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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30

After completing the years work ut
school Miss Margaret Romig is re-
turning on the Alaska from Seattle
to spend the summer with her parents.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30

Excursion Rates to Anchorage
Excursion rates from Kern Creek to
Anchorage July 3rd and 4th on the
fast launch Comeback" Round trip
$40. 29-4t
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30

At the meeting of the hospital help
ers Wednesday Mrs. T. NJ. Ward re-
ported receiving donations of $164.75
from local people and firms and 500
from friend. making $264.75 in all
toward the $44O necessary to pay for
the sterilizer purchased for the hospi-
tai and that promises to donate suf-
ficient to complete the payment have
been received.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30
TWO GERMAN CONSULS
TO SWEDEN RESIGN
tBy United States Cabls)

CHRISTIANA, Saturday, June 80.
German consuls at Skein and Aren-
dial, Sweden, have resigned.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

Less tourists are coming north this
year than for many years, showing
that people are following the popular
demand for economy in travel during
the war.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30
SOCIAL CHAT

Mr.. and Mrs. William Sauers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ballaine enter
tanned with an informal dance at their
bungalow last evening, and most en-
joyable evening was spent by the
many couples who went out by auto
mobile and speeder. The bungalow
was tastefully decorated and lighted
with Japanese lanterns and after all
had danced to their hearts content a
most appetising luncheon was served
after which the merrymakers whiled
away another hour with ukulele and
song. Miss Ballaine will leave for the
outside Sunday on the Watson in
company with Miss Sylvia Void, both
of whom will be missed by their many
friends. Miss Ballaine will reenter
college next fall and Miss Void will
return here to resume her place in
the Seward school.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30

Plans for the Fourth of July parade
are progressing well and it is probable
that all organizations in Seward, in
Guiding the Red Cross first aid class
and military unit, will participate.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30
WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE

Water will be shut off between
Fourth and Fifth avenues south Of
Adams street between the hours of
s and ~ o'clock Sunday night.
SEWARD WATER & POWER CO.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-06-30

Members of the Boys and Girls
Preparedness club are asked to meet
at the Pioneer hall at 1890 o'clock
Monday morning to prepare for the
Fourth.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Gun Salutes In India.

ne viceroy Of India, as representa-
Hd the king-emperor, is entitled to
'alute Of thirty-one guns. This num-
mad Its origin in a mistake. For
SV be was entitled to twenty-one
vs. When the time came, years ago,
lOtdng the salutes to the various
aN rulers Of India the three prin-
OF these vassal sovereigns-name-
nose Of Hyderabad, Mysore and
"s-Were each accorded twenty
guns 1t was discovered q little
n the day that the superior rank
ue nceroy had been overlooked in
matter, and the necessity was
sO out of his supremacy over the
~ rulers being emphasized In the
VI the natives. So instead Of re-
W tne number Of twenty-one guns
usa been accorded to the three
In question the viceroy was CIV
- more guns and Is today the only
W In the world who is entitled to
Iosether exceptional number of
~-LOndOn Spectator.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Military MarshaIs,

Ms many other French words 70
| tHng to war and hunting, "marechal," "
1 b its older form "mareschal," Is Of
Erely Teutonic derivation In both its
arts, and the word has had a curious
4 history. Some words rise in the world
Nth the passage Of the centuries and
hsn fall This is one that from the
/ g humblest Of beginnings has come
hEeat estate.
The marShals do not owe their name
tHan though they are bis votaries.
hAs olden times they were about the
i@blest men in an army-horse serv-
uA or grooms. Then they advanced
; he dignity of being horseshoers,
d those highly respected artisans
nEll "marechals" In France, though
enDh" has to be added to make
u calling clear. And, while "mare-
de France" is a magnificent title,
ne are also "marechals des logis,"
are in cavalry regiments only
ut "sergeants" are in infantry regi-
sS-Ezchange.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
TIED DUCK WITH CRAVAT.
Left Diamond Stud on II, and That May
Account For Turkey Find.

