Of SEWARD, ALASKA
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RADIO IN CANADA
With nine broadcasting stations stretching from
the Atlantic toward the Pacific, the Canadian Na
tional Railways have developed a radio system not
equalled by any other railroad in the world. One
more station, at Vancouver, remains to be added to
complete the ch^in, the present stations being at
Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Cal
gary, Edmonton, Toronto and Monckton.
Sixteen trains between Montreal and Vancouver
and two trains between Montreal and Quebec are
now equipped with receiving apparatus, while oth
ers will shortly be added.
Besides broadcasting music and entertainment
programs, lectures on Canadian progress and oppor
tunities are given and the system is used to advan
tage in connection with official railroad business.
Important and desirable as this service to pa
trons of the railroad has become, it is perhaps of
even greater benefit to the public. It has encour
aged the installation of receiving sets in many farm
homes of the Dominion and is a great boon, espe
cially to the remote and sparsely settled sections. It
is claimed that along the line of the railroad forest
fires have been reduced nearly 50 per cent through
a campaign of education in fire protection.
From the above it may be clearly seen that ra
dio is coming to be something more than a fad or a
means of entertainment. It is one of the most po
tent forces for social and material betterment that
science has given to the world.
FARMERS KEEP BUSY.
Asked to tell the secret of his good looking place
and how he managed, even in bad years, to make
steady progress, a successful small farmer said:
“I don’t know7 that there is any secret about it,
except that I keep busy. My idea is that too many
farmers w'aste valuable time, especially in winter,
when there are no crops to be tended.
“Instead of loafing between seasons, I try to do
something every day, even in bad weather, to im
prove my home or farm buildings. I keep a little
lumber, some nails, some paint and a few7 tools on
hand and make it a point to make little improve
ments and repairs during the winter season, either
paths, fix fences, look after my machinery, clean up
rubbish and a lot of things like that, which helps
t;he looks of the place and saves me money in the
long run.
“Then when the busy season comes in the spring
I can devote all my attention to putting in and
tending my crops. A farm can not afford to loaf
too much, even in winter.”
This farmer is only in moderate circumstances,
but he has a most comfortable home, v7ith many con
veniences not usually found on a small farm. He
takes care of his machinery, houses his stock proper
ly keeps his yard, barnyard and orchard in good
shape and sees that nothing goes to w'aste.
If his example were followed by all farmers,
there is no doubt that they would profit by it, both
in satisfaction and in money returns.
Washington’s industrial output in 1924 was
valued at $1,100,000,000—not a bad record for a
young and growing state.
An epidemic of grippe or influenza has appal
led Japan, showing that the whole world’s thin
skinned.
Roughed lip stains spoil the looks of pretty
white cigarettes.
The Interior Department saved 25 million out
of last year’s appropriation. Congress should in
vestigate this.
HALLELUJAH AND BANANAS
One hardly knows whether to be indignant or
merely amused t>3r the shameless manner in which
our jazz composers steal and distort the melodies of
the masters, in grinding out the syncopated songs
and dance tunes of the day.
It is a far cry from the majestic “Hallelujah
Chorus” of Handel’s “Messiah” to the notorious
“Yes, We Have No Bananas,” but they contain es
sentially the same melody. Rachmaininoff’s “Pre
lude” has been transformed into “The Russian
Rag;” the popular “Marcheta” is adapted from
Nicolai’s “Merry Wives of Windsor;” Chopin’s
“Impromptu in D-flat Major” becomes “Chasng
Rainbows. ’ ’
Some of the modern “composers” are even bra
zen enough to indicate by their titles the sources
of their stolen airs, as witness a tune called “Ragged
William,” based on a theme from Rossini’s “Will
iam Tell,” and another entitled “So This Is Ven
ice,” a distortion of the well known “Carnival of
Venice,” by Schumann.
There are dozens of other similar examples of
piracy which might be pointed out, which are easily
recognizable by anyone acquainted with real music.
