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Cut off for a second year from their
customary tour of European countries,
American excursionists are becoming
more and more familiar with the at
tractive features of their own country.
These features are set forth iif a com
parative manner by Gilbert H. Gros
venor, director and editor of the Na
tional Geographic Society; in a com
munication issued by the bulletin of
the society, which is in part as fol
lows :
"It is true that one finds a more an
cient culture in Europe. It is also true
that he finds more splendid architec
ture. And likewise it is true that he
finds there better art; for before Am
erica was born into the family of na
tions Europe had castles and cathe
drals and masterpieces of art and
sculpture.
"But in that architecture which is
voiced in the glorious temples of the
sequoi grove and in the castles of the
Grand Canyon in that art which is
mirrored in American lakes, which is
painted in geyser basins and frescoed
upon the side walls of the mightiest
canyons, there is a majesty and an
appeal that the mere handiwork of
men, splendid though it may he, ran
never rival.
“Nor is our country lacking in hal
lowed and historic spots. Is Water
loo, where Napoleon’s star of empire
set forever, any more sacred to the
American heart than Appomattox,
where a new nation was horn out of
the throes of internecine strife? Are
A terh'tz and Wagram, with their
high tides of the French empire, of
soil more sacred or n*mosphere more
hallowed than Valley Forge and Get
tysburg, Plymouth llock, Independence
Hall and Mount Vernon? Does Lon
don, Paris or Berlin contain more of
inspiration to us as a people than
Washington, the nation's capital?
"We have wandered far to find the
picturesque and the magnificent, and
yet it is not entirely provincial philo-'
sophy which says that New York in
many ways is the the most wonderful,
the most striking and the most inter
esting of all cities of the earth; nei
ther is it only the voice of the man
who has never seen other shores that
pronounce Yellowstone Park the most
marvellous picture book of nature's
library; nor yet is it the narrow pride
of the spread-eagle orator alone that
awards to the Grand Canyon and the
I Yosemite and the big trees first place
, among the wonder scenes of the earth.
“Luray cave in Virginia, and Mam
moth cave in Kentucky surpass In ori
ginality and grandeur any caves in
Europe, w-hile Niagara falls has no
rival in Europe or Asia, and our Am
erican forests are the glory of the
world.
“Man goes to Asia and Africa to
study forgotten civilizations, when the
I redskins upon our own western plains
| and in our own cliff dwellings reveal
I ptories of the past as strange as any
wo know, and constitute a race more
I magnificent in some ways than any
i that can be found in other parts of the
world.
"Our country is the treasure house
i of nature's scenic jewels, containing
I so many nnd such an infinite variety
oi marvels that thousands of our trea
sures cannot even be mentioned in
this brief article. Broad, hard, white
beaches like the automobile court at
Ormond, superior to any In Europe; ,
coast scenes like those at Mt. Desert
Mt. Tamalppais, Santa Barbara, San
Diego; an inland waterway which par
allels the Atlantic coast and is almost
continuous from Massachusetts to
Florida, with possibilities for aquatic
enjoyment unequalled except in onn
own wondrous Pc pet sound; canals;
picturesque as any in Holland, such'
as the mountain gorges and blue grass |
pastures of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal from Washington to Cumber
land, or the historic Mohawk valley of
the Erie canal—a desert wl*h colors 1
as heavenly ns those of the Sahara
and though devoid of the picturesque
camels and Arabs, adorned with the1
most extraordinary cacti and desert
vegetation on earth, and studded with
marvellous works like Salt Bake City; j
great fresh water lakes, on which you
can take a voyage of 1,000 miles on
ocean liners; Alaska, possessing the;
grandest glaciers in the world outside
,the polar reginnw fiords more impres i
sive than Norway's, and mountains
like Mt. McKinley, which towers near
ly one mile higher than ‘lie loftiest
peak in Europe.
"One could spend an entire lifetime
seeing nature’s masterpieces within
>ur boundaries and not reach the end
>f lhe catalogue."
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‘FRESH KID” IS DEAD;
ONLY 99 YEARS OLD.
From Chicago, Illinois, comes this
story to the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune:
Marquis de Lafayette Williams,
known to the patriarchs of the James
'. King Home for Aged Men as ‘‘Fresh
Kid” Williams, is dead. He would
have been 100 years old four months
(mm today. Fntil a few days ago
'Fresh Kid" Williams was In excel
lent health, hut old age, at which he
laughed as a youth of 99, caused his
do iih. ’ The hoys” at the home for
god men found no rubber in their to
bacco and no water in their shoes to
day. These were the favorite pranks
of the “Fresh Kid.” Williams was
rn in Saratoga, N. V’., and through
it iiis life ho was associated with
railroads, chiefly the New’ York Cen
tral. it was his boast that he smoked
and drank since he was fourteen years
old. |
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Republican i
Ticket
For Delegate to Congress
James Wickersham
of Fairbanks
For Attorney General
Geo. D. Schofield
of Nome
For Territorial Senator
Geo. Dooley
of Cordova
For the Legislature
Jos. H. Murray
of McCarthy
W. P. Henry
of Seward .