Cuero, Tex.-What Thomas Lovett Of
this county believes to be the previous
history Of the recent story from Chi
cago telling of a diamond stud valued
at $50 found In the craw of Thanks
giving turkey had its inception In q
duck hunt here.
According to Lovett's story, while
hunting two years ago he slightly
wounded a duck and decided to carry
the bird home. He used his necktie to
bind the birds feet, neglecting to re-
move a diamond stud fastened therein.
Placing the supposedly helpless bird In
the rear Of his conveyance, he started
home, when a flutter q few minutes
later attracted his attention. He turn
ed in time to see the duck flying OF
with his necktie dangling from its feet
Cuero Is in the center Of q large tur-
key raising portion Of Texas, and
many Of the birds, which roam over Q
large range, find their way to the Chi
cago market.
Mr.. Lovett 30 far has entered no
claim to the stud
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Got There All Riaht.

Many years ago, at the beginning Of
November, a missive bearing the St
Adams postmark reached St Martins.
The envelope was addressed 'lud mar
lunding." Neither tail nor head could
be made out Of this by the stan, 30 the
envelope was opened for q clew. The
letter read, "kenyobiauosfoyosho bill
igs."
The practiced St Martins decipherer
Of puzzles promptly made out the sig
nature as "Bill Riggs" With the key
this afforded the rest was deliciously
easy. The message was, "Can you
buy Q horse for your shown and "lud
mar meant lord mayor" So the let
ter, with an official translation consid-
erately appended, was delivered to the
lord mayor elect-London Mail.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Many Uses For Sawdust.

Sawdust Is valuable. 1t can be used
for almost anything except food. Used
as an absorbent for nitroglycerin 1t
produces dynamite. Used with clay
and burned it produces a terra Gotta
brick full Of small cavities that, owing
to its nghtness and its properties as
q nonconductor, makes excellent fire
proof material for walls or floors.
Treating Il with fused caustic alkali
produces oxalic acid Treating It with
sulphuric acid and fermenting 1t with
the sugar 80 formed produces alcohol
Mixed with q suitable binder and com
pressed It can be used for making
holdings and imitation carvings. II
mixed with portland cement 1t pro
duces Q flooring materiaL-Philadel-
phia Record.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
FOR SALE FOR coLoRED PEOPLE

Beautiful 2 fat buildings, brick and
stone, hot water and furnace heat, 5
6 and room flats. Located on the
North side, in one of the best districts
Only two blocks to the Wilson Ave
and Evanston "L," and the Broad.
way cars.
One block to beautiful Sheridan
Road, 2 blocks to the new Clarendon
Bathing Beach. Convenient to theatres
stores and churches. This neighbor.
hood offers great opportunity for EN-,
ployment, many positions being open
for janitors, porters, laundry work, etc.
Prices range from 100000 to 100000
Small cash payments, balance like rent
For further information address
Julius F. Taylor, GALS Champlain Ave.
Phone Wentworth 1897.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Effects Of Arsenic.

-Arsenic, as science has long told us,
q an accumulative poison" said O
druggist. when one takes It either by
prescription for the upbuilding Of an
appetite or for the bleaching Of the
akin he does not feel any Ill effects for
several years. The effect Of the drug
Is brscing and makes q person feel
like eating. 1t also aids the digestion.
The average user Of the poison takes
It In such small quantities that he does
not realize how much Of 1t win &C.
cumulate in his system In the course
Of four or five years.
Being an accumulative poison, It
often takes that length Of time to see
the results Of the drug. Then the user
may complain Of not being able to con-
troll his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control Of his hands and arms.
Paralysis, superinduced by arsenical
poisoning. is the fearful result"
The broad ax., 1917-03-10

