SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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PRACTICING ECONOMY
One thing particularly noticeable in
most of the cities of the United States,
and frequently commented upin ifa
mercantile circles, is that there is a
great slump in such lines of merchan
dise as are in the luxury class. Trad
ing in necessities, however, is general
ly strong. Some of this is attributed
to the fact that President Coolidge has
had a tremendous influence upon the
American people through his frank
economy talks.
People are employed at good wages
and with the prospect of continuance
of employment, but their wages are
not being spent in the wasteful way
noticeable during the great prosperity
immediately following the war.
Some economists after looking into
the reasons for dullness in certain
lines of merchandising, find that there
is a greater movement among the peo
ple for home-owning than at any other
period in history. For several years
people have been buying automobiles.
This took their surplus funds. But
now that nearly every thrifty house
holder owns an automobile, vast num
bers of these have set out to own their
own home, and they find that operat
ing an automobile and paying for a
home obliges them to practice strict
economies, which is at least a logical
explanation of the inactives of lines
in the luxury class.
It is also noticeable that in the
search for homes, the automobile has
made it possible to go into the rural
districts, where land values are lower
than in the cities, a fact> that is help
ing to solve the problem of city con
gestion.
If the explanation of the economists
is a true one, the sign is a most whole
some one. It would mean that Am
ericans are learning to acquire the
substantial things of life, as well as
to enjoy those rare pleasures avail
able to them through the use of their
own means of transportation. Fur
thermore, having purchased and paid
for a home, they will reach out foi
those refinements which extend intc
the group of luxuries and thus estab
lish an equilibrium in trade between
luxuries and necessities that will once
more stabilize all lines of merchandis
ing.
As a whole, Americans are the mosi
prosperous people in the world. Thej
live in better homes, they wear bettei
clothing and have better foods thai
any other people. The pleasures o:
life are accessible to more Americans
than to the people of any other par
of the world. It will not be very lonf
until the automobile will be as anti
quated as the one horse shay. Science
will find the way to take the electric
ity out of the air and employ it t<
drive the machinery of light airplanes
manufactured for private use and sole
at a price as nearly within the read
of the masses as the automobile fs to
day.
This is a progressive age. Progresi
is being made at a rate immense!?
faster than the average person real
izes. This progress is changing th<
habits of people just as the food w<
eat, the clothing we wear and thi
pleasures we of this age enjoy havi
made us vastly different from our fore
bears.
FOUR PERFECT WOMEN!
Some time ago a correspondent ir
quired of the editor as to who were th
“four perfect women.”
' The question proved a difficult one
and for a time appeared to be one of
those “catch questions” which people
sometimes employ to prove that edi
, tors do not “know beans” but we have
found in an interesting commentary
by a famous Arabian a statement to
’ the effect that “among man there have
been many perfect men, but no more
. than four of the other sex have attain
ed perfection.”
1 The four perfect women referred to
' by the Arabian were Asia, wife of
i
, Pharaoh; Mary, Mother of Christ;
Khadijah, the Prophet’s first wife and
Fatima, who was Mohamet’s lovely
daughter.
' Possibly this is the answer to the
inquiry. If it is not “we give it up,”
for in all other history with which we
1 are familiar perfection is not ascribed
to any woman and to only one man.
Even He did not claim perfection for
Himself.
A NATURE LOVER
From the time that history was re
duced to writing there have been per
sond who worshipped at the shrine of
Nature and left to posterity the im
pressions which they received from
their study and appreciation of the
beautiful things of the great outdoors.
One of the best descriptions of a
beauty spot in the Old World which we
have seen was written in the long ago
i by a Mohammedan poet named Bozaa.
We reproduce it today for the pleasure
it will give to the thousands who ap
preciate a work of art, even though it
is the work of a “non-believer.” Cer
tainly a brain that can conceive and
produce such a poem cannot be base.
Here is what Ben Yusef had sug
gested to him as he passed through the
Vale of Bozaa on his way as messen
ger for the sultan to Constantinople.
THE VALE OF BOZAA
(By Ahmed Ben Yusef Almenazy)
The intertwining boughs for thee
Have wove, sw’eet dell, a verdant vest,
And thou in turn shalt give to me
A verdant couch upon thy breast.
To shield me from day’s fervid glare
Thine oaks their fostering arms extend
As anxious o’er her infant's care
Pve seen a watchful mother bend.
A brighter cup, a sweeter draught
l gathered from that rill of thine,
Than maddening drunkards ever quaf
f’d.
Than all the treasures of the vine.
So smooth the pebbles on its shore,
That not a maid can thither stray,
But counts her strings of jewels o’er,
And thinks the pearls have slpiped
away.
No killings on the elusive mal
lards have as yet been reported in
i the vicinity of Seward.
The darkest hour is just after a
man gets home from his club—pro
viding he has that kind of wife.
Russia Takes Business
From the Germans
MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (/P)—The export
of entrails to foreign countries is one
of the chief items of Russia’s foreign
trade. Exports of this commodity
ruring the last six months amounter
to over $1,000,000, official statistics
show. Russia has found a ready mar
ket in the United States for this kinr
of material, American sausage mak
ers having purchased 45 per cent of
the total export of entrails during the
last six months.
