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Of SEWARD, ALASKA
Established August 19, 1904
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SELBY & HOBEN, Proprietors
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USING THE SCHOOL HOUSE
Iii many country communities it is becoming
more and more the custom to make use of school
buildings for a variety of helpful purposes, in ad
dition to that for which they are primarily intended.
Where no other building is available, the school
house affords a convenient place for pleasant and
profitable gatherings, such as men's and women’s
clubs, boys’ and girls’ clubs, debating societies, sing
ings, public speakings, entertainments and the like.
While practically every school house is utilized
jTyr CTml of these purposes in many communities a
complete winter program is planned, so as to make
it a regular social center, around which all neigh
borhood activities revolve.
This tends to foster a spirit of cooperation and
neighborliness, which is extremely beneficial. With
the advent of radio, these gatherings may have music
and other features of broadcast programs to enliv
en the evening, at little expense.
By systematically using these means so readily
at hand, the country school house may greatly con
tribute to the attractiveness and enrichment of ru
ral life.
WHAT NEXT?
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So rapid has been the progress of science and
invention in the past few years that many are won
dering where it will all end. Once in a while some
one predicts that we have about reached the limit
of new discoveries.
But these remind us of the government clerk
in the Patient Office in Washington, who resigned,
giving as his reason that inasmuch as practically
everything that could be invented and patented had
already been invented, he wanted to go into some
line of work which promised employment for the
future.
This is a true story, the most striking part of
which is that the resignation of the clerk referred
to took place in the year 1837.
FOOLING AX EXPERT
There is a very pleasing, as well as instructive
story told of Congressman Sol Bloom of New York,
noted also as a song publisher, and his experience
some years ago, with a beautiful young woman, who
wanted him to add some of her songs to his cata
ogue.
Sol didn’t think much of them but was capti
ated with the girl’s personality, so he called on
ler several times. After another appeal on her part
o have a song published, he told her that he would
ather marry her than risk the song proposition,
'hey were happily married, but later Mrs. Bloom
gain asked that one of her songs be published, just
>r the sake of seeing it in print.
To please her, Bloom finally agreed. To his
irprise, it made an instant hit, and more than 50,
)0 copies were sold.
This serves to show that even an expert may
sily go wrong in judging the value of a composi
>n, either musical or literary; also that a young
thor should not be too easily discouraged.
Hundreds of instances from real life prove that
■quently for judgments of critics are in error, al
)ugh perhaps in nine cases out of ten they are
lit.
American-made toys are now on sale in Berlin.
3re may be hope of large coal exports to New
tle.
The trouble with our political parties is, their
lers are more concerned about the offices than
lit the Government.
It appears that deaf-mutes may have a fine
in politics of the future.
Beoph must repeat; there isn’t enough original
er sat ion to go around.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT.
Investigators classified 500 conversations over
heard in public places ot find out just what men and
women talk about, in Cleveland and New York. They
found that the subjects varied little in the two cities.
Men’s conversations were 48 per cent about
business, 15 per cent about sports and amusements,
12 per cent about other men, these being the most
frequent topics.
Conversations of women were most frequently
about men, this topic showing great variation in the
two cities, 22 per cent in Cleveland and 44 per cent
in New York. Clothes were the subject of 20 per
cent and other women 15 per cent.
In mixed company, men talked most to women
about amusements, next of business and money. Wo
men conversed with men most about themselves
and other women.
The above results were published in a business
men’s magazine, but we can not say whether they
fairly represent the facts or not. At any rate they
are interesting.
What do you talk about ?
UNCLE SAM’S PETS.
Although it may not be generally known, gov
ernment clerks in the city of Washington work only
seven hours a day, while throughout the rest of the
country eight hours is the rule, or is supposed to be.
Just why this discrimination in favor of those
at the national capital is made has never been ex
plained, so far as we know. But it means that the
50,000 government workers at Washington thus give
service short every day to the total equivalent of
about 20 years. In other words, an average salary
for 20 years is lost to the taxpayers daily, through
this custom.
Salaries for similar classes of work are as high
or higher in Washington and these facts recently
led a senator to ask: “Why is eight hours so sacred
away from Washington and only seven hours here ?”
He got no answer.
INFLUENCING A DAUGHTER
Replying to an inquiry as to how she would try
to influence her daughter in selecting a husband, a
mother gives these suggsetions:
Teach her to value a man, not by wealth, looks
or family, but by his character and what he himself
has done.
Discourage her in looking upon men as suitors
until she is at least 18.
Give herein education and keep her employed
pari of the time during vacation.
Make her home pleasant, so that she will not
be anxious to leave it for an inferior one.
Encourage her to attend church, Sunday school,
club meetings and other places where the right
kind of people may be met, urging her to be parti
cularly careful in choosing her girl associates.
fJ hese are all excellent suggestions, even though
they do not always secure the desired results and
the mother who follows them will have done about
all i ha l is possible for her daughter.
ALASKA CLIMATE NOT SO BAD
The vagaries of climate can best be understood
by comparing the weather in Alaska the past week
with that of the Puget Sound district and the mid
dle western states. Seward temperatures stood at
32 above, with calm, mild weather, while Seattle suf
fered with cold at 18 above. In Chicago many
deaths from cold were reported and the mercury
hung below zero for several weeks. Alaska’s cli
mate is not so bad when one gets used to it.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
The Gateway will soon have the pleasure of
giving its readers another series of articles from
the pen of the Hon. Jerry Murphy, on a Terri
torial form of Government. Mr. Miuphj is per
haps one of the best posted men on territorial gov
ernment in Alaska, having helped formulate the
laws governing the Dakotas before they were admit
ted as states, and also living in sever?,1 other terri
tories, where he practiced law and helped make it.
The last article by Mr. Murphy was general copied,
and met with cons'derable attention f *om the Ter
ritorial press.
CANNERIES EXPLAIN TIIEIR STdND
The Gateway and other papers of the Terri
tory are running a series of articles explaining where
the money goes in canning a case of fish. Taking
the articles as a whole they are good advertising,
as they enlighten many people who believed that can
ning fish was a sinecure and all clear profit. That
the canners have a kick coming over high taxes is
shown in these articles. They should be read and
pondered over.
SATURDAY AND MONDAY
Was she to blame?
CHE is just one of thousands of modern
° girls, hungry for a little bit of love
The number of girls who dis
appear each year from hime
is growing. What are our
reckless daughters seeking?
In this great film is pictured one of the
most tender, thrilling and intimate of
all human themes.
Goldwyn presents Victor Seastrom’s
production,
featuring
CONRAD NAGEL, MAE BUSCH, PATSY MILLER,
HOBART BOSWORTH, AILEEN PRINGLE, and
CREIGHTON HALE
Adapted from ‘The Master of Man” by
SIR HALL CAINE
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