SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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THE FLASH IN THE PAN
There is always danger in taking
oneself to seriously. Success in any
line is usually achieved through years
of experience, not by a sudden out
burst of genius, which, on the surface,
appears to be quite accidental. The
young man who startles the business
or literary world by bursting into !
newspaper headlines with the sudden- j
ness of a meteror is seldom taken ser- j
iously by those who -“have been thru i
the mill” and won their spurs through
sustained life effort. They know that j
a rocket flaming skyward must fall to j
earth again, and that it hits the ground i
with even greater force than it pene
trated the heavens.
Sudden success is dangerous for the
average precocious young man. Un
less he has those qualities in his make- ;
up which would eventually assert them j
selves in his life work, he is likely to '
rest on, his laurels, lean back content- '
edly, and decieve himself into think- ,
ing that the path ahead will be strewn
with roses. He ignores the experi- !
ence of others that success, like fame 1
is—to paraphrase Samuel Johnson—a
tennis ball which must be batted back |
and forth between himself and the
public, and continually kept in motion.
Unless his effort is sustained he will
be only a flash in the pan—a fellow
who gave great promise but never
achieved anything worth while beyond
the temporary distinction.
Had Edison considered that his goal
was won after he invented the quad
ruplex telegraph, his name would not
be linked today with the incandescent
electric light and the phonograph. If
Shakespeare had been satisfied to re
tire to Stratford-on-Avon after he had
distinguished himself as a writer of
comedies, “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” and
all his great tragedies would never
have been composed. Each genius
would have been a flash in the pan;
the fulfillment of his promise never
would have been achieved.
A flash in the pan is a pathetic char
acter for such a persons has proved
his own weakness. Unless he has
been thwarted by some power that has
hopelessly changed the course of his
life, his failure is an admission of his
unwillingness to learn and his egotis
ticala self-satisfaction.
But even more pathetic than the
smug flash in the pan is the fellow
who has tried hard and failed after
achieving an initial success. Is that
too, traceable to his ego—to taking
himself too seriously?
Psychologists call it some sort of
complex. But whatever it is, it is
the worst foe of achievement with
which creative mortals have to con
tend. The only panacea] is sustain
ed effort, which nine times out of ten,
will rout exageratad self-importance
and bring about the realization of life
ambition.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mountain are
the most recent of Seward future
residents to arrive in town. The
young couple arrived today from Se
attle on the Yukon. Mr. Mountain
is a naval radio operator and has
been taken off sea duty and detail
ed to the Seward radio station, tak
ing the place of Wm. Hikoke who left t
recently for the States where he had
been called for sea duty.
N. E. Boomhower, New York man
ufacturer of carpets, accompanied by
guide, Wm. Kaiser, arrived in Sew
ard yesterday from the Iliamna Bay
district where they have been hunt
ing big game for the past month.
Details of the trip will be published
in tomorrow’s issue of the Gateway.;,
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BARNETT SWAMPS
CHUBBY TINKLER
AT HANDBALL
In his initial appearance as a con
testant for handball honors in the
local gymnasium oPthe Seward Ath
letic Club, Prof. Barnett in his week
ly match last night demonstrated
that he is no slouch at the peppy
game. Louie Tinkler, his opponent,
fed the Prof an_ assortment of high
ones, low ones, fast ones and slow
ones that would have made Babe
Ruth dizzy only to see his slants and
well placed shots converted, time
and again, into smashing returns
out of his reach, as Barnett grab
bed the first game by 21 to 16.
The second game also went ,to the
Prof, but “Chubby” made him work
overtime to get it. This heat, which
went into extra innings, saw the
score after twenty minutes of non
stop wearing and tearing tactics,
stand at duece, 20 -to 20, which con
dition requires that one player must
score to points successively in order
to win. From this point on, the
contest grew in intensity, and a real
'battle followed; fully ten scoring
shots were made by each, but nev
er two in a row, which kept the
watchers, as well as the opponents,
on the keenest edge, when Barnett,
after earning a point on his fast
serve, drove one of Tinkler’s returns,
a la Snyder, terrifically up against
the back wall, about an inch from the
floor, for the victory. The second
score was 32-30. Their third game
will be played tonight or some time
before the week is out.
