SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
Published daily except Sunday by
Gateway Publishing Co.
Entered in the postoffice at Seward,
Alaska, as second-class mail matter.
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VENUS, THE BEAUTIFUL
No one who pays any attention to
the stars at all have failed to admire
the beautiful Venus, which as the eve
ning star has shone with unsurpass
ed splendor of late.
Because of its nearness to the earth
and its power of reflecting most of
the light it receives from the Sun, Ve
nus is the most brilliant planet, able
to cast a shawod on a clear night
when no moon is visible.
Venus will shortly disappear to
ward the sun. to reappear later as a
morning star. Because of this re
curring phenomenon, the ancients
supposed it to be two separate stars,
to which they gave the names of
Phosphorus (Lucifer) the morning
star, and Hesperous (Vesper) the
evening star. The discovery that they
were one and the same were was
made, however, several centuries be
fore the birth of Christ.
About twice in a century Venus, as
viewed from the earth, passes across
the face of the sun, the two transits
occurring eight years apart. Thus
such transits occurred in 1631 and
1639, 1761 and 1769, 1874 and 1882,
and will next occur on June 8, 2004,
and June 6, 2012.
Venus has been highly esteemed
in all ages. Homer refers to it as
Kallistos (the Beautiful) and its
worship as a type of beauty figures
in mythology. In an age when the
planets wrere personified as deities,
it is easy to understand why this
most beautiful of all heavenly bodies
should have been selected to typify
the Goddess of Love.
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PAGE HELEN OF TROY
Hannah Mantage, wife of a black
smith at Troy, N. Y., is reputed to
have been the first person to make
collars and cuffs separate from men’s
shirts, just 100 years ago. If our
laundrymen possess a spark of grati
tude they will erect a monument to
their benefactor in honor of the cen
tennial of her invention.
SPEEDY RUMRUNNERS
It is reported that certain rumrun
ning boats equipped with improved
motors are capable of making 40 miles
an hour, and faster boats must be de
vised by the government to cope with
them. Thus prohibition may ultimate
ly place America definitely and perma
nently in the lead in the development
of speedy vessels.
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LAMB BITES WOLF
“Lamb Bites Wolf’ would be an
Unusual headline, but one entirely ap
propriate to a recent dispatch from
Duluth, which said: “George Lamb
was fined for biting Morris Wolf dur
ing a fight over a bottle of whisky.”
TAINTED METAL
Much was heard of tainted money
a few years ago, but we now have a
case of tainted metal.x Bells of a
Berlin church were originally made
from cannon from the fortress of
Luxembourg and during the World
War were again melted for remould
ing into artillery. Now the congre
i gation refuses to use cannon metal
for a set of chimes and new bells
have been ordered to be made of
metal free from the taint of war.
REFORMER CONFESSES
Often in our early enthusiasms we
battle for causes which seem to us
of supreme importance at the time,
but which we may later conclude
were not so vital, after- all.
In a recent magazine a well known
writer and lecturer gives his ex
periences along this line. He has been
quite a reformer in his time. Among
the causes for which he has fought
with tongue and pen are the single
tax, the direct primary, votes for
women, the League of Nations, spell
j ing reform and prohibition. His pres
I ent views on these questions are in
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teresting. He says:
“Single tax still seems good to me,
but vastly less important or likely
of attainment than it appeared in
the height of my excitement about
the great cause.,
“I have reluctantly concluded that
the direct primary will not change the
nature of man very much.
“I still think we should be offi
cially in the League, but I no longer
believe that it is an idealistic institu
tion.
“I still think women are entitled l
to the ballet, but I don’t see that they
are doing such wonders with it.
“Spelling reform engaged my at
tention at one time, but I am begin
ning to think that people are entitled
to spell correctly if they insist upon
it.
“I heated myself and my audiences
to incandescent luminosity for the
cause of prohibition, and now that
the cause is written into the consti
tution, I am inclined to think that we
traded a wasp for an adder.”
GATEWAY OPERATOR PLANS
LEAVING SOON FOR FLORIDA;
One of Seward’s young residents I
for the past two years plans hooking j
up his reindeer soon, dispose of his i
red motorcycle, and depart for Flor- i
ida where he expects to carve out a
career of fame and fortune. The gen
tleman in question is Wm. Wolfgram,
versatile linotype operator for the
Gateway staff.
That new Florida “Hollywood by the
Sea” is responsible for the sudden de
cision. In a statement made for pub
lication this morning Mr. Wolfgram
said: “Distant fields look green. Now
that I have saved up my first $10,000
in cold hard cash I feel that I can
safely invest this amount in Florida
and realize a return of several mil
lion. I cannot beat that up here.”
PIONEERS, NOTICE!
All Pioneers are requested to be
present at the meeting tonight. Bring
your ladies. Coffee and cake will be
served. ( *
COMMITTEE.
“Should wives be paid wages?” asks
a writer in a national magaazine. If
they are not a lot of birds will have
to get out and look for jobs.—Detroit
News. •
Smokers’ sets and fine mersehaum
pipes with genuine amber stems—
$8 and up—Alaska Shop. tf.
Fine men’s purses and key cgses
—Alaska Shop. tf
Large assortment or line box sta
tionary—Alaska Shop. tf
Fine leather writing companions at
$2.50 and up—Alaska Shop. tff.
Ladies’ hand tooled leather purses
and bags—Alaska Shop. tf.
FOUR GREAT FEARS j
COUNT'EM a
Four great fears accompany you from a
your home to your work and remain 1
with you throughout the day— j;
1* The fear of your family being a
left unprovided for;
2. The fear of a penniless old age |
for yourself; g
3. The fear of loss of income from ■
total or partial disablement; '
4. The fear of losing what you I
have accumulated. -
Would it be worth anything to you to have these a !
fear* eliminated from your life—-to know that you a
were shielded by a complete circle of protection? |
A line to us will bring you full details without Com* a
mitting you to any action. fl
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LIBERTY THEATER
ONE SHOW TONIGHT—8 O’CLOCK SHARP
The
THOMAS H. INCE
Production
TONGUES”
From the famous Joseph Lincoln story of New
England life—“DOCTOR NYE.”
The romance and color of Cape Cod
INTENSE, INTERESTING—TRUE TO LIFE
Are there any “Idle Tongues” in Seward?
Come and see what effect they have
as shown by
PERCY MARMONT
DORIS KENYON
CLAUDE GILLINGWATER
DAVID TORRENCE
\nd with this fine feature there is an up-to-the
minute two-reel comedy, entitled
One Cylinder Love
A spinning Mack Sennett laughgetter with
the famous bathing beauties
Something Fine
AT THE LIBERTY THEATRE
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Looking Ahead! I
Alaskan progress of the past forecasts the future greatness of E
the Northland, and justifies all Alaskans in holding to their firm faith E
in the Territory's possibilities and worth. By aiming high and 5
working together—actively and steadily—those having to do with E
Alaskan progress can accomplish much. Looking ahead to still 5
greater things, and planning and working accordingly, is the one =
way that a high purpose can be realized.
The Alaska Railroad—a pioneer system—is gradually and pains- =
takingly striding towards a great goal—the greater development of §§
Alaska; and, that the future is bright and promising is attested by E
the steady and consistent upward trend of past and present activi- E
ties. The Alaska Railroad is “Looking Ahead." E
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TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
Now that the ground
is bare again
LEATHER SHOES ARE THE
BEST. IF THE SOLES ARE
THIN HAVE THEM REPAIR
ED.
Seward Leather Works