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GRIT.
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Were we railed upon In define
grit we would reply by remarking,
Robert McChesney, and it is lit
erally true. The example of grit
displayed by this pioneer id'Alas
ka from the time the tree fell,
pinning him to the ground, while
his partners fought to release
him, he calmly directed I lie work,
the coolest head in lhe party, and
all through the trip to the beach
when every step meant torture to
the injured man, the long night
ride in the boat, while his com
panions, almost exhausted, rowed
on he never whimpered, but when
the pain w:as the hardest lo with
stand he whistled or sang. <lril j
is McChesney and McChesney is |
grit—all grit and plenty of it. Of j
such are Die pioneers of Alaska. ;
AN HONOR.
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The smoker last night in honor j
of Colonel Richardson was a com
pliment In that officer and a cred
it to the people of the town. Col
onel Richardson has done much
for Alaska in the I i years he has
been detailed by I In* War depart
ment in this territory. He is
probably the he si posted man on
Alaskan affairs in the army. His
work has been of the constructive !
order and will remain many years
after we arc gone as a monument
to himself and the road commis
sion, and I he increased prosperity
which has followed the building
of trails and roads is largely due
to the untiring zeal and elforls of j
Colonel Richardson.
In every section of the north-!
land will be found I rails and roads ;
built in whole or in pari by I he* j
commission. Again we repeal, in
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honoring Colonel luck, I lie pen-j
jile have also honored themselves, j
POLITICS IN THE TARIFF BILL.
In their desire I<> win I lie sup
port of tile farmers, wlm so se
verely punished the Itepuldiraiis j
for the Canadian reciprocity law,
the Democrats have gone to the
-extreme of imposing duties on
raw materials while admitting
free the commodities made from
those materials. They impose a
duty of 10 cents a bushel on
wheat and oats, hut. none on Hour
and oatmeal. They tax livestock,
hut not meat. They adhere to
the theory of free raw materials
and taxed manufactures in the
metal and wool schedules,. but
they reverse the policy in dealing
with products of the farm.
inis is not logical troin any
standpoint.. On. the protectionist
theory, flour would pay a duty
equal to that paid on wheat plus
a duty adequate to protect the
American , miller. On the theory
of a revenue tariff with incidental
protection, the duty should be on
flour but not on wheat, or at least
should he equal on both. If the
principle of free trade be follow
ed as closely as is consistent with
the necessity of raising revenue,
then wheal sholild he free and
flour slightly taxed, for little
wheat would he imported and a
small duty on Hour might produce
considerable revenue from Cana
dian importations.
The Underwood duties on grain
are directed by politics, not by
public policy. They are an open
iiid for the farmers’ void. The
Democrats have been greatly im
pressed by the revolt of farmers
in the border stales against the
Taft ..iprocily policy. They
supported that policy, but have
profiled by its unpopularity and
hope to wean the farmers perm
anently from the Republican
party by protecting (heir products
while admitting free nearly ev
erything farmers use or consume,
no matter how highly manufac
tured.—Portland Oregonian.
A Texas minister ordered all
the ladies in his church to re
move their hats at the Easter
Sunday service. Wonder what he
thought those ladies went to
church for? Evidently that
preacher is “stuck” on his own
preaching.
After Dinner Speaking.
(By George Filch).
After dinner speaking is a mu
tual sorrow which is shared with
great loyalty hy the speaker and
the speakers. It is part of the
price of I he dinner—the second
installment, which is payable im
mediately after the Senegamhian
coffee has been sipped and the ex
travagant cigars in red and gold
uniforms have been lighted.
After dinner speaking original
ly consisted of humor and frivol
ity, with a little eloquence now
and then, if the diners were good
natured. During the Ghauneey
.M. Depew era of after dinner
speaking, three good stories made
a speech, and the man who could
tell three1 good stories, all of a
tender age, never dined a| home.
.Nowadays alter dinner speak
ing is a duty and ilic dinners are
provided in order to repay I he
crowds for listening to the
speeches. In order lo hold a
thousand men through three
four-furlong speeches on irriga
tion, conversation and the neces
sity ofdifTercnl.ini rales, it is nec
essary to seat them at tables
where they can't get out. Instead
of selling oratory at $i per head
per listener, it is now necessary
to give away a seven-course din
ner as a bonus.
