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Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

An inquiry has been received re- ouesting information of one OCa1G Roncevich who was in Anchorage in 1926 Please send any information concerning him to the Governors s office at Juneau.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12
Protect Wild Animals

CARSON CITY, Ney. Jan. II, 1929. (P)-A legislative fight looms in Nevada because the state game and fish federation has announced it will seek passage of bill declaring an open season on mountain sheep and pronghorn antelopes. Hereto fore Nevada has protected the spe- cieS.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12
SCHOOLS CLOSED TO CUPID

.... SHELBY N. c. Jan. II, 1929. (P) Teachers in Shelby public schools
 are under contract to marry dur ing the school term. No time for Ihooneymoons." board officials ex-
 plained.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

A Anchorage delegation of Elks ,,rriv d in Seward last night to take charge of degree work tomorrow, .,nd tonight another bunch of mem bers of the Antlered herd are ex- .,acted to arrive.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, (41--An crnr blanket which has twice the warmth of other blankets and is water resistant has been developed !7v toe qu2rterniaster corps.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

WE SERVE THE BEST ICE CREAM MANUFACTURED IN SEATTLE 50 c PINT-S1.OO QUART. WE DELIVER. The Candy Cottage.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

Cleanliness ana rhe best oi meats our motto Erye~3ruhn
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

COLORED SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES IN PINK, BLUE, NAVY Orchid. All the rage Outside. Ur- ach & Valade.
 TRY A PURE WHITE ROCK ICE CREAM SODA. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-01-12

Great show on at Liberty tonite.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Only FiUe Holidays
Universal IN States

With all the many holidays which
bless this country, 1t comes as sur
prise to learn that there are actually
only FIVE days in the year which are
celebrated everywhere in the United
States and its possessions. These are
New Years day, Washington's birth
day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving
day and Christmas. The states have
other holidays. The tally is inter-
esting:
Labor day has the greatest popu-
larity, being observed in 46 states;
election day comes next with 43; Me-
mortal day follows with SO; Columbus
is honored by 3d.; Lincoln by 26, and
Armistice day by %. In the South
the birthdays Of Jefferson Davis and
Robert e. Lee are still observed by
10 and 8 states, respectively. and
Of the southern states celebrate
April &c, the date of the surrender at
Appomattox, as Confederate Memo
rial day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Pictures for Benefit
of Future Hisforiana

A collection of photographs. show-
ing scenes from all the wars In which
the United States has been engaged
since 1860. has been placed on file IN
the War college, says Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. It comprises be-
tween 275,000 and 100000 prints and
includes important records Of the
Civil, Indian, Spanish-American and
World wars. One Of the most inter-
esting Of the entire collection Is Of
the battlefield of Wounded Knee.
scene of Clusters last stand, taken Inn
mediately after the battle. The Brady
collection Of the Civil war period.
numbering about 5000 photographs. u
also filed. The World war section in
cludes all pictures made by a signal
corps, the army. the only British col
lection Of World war pictures In this
country and an Austrian section. Ne.
gotiations were made with the Ger
man government for approximately l.
200 pictures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Piece. Of Silver

The "piece of silver" 30 Of which.
were paid to Judas in his act Of be-
traying Christ, was of peculiar inter-
est to the Israelites. and was always
spoken of In their holy books as the,
shekel of Israel, or holy shekel Of the
sanctuary. It was the amount which
all Israelites between the ages Of
twenty and fifty were required to pay
into the public treasury as RANSOM
for their delivery during their sojournl
in the wilderness.
a sbekel was worth about 80 eenAa1
1erican coin. Money was, how
much more valuable at that time.
and the 80 pieces" we're equal at that
day 10 about $4,000 today. The shekel
was somewhat larger than half dol.
lar and was smooth edged. On one
side it bore the emblem Of AarOn's
rod. as mentioned In Mum. 1913. sur.
rounded by the Inscription in Hebrew
which is given In the eleventh chapter
of Leviticus, with the words, "Shekel
of Israel"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Job and His Turkey
in Long Association

