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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1»17
THE COLONEL IN FIJI.
No large Rivers of Doubt steal
down from Fijian mountains, since
the largest island is but 67 miles in
width. There are no man-eating fish,
hut living men remember the most
terrible orgies of human cannibal
ism. There are dead volcanoes that
can be reawakened to the strenuous
life; cyclones like those that "Rung
your stoutest steamships to roost with
the startled crows”; weird rites with
red-hot stones, mystifying scientists.
With the spear that knows no
brother and the murderous big stick, j
Fijians used to killed their fellow
man for the cooking pot. In years j
gone by "long pig” was a staple diet; i
today they prey on their fellow men
in a more civilized manner. Accord
ing to Bishop Stuntz of Buenos Aires,
90 per cent have joined the church.
There is a fine police force, now tak
ing lessons in savagery “somewhere
in France.” A cable station will en
able the Colonel to tell the scientific
world of his discoveries and keep 'n
touch with preparedness.
Social problems will not be neg
lected for science. The Colonel may
jack up the Colonial administration
as he lectured Egypt on its mistakes.
He can study evolution in feminine
fashions in the cocoanut fibre skirt
and the grass hat of near by Samoa.
The ndse-flute he will hardly expect
to supplant the ukelele, but it and
other Fiji truck will be fine for Smith- j
sonian collections.
The Fiji islands, in short, have
many points for a perfect winter re
treat for the Colonel. Its government
and he will be in perfect accord and
will “Gott strafe Wilson” while not
engaged in strafing something else, j
But the only fly in the ointment for !
the Colonel was that the way to the j
Fiji Islands led through recreant Cal- |
ifornia.
BE FRUGAL.
It was Max O’Rell who declared j
that the average American family j
after a meal, threw enough food away
to keep the family of a French peas
ant for a week. I
This statement is over-colored. It j
is not quite possible. But we must
admit that the American people are.
wasteful. They do throw away food j
that could easily be used again ir. an-j
other form.
In the matter of frugality the Ger
mans are past masters. It is the rule
of the empire to waste nothing. Po
tato peelings that we cast aside are
used to advantage in Germany. The
bones of meat are preserved. The
matter of luxury is one thing, bi t
the matter of frugality comes flist
In France, the country of remark
able menus the chef will take the
scraps from the table and the next
day will unfold marvels of dishes
that will appeal to the most Jaded
appetite.
There is something in this that we
should consider and it would cause
less worry about the cost of living.
A well-prepared steak is served in
I many homes in this country. Part
[of the steak is used and the rest is
'rent to the kitchen and thrown away.
This would be a crime in Germany.
It will be a crime in England before
the end of the war.
The remnant of the steak may not
be palatable to look upon but being
properly prepared in another lorm
will coax the appetite.
We waste not only in food but we
waste in other respects. We light
fires in the back yard to destroy waste
paper. This is folly. Waste paper is
in demand. Old rags we burn in the
stove. This is a more serious waste.
Rags are in demand and the price for
old rags is advancing every day.
The American people must lean,
the lesson of frugality. They must
learn the art of being economical and
throw away nothing.
Save rags, save magazines and
newspapers, save everything. Teach
your children to save. Teach them
the great lesson of frugality.— Ex
change.
CONGRESS should be like the cel
ebrated “Ball Brand” pacs. They
never leak!
AHA! Another Japanese menaes
has been discovered by California
statesmen. It is shown in a report
that 25 per cent of the children born
in Los Angeles county are Japanese.
We may now look for some rabid leg
islation to prevent the Japanese from
getting a monopoly of the babies born
in that suspicious state.
HOW'D you like to live in Anchor
age all winter? The “Little Russia”
of Alaska is shut off from the Out
side for seven months in the year,
but it grows mightily. But with its
57 kinds of foreigners all after the
denero things must get mighty inter
esting there in spots.
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In every line of manufactured ar
ticles there is usually one maker who
sets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set such a standard
for the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agents
for Valdez. if
HAND LAUNDRY—Alaska ave
nue, next to Rudolph Schmidt’s, work
ty the hour. All work guaranteed, tf
Napkins Now on Menu.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25.—Like
a thunderbolt a notice written on lit
tle slips of paper, appended to the
menus in a large Market Street res
taurant broke the news today that
the starchy lunchroom napkin had
become a luxury. Henceforth only
the opulent can have more than one.
The high cost of laundering and the
terrible ravages of the napkin hog arj
twin reasons for the new rule accord
ing to the proprietor of the restau
rant. This was the notice: “Custom
ers U3ing more than one napkin
charged five cents extra.’’
EAGLE HALL
The Empress-Temporary
TONIGHT 8 p. m. TONIGHT
GOOD COMEDY PROGRAM
“BACK TO THE PRIMITIVE”- -COMEDY
WITH SIDNEY DREW AND WIFE.
“THE MISSING MUMMY”- -HAM AND jBCJD
IN A SCREAM COMEDY.