home and met Mrs. Alice Carter
Oliver, one of the best trained young
women in the race, and who has just
finished text book for primary work
She is some writer and teacher. was
indeed proud to meet her. She was
born in Frankfort, KY, and spent hel
early life, there graduating from the
State Normal College, and then taking
up other work.
had the pleasure of meeting many
people, and heard about Mound Bayou
the little Negro town down on the Val
ley. They have been having a monkey
and parrot time down there, and some
of them toted the trouble over to the
governor, and he just appointed new
officers, making Eugene P. Booze,
mayor, but they declare that he will
not even smell the Office. The old
mayor is still in and declares that the
governor appointed man or men to
office before he had heard both sides,
and they are now in court. Well this
is Just like all men in this kind of
business who are contending for the
mastery. 1 have no unkind words to
say about any of these men, but I
shall have something to tell you later
about the work and about the town.
I made it over to Memphis, then to
Holly Springs, visiting the Mississippi
Industrial college, then to Aberdeen,
Miss. 1 am here with Grand Master
T. B. Sykes, of the Mosaic Templars
of America. He is one of the men of
the race who is bringing things to pass.
He is a man among men and scholar.
His wife is one of the busy women of
the race, and her sister, Miss Mabel
Roy Clopton, is a graduate from one
of them schools up there in Chicago
and is considered one of the best teach
ers in Mississippi, saying nothing about
race or color.
1 shall tell you about them and Mrs.
Louise Willis, of this city in another
letter. She is treasurer of the order,
and is in for good. She is busy wo-
man. I must now bring this letter to
a stop, but will write again.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
DIET IN HEALTH.

The Importance of proper diet in
health is bigger matter than appears
upon the surface. Most of the disease
that flesh is heir to is probably of gas
tro-intestinal involvement. The veriest
tyro knows that the alimentary canal
should be kept free from deleterious
matter. 1t is an old and a true say
ing that many persons dig their
graves with their teeth. Proper diet
would prevent such grave digging and
would increase the life span of our con-
temporaries.
Almost all people are slow to give
careful and critical study to the matter
of diet in health. 1t seems to be the
general opinion that in health almost
any diet is good enough. As a result
of that erroneous opinion disease takes
a deep hold upon the people and the
diet as a cause of disease is generally
disregarded.
The proper diet for a baby is
mothers milk. If that can not be
furnished, the baby should be given
cows milk properly modified to suit the
particular case. In case mothers milk
is obtainable it should be remembered
that at certain lapse of time and under
certain conditions it should not be
given. The practice of keeping baby
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Signing Diplomatic Notes.

No one can say exactly why our sec
retar!es CT state sign diplomatic COM
munications with their surnames only,
except that it has always been so. We
copied the custom from European chan
celleries, and it probably has its origin
In the habit Of royalty, which Is to
sign with one name only. Thus King
George Of England signs himself
George, R. l." Rex, Imperator-King.
Emperor); Sir Edward Grey signed al
ways as Grey" the democratic Mr..
Bryan when secretary Of state affixed
bis signature to diplomatic notes as
Bryan" At first sight there seems to
be a profound hattery implied In the
custom 1t assumes that the signer
cannot be mistaken; that there Is only
one George" and "Grey," one "Bry-
an" And generally there Is only one
In the diplomatic world where these
exchanges take place.-New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10

ION the breast too long is injurious to
the health of both mother and child.
Many mothers ignorantly nurse the
baby beyond the reasonable period and
for improper motive. They and the
baby suffer a gradual health impair
ment from the evil practice.
The ideal adult foods are vegetables,
fish and fruit. A careful reflection
will prove that they are healthy be-
yond a shadow of doubt. This matter
should be given more study than it
has been receiving. Few diseases can
affect those who are properly fed.
Psychological well being depends
upon proper diet more than it does
upon any other factor. The matter of
thought is the most powerful force in
the life of any individual. The above
observations are of easy demonstra-
ton. Watch the animals and note the
effects of diet upon the mentality of
them.
1t is a common saying that fish is
brain food. There is much in that
saying; it is indeed worthy of aecepta-
tion.
Diet in health to avoid the evils of
disease. The proper diet in health is
safe and sane and those who fail to
search the matter out must suffer the
miseries that must come to the negli-
gent. Eat right to be happy, healthy
and humane.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
now Buffalo Bill Got III. Nams.

wv tNebtSN
years ago, when the Union Pa
sufOad was completed, the, Ques-
HOSe as TO how all the laboring
we're to be fed on meat, as meat
Ousnt necessary to make muscle.
.ai W. E. Webb had the con.
% feed the men, and in talking
nS ef over one day with some Of
+ Sfuinates one Of them suggest
81 ne call in William Cody, then a
u. . government scout on the
|kp,nS"n elp solve the problem. Co
ss sss , that he be allowed to hire
20 kill butfalOes for the railroad
h, h ssn was adopted, and Cody be-
I'es world famous as Buffalo
p.%assn1IO those days the butraloes were
SS oiul that it rs on record that
M uaan one engineer had to stop bis
|%ssn% y a \ herd had crossed.-A. G.
view York Sun.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Masters of Tool Makins.

