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CORDOVA. ALASKA, FRIDAY. SKPTKMBER 1. 1010.
WORDS OF PRAISE ALWAYS HELP.
Praise is never wholly undeserved.
Risk it.
Don’t he nfr aid. No hones were ever broken by appreci
ative remarks.
Go ahead. Say it. You can hardly come in contact with
anybody without noting some commendable thing. Speak of it.
And if any criticism, any salt or sour word comes up in
your throat, swallow it back.
\\ hat a vast, kindly, benevolent, bottomless pit is the pit
of the great l nsaid! It is the Gehenna valley of our lives,
where lie the burnt refuse of our unkindnesses.
You are full of gentle thoughts and gentle word's, only you
do not realize how full until you begin to speak.
Unstop your generous impulses. Turn on the fountain of
your praise.
For this world of human hearts is dry and dusty. Most
men and women go about smitten with cruel thirst. The sons
and daughters of men perish for appreciation.
Then water them. Sprinkle them with the gentle rain of
vour cheering words. Drop the dew of your admiring glances
and warm smiles on the just and upon the unjust, with heaven’s
indiscrimination.
(’untwist you, smile!
We Americans are an odd lot. W’e are soft as wax in our
hearts, full of generous feeling, hungry'to help the next man.
But we hate to admit it.
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ANOTHER OF GIFFORD’S FALSE ALARMS.
It’s Secretary Lane’s turn to become mixed up with the
intricate machinery of (lie Pinchot mind. The particular job;
of Mr. Pinchot is to serve ns guardian over the department of!
the interior. Mr. Ballinger can illuminate that proposition.
Lane, Pinchot declares, has surrendered or permitted the!
surrender of valuable California oil lands that had been re-j
served for the l nited States navv. He says the withdrawals'
allowed already have raised in the navy a proposal to cause
construction to oil burning ships, and without oil burning ships;
“a navy can’t even get into the second class.”
’ Accustomed to the alarms of Pinchot, let’s not -become hys
terical until the other side of the case is heard. If Lane has
blundered to the extent depicted by excitable Pinchot he has
laid up another cause of demurrer against a continuance of thisj
administration in Washington, and maybe he has, but the
charge coming from “(Jiffy” doesn’t listen good to Alaskans.
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The government is going to extend school facilities for the
foreign born who are seeking tin1 knowledge required to get
them past the naturalization bars. The best work the night
schools have done is along this line. In the last year <>50 cities
and towns in 44 states joined with the federal government in
forwarding this important phase of education, and 100 more
cities will be added to the list this fall.
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Senator Sherman of Illinois is undoubtedly a brave man.
In the senate on August 14 he characterized' Samuel (lompers,
of the American Federation of Labor, as a ‘‘public nuisance,”
and added, ‘‘There is no more tyrannical, outrageous injustice
than that of labor leaders who live on the sweat of other peo
ple’s brows.” Fancy the temerity of a senator saying such a
thing!
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In Seattle 41,7ol persons have petitioned the city council
to regulate the jitneys. Is there developing a desire in the
northwest to have the cities control tin* jitneys instead of the
jitneys controlling the cities?
That story about the British having captured the (lerman
submarine Bremen must have been a myth, as nothing more has
been heard since the tirst news was received, and this not an
thenticated.
It is said that every third family in Nebraska owns an au
tomobile, but who’d want to be a third family in Nebraska!
Consolidate your gains as the armies in Europe do and you
will not have to retrench.
To former Foreign Minister Wossough-el-Dau-Ieh falls the
task of forming a new Persian ministry. Why not dissolve him 1
self and form it out of the residuary syllables?
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Mistortune in all its grewsome forms reaches no more ex- 1
eruciating superlative than that of having to begin liquidating '
coal bills before one’s summer suit is paid for.
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It doesn’t make much difference how many square miles i
the Russians capture along tlie eastern front so long as the peo- t
pie back in Petrograd can’t gel square meals. t
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Motor busses in Peking! Next we will hear that the great 1
lama of Thibet has hired a manicure and that the Eskimos are
building steam heated bungalows.
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Tennis is not the only game in which the sturdy Jap is
hustling the Yankee. In water sports on the Pacific ocean he is
kicking up a formidable spume.
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Heavy artillery duels keep the Ereneh so occupied these i
days that duels of the pocket artillery variety are passe.
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There is no game law limiting the number of hostile aero
planes the European aviators may bring down.
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Villa is fortunate in not having to pay undertaking bills
every time he’s pronounced to be dead.
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In case of a man eating shark we ruther think the joke
w ould be on the man, not the shark.
SPORTS
Gossip About Events of National
Importance and the Persons
Who Are In the Head
Liner Classes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 1. —
The recent showing of the Pacific
roast tennis players In the east has
been anythig but encouraging to their
followers here,* and instead of the
lean sweep that was expected earlier
in the season, doubt is being ex
pressed that William Johnson will be
able to retain his national singles
championship. His recent defeat at
the hands of R. Norris Williams, 11,
the former champion, was unlooked
for and the possibility of his retaining
bis court honors looms prominent.
Williams has played a better game
lhan he has shown in a year.