In pre-war time Russia did a great
trade in entrails. It had ani unlimited
supply of sheeps’ intestines and spe
cial factories were built in Leningrad
equipped with the latest mechanical
devices for sorting and preparing the
goods for export. The whole trade
was previously in the hands of Ger
many which had a monopoly for Rus
sian entrails.
ROCKED HER OWN HALF
Get up and rock the bapy;
Rock it yourself, sez Pat;
Well have of it’s yours sez Nellie!
And the other half’s yours, sez Pete;
Now the rest of the story I hate to tell
But Nellie got up and rocked her half
And Pete let the other half yell.
The chances are that Adam did not
get anything but the core of that ap
ple.
The husband ceases to talk shop
when his wife starts to talk shopping.
Example of peace overture: “Take
this, Honey, and buy you a hat.”
Why shouldn’t great men come
from small towns? Great cities do.
But think how Jonah must have
strained his arms telling his story.
Uplift: A nation-wide movement to
straighten out the mess left by par
ents.
What do the Riffians want with
liberty, anywhay? Moslems don’t
drink.
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The profits seem to be greatest
just before shrewdness merges into
crookedness.
The self-styled “intelligentsia” may
be loosely defined as those who scold
those who do. *
A loyal resident at a resort is one
w'ho talks about the climate instead
of the weather.
A pot hunter is a flivverite who
w-aits until pedestrians are bunched
at an intersection.
A sweet’’ and gentle face is a han
dicap, however, if you are a taxi
driver depending on tips.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
4 Popular Trains
every day—to
California
That’s the fine, conven
ient travel service offered
you for your trip south
this fall.
Through sleepers from
Seattle to San Francisco
and to Los Angeles.
Stopover privileges.
And the most satisfy
ing accommodations en
route. Long, easy-riding
Pullmans of steel. Ob
servation car with spa
cious open platform.
Food of tempting vari
ety and wholesomeness
in Southern Pacific din
ing cars. Thus a journey
of entire contentment,
over the ever-fascinating
Shasta route.
Reduced Roundtrip Fares
Learn more about this logical way to Cali
fornia. Write now for booklets, fares,
reservations, schedules, to
Southern Pacific lines
B. C. TAYLOR, Gen. Agt.
314 Union Street, Seattle, Washington
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TONIGHT, ONE SHOW, 8:00 SHARP
THE ROMANCE AND FIRE OF OLD SPAIN
IN THE SPLENDID MELODRAMA
THE DASHING SPANISH BANDIT IS
SUPERBLY PLAYED BY
ANTONIO MORENO
WHO KIDNAPS THE SOCIETY BEAUTY,
ESTELLE TAYLOR
This is a great story, full of everything to
make an absorbing play
OLD FOLK, YOUNG FOLKS, MIDDLE-AGED
FOLKS CANNOT HELP BUT LIKE
THIS MOVIE SO DON'T MISS IT
With the above there will be a roaring two
Reel Comedy Entitled
RENO OR BUST
AND A TOPIC REEL
Bill Neville says his parts came
from his Harley and expects to have
her in shape for the coming holiday
and hunting trip.
Earl Thatcher is now firing on the
south end, coming in tonight on the
freight.
A WELL BEHAVED CHILD
“Did you behave in Church today?”
asked a fond mother of her infant
son when he returned from services.
“Course I did,” said Junior, “I
heard a lady behind me say she never
saw a child behave so.”
Mrs. Wayne Blue will return the
latter part of the month from an ex
tended trip to Eastern Canada, and
other cities in the United States.
If men wear it, we have it. Urbach.
Stock Certificates at the Gateway.
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DREAMLAND
HALL
FOR SALE OR FOR RENT
SEE FRED MILLER
the Barber.
9
Cabin for Rent
On Fine Trout Stream
Bungalow with fine fire
place. large living room,
furnished for six persons,
plenty of bedding and
essentials, stove and all
cooking utensils. Will be
rented by the day or week
end to responsible parties.
Good fishing in lake and
stream and hunting in
season.
Apply A1 Davis
SEWARD, ALASKA
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE CHEAP—Bungalow at
Mile Seven. Ideal location. Com
pletely furnished. Garage. Inquire
T. J. S., Gateway. tf.
FOR SALE-—Ford Bug Auto, ligbt,
classy, and speedy.—Ogles Gar
age. tf t
FOUND—Keys of all descriptions; if
you have lost any keys lately come
to the Gateway.
HOTE ST. CHARLES
When in Seattle, make the
Hotel St. Charles your head
quarters.
Strictly Modern and
Fireproof
And Managed by an old
Alaskan
J. A. FARNHAM.
FOR ONE WEEK
Lowered prices on all
merchandise.
Friday and Saturday
we will have a DOLLAR
SALE.
BANBURY & OGLE
CRESCENT HOTEL
IN
Anchorage
Reasonable Rates
J. M. COLLINS, Prop.
IN THE HEART OF TOWN !
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