SEWARD GATEWAY
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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1. PHIS
MOTTO ON COINS
Morris Sheppard of Texas introduced
a Dill in the house of representatives
at the present s» s>ion providing that
the words "in (lod We Trust,’ should
be retained upon the coins of the
United States. Remade an eloquent
speech on the subject and was applaud
ed to the echo. The speech was
printed in congressional record to
gether with a long list oi letters from
the Christian Herald, all of vhieh
lamented the assumed lack of wisdom. :
not to -ay impiety, in omitting the;
motto from our recently issued gold
coins.
This till goes to show how much
stress is placed upon forms, especially
if they are in any way connected with
our religious beliefs. The prophets of
old wire wont to inveigh against the
useless and godless sacrifice of animals
as a means of appeasing a supposedly
nngrv god. But the priests followed
by the people were accustomed to the
sacrificial forms and the good meals
connected with them, and would have |
none of the clearer views of the seers ,
of Israel.
A vast deal of that old superstition
exists today. If we should soon have
a naval encounter with the Japanese j
fleet, and some of our inferior battle
•hips shot full of holes, there would
go up a loud wail that the defeat catue
because we had omitted the familiar
motto from our new coins.
"Render therefore unto Caesar the
things which are Caesar’s; and unto
God the things that are God’s.’’ "'The
place to snow faith is in the lives of
our citizens and in the influence of |
our government, and let us make
our coinage of a faith-keeping com-1
monwealth,’* says Henry 6. Bontell of
Illinois.
Many men are ever zealous for an
outward show of piety, and cannot di
vvu>t themselves of the deceptive be
lief that by such show they can in
tome way trick Jehovah and win his
protective power. Whether "In tied
\Ye Trust" is on our coins or no, we
believe with Burns;
The heart aye’s the part aye
That makes us right or wrang.
PASSING OF SLANG
The Philistine speaking of Kansas
gays: “The chief drawback to many
of these otherwise d.iightful western!
towns i> that there is in them an excess
of religious /cal. They are all preach
er ridden, which is quit** a> had as to
be priest ridden. Society i< split on
denominational lines, and quibbles,
squabbles and much masticating of the
lint takes the place of thought and
civic pride.”
Masticating of the lint is good.
We are beginning to lift our slang out
of the phraseology of the hoi polloi
and to make it classical. Soon we
shall no more hear the phrase,
“that’s the limit,” but instead one
will hear, that’s the ne plus ultra. No
more “chewing the rag” over the
back fence, or at the interdenomina
tional rally, but the sparring members
will systematically get down to masti
cating the lint, and the bum expres
sions of a vulgar age will have melted '
to their void.
THE AMERICAN BISON
This animal, usually called a buffalo,
once ranged over the broad west mil- ,
lions in number. The Indians and the
white man are both deeply indebted to
this wild animal of the plains, but the |
debt has never been paid with grati
tude even.
Cortez and his men are said to have
first seen the buffalo in the menagerie
of King Montezuma nearly 400 years
ago. From that time on the buffalo
became a valuable factor in the white
man’s life. Thousands of early set
tlers, and those who crossed the plains
before the days of the railroad, were
saved from intense suffering, and even
from death in many instances by the
food and clothing derived from the
buffalo. Hut as soon as the transcon
tinental railroads were opened up,
hordes of men overran the range and
ruthlessly slaughtered the animals till
from millions they were reduced to so
few that we began to speak of the buf
falo as practically extinct.
It is claimed that a buffalo calf can
be brought upon cow’s milk, and that
he is easier to rear and less expensive
to feed than a domestic ox, that his
tlesh closely resembles ordinary beef,
and his robe is of great value. It is
claimed, too, that he might be sheared
ii^. a sheep and the product sent, to
market.
The American bison might yet be
saved and made to contribute great
wealth to those who would properly
rear them on a large range.
POLITICAL SCARECROW
Alaska’s enemies are hard pressed :
indeed when they bring forward the
argument that the northern country
should not be given a territorial form
of government because the area iu*
volved is noil-contiguous. That is a
mere political scarecrow. There is
nothing in the law or history of the I
country to sustain the contention, j
Such argument is popular only with
those who wish to cheek tin* progress;
of the nation.