Are Anglo-Saxons conceited about
their pre-eminence in matters Of ma
chinery? A book, English and Amer
lean Tool Builders" by Professor ].
W. Roe Of Yale, answers the question
thus: Practically all the creative work
In tool building has been done In Eng
land and America. The
French have shown an aptitude for
refnements and ingenious novelties.
The Swiss are clever artisans,
but have e1celled In personal skill.
Germany has developed splen-
did mechanics, but the principal ma
chine tools had taken shape before
1870, when the empire began. The
history Of English and American tool
building therefore covers substantially
the entire history Of the art"
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
A Daring Voyage.

The smallest boat to cross the Allan
tic under her own sail was sailed BY
Captain Andrews. This craft was but
fourteen feet long, but In it Captain
Andrews crossed the ocean In 1891,
landing at Palos, Spain. He Travelled
about Europe exhibiting bis boat until
the Worlds fair in Chicago, when he
returned to this country and placed it
on view there. He had previously made
two unsuccessful attempts to cross the
ocean.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
lnhuman.

Gentlemen Of the jury" said the
lawyer for the plaintiff, "the defendant
claims that when he ran over my client
his car was going but three miles an
hour. Think of the agony endured by
nv client when being run over as slow
" as thatr'-New York American.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
cnntrarinsss of the Sax.

slow was it your wife came to give
up housekeeping%
"Just her contrary ways First she
broke down. and then she broke up
Baltimore American.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
A Good Motto.

"We've got a good motto for our pa
per-" said Kidder.
"What is it?" asked bis acquaintance.
~What we have we hold"
ooh, seel Referring to your circu-
lation. By the way. ! didn't know you
were q publisher"
"we're not; we manufacture fly pa
per."-Chicago News.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
BIG REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.
Sacrifce-Two Flat!
Only $3.50

Biggest bargain in the City. Fine
interior, new baths, good light, con-
venient to 35th St., Indiana surface and
Elevated cars-only $500 Cash down.
Phone or write 81. E. Evans, SIT E.
42nd st. Phone Oakland 2726.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
National Forest Lands,

On about 1000, 900 acres Of national
forest lands grazing BY domestic stock
"a either entirely prohibited or IL great
" restricted to provide range for elk.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10
Very Theuahtful.

Miss Askit-Did your husband smoke
those cigars you gave him for bis
birthday? Mrs. Nuwed-He smoked
one and said he would keep the rest
to remind him Of my kindness.
The broad ax., 1917-03-10

There 10 no gate into heaven exceps
at the end Of the path OF duu.-Ssn
Dyka
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
THEATER PARTY GIVES JOY
Not Always to the Participants, but to
Those Who Can Smile at Others
Fooiishness.

A theater party is Il group composed
of two types of peop!e-those who
have seen the play an absurd number
of times and those who would give
anything not to see it.
The performance selected is usually
q musical comedy. This has ONE to
mean nowadays an entertainment hay
ing no music and which is not comic.
The chief characteristics of Il the
alter party are two suffering chap
erons, one Of either sex; Il number
of young ladies who constantly inter-
rupt the dialogue Of the play and all
equal number of young some OF
whom read the programs, yawn or
sleep, while others firt with the cho-
rus.
When attending a musical show it
IS modish to keep time with the or
chestra by tapping smartly the back
Of the seat in front Of YOU. Frequent
~ many of the party have seer the
performance before and know the
music fairly we'll. 1t is de rigueur in
this cas- to join in the choruses of
the various songs and effectually
drown the voices of the actors.-Life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
FEELING MAKES BOND
Seldom a Necessity for One Person
to Set Out to Make Another
Unhappy.

