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WEDNESDAY, OTOlJEIt 2.M. 1912
THE DREAM OF THE POPPY
FLOWER.
Our amiable contemporary. the;
Seward (Jateway, must in a recent I
dream of its editor, been carried
away under t.lie soothing effects of;
the poppy flower, as described so!
vividly by DeQuincy, in his Memoirs,
if we are to judge from bis flight ofi
fancy in weaving tlie unreal into'
the real, and building groat visions)
out of mere nothings. Here's the
dreani in natura pura: "There was
a persistent rumor on the streets yes
terday to the effoc- that on the first
of Klio month this great and glorious
star spangled government of every
thing south of was going to
take over 'lie Alaska Northern rail
way but it was like chasing a pay
streak to try and trace the rumor
down. Everybody that should know
aboil; such tilings declined to discuss
the matter, but. looked wise and p,*iss
the buck to some one else. All J
of the Alaska Northern officials, bo'h
the indicted and the unindieted, said
that they "knew nothing," which in
the light of recen,t events can scar
cely be looked upon as news. All
of the candidates took the tip and!
clipped a "government ownership ofj
railroads" plank in their platforms. I
W'e hope the rumor is true, as we j
would like to see something in
Alaska that the IT. S. government
would take some interest in besidefe^
t;ixes and gold dust;."
THE VOTING PRIVILEGE. (
The privilege of voting should be!
exercised with all the care .tjiat one j
could bestow uppn the nios' important
act of his private life. 1^ is no ex-|
ruse to t*'ll yourself that one votej
does not count and th.it it cannot i
anyhow effect the result of an elee-.
lion. By misusing the power placed i
in your .hands for the election of (he
government of your country you arej
guilty of treason jus as surely as if
you took up arms against it.
The world is made up of individuals;
as the sea is made of drops of water.
Were each drop of water sweet the J
■ocean would bo sweet, were each man
careful in the selection of govern-;
liieiit the world would be careful.
In the scheme of free govern
ment each man is given power over J
only one man and that is himself.!
If he neglect ;t» exercise this pow-j
er properly he is g«ilty of the crime!
of misgovcrument just as much as|
though he were the tyrannical despot j
of au empire. »• For the intensity of j
crime is not due to its extent but
to the manner in which the possi
bilities'are employed. The intention'
in murder equals (Yoni the moral;
standpoint the crime of murder and
the intention .to bring about bid gov-j
eminent means as much monlly as I
tlie act of governing badly.
People often vote carelessly witli- j
on; taking into necoun. the imriningj
« f their ad, and others vote with;
po.siively evil intent. Tin* former j
should pause to think and Hie latter
should lie in the penitentiary.
There is no subject on uliich men
^ote too trivial to be dispised. The
election to the new legislature should
be as carefully considered us an elec
tion to the presidency.—Nugget,
A Flno Program
At (lie Orpheuin Innifthl. Kour
thousand feel of new pictures,
t'/llllllge tomorrow lliglll wliell
.lack ami Hie Mean Slalk will
lie shown, A prize will lie given
!<■ Hie niie writing how the
film i.s niaile. II is a freak pic
ture. Inni'l mixM ii. f*«n11»«infor
Saturday drawing.
Special Nolle*
(Jel yonr pianos Mined a! once
fit I leave for Cordova in a day
• »i* (wo. Phone Seallle Hotel,
Nymanover.
The Valdez Cafe Is one good
place (o eat. tf
George E. Baldwin —
CANDIDATE OF THE HOME RULE PARTY
If Elected I Will Give My Beat Efforts
to Accomplish the Greatest Good to
the Greatest Number of Alaskans.
Extract from address by George E. Baldwin of Val
dez, to the American Mining Congress, Chicago,
October 27, 1911:
EVERY RIGHT MINDED CIVILIZED MAN ABHOR8 WASTE
PARTICULARLY OF SOMETHING THAT CAN NEVER BE RE
PLACED; BUT THE DOCTRINE THAT THIS IS THE LAST
GENERATION OF INVENTORS AND SCIENTISTS THAT WILL
LIVE AND THAT THE MANY FORCES OF NATURE NOW GO
ING TO WASTE, COMPARED TO WHICH ALL THE COAL
IN THE WORLD IS AS A TALLOW DIP TO A THOUSAND
ARC LIGHTS, THAT THESE SOURCES OF POWER WILL
NEVER BE HARNESSED BY MAN, AND THAT THE PRES
ENT GENERATION MUST BE STARVED AS WE ALASKANS
ARE BEING STARVED, WELL—WORDS FAIL ME WHEN I
ATTEMPT TO EXPRESS MY OPINION OF SUCH CRIMINAL
FOOLISHNESS.