Ward Dawson's work has been a dis
appointment to his friends, and until
be shows a decided Improvement he
leetns likely to repeat his unsuccess
ul season of last year.
The Fast vs. West matches were in
the nature of a rout for the western
forces. As yet there has been no ex
planation as to the causes behind the
reverses, and as time goes by the opin
ion gradually is taking shape that
probably there are excuses to be of
fered. At all events the Paeiric coast
will enter the national championships
at Forrest Hills with little of the con
fidence which existed at the time that
its players started on their Invasion
r»f the eastern courts.
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EXPLORING TOUR
ALASKA LEO Of
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Unusual interest in the expedition
of the Pennsylvania University Mu
seum, which has just started for Alas
ka is occasioned by the fart that it is
headed by an Indian and his Indian
wife. The enterprise, which has for
its object (lie collection of ethnologl
cal specimens from the Indian tribes
of Alaska, is called the John Wana
maker expedition, and is financed by
him. The Indian in charge of it Is
Louis Shotridge, son of a chief of the
Chllkat tribe. Ttoth he and his wife
who is also a Uhilkat and a daughter ol
a well known medicine man of the
tribe, have been educated in mission
schools in Alaska and have worked
for several years at the university
mission, where they have been edu
cated for the work they are now on
gaged in, and have assisted in arrang
ing Indian collections.
Mr, and Mrs. Shotridge are highly
Intelligent. Mrs. Shotridge is an ac
eomplished pianlste and possesses an
excellent singing voice. They speak
very good English and have studied
ethnology and anthropology. The pre
sent expedition is iiot llieii' first trip
to Alaska for the museum. About 1?
months ago they were sent to make
advanced studies of the language
manners and customs of Iho many
Cliilkat tribes from the present per
spective of their higher education
They did not, however, engage 111 the
work they are now undertaking, and
it is believed that it is the first ex
pedition ever sent out under the lead
ership of American Indians.
In their first trip they were so
successful that on their return the
museum began to plan the present ex
pedition. They took with them a pho
iiograph, and obtained information
Lihich it is doubtful if a white man
•ould have obtained. This included
indent myths, religious beliefs and
itber interesting data which were
aken down in the native Indian
onguc and have since been translated
nto English by Mr. and Mrs. Hhot
idge.
On the completion of this work Mr.
Vanamaker, who is vice-president of
he museum, came forward with an of
er to extend the scope of their work
hroughout Alaska for the collection
f specimens, a large amount of ma
erlal made by Indians in the stone
ge being still available, it Is believed, i
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It was Mr. Wanamaker also who pur
chased for the university museum the
famous Eskimo collection from the
Copper mine region, the land of Ste
fansson’s blond Eskimos.
FINAL CONTRACTS AWARDED
FOR COMMERCE BUILDING.
SEATTLE, Sept. 1. — Contracts en
tailing the expenditure of $65,878.70
for the construction of the new com
merce building on the university of
Washington campus have been award
ed by the board of regents. Previous
contracts /ere awarded for evcavm
ing. concrete v. ork and plumbing, an:
ounce io 5 4,902.86. <
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Kkagway firemen are urging the
city fathers to install a fire alarm sys
tem in that city.
The native school building at Pet
I ersburg has been turned over to the
department of Justice, and will be re
modelled for use as a marshall's of
| flee, commissioner's office and U. S.
jail.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Cordova's Progressive Merchants and
Professional Men.
HOTELS.
Alaskan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.
Cordova House.
Manhattan Hotel.
GROCERIES.
The Blum, O'Neill Co.
CLOTHING.
W. Clayson.
The Blum, O’Neill Co.
Finkelsteln & Sapiro.
RAILROADS.
Copper River & N. W. Ry.
Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul.
LIGHTS, WATER AND PHONES,
Cordova Power Co.
BARBER SHOP.
Alaskan Hotel Barber Shop.
AUTO SERVICE.
Frame's Auto Stage.
Sheldon Auto Stage.
RESTAURANTS.
Slater's Restaurant.
Alaskan drill.
Cordova drill.
Good Hilts Cafe.
THEATRE.
Empress Theatre.
HARDWARE.
Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Blum. O'Neil Co.
BANK.
First Bank of Cordova.
DRUG STORE.
Northern Drug Co.
SALOONS.
The Horseshoe.
The Mecca.
The Mint.
The Northern.
The Mecca, McCarthy.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Howard & Lund.
STEAMSHIP LINES.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Pacific-Alaaka Nav. Co.
MERCHANT TA"
(Iraves & Van.
LAUNDRY.
City Laundry.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
E. A. Hegg.
MACHINERY. Ac.
Harmon Machinery Co.. Inc.
MEAT MARKET.
Northern Meat Market.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Mountain Inn, Aiganlck.
INSURANCE.
Northwestern Trust & Realty Co.
FREIGHTER.
Mike Johnson, Chitina.
STOVC MANUFACTURER.
F. S. Long Mfg. Co., Seattle.
SECONDHAND STORE.
John Rawson.
PROFESSIONAL.
I)r. W. H. Chase, Physician.
Dr. W. W. Council, Physician.
