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' TUKHDAY. JANUARY 15, 1017
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
EASTER HYMN.
BUKA KB the Joyful Baiter
dawn.
Clearer yet and stronger;
Winter from the world haa
gone.
Death shall be uu longer.
Far away, good angelo, drive
Night and sin and sadness,
Earth awakes, in smiles, alive
With her dear Lord's gladness.
CIIOIU'S
Breeke the Joylul Easter dawn,
Clearer yet anti stronger;
Winter from the World lias gone,
Death shall be no longer.
Roused from long and lonely hours
Under snowdrifts chilly,
In his hands he brings the flowers
Brings the rose and lily;
Every little buried bud
Into life he raises.
Every wild flower of the wood
Sings the dear Lord's pralsea.
Open, happy flowers of spring,
For the sun is risen,
Through the sky sweet voices ring.
Calling you from prison;
Little children, dear, look up
Toward his brightness pressing.
Lift up every heart a cup
For the de.-n- Lord s blessing.
—Lucy Ixrcom.
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IH'KIKI) TALK NTS
Lord Northcliffp, you remember,
spent a good deal of time at Wash
ington. Presumably hia official posi
tion and a naturally inquiring turn
of mind enabled him to form*toler
ably correct impressions of the situa
tion there.
He returned to England and imme
diately gave an interview, for Ameri
can consumption, about the British
government. He said the chief of thaf
government was a ’“live wire,” tha*
he bad two or three able men about
him. and the remainder of his cabi
net was mostly "shirt fronts and rub
ber stamps.” Later on be referred to
them as "deadheads,” who ought to
be got rid of. He Intimated thfct it
this juncture politeness and tender re
gard for the personal feelings of es
timable but incompetent gentlemen in
enormously Important official posi
tions were absurd.
We are hound to suppose he was
thinking about the llritish govern
ment only; yet the interesting coin
cidence that he had been spending a
good deal of time at Washington nat
urally comes to mind. Every now and
then we meet somebody who has just
coble from Washington after an In
timate contact with some particular
fact of the organization down there,
and who privately expresses the opin
ion that So-and-So Is "solid Ivory.”
That organization is doing an cn
rnotis work: in many respects do
ing it very efficiently; and, on the
whole broad view, getting steadily
forward with it.
On the other hand, it is absurd to
claim that the government is organ
ized as it would have been if anyone
had deliberately and disinterestedly
organized it to undertake the vast
task of this war or that it has not
blundered and wasted time. It con
tains some very inconspicuous abil
ities, while some of the most conspic
uous abilities In the nation are exclud
ed front it. People don’t like that.—
Saturday Evening Post.
THE Washington government is ad
vised that the Germans are systemat
ically stripping Belgium of all usable
things, including the necessities of
life. This information, in the light of
Germany’s offer of peace by which
she agrees to certain conditions to
evacuate Belgium and other occupied
territory, is enlightening. One could
Imagine in a faint way, what sort of
a Belgium it would be when the last
German soldier grudgingly and snrily
crossed its boundary line.
Anything you want in the line of
photography—Jenner can do it for
you.
A French soldier fighting in the Ar
gonne has just been informed that he
has inherited $40,000 from a retired
army officer of eccentric habits who
lived In the same village as the sol
dier.
The officer's will ran: "Iieing with
out family, 1 leave the whole of my
fortune to Paul -. farmer. 1 de
sire thus to show my gratitude to
him for having for many years lis
tened patiently and with every air of
interest to the story 1 used to tell of
how I lost my right arm in the war
of 1870.
“I pray and trust that he will he
spared to return to his village after
the war. and my only request to him
is to come occasionally to my tomb
and there relate some of his own war
experiences."
Cigars, cigarettes, tobaccos ect. at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
THE MPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARE
i _ _
THE IMPELLING EMOTIONAL STAR
j
Frances Nelson
IN -
“One of Many”
It it unsparing in its denunciation of those parents who
secretly walking in forbidden ways themselves display
hypocritical apfer at tbs shortcomings of their children
ITS A MIGHTY MORAL LESSON
“Women may fall when there’s no strength in men”
Also Hearst Pathe News
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VALDEZ ALASKA
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SCOT BEATS LAW BY A NOSE
Thirsty Sandy, In Wild Race Against
Tims, Arris** an Quarter Minute
a*4 Qdte Hi* Drink.
Writing In Everybody'*. Maude Rad
ford Warren enumerate* some amusing
Incident* showing the effects of lim
ited war prohibition In England. One
evening the author witnessed ihe fol
lowing race against time that was
staged near Victoria station, Lindon.
at an hour when traffic Is thickest:
"Presently a shouting and cursing
arose at the center of the Intersecting
streets. People turned, peering and
gaping. S:risking straight through
the traffic, regardless of thundering
trucks and sliding cabs and obstruct
ing pedestrians, came a Scotchman.
His eyes were glassy and sturing; his
kilts were living; his knees were twin
kling. On he came, straight for the
public house. If he could get a hand
on a glass of his national vodka bv
9:20%. lie whs saved. Would be make
it? A group of ribald Americans
cheered Win on. yelling at him In race
track fashion. Ills fellow Scotchmen
silently made way for him. and some
of them even pnshed people out of Ids
path. lint they did not cheer; It was
a matter too deep for sounds. On
came Sandy; panting, glaring, he
leaped through the door, and a sym
pathiser from over the seas who fol
lowed him reported that 9:20% he had
a strong Highland paw curb'd around
three Angers of Scotch. The early
closing law thanks to good sprinting,
had been respected—hot nevertheless,
the trcuch had Im>cii taken and the day
saved."