"Poor as Jobs turkey was appar-
emily suggested by the older phrase.
patient as job" In the epistle OF
James it says "Ye have heard of the
patience of job" This. Of course, re-
fers to the patriarch whose history is
related in the book If Job and whose
patience is proverbial.
Some writer's suppose that poor az
Jobs turkey" was originated by
Thomas Halliburton in "The Clock
maker" Halliburton described q tur-
key gobbler that was so poor that he
had only one feather In his tail and so
weak that he had to lean against Q
fence to gobble This condition was
attributed to the gobbler's persistent
efforts to hatch chicks from eggs that
didn't have chicks In them.
Turkey however, was popularity.
associated with Job in phrases before
the Slick stories appeared in 1887. In
1924 the Sentinel of Troy, N. Y, quot
ed the following extract from paper
called the Microscope: 1--WE have seen
tit to say the patience of Jobs tur-
key instead of the common phrase,
as patient as job And so II must 60
for this time at any rate. Twould
worry out the patience Of Jobs turkey
to be picked and pillaged from In this
way."-Pathfinder Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Weather By No Means
Matter OF Latitude

Weather is not q matter of latitude
except so far as the equatorial re-
,gi0ns and the poles are concerned.
Such a temperature as ten below zero
at sea level is much more devilish
than thirty below In Minnesota, be-
cause the air at the seab0ard is prac-
tically always moving and wind at
SO low figure is torture. Again.
such a temperature as l03 In the
shade at Boston is less t0lerable than
like or even higher figure 10 the
wide-open spaces where men are men.
and mostly politicians. talking through
ten-gallon hats New York Is In the
latitude of Lisbon. Naples AMI Con
stantinople. II Is far colder in the
winter than any of these. and colder
than any part of Great Britain. Which
is in the latitude of Labrador. That
country is not warmed" by the Gulf
stream, which is indistinguishable In
point of heat half way across the ~
lantic. Three-fourths of the possible
points Of the compass account for rea.
sonably mild sea winds so far as Great
Britain is concerned. In winter in
New York more than half of the pos.
sible winter winds have come over
thousands of miles Of snow.-Barron's
Financial Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Persistent Ants Make
Trouble for Keeper

Two colonies Of wood ants, just in
stalled in the London zoo, have out.
witted the keeper by their cunning.
The colonies were dug up at Limps.
field, Surrey, and the nests taken
bodily to the menagerie. Here each
was dumped on a rectangular island
entirely surrounded by moat to pre-
vent the ants escape.
Next morning, however, the keeper
found the insect house swarming with
the ants, which had spent the night
bridging the moat by the aid OF float.
ing pine needles.
Having destroyed or recaptured the
fugitives, the keeper proceeded to
clear the moat, but so persistent are
the bridge builders that he has had
to pour paraffin Oil In the water.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Great Soldier Noted
for, Avaricious Trait

Men have often possessed distorted
ideas of thrift. The duke of Marl-
borough, noted for his niggardly ways.
would resort to almost any means to
pbtain money.
It is related that he reproached a
servant for having lit four candles in
his tent when Prince Eugene visited
him for a conference just before the
hattie Of Blenheim. It is also related
That when the duke was III at Bath,
iIe insisted on going on foot to his
bdgings in order to save sixpence for
i chair TO carry him.
Swift once wrote Of the dukes mean
ness. He said he would wager that In
all OF his great campaigns he was
never known to 'lose his own bag
gage. Thrift Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
No Way Of Avoiding
the ssMadding Crotud''


We can never get people out Of our
eye. Wherever we go they are with
us, great crowds of them. They have
filled up the subway before. we arrive.
They have packed the elevated train
before we get there. They have
jammed every store before we decide
to 60 shopping. If we 60 into a bank
we are compelled to stand In Line. II
we want to buy theater ticket we
stand in line. II we want to buy a
bunch Of radishes we stand in line. No
matter where we go there are hun
dred people ahead Of US. They swarm
like the frogs and locusts Of ancient
Egypt. Egypt had ten plaques. We
have only one. the plague of people.
We could get on better with them
IL they were not SO close to US. They
elbow US and jostle us and shove us
and step on us. Even when we get
them out Of our eye they tarry in our
ear. When we go into the inner
chamber and shut the door, we cannot
shut it tight enough to keep out the
sounds of people. We hear them day
and night. "Night" is only poetic
expression, for New York city is like
the New Jerusalem. There is no night
there. A Biblical writer informs us
that once upon time there was 81
lence in heaven about the space Of
half an hour. No one has ever made
such a statement about New York
Rev. Charles E. Jefferson In the North
American Review.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Mexico Paying OF Deb.