First week’s contests are also to be
played off between Paulsteiner and
Robison, while Burr Snyder is yet
to meet Olson, or McLaughlin who
will fill in the place of Olson retir
ing. The game scheduled for Ruck
er and Hopkins to meet each other
are postponed until Rucker’s injured
foot permits him to resume ath
letics.
CAL M. BROSIUS
HEADS WILSON
MEMORIAL DRIVE
ERROR IN NAMING OF LOCAL
CHAIRMAN CORRECTED; SEW
ARD NEWS HEADQUARTERS
In yesterday’s issue of the Gateway
here appeared news articles relative
o the Woodrow Wilson Birthplac Me
norial Appeal. In connection with
his it was stated L. V. Ray, had been
lamed chairman of Seward, but this
vas in error.
Cal M. Brosius, has been appointed
is chairman of Seward by E. J. White,
Chairman of the Alaskan organization,
vith headquarters at Juneau. In his
etter to Mr. Brosius Mr. White says:
“Having been named as chairman
or Alaska, of the Woodrow Wilson
3irthplace Appeal, I have taken the
iberty of naming you chairman of
rour town, and respectfully urge your
:ooperation in the worthy national
novement. Realizing the many de
nands which have been made on Alas
kans in recent years, the almost con
inuous drain on their time and mon
*y, large contributions are not expect
;d in the present instance. Don’t
five “until it hurts’’, but give only
vhat you feel you can afford to per
letuate the memory of him of whom
t has been said: “Posterity will be
>ager to have knowledge of the per
ionality and the salient qualities of a
itatesman set apart to play such a role
n the world’s affairs. He belongs to
he ages, and his great undaunted
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:30 P. M.
WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
LIBERTY
ONE SHOW TONIGHT AT 8:00 SHARP
AFTER A LONG SERIES OF HEAVY
DRAMAS WE HAVE
“Along Came
Ruth ”
A sparkling comedy-drama that makes you for
get everything but your side-ache.
Viola Dana, Walter Hiers
!
and Tully Marshall
send this small town funny story thru with a
rush—A play full of wit and humor.
NOT THE SLAP STICK COARSE STUFF—
BUT REAL COMEDY
And there is also a two-reel comedy
“WEDDING SHOWERS”
Starring Lige Conley
And a Beautiful PATHE REVIEW picture
The LIBERTY
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spirit will lead countless millions yet
unborn to higher and even higher
planes of human endeavor and great
er achievement.”
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Thomas, were
among the arrivals today on the Yu
kon. Rev. Thomas will take the for
mer Rev. Landsdowne duties over,
at Anchorage.
Malcolm Wilson, representing the
Mutual Paper Co., of Seattle, arriv
de in .town today on the Yukon. Wil
son is at the Van Gilder.
Fred Harris, formerly engaged in
the taxi business ajt Anchorage, ar
rived in Seward on the Yukon.
Bunch of keys on six-sided ring. If
found please return to Gateway.
In a Bible-reading marathon a:
Everett, Mass., Dorothy Caverly, 14.
read for eight hours with only brief
intervals of rest.
James Baxter, 12, won highest
honors and a silver medal in prim
ary examinations for violin pupil -
at the Toronto Conservatory.
Barbara Lucksinger, a school girl
of Onondaga Hill, N. Y., won first
prize for her calf exhibits at the Syr
acue fair.
Leo Marrard of Bulloch county was
awarded a scholarship in the Uni
versity of Georgia for his premium
corn field.
Fine collection of personal Xmas
Cards, engraved, The Alaska Shop. tf.
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THE GOLDEN BELT
To the end that the countless places of scenic and other inter
ests in the Territory may be thoroughly enjoyed and understood, and
to enable them to acquire first hand and accurate information con
cerning all Alaskan activities and development; travelers to the
Northland are urged to visit
: ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART”
= Interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai Lake, the f§
5 “Loop District,” Spencer and Bartlett Glaciers, Tumagain Arm, An- =
E chorage, the Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon, Mt. Me- E
E kinley National Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley and Fairbanks, hold E
S much of interest to everyone, whether on business or pleasure bent; E
E and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the =
E good things that Alaska has to offer. E
5 For train and automobile schedules, passenger rates and other in- E
s formation, confer with any steamship agent, or E
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2 (McKinley Park Route) E
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