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Seldovia Natives Enter
Into Russian Spirit;
Celebrate New Year’s
SELDOVIA, Alaska, Jan. 21.—For
the past week this town has been
the scene of much native revelry, the
excitement being occasioned by a
whole-heatred celebration of the
Russian New Year, which yearly
brings a succession of snake dances
and other physical gyrations on the
part of the natives, covering a peri
od of about two weeks.
During this celebration peculiar
customs are honored and parodied,
the final embellishment to the occa
sion being the act of “casting out
the devil,” which winds up the final
evening’s entertainment.
This is effected by the natives ac
tually “hog-tying” one of their num
ber, who has consented to be Satan
for the occasion, and casting him on
all fours from their midst.
Several years ago the unlucky
native who was selected for the
honor of representing his Satanic
Majesty was handled so roughly
while his ejection was in progress
that he suffered several broken ribs
and other more or less slight inju
ries, and consequently since that
time, it has been rather a difficult
matter to find an applicant agree
able to the mauling.
Inlet Notelets
Among the passengers who will
leave Seldovia on this outgoing Ad
miral Watson will be Ralph V. An
derson, U. S. commissioner, who goes
outside on business. His place will
be temporarily filled by William
Maitland. The judge expects to re
turn in about six weeks.
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The operators of the herring
sallery here, Ed Jensen and W. Hol
mes, are also outbound on the Ad
miral Watson, as is Miss Lilly Stone,
who goes to attend school.
Ned White and his boat, the
“Brighton,” reported to have taken
four prospectors across the inlet sev
eral months ago, is as yet unreport
ed as sighted by any craft in the
inlet district, and grave fears are
entertained as to the fate of the
crew and men.
With the exception of a very few
outfits who are packing bloaters,
herring fishing in this district has
ceased, and a great exodus of fish
ermen has taken place during the
last few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Rose, formerly con
nected with the Anderson Mercantile
Company, and a very popular couple
locally, left for the States on the
last sailing of the steamer Redondo.
London’s Sensible
Policy On Subways
Eliminates Crowds!
_
LONDON, Jan. 22.—The ciiy ol' j
London, instead of talking about sub
ways, builds them. Fo!- several years
this has been going on, and in conse
' quence there is seldom a crush. Ex
cept for an hour or two in the morn
ings and again at the end of the
workday, the tube trains seldom
have any strap-hanger. There are
seats enough to go around.
[ And they are comfortable seats.
Well-stuffed plush or leather cover
most of them. Only the very oldest
coaches have the plain straw seats so
common in America. One can, and
does, smoke in about half of the cars
without fouling the air unduly. For
there is seldom a close-packed crowd.
Fares for the short rides are cheap
er than in New York, and for longer
rides the cost is higher. Instead of
a standard fare for any distance, the
London tubes charge for the length
of the ride. Three half-pence is the
minimum, but this soon is to be re
! duced to a penny. The cost of or
dinary runs usually averages a little
less than a penny a mile. The omni
buses which, like the tubes, spread
out in all directions, charge about
the same.
During the present year the lines
of two of the underground railways
have been extended far out into
suburban territory. London, uncon
fined by either sea or river, and not
caring to grow upward in the Am
erican apartment-houuse manner, is
sprawling out in every direction with
great rapidity.
The tubes are helping to create
suburbs, already encouraged by steam
railway lines from a dozen or more
London terminals. Some of the under
ground lines make a practice of buy
ing outlying property, pushing their
NO WIND
WILL PENETRATE THOSE WHO
WEAR URBACH’S
SHEEP-LINED
COATS
FOR MEN AND
BOYS
Leon Urbach
Seward’s Leading Clothier
rails out to it, and then advertising
it for sale to home-seekers, who, of
course, become habitual patrons of
the eltctric trains.
But one is beginning to hear com
plaints that the suburbs they are
helping to make are becoming too
thick. Only recently it was proposed
that a green belt of parts, forests,
golf courses or other open spaces
be established around the greater
city, to preserve some of the amen
ities of the countryside within easy
reach of Londoners.
ISLE OF PINES DISCOVERED
BY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
The Isle of Pines, or Isla de Pinos,
aver which the Senate has been ar
guing the past week, lies about 35
miles south of Cuba, and has about
•186 square miles. It is noted chiefly
for its pineapples, tropical friuts, and
royal palm trees.
Wedding bells will chime in Sew
ard next week, the bride being one
af our popular young women.
Owing to its late arrival last night,
today’s train did not leave Seward
northbound until about 10 o’clock. It
was reported to have reached Anchor
age at 4:30.
When some men talk of being self
made, you can’t tell whether it’s a
boast or a confession.
Paris motorists have resigns on
their cars, but over here they seem
to have designs on pedestrians.
Snow Shoes, $9.50 per pair, at
Graef’s. tf
Read The Gateway “Ads.”
It pays to be square. Look at the
X-word puzzle.
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Nothing so quickly increases the
needs of government departments as
a treasury surplus.
At last those read out of the party
need not get up in time to break
fast with Mr. Coolidge.
When people were less cultured
they didn’t paint freak pictures on
a restaurant wall and call it atmos
I phere.
Yet Eve might never have eaten
the apple if there had been any
neighbor women to dread.
“D-” suggests cussing, but yon
can’t tell whether it me^ns that other
word or Dawes.
Eaton, Crane, Pike Stationery at
the Alaska Shop. t£
Pre Inventory Sale
Large Reductions
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PIONEER CLUB
John Nash, propr.
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