MAY KEEP ENGAGEMENT RING
Jersey City Judge Rules in Favor of
Girl Whose Intended Sought
ftetutn of Splrkler.
There can he no Indian givers on
the Jersey side of the Hudson, so
ruled a Judge In Jersey City, writes a
New York correspondent. As a result
of the decision r young swain is out
'a *150 diamond ring, which he wantel
la hlue-e.ved. petite blonde to return to
! hint.
j The two were engaged, and. Recording
I to custom, he placed the sparkler In
i question on her left hand. They then j
; Ultarreled because she, according to I
his testimony, preferred the tango, Jazz {
1 and foxtrot to sitting on a sofa and dls- ;
cussing their future. Therefore he j
! broke off the engagement and demand- !
i ed his presents hack.
The Judg-- was called utsiii to decide
| whether a:i engagement ring waa a
! gift outright or merely a gift conttn-!
gent upon the fulfillment of a promise
to wed. The court then arranged a
j little "Solomon Judgment" skit that
| worked to perfection, so far as the
1 judge and the young woman were con
1 cerned.
The Matterhorn.
| The Matterhorn was the favorite
j peak of those who "went In" for the
’ hazardous sport id' mountain climbing
in the Swiss Alps. Now reports say
that there < no more mountain climb
ing being done. It Is easy enough to i
guess why. writes Nlksah. For those
| who went around the world looking
for hazardous occupations before the
War there Is now no need to make ex
\ tended search, to stop at expensive
hotels, or to hire a retinue of guides.
Nineteen nations offer the adventurer
, more or less of a salary along with
hoard, lodging and hospital facilities |
for the pleasure of risking his neck.
No wonder mountain climbing has
fallen off.
There are those who say that it
will never again regain Its old high
ealate. They rather think aviation
will attract most of the devotees who
survive the war. But your true moun
taineer laughs at such a suggestion.
For him there l* no thrill to replace
ihe on* he feels as he swings f>y his
fingertips over a 500-foot drop.
French Aristocracy Work*.
The opening of a shop by Viscoun
tess Gort attracts far more notice In
fcngland than li would In Prance,
where many aristocrats earn their liv
ing in less lucrative ways Ilian those
of a Wend end milliner. The present
Marquess de Tnreev D'Ktallonde keeps
an Inn at Oarnae, the Marquee de Fol
llgne Is an omnibus conductor, the
Comte de Rnsgrand works In a flour
mill, the BaroD de Solxu.v Is a postman
and the Comte de SI. Paul is a clerk.
M. Jean de Betz of the same family us
the famous cardinal Is a grave digger:
the Comte rt’HHUteroclie, descendant
of the officer who. at Pontenoy, la ai
leged to have cried our. “Messleure le
Anglals. tires tea premiere." Is a gen
darme, and the Vlseomte tie Barde
neuche used to cleun lumps at the Gan
du Nord for three fruucs a day.
Preferred Two Halves.
The teacher hail been explainin'' I
fractions to her diiss. When She he '
discussed the subject at length, wist,
Ing ta see how much light bad he, i
shed, she Inquired. "Now, Bobble
which would yon rather have, one ap
pie or two halves?”
The Uttle chap promptly replied
"Two halves.”
"Oh, Bobble,” exclaimed the young
woman, a little disappointedly, "why
would yob prefer two halves?"
“Because thru t cdiild see If It was
wormy.” ;
Not Second-Hand.
The Floor Manager—Let’s eee,
you're a widow, aren't you?
Marie u.r tlie Trlmmlhge—Looka
here. I've been aelllu' trlnunln'a hi
Oils joint tor fourteen yean in' I may
,|pok aBbpwom, bat l ffid’t iacdbtt
When 1$ a Dollar Worth More?
ANSWER—From Today until Saturday,
Jan. 19th, We will sell all
S & W Del Monte
Reliance Happy Home
Waldorf & Cresco
CANNED VEGETABLES
At a reduction of 5c per can.
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
good goods
Kodaks and kodak supplies at the
Valdez Dfug Co. tf
Aaaco Films WU1
fit any standard make o ( camera
They are the standard, ony B. Cam
etefc. »«
For first-class meals and good serr
Ice at reasonable prloee try the Her
chants’ Cafe. tf
CITY EXPRESS. Phone S2; read;
to transfe< that baggage (or yon. t‘
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D.D. STEWART Master
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Arctic Hotel
All Warm. Outside Rooms
Transmit Trade SoUrtted
Special Rates by the Week, or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pray
LAUNCH DELLA
Copt H. L. Rider
‘Weekly trips from Valdes to
Wllamar. 1 mullock, Fldalgd sad
way ports. Paaseagere loaded
at all points.
Carrying freight and paaaian
Kero.
a
fbr rates afcply oa Mard.
CAPT. H. la mXBWB
Hot-Point Electric Heater* and
Coo flog-Applteneee at the Emporium.
Christmas good* doming oh the next
boat t*
VALDEZ
HE 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 thei
Sound, both copper and gold, and!
is adjacent to and within easy|
hauling distance of the salmon j
grounds, many fresh water rivers!
and streams in Valdez Bay bring- {
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
will operate »two lines the coming
season, employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers 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 the fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pahy, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high Schools,
churches, trie reading room and
library, good chibrobfas and many
lodges and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, ami living is but
little higher men ih the States.
Many gold and copper tpipes
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this t)ty their outfitting port, and
dhitoihg from its rWtetve of labor.
The climate is Very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rifely falls below —IS in the 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
State*.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdes 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 hid at *11
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and duller cap be as
sured of comfortable lodgings *
a minimum expense. Fifties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so ft our stores
far cheaper than 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 elate of citizens, boy you*
deketto
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