But, as there is no way to stop such sacrilege, it is
probably just as well to smile, for indignation will
not help matters.
Without boasting, whoever is at the head of the
Seattle police crime school, has turned out some
mighty good students.
Some of the motorists who show the most speed
on the highways are the slowest in making their way
to the automobile license clerk’s office.
Grave scientists announce big ears and big feet,
like poets, are born, not made. Thus are the sus
picions of non-scientists confirmed.
William G. McAdoo has been granted a patent
on a vacuum bottle, and possibly he also will keep
the prune crop for the next lour years.
One of the best pieces of year-end news to
boarding house addicts was seen in the report that
the prune crop in 1924 was short.
Keep the piano; the strings will come handy in
repairing your aerial.
When you take steps to get away from debt,
don’t let your foot slip.
A hypocrite is one who pretends to believe you
when he knows you are lying.
Valentino has shaved off his beard, much to
the delight of the barber’s union.
Late reports say Mexico still has a living ex
president, but we don’t guarantee this news.
It takes 190 million collars a year to furnish the
fancy food for our laundry machinery.
Seasick persons seldom need advice as to what
they should do; they just naturally do it.
Lunatics publish a paper at an asylum in Hum
berstone, England. There may be others.
The trouble is that most people who can really
do things prefer to write magazine articles about it.
Concerts will be given in Chicago jails to reform
the inmates. But jazz probably drove many of
them to crime.
A recent bride scorned the groceryman’s sug
gestion of horseradish by informing him that she
had an automobile.
Dr. Stratton says Kockefeller’s money is a
curse to the Baptists. Some of us would be willing
to assist in removing the curse.
When a Baltimore man had the misfortune to
talk about a certain “Mary” in his sleep, his wife,
whose name is Viola, secured a divorce.
A hotel owners association will take drastic steps
to prevent guests being robbed by transient crooks.
Proprietors must protects their rights.
A young man sometimes finds it difficult to de
cide what he wishes to do, whether to work for a
living or become an efficiency expert.
Equal suffrage promised equal rights, and so it
wciks out. The government is building a prison
exclusively for women.
Liberty Theatre
SPECIAL
SPECIAL
TONIGHT—TWO SHOWS—7:00 and 8:45
Rex Beachs drama of beautiful adventuresses
“RECOIL”
FEATURING BETTY BLYTHE and
MAHLON HAMILTON
This picture was entirely made in France and
Monte Carlo, and in the cast are
THE 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
IN EUROPE
chosen in an international beauty contest con
ducted by a great Paris newspaper. Something
special don’t miss it.
A ONE REEL COMEDY
SUNDAY—Lew Cody, Helene Chadwick, Geo.
Walsh and Carmel Myers in a stirring feature,
“RENO.”—Extra good. Be sure and see this.
ALSO A PATHE REVIEW
Chas. Balhiser, manager of the
Alaska Hills Mines at Nuka Bay was
a returning passenger on the steam
ship Alaska. Mr. Balhiser has been
to the States in the interest of his bo
nanza property.
SHULTE AND PEEL TIE IN
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT
Jos. Shulte and A1 Peel have tied
in the billiard tournament at the
Northern and will play the tie off
tonight at 6:30.
Nels Hagan and wife, accompanied
by their son, Arlo, are passengers on
the steamship Yukon, sailing today.
Mr. and Mrs. Hagan have been visit
ing in the States.
Dr. J. H. Romig and wife are re
turning passengers on the Yukon. Dr.
and Mrs. Romig have been in many
towns in the East while absent.
Mrs. Alice Small, formerly propri
etress of the Overland Hotel is a re
turning passenger on the Yukon.
Yes! no autos
today!
But you auto see our shipment of fresh
Goods that auto satisfy the most auto
cratic appetite in Seward.
EAT YEAST FOR HEALTH
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SEWARD MACHINE SHOPS
PLUMBING AND SHEET METAL WORKS
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