THESE LAMENTING JEREMIAHS WHO MOURN OVER. j
THE EXHAUSTION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES PAY
ALL THEIR ATTENTION TO THAT SECTION OF THE COUN
TRY WHERE THE POPULATION IS SPARSE, WHILE THE
RESOURCES IN THE SECTION OF THE COUNTRY WHERE
THE POPULATION IS DENSE ARE BEING USED AS CIRCUM
STANOES DEMAND WITHOUT.ANY OF THEIR VALUABLE
ADVICE 'AND ASSISTANCE. ~
ONE OFTHEPRpBLEMS OF OUR NATION IS TO RE
STRICT THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY FROM CONGRE
GATING IN THk CENTERS OF POPULATION; YET THESE
RADICAL CONSERVATIONISTS DEMAND THE CONTINU
ANCE OF AND EXTENSION OF, A SYSTEM WHICH IS DE
POPULATING THIS TERRITORY, IN WHICH AT PRESENT
THERE IS ONLY ONE HUMAN.BEING, MAN, WOMAN, CHILD
SIWASH SQUAW AND PAPP008E FOR EVERY SEVEN
THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES.
ALASKA IS BEING LITERALLY STARVED TO DEATH.
WE HAVE FOREST RESERVES. MILITARY RESERVES,, ONE
OF THEM ONE HUNDRED MILES IN DIAMETER, COAL RE
SERVES, FISH RE8ERVES, NAVAL RESERVES, SEAL RE
SERVES, BIRD RESERVES, AND I SUPPOSE BY THIS TIME,
BUG RESERVES, AND CRANKS CRYING FOR 8TILL MORE
RESERVES.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
TO THE ELEf/J'OHS OF THE THIRD DIVISION:
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Rcprespnta
live to tin* Territorial Legislat ive Assembly from the
Third Division «.f Alaska, subject to Ibe will of the voters
■ >f said district. I stand on a .strictly Non-Partisan ticket,
and if elected, will'do my utmost, for the jfnod of the en
Mr-- district, and work for the interests or Alaska in <ren
«ral. I am engagi d in gold quartz mining in the Willow
1'ivfk gold camp, and , I feci that the mining interests
—:ii I In- represented in I hp Territorial Assembly.
Kespcct fully,
Kuik, Alaska, Oct 7, 101:!. MILO KKLLV.
Vote for
R. D. GRAY
of Katatta,
Non-Partizan Nominee for the
Lower House
Woather flopopt
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Maximum T'MiipPPnhipn. . ..'HI.
Minim«iin Ti'iiipprnhfiv.. .no.
Monn T»'rtiporaturrt 3l.r»
C.lonr. Kffsh nroi-yr.
Vote for
FRANK E. YOUNG?
For Representative
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE
WINTER IS HALF OVER
Keep Warm and,
Save Doctor Bills
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
WOOL BLANKETS
EIDERDOWN COMFORTERS
COTTON COMFORTERS
FUR ROBES
FUR COATS
FUR CAPS
MACKINAW CLOTHING
felt shoes
felt SLIPPERS
FLANNEL NIGHTGOWNS
WOOLEN UNDERWEAR
MENS SWEATERS
LADIES SWEATERS'
CHILDRENS SWEATERS
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Coles Hot Blast Heating Stoves
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting anil passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
fekl. Wood, - Proprietor
McKlnley St. Valtles
fl«up Bom
stArrie
Cmas. Pemy. Man.
THE BIST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART Or THE CITY
135RooKsliHfcTB-505«niRoot(s
6000 REASONS
The most progressive
storo keepers all over tho
country use electricity for
lighting. Why i;* it ?
Becfiwc-O
It makes a I'ghtc" store.
It ii» clo.inly.
II gives less trouble.
It does not pollutetheair.
It lends itsolf readily to
any sneciu! decorative
effee*.
It fchov'rJ vp colors to
good advantage.
Phono for "u r i xport to
talk It ?v:r .. i'.i y.*'.
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT k TEL. CO.
Steam Heat
THE CO PI
Finely Furnished Room*
Good T||C
Goods J HI*
BUFFET s.v«:
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ 1 T1Y/IDI7D an<^ Building
Puget Sound JLi vJ lV*£3J[LJv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders "Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush aa"r
Just Arrived Dircct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDBLO, Senators, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
RF.PRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price.. To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
* '•
S-BLUM &. <&■
"I N CO W O k A VL J
BANKERS
CAPITAL f SO'» O OO.o?
Bank in
, rear of
mercantile
department
J We Piy tnir'teni Interest on flike 'CertlM&ite* of tiepatit.