WILLIAM ELLIOT
IN THE celebrated DRAMATIC SUCCESS
“When We Were Twenty-One”
5 ACT PARAMOUNT FEATURE.
KEYSTONE COMEDY WITH FATTY
“THEIR UPS AND DOWNS”
Regular Admission - 25c
NEXT SHOW ON SUNDAY EVENING
REFUSED TO OBEY.
Major Butlor Carried Hie Obetineo>
Right Into Hie Coffin.
▲n amusing incident of camp life in
Revolutionary days la fainted by tbe
author of "Romance and Realism of
tbe Southern Gulf Coast”
In 1708 tbe Drat United States
troops that came down tbe Mississippi
were quartered at Fort Adams. Gen
eral Wilkinson by some accident got
bis cue burned off. Angry at the
laugh which followed his mishap, be !
next day Issued an order forbidding j
any officer to appear with a cue <
Obedient to orders, all the officers but i
Major Butler cut off their cues.
"The vain old prig." said the major 1
•Til see him hanged before 1 cut off ;
my cue to gratify him!" And lie bold
ly appeared without changing the style
of bis hairdressing.
The major was put under arrest, but
he declared obstinately that he would j
spend the rest of his life in prison be
fore he would comply with such a silly
command. Soon afterward he was tak
en very ill. and, realising that be was
at the point of death, he gave instruc
tions for his burial, which he knew
would be witnessed by the whole com
mand.
"Bore a hole," said be. "through the
bottom of my coffin, right under my
bead, and let my cue come through it.
that the old general may see that even
when dead I refuse to obey his order."
And these directions were literally
carried out.
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CHINESE SOLDIERS.
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They Are Regarded With Aversion by j
Their Own Countrymen.
Tbe well known olden dislike of.
even contempt for, soldiers commou to
the Industrious masses of China, in
town as in country, is based on their
experience that the soldier is a loafer
most of the time and a terror to his
country when war is in the air. They
have not glorified valor or quite
grasped the beauty, not to say the
duty, of dying for one’s country, ai
though when they do fight they face
death with a great Indifference.
Discussing this phase of the Chinese
character, Mr. Yone Noguchi, the Jap
anese writer, says In the course of »
recent article:
"The Chinese hatred of soldiery busi
ness or the encouragement of effemi
nate indolence is well explained in ;;
famous ballad written by Po Chui
called The Arm Broken Old Man.’
This old man was not infirm until bo
recelved iu his youth an order to be
come a soldier and intentionally broke
his arm in order to be excused from
such duty. Although his arm pained
badly on a cold or rabiy day, be was
glad to be thankful for it, for, while
his friends had been killed in the bat
tlcfield. he alone could enjoy a long
life."
“What a different sentiment from thai
of us Japanese, whose loyalty to the
flag and the imperial house is taught
to begin with the slighting of our own
lives.”—East and West News.
Two Visiting Cards.
In 1844 when M. de Lagreue was sen;
under Louis Philippe as minister ex
traordinary to China the courtesy of
the ambassador greatly impressed the
Chinese statesmen, particularly theii
“doyen." After the negotiations had
been completed and M. de Lagrene was
ready to embark a delegation brought
him a great roll of paper. The ambas
sador seeing this parcel at once though i
this was u present, knowing Chinese
methods, but to his surprise they start
ed to unroll the cylinder, which extend
ed to about fifty meters of paper, over
162 feet. Then he learned that it was
the visiting card of the "doyen." In re
turning his modest little bristol boaru
the humiliated ambassador added a
few words, which read, “The ambassa
dor of France regrets that he is able to
offer only these simple words to your
excellency.”
That Caught Her.
Mrs. Newcomb—Good morning. In i
this Miss Wise’s private academy? j
Mrs. Binks (hotly)—No: it is not. This
is a private bouse, and these are raj I
own children. Mrs. Newcomb (hastily i
—1Why. I thought it must be a school,
because the children looked so educateo
and scholarly and—and refined, you
know. Mrs. Binks (genially)—Oh, yes
of course. Come in and sit down
Lucy, call your six brothers and five
sisters and introduce them to the lad;,
while I just put on my hat to show ho:
where Miss Wise’s school is.—Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Twice as Much.
A sailor on being asked how he like-1
his bride is reported to have remark
ed: “Why, d’ye see, I took her for oui..
half of me, as the parson says, but
dash me if she isn’t twice as much as
I am. 1 am only a tar, and she’s a
tar-tar.”—New York Telegraph.
Suburban Sort.
“But I thought you said your new
cook was a Jewel?”
“So I did.”
“And yet she left the second day?"
“Yes. You see, she didn’t like Un
kind of setting we provided for her.”
Blrmingham Age-Herald.
He Hadn’t Forgotten.
“George, I’ll bet you’ve forgotten
what day this is.”
* “No: I haven’t. It’s either onr wed
ding day or your birthday. It always
is one or the other when you want to
make a bet like that”—Detroit Free
Press.
