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FAR WESTWARD
 CENSUS COUNT GIVES
 EXCELLENT INCREASE

The 18th census returns for the Aleutian Islands recording district, Akutan, Atka, Biorka, Dutch Harbor, Kashega, Nikol- ski, St. George Island st. Paul Island, Unalaska and Unimak villages, have been received by The Gateway from the office of supervisor of census, Juneau, and are as follows:
 Aleutian Islands as of October I, 1929 is 1,116 as compared with 1,O8O as of January N, 1920 The number of farms enumerated in this area was three.
 Akutan village n as compared with 66 in 1920 No farms.
 Atka village 103 as compared with 56 in 1920 No farms. ',
 Attu village, 29. No farms.
 Biorka village 22 as compared with 46 in 1920 No farms
 Dutch Harbor village 17. No farms.
 Kashega village 38 as com pared with 51 in 1920. One farm
 Nikolski village 1os as com pared with S3 in 1920. No farms.
 St. George Island 153 as com pared with 138 in 1920. No farms.
 St. Paul Island PAT as com pared with PIP in 1920. No farms,
 Unalaska village 226 as com pared with 299 in 1920. No farms. .
 Unimak village 59. NO farms
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DANCE TONIGHT

There will be a public dance in the Odd Fellows hall tonight. Mus ic will be furnished by the Jolly Three dance orchestra. With the train and boat arrivals in Seward a good crowd is expected.
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MRS. EDWARD DINA EASTMAN
 lost a day in seven years, but it woud probably have been different if it hadn't been for Sargon, for when I commenced to lose weight and strength and felt tired and rundown, this medicine restored me to splendid health. The girls in the store say I have more vitality than anyone they ever saw and I tell them they'd feel good too if they took Sargon, for it is just what a person needs to strengthen the whole system Mrs. Edward Dina Eastman, ,5715-42nd St., S., Seattle. Seward Drug Company, Agents. adv
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Halloween Novelties in wide and beautiful array at the Alas ka Shop.
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Amanda's Hand Laundry new open for business
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SEA-SALVAGE-SERyTCE

NOTICE is hereby given, That on the 5th day of September, 1850, the undersigned salvaged at sea, off the southern en- trance to Koyuktoik Bay, SW end of Kenai PeninsuIar, Terri tory aG Alaska, one deckcd scow, of approximately 40 feet in length and IS feet in width. Owner can have same, by proof of property, paying for this advertisement and the sal wage charges.
 JOHN A. EIMMO,
 F. O. Address, Seldovia,
 Alaska, Sept, IS, 1880.
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Circulating Heaters at J. L.
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Seattle Ice Crt<.m ard Fresh Candies at SyIvia's.
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seals to be killed are selected from among the
young males confined at present almost en-
tirely to the 3-year Odds. These young males do
not associate with the breeding animals, but
while on land keep to themselves in bands or
droves. Considering the size Of the skin and
the quality of the fur at this age, the 3-year-
old animal yields pelt of maximum CONNER
cial value, and because of his isolation is easily
marked for killing. Based on the annual COM
putation of fur seals a reserve Of 3-year-old
males is made each year for breeding stock.
patch of fur is sheared from each reserved ami
NAL. This protects it from slaughter in the
current season and by next season 1t has at
tanned a size which assures 1t immunity. The
actual reserve is greater than the number of
animals marked, for not all the 3-year-olds are
taken up in either the drives made for killing
or for reServing operations In 1928 81 099 fur
seal skins were taken on the Pribiloffs. In the
years from 1912 to 1928, inclusive, 302 284 skins
have been taken on these same islands. The
annual computation of the number Of each class
of animal provides the basis for determining
how many animals may properly be killed In
the following year. The last computation show
ed 871, 513 animals in the herd of August
10, 1928 remarkable increase over the 1872
900 estimated to exist in the herd of 1910 and
a splendid tribute to the efforts of our Govern
ment.
