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CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Sunday: Masses at S:8O and 1O:SO a. m. Sunday school after Mass. Rosary, Instruction and Benediction, 7:SO p. m. Weekdays: Mass at $ a. m.
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Beginning Monday, Dec. 9th special sale on faces and ribbons, 93 and third per cent. off. One week only. Seward Commercial Co.
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Dry goods at Butts.

Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Boots, Packs, Underwear. Anything you need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.,.
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WANTED-A pair of high resist. ance phones for wireless receiving set. Inquire Gateway office. 11-2O-tf
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The Key, sole agent for Lloyd's Specially Candy" Absolutely Pure, made in Seward, Alaska.
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Grapes, Celery, Winter Cream Mel lon, Casabas, Squash, Pumpkins and Cranberries.
 Brown x Hawkins, Quality First"
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Second hand goods bought and sold for cash or on commission. See But tons ad. Tuesdays and Fridays. 2S-tf
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Long distance telephone booth at The Branch.
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Mems and boys shirts, shoes, gloves, caps, stockings and mackinaws at
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All mushers are invited to meet at the Commerce Cafe. Open night and day.
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Furnished Houses for rent. See Dougherty & Stewart.
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Furnished apartment for rent. Ap- ply Wayne Blue. lZ-lO-St
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Mems, womens' and childrens' arctics and rubbers at URBACH'S.
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STREETER AND NAIY WHICH HE NlROE IFS COUSTHOO5E

its na those h n a~ ~ C the news real $ o as sfemd declared y territory O cIsU was invaded b a h wakeof 1.-the enhb battle were h p % w m t a
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Waterfll & Frazier whlskey at "The Branch"
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See the ready made skirts and waists at Butts.
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Christmas goods at Urbach's
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swellest assoEment Holiday goods in Seward. Seward Commercial Go.
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Wanted: to rent, piano. Gateway.
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The summers slipping away again, And winters almost here;
 The boys are coming from the hills In search of warmth and cheer.
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Big new shipment of Flannel Shirts, all prices and every number a bargain.
 Brown & Hawkins, Quality First"
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Fox's Oyster Cocktails at the Branch.
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Extra fancy canned goods, Urbach's' !
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Come; all you lads from Anchorage When you crave a glass of beer. You're welcome as the flowers in May, And no one is siwashed here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
SEEING LIFE mM
+ raNa JOHN HENRY
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John Henry on Automobiles

Aunt Miranda explained; lust make
yourselves at home, children"
Uncle Gilbert continued to eye the
car for another minute, then he turned
! to me and said, Want to try it,
John?"
nix, Uncle Gilbert" l protested
What would the townspeople say?
You with new motor car, afraid to
run it yourself, had to send to New
York for your nephew-nix! Where s
your family pride?'
My family pride is all right" an
swered Uncle Gilbert; but there's a
lot of contraptions in that machine |
don't seem to recognize"
"Oh, that's all right; you're handy
little guy with machinery" reminded
him. Hop in now and break forth.
Don't let the public think that you're
afraid to blow a bubble through the
streets of your native town. The rub
ber sweater buttoned to the chin and
the Dutch awning over the forehead
for yours, and on your way."
Reluctantly Uncle Gilbert and Aunt
Miranda climbed into the kerosene
wagon and l gave him his final in
structions.
Now. Uncle Gilbert" said, grab
that wheel in front of you firmly with
both hands and put one foot on the
accelerator. Now put the other foot
on the rheostat and let the left elbow
gently rest on the deodizer. Keep the
rubber tube connecting with the auto
matte fog whistle closely between the
teeth and let the right elbow be in
touch with the quadruplex while the
apex of the left knee is pressed over
the spark coil and the right ankle
works the condenser"
Uncle Gilbert grunted. why don't
you put my left shoulder blade to
work." he muttered. ITS the only
part of my anatomy that hasn't got
a job
John" whispered the nervous Aunt
Miranda, do you really think your
Uncle Gilbert knows enough about the
carr"
Sure" | answered. and | was very
serious about it. Now, Uncle Gilbert.
keep both eyes on the road in front of
you and the rest of your face in the
wagon. Start the driving wheels, re
peat slowly the name of your favorite
coroner and leave the rest to fate,"
And away they started in the Whiz
Wagon.
Before they had rolled along for half
mile through the town, the machine
suddenly began to breathe fast and
then. all of a sudden. it choked up and
stopped.
"Will it explode?" whispered Aunt
Miranda, pleadingly.
NO. said Uncle Gilbert, jumping
out; Il think the cosmopolitan has
buckled with the trapezoid," and then
with n monkey wrench, he crawled un-
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Aunt Miranda Wanted to Know for tho
Tenth Time If It Would Explode.