What Is known as the "PiOus Fund.-"
in which Mexico. Texas and California
were all concerned, was decided BY
The Hague International court de.
cision of 1902. This concerned moneys
which had been claimed by Mexico az
due her from funds deposited In Calf
fornia. The decision pledged Mexico
to pay $1,420.6S2.67 In money Of the
legal currency of Mexico. and shat
the Mexican government shall pay to
the United States on February 2, 1903.
and of every following year Of the
same date forever. an annual payment
of $4S. 059.99."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
cenesi. Of Radio Tube

The first electric light was devel-
oped BY Sir Humphrey Davy. That
WINS ll8 years ago. Later Thomas A.
edison developed the incandescent
tlament lamp and, from It. discovered
what Is known as the Edison effect
Quite number of years later Pro-
fess0r Fleming, an Englishman. first
itilizsS me Edison effect in detecting
FusiR signals. His detector tube was
allied the Fleming valve.
Later DR.. Lee DeForest discovered
that third element-now called the
grid made much more sensitive de-
tector of radio signals. Around this
rensarkalka little lamp has been built
sle moas Sroadcasting structure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Diners Need Solitude

OF all esthetic human activities
rhat of dining is most successfully
and properly conducted in solitude.
Those who miss appetite are suffering
from a lack Of concentration upon
their viands. They have lost apprecia-
ton Of aroma and of flavor by allow
ing competing sights and sounds to
enter into the performance of cere-
mony which should partake Of re-
ligious austerity. If ever set up as a
physician will send no nervous wreck
through the horrible ordeal of sitting
at some long table in health farm
and dining amid the clatter of the
nascently red-blooded. = Haywood
Broun, in Vanity Fair Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Sun Spots Solar Storms

The value and Importance Of the
observations carried on and disc0v.
cries made at the Mount Wilson OBJ.
servatofy are SO great that one can
scarcely name even the most important
Of them in limited space, says Nature
Magazine. Hale's discovery of mag
netic fields in sun spots. as well as the
fact that the sun itself Is q magnet.
with its magnetic poles close to its
poles Of rotation, and that sun spots
are great solar storms of cyclonic ma
ture, seem to stand out among the nu-
merous discoveries that have been
made regarding the nature Of solar
phenomena.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Slightea

Mrs. B. was telling her husband all
about funeral she had attended that
afternoon. Mary Ann, age Eve, was
silent though interested auditor. A
funeral must he very like party. she
decided. with all the discussion Of
flowers and people and so ON. "And
the little pallbearers looked so sweet"
her mother was saying. Mary Ann,
silent no longer. exclaimed: ..Pall.
hears 'pall-bears.' why didn't you
bring me sonnet"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Wooden Indian Signs

John l. Morrison. editor, and cal
leckor Of wooden Indians. says:
"Wooden Indians are not indigenous
tn American soil. As early as the
I'd gn of James ! the wooden Indian
8. q familiar sight In England OF
early wooden Indians In America.
odd. cupidlike Pocahontas that
e stood guard on Hancock street.
B(kton dates from 1850 The pioneer
authenticated appearance of cigar
store show figure was in ITO. when
christopher Demuth opened tobacco
shop In Lancaster, Pa. This figure
was not an Indian, but a delicate.
minuet-type gentleman extending a
snuffbox Invitingly."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Nal. Reproef Cent.

A gentle word soothes anger just as
water puts out a fire, and there Is no
soil so barren but that tenderness
brings forth some fruit Nothing b so
bitter as unripe fruit, but when pre-
served II Is sweet and palatable. So
reproof is naturally bitter. but mixed
with the sugar of kindness and heated
ny the fire of charity. it becomes cor.
dial. gracious and acceptable
change.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
One Of the Ten

School had begun and the first prob
lens of adjusting the effects Of tho
summers vacation we're In order OF
the playground. +
Miss W thought she had heard
a forbidden word used twice by one
little boy so she said tactfully: "What
was that you said, Jimmy?"
That she had evidently not been
mistaken was obvious from the
earnest reply: "No. Miss W. I
wasn't cussing. never cuss. al.
ways follow the Ten Commandments,
and one of them says, Thou shalt not
cuss.'"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Fo,,,ou. old Church