For Road Overseer
Ed Wood
of Valdez
CAUTION — The Republican
voters are advised that while
four members of the Legislature
ate to he elected from this divi
then- are but two candi
es the Republican ticket,
Lo ef'H,- vute for but two. A
complimentary vote for any
other party candidate may re
sult in defeating the regular
i cpubllcan nominees.
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Cordova Cafe
IN THE OYSTER BUSINESS
Phone 184.
Iton t forget when you come
to at i refreshing
eat of fresh Olympia and East
ern Oysters and Fresh Crabs.
CHARLEY MORE, Prop.
P. O. BOX 101.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
FIIOTO SUPPLIES
V iews and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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Alfred B. Isles, of Valdez, is spend
ing a lew days in town.
Frank Frase was an arrival from
Nizina on today’s train.
I*. H. Carvy and wife arrived from
Itie interior this afternoon.
Colonel R. F. Millard came in from
McKinley lake on today’s train.
Chas. Crary has returned from the
interior, where he spent the summer.
C. O. Stanford, of Ixis Angeles, is
among the recent arrivals in Cordova.
About sixty five passengers arrived
from the interior on this afternoon’s
train.
The steamer Mariposa is due from
the westward at 2 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and will bo in port most of
the day loading ore.
H. F. Andrus and Fred Hotchkiss
were among the arrivals on today's
train, having finished their mining
operations on the Nizina for the sea
son.
Mrs. E. Keegan, an experienced
hotel and apartment house woman
from Spokane, is in Cordova with a
view to engaging in business here,
providing she can lease a suitable
building.
George Max Esterly, accompanied
by his wife, arrived in Cordova this
afternoon from Nizina, tvhere he has
had a most satisfactory mining season.
They will leave for Seattle on the
Mariposa.
Felix Freyhold, of the navy depart
ment, who is in charge of the erec
tion of the new wireless plant at Mile
14, is In town and reports that the
work is progressing satisfactorily.
Mrs. Annette Porter, sister of Geo.
C. Hazelet, and who spent the summer
here two years ago, died Sunday night
ai Delta, Colorado. This will be sad
news to the many friends of Mrs. Por
ter in Cordova.
One Visit
Will
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Make You
A '
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At
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Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
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Parties
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Program for
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10-11.
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Dustin Farnum in that Fascinating Southern Romantic
Drama,
“Cameo Kirby**
Acts—5—Acts
“HAM AND THE EXPERIMENT.”
One Act Comedy.
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The Range With a Reputation
Great Majestic
There is as much difference In Ranges as there is in horses. All
Ranges have flues, ovens, ash pan s, etc. You can't judge a Range
from a printed description any more than you can judge a horse that
way. You have to see them to un derstand why one Is cheap at the
price, and another Is dear at any price. See the MAJESTIC display
at our store.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
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Cole’s Hot Blast
HEATERS
The Stove
Of Economy
A
Little More
Less
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We Carry A Complete Line
The Blum,O’Neill Co.
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WHY NOT OWN YOUR OWN HOME?
Many families are Paying out from $200 to $500 in |
tent each j oar. Why not put that into a home of your |
own? |
Call on Geo. C. Hazelet, Trustee of the Townsite, and j|
eee if it can’t be arranged.
When Ordering Beer
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Rainier Pale
Windsor Hotel
L. Wain, Prop.
Where You Get
Comfort and Service.
And the Rates Are Right.
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New Samples
JUST ARRIVED.
Ladies' Tailored Suits and
Dresses Made to Order at Seat
tle Prices.
CLEANING AND PRESSING
Dry Cleaning Our Specialty.
Van, Tailor
PHONE 130.
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ALASKAN GRILL
M E. Holben, Prop.
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
THE PLACE TO GET
What You Want, When You Want, the Way You Want.
Service.
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1 NORTHERN MEAT MARKET
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
| Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal. Mutton |
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jlj: Particular Attention and Prompt Service Given to order* from
MINING CAMPS, ROADHOUSES AND
INTERIOR POINTS
i SMITH & GLASBHKNNRR Props.
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YOU CAN BE i
CERTAIN..,
Of finding here the kind of clothes you
will be proud to possess, at prices that
i you’ll be glad to pay. Announcement
of goods just received:
Men’s Hunting Clothes, Sporting Boots,
Slickers and Rubber Coats.
Ladies’ Boots, Khaki Skirts, High Top
Leather Shoes.
Also Rubber Coats with Hats to Match,
for children.
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MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
I FINKELSTEIN&SAPIRO
THE STORE THAT SATISFIES.
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