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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5. I'.H.'I.
HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
A i'll I lie l- remarkable eiglll
slury building lias jusl been ..
jileleil mi Irving place. New York
City. j
It has a theater with a seal- ■
in” eapaeily of 1.500.
II has an apartment of seven ,
rooms, completely furnished, for .
Hie special purpose of inslruc-,
lion in domestic science. j
There is a model hanking in- :
stilution for leaching hankig.
There is a factory divided inlo
various rooms, where garments
are made.
There is a bookbinding plant
and a miniature department store,
in which girls who aim at posi
tions in tdie big stores can duality
til' mselves.
Growing plants make a garden
out of the roof of this eight
story building, and on that roof,
too, are basketball courts, a gym
nasium and shower baths.
There is a lunchroom where
700 can lie accommodated at
once.
A fancy settlement workers’
club or a building constructed by
some philanthropist to carry on
experiments.
Nothing of the kind. II is just •
a public school of the City of New !
York, just opened at a cost <>f j
$250,000. i
There are 288 instructors and j
it can take care of 5,900 pupils, j
It is the last word in public school j
building construct ion.
And it is only a few years since j
the average school building con
sisted nf four walls, a few win- j
dows, a smoky furnace in the eel- j
lar and all under I in* domination!
of a political janitor who was,
paid heller than Hie principal.
THE FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE. |
Experts of the federal hospital
service have been compiling data
from the census reports that
make a striking showing of the
cost of disease in this country!
am! emphasize the necessity of i
more rigid enforcement, partic
ularly in cities, of laws and reg
ulations designed to safeguard
the public health.
Tuberculosis is-slaled to cost
this country in the value of lives
destroyed $250,000,000 a year and
the1 mere expenses n medicine,
food, medical attendance and loss
of wages is $90,000,000 annually.
The census reports estimate the
total loss from contagious dis
eases. including tuberculosis, is
$750,000,000 a year, of which 40
per cent, or $300,000,000, is pre
ventable.
The cost of prevention would
be a mere fraction of the cost of
-prc' eel able diseases and there
should I e no false et mutiny in
expect lures for the campaign
agaiii t contagion " ue health of
the people is 1 Ilfs ;>• latest asset
of the nation.
WHO FURNISHES THE MONEY?
It takes money and lots of it to
feed soldiers and buy ammuni
tion. It would be interesting to
know who is financing the Mexi
can revolution or series of revo
lutions.
History has made it pretty
plain that Napoleon was llnanced
by tin* great contractors ami
bankers of Paris when he made
himself tirsl consul by the coup
d’etat of November, 1799. fhey
wanted a stable government for
lousiness reasons and they
thought a dictator like Napoleon
was their best chance.
There is -not much secret about
fbe fact that the sugar interests
played a very important part in
the revolutions in Hawaii and Cu
ba. Eventually it will be determ
ined whether the Mexican revo
lutions are due to spontaneous
uprisings of the people or are
being financed by capital which
wants to deal with a stable gov
ernment. _
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Kisses are said to be unknown
'among the Chinese. The aver
age American will hesitate to in
troduce the habit among them.
A Wisconsin man touched an
electric wire and withstood a
shock of 38,000 volts. He should
feel qualified for participation in
Wisconsin politics.
An Ohio woman, suing- for her
IIfill divorce, advises young girls
not In marry a handsome man.
As if every man did md think
himself handsome.
"Wanted," reads an ad. in I lie
New York World, "a girl, over
Id. while, lo paste labels on.”
The advertisement does not ex
plain why they want to paste la
bels on I lie girl.
The government has forbidden
I lie Klamal h Indians i o I rade
wives. Simply shows how the
Pittsburg and Newport society
folks are shown favors that are
denied Ihe Klamath Indians.
Chicago theaters propose to
reduce the price of gallery seats
to meet the compel it ion of the
moving picture shows. An im
provement in the class of plays
offered would he more etfective.
Former Senator Clark, of Monl
tana, has just installed a $120,
000 pipe organ and a $100,000
set of dishes in his New York
home, which cost, $7,000,000. Mr.
Clark will have fpiite1 a show place
if he will leave the cost lags on
the furniture.
SAUERKRAUT.
Who was it first invented kraut,
and put it in a barrel? Some
scientist should find out, and
deck his tomb with laurel. For
kraut’s a good old honest dish,
and when, with eager talons, we
throw it in our holds, we wish
that we could eat three gallons.
