The Cordova Daily Times
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QHtnoVA, A I,A SKA, SATIU I>AV, DKCK.MHKH 18, 1!>15.
WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS NEEDED.
The declination of Mr. .Justice Hughes of the l nited
States supreme court, as a candidate for president, awakens
a thought of the order of man best fitted for the office of chief
magistrate of this nation.
eountry has seemed to have a wrong impression of
jjjpRie needed qualifications for the place from long ago.
If a private citizen had an extensive and complex business
and he wanted a superintendent for it, what manner of man
would he select!
The first essential would be some one acquainted with the
business in all its details, the second a man acquainted with
the men to be dealt with.
Would he select a man whose whole life had been spent
in the study of the sciences and classics, and who had had no
practical contact with any extensive and varied business, and
only contact with elegant and accomplished gentlemen!
Senator J. I*. Jones expressed the idea perfectly when lie
said to Senator Lodge: “I have read your books, Lodge, they
are beautiful; I have heard your speeches, they are fine, but
senator, you don’t know a d-d thing in the world of how a
poor man goes to work to make a living.
When Andrew Jackson was elected President men were
afraid.
They said he was a rough soldier, an indifferent lawyer,
a horse racer, etc.—not at all the scholar and gentleman needed
to occupy the White House.
They did not realize the shrewd judgment needed to com
pass the tactics and strategy of the race track; or that the
rough soldier would lx* just the one to keep his eyes on his
country’s enemies; i,r that a grounding in the law gives an
alert, and honest man a clear ituition to grasp the right in any
given case.
Abraham Lincoln had practically no education in the
"'schools, but what other man'ever carried such an equipment
of brain and heart into the presidency as he did!
Mr. Gladstone was a much finer scholar than Disraeli, but
Ik* was a failure as premier, a most costly mistake, while Dis
raeli gave England the most brilliant administration it had
enjoyed since the sceptre fell from the hand of Pitt.
Tint Gladstone’s translation of the Iliad was marvellous.
A president of the United States should not only be a most
sagacious business man, but should have an intimate personal
knowledge of all the people of all the states. Unless he has he
will assume the great office hedged about unconsciously with
a robe of provincialism which ho can never divest himself of.
He will, too, be stuffed full of personal theories which a
little contact with all the people would long before have scat
tered to the winds.
A too close adherence to the studies of the schools, with
no mingling in the practical affairs of life is liable to have the
same effect upon a man that too close inbreeding does upon
horses. It is followed by a lack of steady judgment, impat
ience of needed restraint, a disposition to fly the track when
the presence is most urgent, irritability and a desire to take
the bit and run away just when most is expected.
The most essential need to fit boys to be real men, is a
training in the simpler lessons of military discipline while yet
young. It teaches them discipline and at the same time self
respect. It improves their bearing; it impresses upon them
the obligations of duty, and the obligation that is upon them
to do their best in whatever honorable occupation it becomes
their duty to fill. It dissipates foolish ideas and fits their
minds, their hands and eyes for a life work.
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No matter how squeaky the governmental machine in
Gicece becomes they always seem to find a lubricant.
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Christmas is a week from today, and it is none too. early
to purchase your holiday gifts.
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Now that the plum tree has been shaken in Alaska those
looking for federal jobs are hopeful that some fruit will drop
into their baskets.
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This w!ik one of the coldest davs we have experienced this
winter, and even then the thermometer did not come anywhere
near the zero mark.
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Secretary of Interior Lane is urging Congress to pass an
emergency appropriation of $2,000,000 with which to continue
construction work on tin' government railroad in Alaska this
winter.
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A committee of railroad employes, under the Alaska en
gineering commission, is at Washington, asking Congress to
make an investigation of the labor, conditions existing at An
chorage, but thus for it has not met with much success.
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The term “full territorial form of government” also has
f Republican authority for its use as well as Democratic. It
was used by Governor Clark and' President Taft before it was
sanctioned by President Wilson in his message to Congress
two years ago.—Juneau Empire.
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The first Democratic postmaster to be given a place at the
“pie counter” is our friend W. E. Root, who has been nomin
ated to look after the mails at Seward. That he will make a
capable and obliging official we have no doubt, but why he
should want to serve Uncle Sam at a lower salary than he can
command' as a druggist we are at a loss to understand. But
as William was after the job we are glad he landed it. Here’s
hoping he may have enough influence with the administration
to see that his clerk hire allowance is raised, so that the em
ployes of that, as well as other offices, will be paid a living
wage.
S' ME tiny elves one Chrietma#
grew mischievous, it aoams,
And broke Into th# atoraroom
whtrt old Santa keeps his
dream*
And gathered up whole armful# of
dreamt all bright and sweat
And started forth to peddle them adown
the village street.
Oh, you would never, never guess how
queerly these dreams sold.
Why, nearly all the younger folk bought
dreams of being old,
And one wee chap in curia and kilta, a
gentle little thing.
Invested in a dream jbout an awful pi
rate king.
A maid who thought her pretty name
old fashioned and absurd
Bought dreams of names th* longest
and the queerest ever heard,
And, strange to say, a lad who owned
all sorts of costly toys
Bought dreams of selling papers with
the raggedest of boys.
Ar.d then a dream of summer and a
barefoot boy at play
Was bought up very quickiy by a gen
tleman quite gray,
And one old lady, smiling through the
grief the tried to hide.
Bought bright and tender visions of a
little girl who died.
A ragged little beggar girl, with weary,
wistful gaze,
Soon chose a Cinderella dream, with
jewels all ablaze.
Well, it wasn’t many minutes from the
time they came in sight
Before the dreams were all sold out
and the elves had taken flight.
—St. Nicholas.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
THE snow is white
On the roofs tonight,
The moon looks down with
hor silvery smile,
And the wind blows free
Through bush and treo
And whistles along for mile on mile.
And, ah, hark there!
On the midnight air
Comes the faintest tinkle of fairy belle.
They are coming near,
They are coming here,
And their sweet sound swelling of Joy
foretells.
It Is Santa Claus,
And he cannot pause,
But down the chimney he quickly
elides,
Each stocking fills
Till it almost tpilla,
Then gayly chuoklet and off he glides.
How happy he.
The saint to be
Of all th* girls and all th* boyal
He hears kia praise
Through the holidays
As they eat their sweats and break
their toy*.
So still he smiles
And the time beguiles
Concocting schemes our hearts to oheer.
He loves ua all,
And great and small
Regret that he comes but once a year.
—William Barclay Dunham.
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Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug 8tor*.
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Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
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Attorney and Counsellor at Law
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STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodluua steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Salle from Seattle— Salle from Cordova—
December 10. ALAMEDA . December 19
Oecember 21 .... NORTHWESTERN .... December 30
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ives, S. 8. Seward. S. 8. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; 8. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sate at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
General Agent Ticket Agent
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. 8. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
VDMIRAL EVANS . December 15 w
\DMIRAL FARRAGUT . December 26
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Copk Inlet points and Kodiak
Island.
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local Agents
[Copper River & (
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Effective October 4th, 1915. g
f Two trains every six days between Cordova and jjjj
ijj Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making ji:i
| connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving j£
ijj from Seattle. jjjj
jij Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, |
Mondays and Thursdays. g
ijj Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays.
f. Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays. jjjj
| Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. ijj:
The above schedule subject to change without notice, j-j!
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pesscnger Trains Be- £•
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£ tween Cordova and Chitina. &j
Freight received from I) A. M. to 5 I’. M. *
Tickets on sale at Depot or up town office, Alaska jf
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