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CORDOVA. ALASKA, WKDNKSDA V, KKBRI'ARV Hi.
THE WORLD’S ANXIETY.
Some thousands of men are dying daily along the battle
fronts of Europe and Asia; some thousands of women’s hearts
are breaking daily behind the battle lines, some thousands of
children are going to bed supperless in the homes made deso
late by the mighty war, and' the shadow of the black throne
on which Despair s'ds draws its pall over all those lands, from
palace to the low peasant’s shed. Indeed, that shadow tills the
world and the hearts of men are heavy with it everywhere.
Each power is accusing the others for the responsibility of
tin* long drawn out mighty tragedy, but either Russia or Aus
tria or Germany or Great Britain might have prevented it.
Behind it all there was a commercial lust, a lust for power, a
land lust, the envy and .jealousy of rulers, and* the ancient
hates that for years had'been urging it on.
The war has been raging now for about eighteen months.
Tn poetry and prose gifted writers will be trying in vain for a
hundred vears to come to depict its unspeakable horrors, every
means of destruction has been resorted to, but if any one of the
powers engaged can point to any real advantage thus far
gained, the outside world cannot see it.
Their cities are filled with cripples; their multiplied hos
pitals with the wounded' and dying; their asylums filled with
men whose minds have been shattered by its horrors; their
future for centuries to come will be but a struggle under an
insurmountable debt.
Why do they not in unison call a halt? “lias .judgment
fled to brutish beasts,” and have “men lost their reason?”
It surelv looks that way. The instruments of death have
all been tried, so far in vain; is it not time for reason to resume
its swav? Nothing has thus far been appealed to except what
the enraged wild beast appeals to! Is that the only remedy
left now, two thousand' years after the uplifting of the cross?
When the storm first burst our President offered the good
offices of our government to help adjust the troubles. Is it not
time now to speak in plainer terms of the shame and horror of
the war and back flu* words with something like a demand for
a truce that may lead to an adjustment? It is within the re
sponsibility of our government to do anything it can to bring
around peace, for this war is more than a clash between na
tions, it is an assault upon civilization itself.
When only a wild beast appeal is made to men, if the
appeal is repeated'often enough, it will make only wild beasts
of them.
Europe is swiftly filling with wild beasts that once were
men.
THEY ARE ALL HOPEFUL.
Fverv returning Alaskan from the States is glad to got
home this year. More so than ever before. rl hey all have some
indications to point to in proof of their hopeful anticipation
that this year will be the banner year for Alaska. It is said that
the country lias been widely advertised; that its resources are
known and will he followed by their exploitation. All this is
encouraging, no doubt it the feeling of optimism is kept up, will
be prolific of good results, as everybody will pitch in and help,
which is all we want, concerted action. That is tin* way it
should be. Let everybody boost instead of knocking. It does
no one anv good to knock. For that reason let us try the other
way round and boost a while.
From reports given by returning visitors from the States,
Alaska is a land of plenty comparatively speaking. Yet in the
States while the times appear hard to many Alaskans, we hear
no serious complaints from the States. Apparently they have
been inoculated with the spirit of boosting, which is the only
kind of spirit worth cultivating.—Ketchikan Miner.
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DON’T MEET GRIPPE HALF WAY
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Most of us either have grippe, have had it or think we are
going to have it. The first class are hunting doctors, the second
class are fast forgetting the debt of gratitude they owe to doc-j
tors, and the third class are chasing prophylactics.
Laymen know a little, and doctors a great deal about the
value of prophylactics of the mind. It people, bodily sick or
maimed, cannot always think themselves well, people in aver
age health of the body can think themselves pretty sick by let
ting the mind dwell upon what may be rather than upon what
it is.
A good rub' for the lucky fellows who haven't hud the
grippe is not to think about it at all. They arc probably im
mune to the pestiferous bacillus, or have acquired the habit of
dodging the main army of it, by Bane eating, drinking and
breathing.
The best prophylactic for the well is to keep going about
their routine of affairs and not to worry about the gripptv It
is most hospitable to those who meet it half way.
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The way of the transgressor is hard, as can be testified to
by the losers of lots at Anchorage. g
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Sixty Steam Heated Rooms Eletric Lighted
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
With or Without Bath.
Cordova House
H. C. ROSS, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Railroad and Mining Men
Satisfaction Guranteed
Rates Reasonable
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I Rooms With Bath First Class Dining Room
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Mr*. Catherine J. Palmer, Proprietor
Steam Heated Modern in Every Respect
Headquarters for Chamberlain’s Auto Service
CHITINA - - - ALASKA
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store. Residence.
•Alaskan Hotel
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DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Office In Adams Building
ASA C. BALDWIN
Civil Engineer
Patent Surveys
Address: Valdez, Alaska
E. F. MEDLEY
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 1
Adams Block CORDOVA, ALASKA.
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CLOTHES
CLEANED AND PRESSED
All Work Given Prompt
Attention
CHARLES GAME
E. A. HEGG!
PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTO SUPPLIES
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Views and Post Cards
STATIONERY
PICTURES and FRAMES
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M. C. Thompson H. C. Murphy
The MECCA
Thompson A. Murphy, Props
Dealers in
WINES, LIQUORS AND
CIGARS
Phone 107.
One Visit
Will
Make You
A
Regular Patron
At
Slater’s i
Restaurant
Private Boxes
For
Large or Small
Parties
Northern Drug Co.
Phone 94.
“Things as They Ought to Be.’’
EASTMAN KODAK SUPPLIES.
CHOICE LINE OF FRESH CANDIES.
VICTOR VICTROLAS AND LATEST SELECTED
RECORDS.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
COMPLETE LINE OF STATIONERY.
ALASKA ,
STEAMSHIP CO.
Fast and commodicua steamers sailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Skagway, Cordova. Valdez, Seward and
ANCHORAGE, via INSIDE PASSAGE.
Hails from Seattle. Sails from Cordova.
February 20 .... NORTHWESTERN_February 28
March 1.ALAMEDA.March 9
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez ard Latouche. Explos- jk.
Ives, S. 8. Seward. S. S. Seward, 5th; S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S.
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
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT, 1
General Agent Ticket Agent I
Pacific-Alaska Navigation Co. *
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA COAST CO.
PUGET SOUND -ALASKA ROUTE
Next sailing from Seattle will be
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.February 9
ADMIRAL WATSON.February 18
Via the INSIDE PASSAGE for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Iniet 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 & ;
| Northwestern Ry.
Effective October 4th, 1915.
Two trains every six days between Cordova and if
ijij Chitina, one of these trains leaving Cordova making ;iji
. ff connection with Alaska Steamship Co. steamers arriving ji|i
11 from Seattle. fj
x Trains leave Cordova depot, at foot of Second Avenue, I?
if: Mondays and Thursdays. fj
! jjjj Leave Kennecott, Tuesdays and Fridays. jjjj
fj Leave Kennecott for Chitina, Wednesday and Saturdays, iji;
fj Leave Chitina for Cordova, Tuesdays and Fridays. ijij 4
| jf The above schedule subject to change without notice. j|
Dining Car in Connection With ail Regular Pessenger Trains Be
& tween Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ijij
j ijij Tickets on sale it Depot or up town office, Alaska jiji
| ;j;j Steamship Company building
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if Superintendent Cordova Agent jjjj
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