The Trinity church tBoston) corner
stone was laid in 1874, as an out
growth Of Kings chapel. The first
building was of wood. 80 feet long
and 60 feet broad, without any exter-
nal ornament, neither tower, steeple
nor window in the lower story Of the
front of the building. There were
three entrances in front, with neither
arch nor porch. The inside, In con-
trast with the exterior. was very hand
some, the paintings and arches consid-
cred the finest In the city. It was
supplanted by the granite structure
In 1923, with noble square tower.
This was destroyed by fire in 1872
and rebuilt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
A Bucket Full of Airl

Mr.. - was driving party OF
friends recently, the air In one of the
tires leaked out. Mr.. - had no
pump in the automobile. Several per-
sons In the automobile party offered
q number of solutions to relieve the
trouble. Finally hrs - said:
~John, leave the. automobile here
and you walk to the filling station foe
the ARP
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
cHEvRoLET PRODUCTION

With thousands of the new Chew
rolet skies daily being placed in the
hands Of owners, Chevrolet Motor
Company announced officially here
yesterday that production for the
first ten and half months of 1928
eoualled 100000 units. This fig
ure, it was said, represented an in
crease Of. 10000 units over 1927
the best previous year.
Month after month Of last year
found Chevrolet shattering all form
er production marks. Its all time
record Of monthly output occurred In
May. when 14O.775 units were pro
duced. May stood out in the Chew
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

Little Hester repeated to her moth
er the 23d Psalm.
When she had finished she said:
"Oh. forgot one verse-about splitting
the milk"
Her mother was puzzled and curl
Gus.
Again she repeated the Psalm and
coming to the words, my cup run
meth over" triumphantly exclaimed,
THAT'S It'll That's the one forgot"
Vancouver Province.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

A minister preaching bis Sunday
morning sermon was aware that q
large number Of his congregation
were not listening to his talk. During
this hour the janitor stepped to the
platform and said, "Dr. Van Cleve,
the church is on fire."
The minister deliberately closed his
Bible, saying, "Very well. William.
thank you. Perhaps you can wake IN
the congregation"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
J ab0ut 0fheFi' trees.

d was the object Of many supersti-
ti4ns among the old Norsemen and the
ancient Druid priests of Britain, and
sdme Of these beliefs are retained as
part Of our modern Christian customs.
Although some Of Its associations were
oAce evil 1t now means happiness,
safety and good fortune as long as II
Isl not beneath our feet.-Washing-
tor Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Provides
q in Coral Reefs
Grounded many OF the


Pacific. They protect
Ill from the washing Of the
waves. the still waters inclosed
lRy them axe the only harbors Of refuge
f4r ships. THE reefs themselves fur.
nIs9h the greatest peril to navigators.
anh II there welA no inlet through
which vessel could enter their pro
teAted circle they would be danger
>ane nothing else. But almost every
reef has such an inlet. 1t Is a neces.
sary result Of the laws under which
the forces Of nature work. To under
stand this we must see how these
reefs are formed.
Chemically, the reef corals are al.
most pure carbonate Of lime. the sub
stance OF ordinary limestone and
marble. The reef grows as the shell
Of the oyster or Of any other shellfish
grows. It is itself the common and
undivided shell of innumerable p0lypi,
or minute insects, which are being re-
produced and are dying in successive
generations. These tiny beings all get
their living from the waters Of the
yea. It Is from this source also that
they derive the salts of lime from
which they secrete the bony structure
that remains after the animal Is dead.
The coral polypi live in fresh water.
Their food supply Is brought to them
BY the waves and currents Of the sea.
-,As result 1t is found that directly
opposite the mouth Of a stream from
The island the reef does not grow.
There will be the outlet to the inclosed
waters. Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Making idol Predictions