This is largely because speech
making has changed. Formerly
a speaker tried to see how long
he could soar on the wings of
metaphor, without falling ntf.
Xow the orator cornels to the an
nual dinner of the Amalgamated
Sons of Thunder, bulging with
statistics, and when his turn
comes, he ladles out information
until the janitor turns out I he
lights.
The,re are 11,708,432 public
dinners in the United States each
year, and this requires a total of
over 30,000,000 after dinner
speechesAbout 10,000,000 Ameri
cans speak now and then at a din
ner. Of these over a hundred arc
good speakers. Of the rest sev
oral thousand have something to
say. The principal object of the
v.'t'l .iiid perspiring . emainder is
to get. through.
\Ve. now have enough technical
schools in this country to turn
out twice as many engineers as
can he provided with jobs, but no
intelligent effort is being put
i forth to increase the number of
j men who can make an after-din
I nor speech in such a manner as
!lo make the audience glad it
('nine. Millions of our young are
jbeing taught Latin, but the nation
still swarms with timid, suffering
men who have received years of
..duration and have been
taught, nothing of nffrr dinner
speaking except to say in a hum
orous way, “I do not know why
I should have been called on this
evening.”
We need less Latin in America
'and a more widely diffused knowl
edge of how to drape one’s self on
the back of a chair and address
the stall-fed multitude in such a
manner as to jar the chandeliers
with applause.
Any man will get along pretty
well if he keeps his heart warm
and his heart cool.
The man who succeeds must
be composed of equal parts of
backbone and cheek.
Talk almul your bargains a1
A filer's.
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMAS- j
TER. Fort Eiscum,' Alaska.
January 20, 1913.
Schedule lor the launch Lieut.!
C. V. Donaldson, daily, Saturday*
and Sunday excepted:
Leave Fort Liscum 8:15 a. in.,
1:15 p. m.
Leave Valdez 9:30 a. m., 5:30 p.
SPECIAL TRIPS.
Tuesday, Leave Ft. Liscum 5 p.
in. Leave Valdez 2:30 p. m.
Saiurdav. leave Ft. Liscum 1:15 p.
in. and 7 p. in. Leave Valdez
i p. m. and 9:30 p. in.
Sundays such trips as may be
ordered.' There will be no trips i
for the launch on the second and
fourth Fridays each month, those
days being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
aDov* will be made without no
tice only to meet the exigencies
of the service.
Bv order of Lieut. Col. O’Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG.
First Lieut. 30th Infantry, Quar- |
termastor. i
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Ingram & Bush Dealers.
Just arrived direct from the factories,
a large shipment of
INTEGR1DAD, Rex, Regal*. EL S1DELO, Senators, Millionaires,
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico. BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENT A, Medio, Full Value, Madrid.
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price to the Trade
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough Dry lCc lb.
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Valdez Dock Co* moat no.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENTS FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
KeyltoneDock Valdez Iron Works
We are showing a new line of men’s fine
RAIN COATS
in many different styles and shades.
CRAVANETTES, RUBBER COATS,
SUP-ONS.
Priced from $5.00 to $25.00.
Come in and look them over
EO. F. WHITE
iThe Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
THE SALESMAN
makes more sales and
makes them with greater
facility if his work is re
enforced by Electric Light.
It shows his goods to the
best advantage.and colors
may be readily matched
under its rays.
A brilliant electrically
lighted store stamps a
merchant as a hustler.
And trade follows light.
A. W. L. & T. Co.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting ami passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
fcid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKinjt-y St, Valdez
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furni*hed Room* All Modern Convenience*
Good Tljr DIICrCT G ° °d
Goods lilt UUirtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., he.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and I I HhVOCD *nd Budding
Puget Solknd uv^iDCJK Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 1$
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Wedoaf
general I
Bankingl
Business!
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
I We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest mn lime Certificates ml Depmmit