shinytown, and w’sh to croak. The
village used to have a hearse before
it killed the microbe curse, long, long
ago;, but now, since microbes cause
no fuss, they use it for a jitney bus—
five cents a throw. This is the vil
lage of delight, where all the folks
are. living right, a cheerful scene:
your burg might be like Shinytown
if all the men would buckle down, end
make it clean.—Walt Mason.
SWAT THE HOUSEFLY.
If you were to walk into a room
and be told that in it there wete
seven million chances of catching a
deadly disease, how long would you
linger? The chances are you would
get out as quickly as you could. And
yet according to bacteriologists one.
fly may carry as many as seven mil
lion germs on its feet. Typhoid and
tuberculosis are the most comm--:1, of
these germs. Now is the time to be
gin to swat the fly. Right tod: ’-. Per
haps you’ve noticed on these mild aft
ernoons when the sun is bright that
one or two buzzed their deadly song
about your ears. They're here. But
there are only a few now. Maybe
there was only one in your home—
but did you swat It? Get out the
swatter that you used last year and
kill the flies before they multiply.
The fly is born in filth. It can’t be
blamed then, because it carries a
supply of bacteria constantly. Phy
sicians say every fly that escapes the
swatter now means several millions
equally evasive germ carrying insects
in a month or so. To eliminate the
housefly effectively you must elimin
ate it early in the season, before it
has time to hatch eggs. Get your
screens ready. Bar the fly from the
house. But if it slips by you, swaf
it.—Ex.
A LITTLE WHILE.
A few more years, or a few more
days, and we’ll all be gone from the
rugged ways wherein we are jogging
now; a few more seasons of stress
and toil, then we’ll all turn in to en
rich the soil, for some future far
mer’s plow. A few more years and
the grass will grow where you and
the push are lying low, your arduous
labors o’er; and those surviving will
toil and strain, their bosoms full of
the same old pain you knew in the
days of yore. Oh, what’s the use of
the carking care, or the load of grief
that we always bear, in such a brief
life as this? A few more years and
we will know know a side of beef
from a woozy woe, an ache from a
bridal kiss. "I fear the future,” you
trembling say and nurse your fear in
a dotard way, and moisten it with a
tear; the future day is a day unborn,
and you’ll be dead on its natal morn,
so live while the present’s here. A
few more years and you cannot tell
a quart of tears from a wedding bell,
a wreath from a beggar’s rags; you'll
take a ride to the place of tombs in
a jaunty hearse with its nodding
Civic League
...At The...
Empress To-night
PROGRAM
OVERTURE - • Orchestra
SONG—harp accompaniment. Miss Rose Johnson
RECITATION - Mrs. J. F. Dunstan
ILLUSTRATED SONG - Miss Blanche Fogg
SELECTION - Mandolin Orchestra—15 pieces
ST. ELMO—6 Reels—-Special Film Production
8 p. m. Sharp ADMISSION 50c and 25c
plumes, and a pair of coal-black
nags. So while you stay on the old
gray earth, cut up and dance with ex
ceeding mirth, have nothing to do
with woe; a few more years and you
cannot weep, you’ll be so quiet'and
sound asleep, where the johnny
jump-ups grow.—Walt Mason.
PRAISE WILL HELP.
If a man wishes to hold the love
and respect of the woman he married
he must show her consideration and
sympathy. It requires just as much
brain force, just as much hard work,
to be a good home-maker as a man
expends in the outside world. Some
men fail to understand how dear lit
tle acts of kindness and cons.,.era
tion are to the hearts of their wives.
The good wife struggles each day to
cater to the husband's wishes and
comfort, placing self in the back
ground, and the husband possibly is
grateful enough to refrain from criti
cism, but he allows her to take it all
for granted that he appreciates all
she does for him. What she needs is
spoken words of praise; real appro
val shown in acts and words is an
elixer to the wife. Is there not some
thing beautiful and very effective to
be seen when we meet a wife and
mother rising .superior to her'domes
tic troubles and overcoming the petty
trials encountered in every home and
endeavoring to make that home
cheerful and happy? And is it not
likewise beautiful to see the husband
lending every assistance in her work?
There is found in these united homes
an indulgence and repose that cannot
be obtained elsewhere.—Exchange.
A Kansas man bought a churn to
put in his wife’s stocking Christmas.
Daily are we appalled at the stories
of luxuriant growth in Kansas.
The fellow who wastes his time
loses sight of the fact that he will
need it all before he dies.
Sometimes a man's only idea of
getting his finger in the pie is to keep
anyone else from eating it.