For sauerkraut’s savory and
clean, and not the least eorrody,
and it contains no nicotine, or
benjamin of sodyi. I always give
a joyous shout, glad are my feel
ings inner, when grandma says
she'll cook some kraut (with oth
er things) for dinner. And to
wards the stove, throughout the
day, with anxious eyes I’m look
ing: and neighbors seven miles
away all know just what’s a
cooking. The incense that you
read about around the dump is
gropin’ when granny cooks a
mess of kraut and leaves the
windows open. 1 see the neigh
bors going by. the sniff the sauer
kraut boiling, and often I can
hear their sigh: "For kraut I’m
fairly spoiling.” Ah sauerkraut
is a noble dish, beloved of wise
old fogies. And why do people
wish their weed in plugs or sto
gies? WALT MASON.
.Just received on the Mariposa,
a line of dresses at Harvey’s Tog
gery.
THE GENTLE CYNIC.
Faint praise ne’er won fnir la
dy. _
Irrigation makes a tiling grow,
especially a thirst.
The man who buys his friends
generally gets stuck.
Many a man's will is mid sol
ed long before lie is dead.
A man’s ideals are seldom re
sponsible for high living.
The Temple of 1 lebt has a t Inni
saud entrances for one exit.
Some people are all tired out by
the lime they reach a conclusion.
Perhaps after all it is better
to wear yourself out than to rust.
! Sonin |M»npl«» k(M*p 1 Im ip viplims
j locked up for high days and lml_
I idays.
Success is largely a mailer of
lluiying experience and selling a!
la prid'd.
I II is never Inn lale In mend,
! hul some uf us seem In think il s
II .arly.
W hen a girl hemmes cnnvin
eed crying makes her nose red,
she slops.
A girl is never happy I il I she
falls in love, and then she is
miserable.
The man w ho borrows I rouble
generally gives his pear.. mind
as securitv.
The value of experienc as an
investmenl depends on Ihe divi
dends il pays.
Wealth may no! bring happi
ness. Inti most of us are wiling
In lake a chance.
Some people are always loo bu
sy to do anything bill talk about I
how busy they arc. j
Any girl is apt to think a fel-j
low's heart is in the right place |
if it's in her keeping. !
II is a mistake to suppose that
(lie man who is well reared al
ways stays in the rear.
When a fellow acts as a wet
blanket it doesn't do much good
to tell him lo dry up.
Charity covers a multitude of
sins, hut is generally our charity
and other people’s sins.
We all admire a man who does
good things, unless we happen to
be one of the good things.
Lots of people spend half their
lives overdoing things, and the
other half doing them over.
Some of us never talk about
other people, because we are loo
busy talking about ourselves.
It’s a mistake to suppose that
all women are the same. Even
one woman isn’t the same for
any length of time.
It may be true that fools rush
in where angels fear to tread, but
angels don’t have lo tread; they
can use their wings.
Lieutenant Michaclis. formerly
jstationed at Fort Seward in
!Southeastern Alaska, has been
I guilty of extreme carelessness in
! handling the business affairs cu
ll rusted to him and sentenced to
| receive a reprimand. He was or
dered released from arrest and
restored lo duly with his regi
ment.
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
I Foot Keybioue Ave»
I Rough Dry lCc lb.
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. |ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
Give Us the Opportunity
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STEINBLOCH1
SMART CLOTHES
to dressJyou\better for the same or less
money with
Stein-Bloch, H. M. S. Soneborn
or Hamberger Clothes
These well known clothes cost no more
than ordinary clothes, and
We Guarantee a Perfect Fit
Daily Prospector and Weakly
Miner $1.25 the mo. delivered
Economical
Ironing
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironing with ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes up the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the clothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
Flat Iron
is quite different — all tht
beat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into tlie Boom
or up the kitchen chimney.
None of it is wasted.
To use only the sunount of
heat actually needed for
ironing, be it either heavy
damp pieces or laces,
embroidery or other light
goods is real economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep all sty les and sizes
—Let ussendyou one on trial.
Alaska Water, (Light
& Telephone Co.
HSl
Steam Heat Electric Light*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Convenience*
Good Tilr niirrrr g ° °d i
Goods I nt DUiTlI Goods |
Copper River Lumber Co., he.
ALL KINDS OP
•Native and f f Til /ID CD and Building
Puget Sound La V/ IVjIJljIZjJLX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Arguments May Be Disputed, But
“Facts Are bacts.”
Lt i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you’ll find we’re right.
If you^-drink beer you should use Valdez beer in preference to
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality.
Second, because it is a home pr duct; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity of Valdez should patroniz home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
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general
Banking
Business
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We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.