One naturally wants to know who lives on
these islands, or if the fur seal Is just left to
shift for himself during his residence ashore
None other than the hardy descendants of that
first band of Russian colonists-the Aleuts-
make their homes here under Government pro-
lection This colony, now Americans by BIRTH
enjoys a tranquil and placid existence. The
Pribiloffs Government reservation and it
is unlawful for persons to land on them or re-
main on any one of them, unless unavoidably
through stress of weather. forced to go ashore
The Secretary of Commerce alone has power to
issue permission to land live on the islands
Here the Aleuts some four hundred of them,
live wards of the Government. They are fur
nished with food medicine schools, and are
given modern medical attention. Besides these
attentions the colonists are paid wages for the
work they contribute to the sealing industry. It
Is they who sally forth, club in hand, to
slaughter the marked males of the seal colony,
and it is they who skin and salt and pack the
pelts in barrels for shipment to the factory
which converts them into finished furs. They
are contented people, with their orthodox
Russian churches and their Russian traditions,
enough of Wilhelm spite of the modern
schools and hospitals-are kept alive to main
tain the picturesqueness of the settlement The
Aleuts assisted by such manual labor as 1t be-
comes necessary to introduce at the height of
the season, make annual shipments of barrels
of these sailed furs to the Fouke Fur Co. of
st. Louis, Mo-. which is at present under con-
tract to dress. dye and machine the fur-seal
skins and to sell them at public auction.
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Islands to starve. Thousands of pups starved to
death on these islands in a single season.
In the latter part Of the nineteenth century
pelagic sealing grew to such proportions that
the Pribiliff Islands herd was seriously threat
ened, and from several millions of animals in
1867 the herd dwindled to about 1920 in
1910. As this manner of sealing was not con-
fined, in the North Pacific Ocean, to the nation
ais of any one government, it was realized that
only by an international agreement could the
herd of the Prbiloffs be conserved Diplomatic
negotiations In regard TO the matter extended
over a period of years, but it was not until July
z, 1911, that effective protection was afforded
the Pribiloff Islands herd.
The United States, Great Britain, Japan and
Russia concluded, on that day, convention
which became effective on December Is, which
prohibited peagic sealing in the waters of the
North Pacific Ocean north of the thirtieth
parallel of north latitude, except for the small
numbers that might be taken by primitive
methods of capture by Indians and other
aborigines dwelling on the coast of the protect
ed waters. This convention was known as the
North Pacific Sealing Convention and also af-
forded protection to the Japanese fur seal herd
at Robben Island, numbering about Is 900 ami
mails, and the Russian herd at Commander
Islands, containing about 20, 900 animals. The
convention also provided for. the maintenance
of a suitable patrol in the protected waters and
prohibited the importation of fur-seal skins I'M
lawfully taken.
THE methods used by the United States in
protecting and utilizinz the fur seals of the
Pribiloff Islands are, thanks to Bureau of
Fisheries and Coast Guard most effective YES
sells of the Coast Guard and Fisheries Bureau
patrol the waters frequently by the seals dur
ing those seasons Of the year when the animals
are migrating south or northward again to the
breeding grounds. Fur-seal skins that are I'M
lawfully taken in the protected waters are
seized by the patrols and sold later for the &C
count of the Government. Due to the vigilance
of the patrol and the penalties involved, the
number of skins thus taken is very small. Fur
seal skins taken by Indians subject to the juris-
diction of the United States, are marked and
certified by an agent of the Government as
having been lawfully taken in occardance with
the provisions of the convention. Skins thus
marked are then allowed to be shipped to mar
ket.
But the efforts of Uncle Sam to guard this
valuable crop do not stop here. The Pribilof
Islands are guarded most carefully from the in
roads of raiders. Annually careful computa-
ton is made of the number of animals in the
herd, as whole and in various classes. Be-
cause the fur-Seal is highly polygamous, one
male mating with 10 females or more, large
number of the superf1ous males marked for
killing without interfering with the perpetual
ton OF the herd in the slightest degree. The
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pRIOR to 1913 the skins taken on the
Pribiof Islands were shipped to London
for sale. London at that time, aside from being
the worlds chief sealskin market was the
principal center for dressing and dyeing furs.