Dr. C. L. Hale, Dentist.
E. F. Medley, Attorney.
W. A. Hesse, Mining Engineer.
Asa C. Baldwin, Civil Eng., Valdez.
REAL ESTATE.
Oeo. C. Hazeiet.
TYPEWRITERS.
E. S. Hewitt & Co., Juneau.
BREWING COMPANY.
Rainier Brew. Co., San Francisco.
The Tiling Stove, born iu Alaska.
Is the Stove for Alaskans.
Body made of Armeo Rust-Resist
ing Iron.
Polished Cooking Surface.
Will hold fire overnight with wood <
or coal.
Will burn green wood.
Ask your dealer for a Lang Stove.
If he cannot supply you write us.
Our line is complete from tho
smallest camp stove to the larg
est hotel range.
Any sourdough will toll you about tho
Lang Stove, They all know it
F. S. LANG MFG. CO.
WM. A. HESSE
Mining Engineer,
U. S. Mineral Surveyor,
U. S. Deputy Surveyor.
BOX 358. CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR. W. H CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug 8tori
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drup Store. Residence,
Alaskan Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours—10 a. m. to 12 noor
Railroad Hospital; 2 to 5 p. in., Adam
Building. Room 6.
Phones—Residence, 115; Hosptta
16; Office, 132.
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdes, Alaska
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adame Building
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Alaskan Hotel
I Barber Shop
Baths at All Hours, Day and
Night.
Accommodations for Ladles.
Ladies' Facial Massage and
Shampooing.
Razors Honed, Children's Hair
cutting.
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EVERYTHING BOUGHT
AND SOLD
For anything you can't find In
town, go to J. Rawson's Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work
Dive us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
M. O. Thompson H. C. Murphy
1 ie MECCA
Thompson & Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phons 107.
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Choice Tobacco*, Cigar* and
Smoker* Sundrlea— Wholesale
and Retail Cigar Store.
The
Horseshoe
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POPULAR RECREATION PLACE l
■Billiards and Pool *
Headquarters for the Peteraen,
Wellington, Calabaeh and
Garrick Pipe*.
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GOING TO FAIRBANKS
Take
FRAME'S AUTO STAGE
Leaves Chltina for Fairbanks
on July ft and every six days
thereafter.
Wire Chitlna Hotel for reser
vations.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
• Fast and commodious steamers sailing oetween Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagw*/, Cordcwa, Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Bails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
Aug. 31.ALASKA .Sept. 7
Sept. 7.MARIPOSA.Sept. 16
Sept. 14 .ALAMEDA .Sept. 24
Regular freight service tor Ketcnikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
. Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos
ive*. S. 3. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. 8.
Cordova, 25th of each month.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
! without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
’I or freight will not be received at the deck later than one hour before
11 sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T, J. TALLENT,
General Agent Agent
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Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co.
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will b*
; ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. . ... September 1
Via Outside Passage. First Stop will l»e ('ordova.
j ADMIRAL WATSON September 3
Making all regular calls.
j ADMIRAL EVANS. September 10
Seattle-San Francisco connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Ports.
Schedule subject to change without Notice.
ALASKA TRANSFER CO., Local A gouts
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NEW LOW FARES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20TH
Through' Tickets from S. W. Alaskan ports to Minne
apolis. St. Paul. Chicago and all poinis East will be
on sale via Seattle and the ‘Milwaukee’’ Railway at
the low fares on and after August 20th by the
Alaska S. S. Co. and the Pacific Alaska N.iv. C. Pull
information from
TOM TAU.KXT, Ap.’iit.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
A. K. Harris, T. i’. ,\ . .1cati. Ala.k.
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I Copper River & |
| Northwestern Ry. |
| EFFECTIVE MAY 1. 191(3.
Three Traius Weekly Between Cordova and Chitina. jij;
jiji Four Trains Weekly Between Chitina and Kennecott.
| Leave Cordova, Second Street Depot, on Mondays, Thurs- i£
ji;: days and Saturdays.
Leave Chitina for Cordova Sundays, Tuesdays and
Fridays.
J i;!; Leave Chitina for Kennecott Sundays, Tuesdays, Thurs- S
- :;ij days and Fridays.
1 ;j:; Leave Kennecott for Chitina Mondays, Wednesdays, I;!
ji;! Thursdays and Saturdays.
g 1 lie above schedule subject to chauigc without notice.
Dining Car in Connection With all Regular Pessengcr Trains Be
ji;-: tween Cordova and Chitina. :j:|
I! Freight received from 9 A. M. to :> I’. M.
jij: tickets on sale at Depot or up town ofliee, Alaska
Steamship Company huildimr
£ I
3 1
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|| Caleb Corser S. R. Hedges
ip Superintendent ('(.rd.ua p
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WE HOLD THE ELECTRICALLY
LIGHTED HOME
is an economic proisisition of excep
tional advantages. The Insurance rate
is lower, the vital oxygen in the air is
not consumed or vitiated, and the |«>»
or at command offers many time and
labor saving devices. l,et us explain
to you in person either here or at your
home.
Cordova Power
Company
LIGHTS WATER PHONES POWER
Office: FIRST STREET,