Wise is the man who knows more
than he thinks he knows.
Don't put up a bluff unless you are
pretty sure the other fellow won't call
you.
The people who sow the seeds of
discord are pretty apt to reap the ap
ples of discontent.
It isn’t every doctor who can turn
a theory into practice.
If every man is the architect of his
own fortune there are some pretty
bum architects in this world.
WOULD DEFEND OUR RIGHTS
Says To Do This Country Must Be
Prepared in Advance—Says He
Must Not Be Nominated Unless the
Country Accepts that Position.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y„ April 6.—
A delegation of leading Republicans
called upon Col. Roosevelt this morn
ing to discuss the political situation.
During th^ visit the spokesman of the
party, addressing the Colonel, said:
“We have made up our minds that
we will have to nominate you.”
In reply to this statement Colonel
Roosevelt replied in part: “Get it
perfectly clear in your head that if
you nominate me it must not be be
cause you thing it is in my interest,
but because you think that it is in
your interest and that of the Republi
can party; that it is because you
think it is in the interest of both of
us to place my name before the peo
ple as your candidate. But do not
nominate me, if you expect me to pus
syfoot on any single issue I have
raised.”
Continuing, Mr. Roosevelt said that
his slogan would be “America First.”
“Don’t nominate me,” said he, "un
less you are prepared to take the po
sition that Uncle Sam is to be strong
enough to defend his rights and the
rights of every one of bis people
wherever they may be, and he can
not be strong enough to do this un
less he prepares advance. I am
not for war. On the contrary I ab
hor an unjust or wanton war, and
would use every honorable expedient
to avoid even a just war, but I feel
that in the long run you cannot avoid
war by making oiner people feel that
you are afraid to fight for your
rights.”
The Tokeh Lou, from Ellamar,
came up this afternoon bringing
Superintendent L. L. Middlecamp of
the Ellamar mine, and contractor
Nick Welch.
Quality Is Well Exemplifiea in
the Famously Known
Beech Nut Brand
Hams and Bacon.
s. BLUM & co.
Distributors.
The Bert Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Ro*m«--Tle Hooic of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rat*» By the Monti
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Prop.
|.|.H 111»1"1"H"H HU'lH'Wfj
: OWL DRUG CO. i
$ prescriptions |
I OUR SPECIALTY *
I try US I Phone 40 |
H'HIHHI 1111"»'I"M 111HW
fcandy Men \
| i E.W. HUNT—U Owl Drag Store. |
] FOUNTAIN DRINKS *
| HOT-cold; j
Stop that Infernal Backet
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. tf
FOUND—Across the street from
the Valdez Brewery, a class pin.
Owner may have same by paying for
for this adv. Call at Prospector of
fice. 2t
FOUND—A pocket book contain
ing check. Owner may have same by
calling at the Pinzon Cigar store and
proving property.
FOUND—A gold locket, owner may
have same by calling at the Prospec
tor and proving property.
Books Donated.
The library of the Everyman’s
cluu oesires to acknowledge the re
ceipt and express thanks for the do
nation of a number of new books
from Mrs. M. M. Hopkins.
Not Protootodr-*"""",F**ll,ir
Selim (the house cat)—What makes
you so nervous and scary all the time?
Rags (the alley cat)—Since sables and
sealskins have gone up so In price I’ve
become a fur bearing animal, and Mis
open season for me the year round.—
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
|louie’Tcafe i
§ Everything First class J
| Open Day and Night $
| ANDY MAROVICH, Prop. |
T"T 'T if I y- y y -y •y- y 'y 'y 'y-y^ y -y -y--y y y -y- y- y -y-^
Arcade Cafe
OPEN AIX NIGHT
Private Dining Room with Electric
Heater
Jack Callin_- _Proprietor
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free ud Accepted Mason
I Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hail. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Budding
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Launch Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from tbe Val
dez Dock Company's Dock.
For BUamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
’ For Rates, Apply on Boat.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Ualveralty.
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Tear, in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling HaiMta,
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Coart Boas*
Chose 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
i JOHN LYONS E K F.ITCB1B
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ofleea in Whaling Build tag
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEE&*"
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
Dougherty & Ferguses
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Somebody
With Money \
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always has been found to \
“back” a good plan, a good *
idea, a good business ven- i
ture or a good mining pro*- '*
pect; otherwise a good many 1
of today’s successful buffr- -
ness enterprises would mil1 ;
be-mere dreams. ' j
Advertising has brought 4
about a majority of the in- j
traductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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SULTS.