Pribilof Island furs sent there for such treat
ment were returned to the United States for
use. At the expiration of the lease to private
corporations in 1910 the United States Govern
ment assumed the work of dressing and dyeing
and otherwise preparing for the American mar
ket the sealskins taken the Pribiloffs and the
Department of Commerce took steps to market
the Government SealsknS in this country and
to bring about the establishment of a COM
mercial plant in the United States where such
skins could be dressed and dyed before beiIfR
Sold The result of these endeavors on the part
of the Government led to the present contract
with the Missouri house, where extensive facili-
ties and men specially trained in the technique
of dressing and dyeing fur skins are available.
The preparation of these skins for market is
an interesting story in itself, for there are
many intricate processes necessary to convert
the cleaning back Of that animal asleep on the
rocks of the Pribiloffs into the silky, warm
mantle that milady wraps luXuriously about
her slender body.
When the skins are removed from the seals
at the islands, there Is attached to them a
layer of blubber fat. Some of the skins are
freed of this blubber prior to being sailed for
shipment from the Pribiloffs. They are then
sailed and packed in barrels or casks and ship
pea 10 the MlSour1 plant Inc nrSC step at the
plant is the removal of the blubber from all
skins not thus treated before shipment The
skins are then washed thoroughly in ma
chimes similar to those used in large laundries
They are passed through a wringer, SO that
most of the water Is removed. Each skin is
then suspended in oval-shaped iron hoop
in which it is stretched to its normal size and
shape and hung in heated room to dry Thus
they dry evenly. without wrinkling or contract
ing.
The coarse guard hair which stands out from
the smooth fur next to the body protecting it,
must next be removed. Before this unhairing
process is undertaken the skins are soaked sew
eral hours in cold water, to loosen the hairs
and make pliable the f1bers of the hide, so that
the guard hair can be pulled out without dis
lodging the fur During the process the skins
subjected at intervals to considerable dry
heat which, in conjunction with the moisture,
aids in loosening the hair, making possible its
removal without damage to the fur.
In unhairing the skins are laid over BEAM
ing boards and the hair pulled out with a
downward scraping movement of a two
handled, curved knife, the edge Of which is
just dull enough to prevent cutting the hair
and fur. After they are unhaired the skins
are again hooped and dried and inspected
Continued on Twenty second Page.
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P,vtectimg the Senkskim HarUed IN A/0ska-

Efforts Of the United States Government Perpeuate Seal Herds
Of P1bof Islands and Other american Fur Lands Through
Conservation Methods Of the Bureau Of Fisheries and Coast
Guard Patrols Yield Rich Rewards in annual Fur Crop
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checkbooks are dented thereby know
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FOOLISH DOINGS

I've done a million foolish things
since I was young and small; the recol-
lection Smarts and stings, when such
things I recall. But when at last
realize that any course is vain, line
up with the good and wise-from that
course I abstain. know cannot rise
and speak according to old Hoyle; when
I'd grow eloquent l squeak as though
needed Oil. I am a figure then of fun,
have no charm or grace; the pers-
piration starts to run adown by fur
rowed face. My false teeth slide around
my jaws, the dye runs from my hair,
and then, instead of wild applause
there's laughter everywhere. When
ever am in q crowd I'm called upon
to speak: the people think am en-
dowed with wisdom that should leak.
At such requests I always balk, though
onered round doubloons, for well
know cannot talk worth seven picay-
unes. 1t is melancholy thing to see
fellow rise and try to make the welkin
ring, and blow up while he tries. A lot
Of people never learn that they can't do
stunt; they fail, and yet they pant and
burn to teeter to the front; lot of
fellows try to speak and find they only
bore; but they forget it IN a week and
wise to quit, however high the cost,
when I have tried to make a hit and
found myself frost. I cannot sing a
soulful song, my voice can only rant
and I would think it doubly wrong to
MARBLE when I can't. There are some
things a man can't do, however much
he tries. and all such things he will
eschew If he's supremely wise. 1t IS
a grievous thing to see a man we have
admired drop all his native dignity and
make beholders tired
WALT MASON.