The Moat Difficult
“What do you consider the most dif
ficult feat In the world?”
“Well, there may be things harder
than proving to yonr wife that she Is
extravagant, but I don't know what
they are.’’—Life.
Good
Goods
Phone 12
Moderate
Price*
Canned and Salted Fish
For That Tasty Lunch or Dinner.
We offer the following suggestions and have a fine line from which
you can make your selections with the assurance of
getting the best the market produces:
FRENCH SARDINES IN PI RE OLIVE OIL
FRENCH SPRATS IN TOMATO SAI'CE
NORWEGIAN SMOKED SARDINES IN OLIVE OIL.
I'NDERWOOD'B DOMESTIC SARDINES IN SALAD OIL
EXTRA SELECT IXIBSTER
CRAB MEAT
TINA KISH, TWO SIZED TINS.
LARGE FANCY OYSTERS, TWO SIZE TINS.
MINCED CLAMS
LITTLE NECK CLAMS
FANCY RED SALMON
RED SOCKEYE SALMON
BARATARIA SHRIMP
NO. 1 SALT MACKEREL
EASTERN COAST FINNAN HADDIE
KIPPERED SALMON
SALT HERRING
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
LOCATED IN THE FORMER KINO GROCERY BUILDING
VALDEZ CAFE
AND BAKERY
Freah Bread and Pastry alwaya on band
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
BERCSTROM & ROGSTAD. Props.
PHONE 17 - Three doers below Owl Drat
JAP BIRTH RATE IN
MIS ANGELES IS HIGH
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.—Dr. J.
J. Pomeroy, county health officer, has
issued a report in which the figures
show a remarkable increase in the
Japanese native born population o'!
Los Angeles county. It is shown in
the report that 25 per cent of the
birth rate in the rural districts of the
country are Japanese children.
For the fiscal year ending in July
the figures showed that in the rural
districts, exclusive of the incorporat
ed cities, the total of reported births
was 1765. This is among a popula
tion of about 100,000. Only 52.5 per
cent were native born whites.
MOUTH OF YUKON
TO BE DEEPENED
WASHINGTON: The House com
mittee on Appropriations reported
favorably an item of $45,000 for
deepening the channel of the mouth
of the Yukon river. It is thought
that it will find no objection when;
the bill comes up before the house.
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Rexall stand for par excellence, not j
alone in drugs, but every article sold
under the name. The Owl Drug
Store. if
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
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FOP RENT—Five room house on |
Broadway, partially furnished, Mrs. i
M. M. Hopkins. t<
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf j
Prospector ads bring resultB.
There is a Just
Price.
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Is sold at a price that is a Just
price. Just one price—One
Just price. It saves the house
wife money. It gives the
housewife peifect service.
AT AL.li GROCERS
25c lb.
ORESCENT MFG. OO.,
Seattle, Wash.
Gandy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—b Owl Drag Store. |
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD |
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retell Dealer* in
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
Devonport liars Candy.
LONDON. Jan. 25.—Baron Devon
port. the food controller, has issued
further orders designed to check
needless consumption of foodstuffs,
effective February 1. After that date
it is illegal to manufacture any
form of chocolate retailed at a price
exceeding threepence an ounce or any
other sweetmeats exceeding twopence
an ounce. During 1917 no manu
facturer will be allowed to use for
confectionery more than 50 per
cent of the amount of sugar used by
him for such purpose in 1915.
Conferedate Congressman Dies
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 25.—Judge I
A. P. Campbell, said to be the last i
survivor of the forty-nine delegates;
to the Confederate states congress
who signed the constitution of the
Confederate States of America, died
at his home here tonight, aged 87.
He served in the confederate army as
colonel and after the war was for!
eighteen years a member of the state!
supreme court.
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To Ship Diamond Cargo
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 26.—Accord-!
ing to the Handelsblad, more than j
1,000,000 mark’s worth of Germai - j
cut diamonds will be shipped at an j
early date to America by a German j
submarine freighter. A combination
of German underwriters has agreed
to insure the shipment at 8 per cent
“free of capture,” or 11 per cent
against capture.
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
You can have your picture taken
day or night by Jenner the Photog
rapher. tf
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For the most efficient service and
satisfaction go to the St. Elias. 1'
Freeh candy at the Emporium, tf
Bread, rolls and pastry of all kinds
fresh every day, for sale while they
I last, at the Merchant’s Cafe. 1-9-lm
PROFESSIONAL, CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices over Valdes Drag Co.
Phone ’15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M.rD.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
—OFFICE HOURS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to 8 P. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone 170 Office Phone JO
DR. H. COGKERILLE
Graduate National University.
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone SI VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS £ IT KtTCHIS
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY S- AT-I.A W
Offices Is u w.ll.g Bnildlng
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Maaona
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. H. GARNER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdez Alaska.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Room-Th* Home of Coafart
RATES REASONABLE
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BATH ROOM Special Rate* By the Mesth
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prep
Whea la Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PBOP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave. Seward. Alight