hoarse "Toot Toots!" from the horn.
threw up both hands and leaped for
the man. The man threw up both feet
and leaped for the fence.
The last Aunt Miranda saw of them
they were entering their modest home
neck and neck, and the divorce court
lost bet.
Then the machine began to climb a
telegraph pole, and as it ran down the
other side Aunt Miranda wanted to
know for the tenth time If it would
explode.
How did John tell you to handle
it?" she shrieked. as the Rowdy Cart
bit its way through a stone fence and
began to dance a two-step over
strange mans lawn.
THE only way to handle this in
fernal machine is to soak it in water"
yelled Uncle Gilbert as they hit the
main road again.
Il don't see what family pride has
to do with it; there isn't soul look
ing" moaned Aunt Miranda.
"Oh! If could only be arrested for
fast riding and get this thing stopped"
walled Uncle Gilbert as they headed
for the river. '
Let me out! Let me out," pleaded
Aunt Miranda, and the machine
seemed to hear her, for it certainly
obliged the lady.
/ found out afterwards that in or
der to make good with Aunt Miranda
the machine jumped up in the air and
turned a double handspring, during
the course of which friend uncle and
his wife fell out and landed in the
most generous mudpuddle in that part
of the state.
Then the Buzz Buggy turned around
and barked at them and with an ex-
cited wag of its tail scooted for home
and left them fiat.
Late that evening Uncle Gilbert ex-
planned that there would have been
no trouble at all IL he had removed a
defective spark plug.
But l think if Uncle Gilbert would
go to Doctor Lesser and have his par
simony removed he'd have more fun
as he breezes through life.
Peaches thinks just as do but she
won't say it out loud. She's a fox,
that kid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

consul general, and the American
judge for China, who ranks next to
the American minister at Pekin, and
other prominent American residents,
keep open house for all their friends,
regardless of nationality. An Grafton
is delivered as rule, the Stars and
Stripes fly in all parts of the foreign
settlement and the city generally is
in gala mood. A program of sports
and dress parade by the Shanghai
volunteer corps, composed of British,
Germans. Americans, etc, help to
make the day lively and the good old
fireworks are not omitted.
For several years 1t has been the
custom in some treaty ports of China
for the British and Americans Jointly
to celebrate the Fourth of July. This
may sound strange to ears that are
not cosmopolitan. And in a CONNER
cial sense it really is unusual. for If
there is any nation upon whose ad-
vancement in the far East the in
trenched Briton looks with misgivings
it is the American. Nevertheless,
there always are enough liberal minds
on both sides to bring about a mutual
rejoicing In these celebrations the
Americans acknowledge England as
their mother and the British express
their unbounded pleasure over the
wonderful progress and mighty growth
of Britannia's lusty offspring.
Since China became a republic the
Chinese people themselves have de-
veloped a keen curiosity over Nell
can mans" merrymaking. They know
that their government came to them
from this country. through students
who were educated in our colleges and
taught the true spirit of democracy.
An exceedingly graceful compliment
was paid to America and Americans
last Fourth of July in Picking. by Presi-
dent Yuan Shih Kai. who drove per-
sonally to the American legation to
congratulate the American representa-
tive, e 7. Williams, on the birth OF
the nation and to lay stress upon the
debt China owes the United States for
her fast friendship and good example
in the past. In several cities leading
Chinese requested the privilege of par
ticipating in the American fete.
In the Philippine islands the Fourth
of July passes off without much varia-
tion from the way we observe it here
at home. All the time-honored forms
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
A FIy Town,

San Vicente, Mexico, is community
of fly catchers. 1t lies in the Sierra
Madre mountains and its industry con-
sists in catching flies for a European
market where compressed fly cakes
are used as bird food. The Mexicans
harvest their crop en- a marsh which
breeds millions of black flies some
what larger than the common house
fly. During the season the poems go
among the swarms of insects with nets.
Each catch is emptied into bag and
at the end of the day the bags are
emptied into a box which is also
press A cover is placed on it and
pressed down and weighted with heavy
stones. After "a hours the contents
are pressed into layer This is cut
into six-inch cubes and dried In the
sun and is then ready for export. A
special tariff on the importation of
these cakes is levied by Germany,
where most of them go. The San
Vincente community almost lives on
this unique industry.-Technica
World.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