The true idea of life is to be happy
wen if we cannot have u way. OF
course, there are circumstances that
are cruel and pull us down, like
swamps and cliffs that confront a trav-
eler. But out in the open, where mel
are coming and going, the blue skies
are smiling, the flowers are bloom
ing, the moon is shining, the dogs are
barking, the autos are speeding and
'verything is on a level, it is positively
lnmanly and inhuman for a person to
he growing and grunting because his
ieighbor does not think and act as he
loes. Poise and kindness draw the
-ictorious battle line of life. We sat
ne time with a great naval hero on
he deck OF a warship, and at first we
ere scared by his awful presence, but
ne told us an anecdote that we had
Id Il score of times ourselves, and we
iighed so heartily over it that the
tiere telling constituted a bond Of SYM
'atly that made us beat as one. The
Great deeds he had done fitted admir-
'bly with the Insignificant things we
had done, and his greatness was q
lenediction to us. The incident only
discloses the fact that personalities
blend with another's life, when good
feeling and sincerity rule the event.
Columbus (O.) Journal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Oil Is kino.

The European war is without a doubt
doing more to direct general attention
to the claims of Oil and it's multitu-
linous products than any amount of
advertising in normal times could lsaye
accomplished.
The great clash of arms on the con-
sinent has from it's commencement
shown that the necessity for the prod
lets of petroleum in up-to-date warfare
Is no less than in either the industrial
circles or in domestic life. We are to-
'iay as much dependent upon the re-
lined products of crude oil US we are
upon wheat and other necessities OF
life, n as time goes on, and the uses
which are constantly being found for
petroleum multiply, our dependency
upon oil becomes the greater,
It Is no surprise, therefore, to find
that not only are petroleum products
generally commanding greater attention
than they eye before did, but that a
particular healthy atmosphere perme-
ates those enterprises which have laid
themselves out-and successfully So
70 engage In the production, the re-
ming, the transport, or the distribu-
non OF petroleum products. There is,
IN short. no mistaking the fact that In
the future, oil will be klng,-petro.
leum Review. {
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
The Champion.

A lawyer with a liking for billiards
had occasion recently to visit a small
town in the West of Scotland. While
there seeking to pass the time, he
found a new and excellent billiard ta-
BILE. Upon inquiring if there was any
body about who could play, the land
lord referred him to n of the natives.
they played several games. but the
result was against the lawyer. Try
as ne might, the countryman won
every game.
"Mr. ," the lawyer remarked,
I've quite a reputation at home. They
consider me a good billiard player, but
I'm not in your class. May I inquire
how long you have playedW
"Oh, for a while back" replied the
native. "But, I say, I dinna want to
hurt yer feelin's, but you're the first
fellow I ever beat!"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
MADE FROM N GRASS.
! Valuable Oil That Contains an Extra.
ordinarily Large Amount Of citral
Comes From India.

There is a valuable oil made fro;n
lemon grass. Its chief commercial cen.
ter is Trivandrum. In Travancore. Il
state in southern India. Obscurity pre-.
walls as to the botanical sources sf
eastern Indian lemon grass oils. bit
they r generally stated to be derived
from Cymbopogon citratus and Gym
bopogon flexuosus. The former is a M
tive of Bengal and is largely cultivated
all over India, but the oil distilled III
the Malabar coast is derived principal.
ly from Cymbopogon flexuosus. This
plant grows plentifully in Truvancoi~.
especially on the slopes Of the noun
tains to the north of Anjengo. The
hillsides are said to be fired in january
Six months later the fresh crop is
ready to be cut. BY that time tls.
countryside is dotted all over with fur
naces and stills. During July, August.
September and October operations ar.
continually maintained, but there
would appear to be no second crop. In
u few cases Europeans have eSt:iIe
Iished distilleries on an improved plan.
The Moplas (nntive gatherers) air
said to recognize u forms of the Wild
plant, of Which five only are of COM
mercial value and n is cultivated
and never flowers. The most interest
ing feature of the lemon grass oil is
the large PERCENTAGE of citral that j,
contains. This has been v%ariouSly
stated ut 20 to SO per cent, and infe-
rior or udulterated samples 40 to 80
per cent. lit is employed in the u,hnu-
facture Of artificial perfumes such as
the violet, known as ionone, and like
all the grass oils is utilized mainly IN
pertaining soaps. An important use I"
which it is applied in the United States
is in the preparation OF furniture pot
ish. The production of lemon grass
oil in South India on Il commercial
scale is an industry of comparatively
recent growth.