(Copyrieht, 1902
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PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

not so. For a good many invalids or
near-invalids are surprisingly tense, in
spots, even when they imagine they are
resting; and lots OF people who would
resent being called lnvalids or near
invalids, but who don't mind being
called "highstrung," temper amental,
even nervous" are just bundle of
You must understand that muscular
tenseness goes with excitement and re-
taxation accompanies calm.
Please be seated. Chair comfortable?
Yeah? Your brow burrows anxiously,
one hand f1dgets, you shift your legs
ABOUT restlessly and twist your neck in
your collar. Wen assume you are lust
a little too tight, not from the Scotch
N you: but from poor physical educa-
tlon. The object Is to teach you how
20 relax. The great god Twitch has
4een much exalted in the jazz age.
you've reached your present sad state
sSLyns 10 follow the injunction laid
Gown IN that hymn to spaSm, Hold
everything" All you have to learn now
now 10 let everything CO."
rave you ever tried to rest on a
PARK bench or billiard table? In order
10 relax one must be feeble-r1inded,
drunk or dead, respectively, In these
situations. And while we're on the SUBJ
leCt Oh equipment, how about your own
little beddy? Are you as exacting about
the springs and the cushions as you are
ABOUT these factors Of comfort in your
car? A funny thing, how many people
demand the greatest possible comfort
ana even luxury in the vehicle they
occupy an hour a day, yet drift miser-
ably along with sleeping equipment that
takes all the joy out of the ceremony
OF hitting the hay.
We're concerned here with the physi-
ology. OF rest, and since these little les
sons IN relaxation are best taken reclin-
ing on couch or bed it is necessary and
proper to prescribe what we mean by q
bed Even If you are no more interested
In the technic Of relaxation than you
are in relatively you will nevertheless
permit one who presumably knows more
about health than you do to say that in
his opinion every one should devote to
his sleeping accommodations as much
care and considerations as he does to his
diet, exercise or recreation. It Is the
wise man, not the wealthy. who pro-
vides himself with all available sleeping
conditions to invite and assure relaxa-
ton.
tcopyrisht, lsso.)
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Cold Desserts for Fourth of July
By LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

with coarse salt. The process of freeZ-
ing the mixtures requires no more care
in one case than the other when once
the cream Is set in the refrigerator or
packed down in sailed ice.
A cold dessert that some persons like
as well as ice cream is ice cold custard
Set the cup custards in the ice chest
several hours before time to serve them
so that they are chilled "as cold as ice"
Spanish cream, served ice cold with
whipped cream. Is almost as "dressy"
dessert as mousse. Make 1t with
crushed fresh fruit Strawberries, rasp-
berries, peaches. apricots. etc, as pre-
ferred or according to the time when
the fruits are seasonable. Spanish
cream depends for its attractiveneSs
largely upon Its having a clear and
cloudy portion. In order for this d.
vision OF ingredients to show, Spanish
cream should be in ornamental molds.
Unmold just before dinner time and re-
turn to the refrigerator so that the
chilling process will continue until serv-
ing time. Do not serve Spanish cream
In individual glasses topped with
whipped cream, but unmolded and sur
rounded with the whipped cream.
Ice cold tapioca cream is another de-
licious dessert. Fresh fruit tapioca with
whipped cream is delicate Crush and
ly equal proportions with the tapioca,
which has been boiled in hot water until
transparent. The proportions of tapioca
and water vary slightly with the make
of the tapioca. Directions giving pro-
portions come on the container.
Lemon jelly or other gelatin jellies
are the most usual of chilled desserts.
They are easy to make and tasty. They
are not nourishing. They supply part
Of the liquid needed by the system, how
ever If whipped cream or soft custard
is served with them either supplies
ilourishment.