G AY! did you ever have to leave
~ the soothing influence OF your
own rafting radiators in the Big City
and go romping off to n rich relations
for the Christmas weekend?
Well, don't do 1t, If you can help It,,
and If you can't help It get back home
as soon as possible.
When Uncle Gilbert Hawley sent us
an invitation to run up to Hawleys-
Vile for a day or two l looked at
Peaches and she looked at me-then
we both looked out OF the window.
We knew what wildly hilarious
time we'd have splashing out small
talk to the collection of human brio
a-brac always to be found at Uncle
Gilbert's, but what is one going to do
when the richest old gink in the fam
lily waves a beckoning arm?
I'll tell you what one is going to do
--one is going to take to ones O'Sul-
livan's, beat It rapidly to choo-choo
and float into Uncle Gilbert's presence
with business of being tickled to
death-thats what one is going to do.
You know nature has few immu-
table laws and one is that even a rich
old uncle must in the full course of
time pass on and leave nephews and
nieces. Leave them what? Ali that's
1t, Where's that time table?
Hawleysville is about forty miles
away on the p. d. e. O.. and 1t is some
burg. Uncle Gilbert wrote it all him
self.
Uncle Gilbert has nearly all the
money there is in the world Every
time he signs check national bank
goes out of existence. He tried to
count it all once, but he sprained his
wrists and had to stop.
On the level. when he goes into n
bank all the government bonds get up
and yell. Hello. papa!"
When he cuts coupons it's like
sheep shearing
He has muscles all over him like
prize fighter just from lifting mort
cages.
When Peaches and l finally reached
the Hawley mansion on the hill we
found there a scene of great excite
ment Old and distant relations were
bustling up and down the stone steps.
talking in whispers: servants with
scared faces and popping eyes were
peeping around the corner of the
house and in the roadway in front of
sobbing automobile stood Uncle Gill
bert and Aunt Miranda. made up to
look like two members of the Peary
expedition at the Pole.
After the formal greetings we were
soon put hep to the facts in the case.
You see, John" bubbled Aunt Mi
randa, while a pair Of great green Cog
giles danced an accompaniment on her
nose; your Uncle Gilbert loaned the
money to man to open garage in
Hawleysville. But automobilists never
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

got any blowouts or punctures going
through here because there isn't a sa-
loon in the town, so the garage failed
and the man left town in an awful hur-
ry and all your Uncle Gilbert got for
the money he loaned was this car
We've been four years making up our
minds to buy one and now we have
one whether we want 1t or not"
"Finel" 1 said. Going out for
spin, Uncle Gilbert?"
Possibly" he answered. never TAX
ing his eyes off the man-killer In front
of him, which stood there trembling
with anger.
What car is IT." / inquired polite
ly.
"Oh, yes. of course; made by the
Earthquake Brothers IN Powderville-
good car for the hills, especially com
ing down." I volunteered Know how
to run it,"
Il guess so; / was always a good
hand at machinery" Uncle Gilbert an.
swered.
Don't you think you should have
chauffeur" Peaches suggested.
Chauffeur Why" Uncle Gilbert
snapped back. what do l want with
one of those fellows sitting around,
eating me out of house and homer"
Now you know why he has SO much
money.
Well be back In little while."
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

der the hood to see If the trouble
was stubbornness or appendicitis.
Uncle Gilbert took dislike to a
brass valve and began to knock it
with the monkey wrench, whereupon
the valve got mad at him and upset a
pint of ancient salad oil all over his
features.
When Uncle Gilbert recovered con-
sciousness the machine was breathing
again. so he jumped to the helm,
pointed the bow at Boston, Mass, and
began to cut the grass.
Alas! however. it seemed that the
demon of unrest possessed that Coal
oil Coupe. for it soon began to Jump
and skip and suddenly, with a snort,
1t took the river road and scooted
away from town.
Uncle Gilbert patted it on the back
and spoke soothlngly, but it was no
use.
Aunt Miranda pleaded with him to
keep in near the shore. because she
was getting seasick; but her tears
were in vain.
You must appear calm and indif-
ferent in the presence of danger"
muttered Uncle Gilbert as they rushed
madly into the bosom of a flock of
COWS.
But luck was with them. for with n
turn of the wrist Uncle Gilbert jumped
the machine across the road, and all
he could feel was the sharp swish of
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

an old cows tail across his cheek as
they rushed on and out OF that ami
mails life forever
Aunt Miranda tried to be brave and
to chat pleasantly. How is Wall
street these days?" she asked, and inst
then the machine struck stone and
she went up in the air.
Unsettled" answered Uncle Gilbert
when she got back, and then there
was an embarrassing silence.
To try to hold polite conversation
on a motor car in full flight is very
much like trying to repeat the Declara
ton of Independence while falling
from a seventh-story window.
Then. all OF a sudden, the machine
struck a chord in G and started for
Newfoundland at the rate of 1000 900
miles a minute.
Aunt Miranda threw her arms
around Uncle Gilbert's neck, he threw
his neck around the lever, the lever
threw him over. and they both threw
a fit.
Down the road ahead of them a
man and his wife were quarreling.
They were SO much in earnest that
they did not hear the machine sneak.
ing swiftly up on rubber shoes.
AS the Benzine Buggy was about to
fall upon the quarreling man and wife
Uncle Gilbert squeezed a couple OF
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
IS A GALA DAY
IN MANY LANDS
Numerous Nationalities Join With
the United States in the
Celebration OF Their
independence.