The machine used for predicting
tides is termed "a mechanical prophet
with brains of BRASS" This machine.
which weighs about 1900 pounds, Is
about II feet long. feet wide and 6
feet high. It was conceived, designed
al constrS of
co4st and geodetic put
operation about 1gs as be
used continuously for ndal n edictioB
by the government. This machine is
designed to calculate simultaneously
the 81 factors that go to make up the
tide. These factors depend upon the
relative position of the sun, moon and
earth and also upon the shape and
size of the harbor through which the
predictions are made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

rolet calendar also because it includ-
ed the greatest single days output
in the company's 16 years of history.
Seven thousand and seventy-five cars
and trucks, completely finished, roll
ed off Chevrolet assembly lines May
%.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
sag those who have seen the
Outstanding Chevrolet
Of Chevrolet History
"a g. IN the price range Of the t0wy!
Of Chevrolet Histor
"a Jis IN the price range eftseJ ONy!

The Outstanding Chew
rolet Of Chevrolet History
has now been seen and
inspected by millions Of
people in every section Of
America and every
where it has been en-.
Enthusiastically hailed as
exceedingan expectations.
Everyone anticipated that
Chevrolet would produce
a remarkable automobile
but no one expected
such a sensational six
cylinder motor -. such
delightful handling ease
such marvellous COM
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
win Power

Marjorie has propensity for tear.
ing the covers of magazines. She had
accompanied her mother to neigh
boris home nearby. The neighbor in
vited the little friend to spend the
afternoon with her, and mother. con.
senting, admonished the child NOT TO
damage the magazines.
Marjorie reSiied. Use won't do ID
till you Is gone" --z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

fort such luxurious
Fisher bodies and a
fuel-economy of better
than 20 miles to the gall
lon! And no one believed
that it would be possible
to produce such a car in
the price range ofthe four!
If you have not already
made a personal inspec>
ton ofthe new Chevrolet,
we urge you to do so at
your earliest convenience.
We are now displaying
tn csc beautiful new
models-and we cordially
invite you to call.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

You don't have to wear uniform
and live at fire station to be fire
fighter. The most successful fire
fighters are those who prevent fires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11

Some women smile because they
see the joke-others because they
have dimples.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
Mistletoe in Legend

The use of mistletoe In the Chris
ian church was long forbidden be-
rAuse Of its pagan associations. II is
said to have been tree until its
- was used to make the cross Of
q = when it shrank to its present
b ems and became q parasite.
The Ely miner., 1929-07-12

council chambers of the City Hall Of
said city at eight CD o'clock p. NJ,
Tuesday, July 16, 1929, at which time
the Council will hear reasons for and
against the following proposed i'm
provement, plans and specifications for
which are now on file in the Office Of
the City Engineer, to-wit:
For the contraction of concrete side
walks, curb and gutter, and street
grading, and incidental work in con-
nection Herewith, on the north and
south sides of Chapman Street from
9Th Avenue East to 10th Avenue East;
on the east side of 9Th Avenue East
and the east and west sides of 9th
Avenue East between Chapman and
Sheridan Streets;
Benefiting the following:
Brozich's Rearrangement Of Blocks 1,
2 and S, Whiteside's Park Addition.
Lots to S, inclusive, Block l;
Lots / to 5, inclusive, Block 2;
Lots to 5, inclusive, Block S.
Whiteside's Park Addition.
Lots 6 to IL, inclusive, Block L;
Lots 6 to IL, inclusive, Block q;
Lots to II, inclusive, Block 5;
Lots l to inclusive, Block 8;
Lots l to IA, inclusive, Block A;
Lots l to IA, inclusive, Block z.
BY order of the City Council
Dated at Ely, Minnesota, July 8, 1929.
A. o. KNUTSON,
7-12 City Clerk
The Ely miner., 1929-07-12

al of the present Is" Vitrified Clay
Sewer pipe, and the construction and
reconstruction of other necessary ap-
purtenances, according to the plans
and specifications now on file in the
Office of the City Engineer.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with certified check in the
amount of ten per cent of the con-
tract price, made payable to the Trea-
surer Of the city Of Ely, Minnesota.
A surety company bond in the
amount of the contract price must be
furnished by the successful bidder.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned from the City Engineer upon
application accompanied by deposit
of $500 which will be returned upon
the surrender of the plans and speci-
ficationS in good condition.
The city council of the city of Ely,
Minnesota, reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
ALI bids shall be made out in dup
icate and addressed to the City Clerk,
City of Ely, Minnesota, and marked