Make a white ice cream favored with
vanilla. Dot with red berries and serve
on blue plates. Spanish cream or tapi-
oca cream made with creamy milk and
the beaten whites of. eggs and topped
with whipped cream tinted delicate
red. and served on blue plates form
another correct color scheme. Cup
cakes frosted with red icing are sug-
gested to serve with such desserts.
(Copyrisht, 1900
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Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Up to one year OF age most children
are fed by their mothers. Food, like
everything else, is pleasant to put small
fingers into and If the child has Moth
ing else to occupy his hands, into the
food they CO.
Often babies get restless when being
fed and their hands push mothers hand
away, they upset the cup presented to
them, and make feeding q difncult and
unpleasant ceremony for the mother.
Mrs. v. H. suggests that she has found
q satisfactory solution: MY boy Of
9 months eats beautifully letting me
hold his little hands on his chest.
take the food away II he puts his I'm
gers into it and say, NO that isn't the
way to eat and then he puts his hands
back on his chest again. I always
laugh and make funny faces at him
when he Is eating so that he enjoys
himself. II he In anyway shows dis
taste for the food do not force It,"
This Ii O nice way to manage the
early feeding stage, but the mother
must be ready and willing to branch
out into the next natural stage which
Is self-feeding. I should begin very
shortly to let baby have q spoon in his
hand and show him how 1t Is to be put
into the food and small portions taken
up on 1t. No doubt at first he will
push up an enormous portion and spill
nalf OF 1t on the w6y to his mouth, and
feeding him will be slower because he
viii be so enchanted by this new activ-
ity. But he'll become more competent
and swifter and mother will find him
more than eager to take over O share
OF this burden. For some time when
he shows signs Of growing tired and
messing about In the plate instead OF
eating from 1t, the mother must as
sumo the burden again.
Feeding becomes an active instead of
q passive pleasure when baby feeds
himself. It keeps his hands so busy
that he hasn't time for picking up
food with his hands or trying to push
his mothers hand away The activity
OF his hand and arm muscles actually
helps him to chew and swallow better
so that he may graduate into eating
unsieved vegetables, fruits and finely
chopped meats more successfully.
A long time ago Mrs. l.. B. M. sug-
gested this simple chest for keeping
baby's toys: IF mothers are wondering
how to dispose Of toys, this Is a way
worked it out. made q seat 30 inches
long and IL inches wide, the seat por-
ton about the height Of a child's chair.
The seat IL hinged on in three places,
the whole IA painted and the toys are
kept under the seat. Two children can
sit on 1t comfortably"
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less frocks because Of the hair on my
arms. Worst Of all, I've noticed hair
growing around my mouth and on my
cheeks. When 1 powder, the hair is
very noticeable. Do you know Of any
method of getting rid Of superiuous
hair or could you tell me Of some prod
uct that would be goodP
90 How can / get tall and slim?
am rather short, stubby and fat. I am
10 pounds overweight and my hips are
very large. MRS. @.
Answer.-There are several methods
of removing superfluous hair tempo
rarily, and you are by no means the
only one who refused to go in swim
ming until something has been done
about the growth of hair on the legs.
There are various methods which may
be used. You will find several good
depilatories on the market which may
be used to remove the excess hair from
the legs temporarily, or you may make
your own as follows: Zinc exide, noe
half ounce powdered starch, one-half
ounce: barium sulphide, one-fourth
ounce. Mix into a paste with a little
water. Spread on the skin and when
dry wash of in tepid water. Rub in a
little cold cream 60 prevent irritation
This preparation may be used on the
arms also.
Another method is to use a bleach
on the arms and legs. The bleach
gradually weakens the hairs until most
Of them can be rubbed off with a fine
pumice stone. The followinw bleach is
good: Six tablespoonfuls baking Soda
four tablespoonfuls peroxide, enough
rosewater to dissolve. Apply each night
and wash of in the morning. After
six applications gently rub of the
weakened hairs with a fine pumice
skin.
The hair on the face may be bleached
with a mixture of six drops Of am
monia and three tablespoonfuls per-