r HE Fourth of July is here again,
i with the usual round of festivi-
ties. beginning with the morning rain
that threatens to spoil the day, but
never does, and ending with the glori-
Gus fireworks at night, write Frederic
]. Haskin in the Chicago Daily News.
Nor are the orator and the creased
pig conspicuous by their absence. This
Is an old. old story here at home. but
how our Independence day is cele
brated abroad, in many different
lands, is a story that is seldom told.
| Wherever Americans go they take
their Fourth of July with them. 1t is
not too much to say that the strange
folk among whom we carry our ma
tional custom soon learn to watch for
the day with a great deal more inter-
est than they do the holidays of the
other countries, their own holidays
excepted, of course. Even under this
head, however, our day competes with
their own time honored Qualifications
for the simple reason that many of
the countries have no independence
day" of their own.
Foreigners Are Friendly.
Most foreigners are utterly inditfer
ent to the comings and goings of other
nations. they who should be their
brothers. or else they exhibit only con-
tempt for everything that does not
conform to their own peculiar way of
doing things. This Is not so of the
American Fourth of July. They all
seem to have for our great event of
the year feeling tha. varies from
kindly tolerance to spontaneous enthu-
siasm.
This is interesting in the light of
the fact that so many other lands
have their own independence days.
With the possible exception of
Frances, however, they attract no
attention outside of their own coun-
try. Norway has two independence
days, May II and June 5. The French
date Is July IA. which commentaries
the fall of the Bastille in their great
revolution. Other independence days
are:
Brazil, September Z; Mexico, Sep
tember 16; Uruguay, May 25; Chile,
September IS; Colombia, July 20;
Haiti, January 1; Cuba, FEBRUARY "a.
The Cubans also look to our indepen-
dence day as theirs in sense, since
we are .1e givers and guardians of
their liberty. July 20, the day on
which Colombia makes merry, is the
birthday of Gen. Simon Bolivar, the
Venezuelan. who freed Venezuela,
New Granada, Peru and Bolivia from
the yoke of Spain.
Bolivar united Venezuela and New
Granada under the name of Colombia,
of which nation he was president for
nine years, until his death in 1890 Bo-
livia was a new state carved out of
what had been royalist Peru and so
named in honor OF Bolivar, who was
also its president. His birthday serves
as an additional national festival in
Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia and is
generally observed in a more or less
official way all over Central and South
America.
Fourth Marked In China.
Perhaps China is the foreign coun-
try where the American Fourth of
July is more generally observed than
anywhere else abroad. In the cosmo-
politan city Of Shanghai our natal
day is the cause of an international
fete A. big reception is held by our
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Romance VS.. Reality

"Ahl" sighed the sentimental maid,
What is so old as the lofty hills?"
Il don't know" responded the mat
ter-of-fact young man, unless it is the
unlofty Valleys"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Fourth Marked In China.

Perhaps China is the foreign coun-
try where the American Fourth of
July is more generally observed than
anywhere else abroad. In the cosmo-
politan city Of Shanghai our natal
day is the cause of an international
fete. A big reception is held by our
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Chair to Match, $9O.25

Mahogany frames. spring arm.
fine steel springs. covered in blue
velour Of rich quality.
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j. s. TRADE BALANCE
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Heavy Change During Six
Months Of the War as En-
ports Increase.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-Exports last
month aggregated in value s2s1.sol,-
$40. compared with s204. o66. 500 In
January last year. IND 1927, 032,sS0 in
January, 1918. according to n statement
OF the Department Of Commerce to-day.
Imports In January this year totalled
Sl22. 2s5.267. against sl54,742,923 in
January. 1914. and sl63. 063 .43S IN jan
uRry 1913 Comparing the months
trade with the low points touched In
August last. imports have decreased
$500 SEQ, or SIS per cent, while ex-
Iorts have increased sl57,+33.s7S. or
iAs.5 per cent.
The excess of exports over imports
for the month was sl45.536.lo3. or
Practically three times that Of jan
Iary last year and more than double
iha OF January, 1919. In the six
months since August last the monthly
rrRde balance has shifted from an ex-
ess OF $1,000. 1916 on the import side
. an excess OF $l45, $50, 1903 on the
Export side. exceeding that shown by
any previous month in the country's
: history.
OF January imports se.G7 per cent.
entered free of duty. against 81 per
cent. in January, 1914, and Sob per
cent. in January. 1913.
Imports Of gold in January last to-
tailed sG,S96,3 9S. against s10,442,373 in
January. 1914. and s6,2l0,3s0 in jan
usry 1913. Gold exports In January
we're s69l 500, against s6,al4,056 in
January. 1914. and sl7,237,s4s in jan
uary two years ago,
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Carved frames Of mahogany:
semi-cushion upholstery: covered
in beautiful rose damask.
SIXTH FLOOR,