Alaska, with a well organized terri
torial government, will be less dan
gerous to the peace of this country j
than Alaska is now. The nation is;
not without experience in such mat-;
ters. However much men may differ j
with respect to our Philippine venture, j
considered r.s a permanent policy, it
will be freely admitted that liberal j
concessions made to the islanders, uu-j
dor Secretary Taft’s wise reeommenda- j
tions, have done more to pacify the
natives and to turn them into the i
ways of peace, industry and thrift, j
than all the soldiers and prowling con- j
stabulan, thrown into the archipelago
since the beginning of American occu
pation, Hawaii is another example.
Porto Rico is still another. -Dawson
News.
Dog Values Decreasing
Dog stealing does not seem to be so
comt: on this winter as last winter,
but every now and then one is missed
by its master and complaint is lodged
with the marshal’s oflice.
There are a good many idle dogs
around Fairbanks, compelled to rustle
their own living, but if any one hap
pens to take one of these the owners
make themselves known fast enough.
Jack Phillips, who deals in dogs,
says there is some demand and that
gotxl dogs bring as high as $50 and $00
each. He says there are not many
good dogs running loose.
It i> interesting to note that two
yeas ago good dogs sold as high as $150
each. The advent of the horse has
greatly lessened the demand for ca
nines in the Tanana. The trails and
roads built by the government have!
made it possible to use horses on all !
the main routes of travel, and it is J
just possible that a full-fledged dog
team will he as great a curiosity in a
few years tim«- as Indians are now in j
western railroad towns. Fairbanks
N e \v >.
Job’s Friends
Take warning by the example of my
old namesake and patron .fob, and
don't try to appear better than you
are. People don't dare to be them
selves out of fright, sheer fear of pun
ishment: they neither take what they
want nor do what they will. Job’s
triends were just such feeble crea
tures, they feared to offend Jehovah
and so they said; You’ve done wrong,
Job; you must have. Do you mean to
tell us that God punishes tlie Guilt
less? Hut Job said; No, Damn you, I
have not sinned and God punishes
whom he will. You see Job was hon
est and brave, and dared say what he
thought, and in the end God said: You
have well spoken, Job. You are a
thing of naught, a stupid ass, but you
are upright. And the good pious
friends were sent home like naughty
children with a scolding.—The Deeps
of Deliverance.
It is because men are prone to be
partial towards those they love, unjust
towards those they hate, servile to
wards those above them, arrogant to
wards those below them, and either
harsh or over-indulgent to those in
poverty and distress, that it is so dif
ficult to find one capable of exercising
sound judgment with respect to the
the qualities of others. Therefore it
is the part of wisdom to withhold
judgment and immerse ourselves in
our own affairs, in order that others
may attend to theirs.—Confucius.
DELEGATES TO
BE CARED FOR
Seattle Putting1 Up the Punds for
Mining Men’s Convention
To Be Held March 23.
ay Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Seat t le, Jan. 29-Preparations are
under way and money is being raised
to provide entertainment for the dele
gates to the convention of mining men
to be held in this city March 2.hd.
The convention will he composed of
men from Alaska, Washington and
British Columbia.
CHITINA IS RICH
COPPER DISTRICT
Uv Cable to The Davly Gateway.
Washington, L). C., .Tan. 29—Re
ports are being made of the geological
survey of the copper district of the
Chitina river, a tributary of Copper
fiver and they show that this is a
great valley, rich in ore.
Turkish Customs
Should you call upon a Turkish offic
ial in any part of the Empire, you no
sooner take your seat upon the divan,
than a servant passes you the ever
present cigarette. At the same
moment, the official claps his hands to
summon another servant who will pass
you a tiny cup of hitter coffee. To re
fuse it is an act of discourtesy. Forti
lied with the coffee and cigarette, you
are supposed to he ready for the inter
view which you have sought. The
way is then open for inquiries regard
ing your health, and for the exchange
of flattering compliments. Thus the
subject uppermost in your mind is
gradually approached. Should the
interview he prolonged, the servants
with the coffee and cigarettes appear
at frequent intervals, and the more
frequent their appearance, the greater
is the honor shown you.
Hebrew Way of It
Many a Hebrew woman finds her
self a widow while still a mere girl,
and no sooner does she return from
the fresh grave of her husband than
she offers herself to his next younger
brother. It may be that he will marry
her, but if already married, or if for
any reason he does not desire her, he
manifests his unwillingness by spitting
upon her dress. Thus he repudiates
all claims upon her and she is free to
seek a husband elsewhere. The
strange custom of spitting may seem
disgusting or at least untidy, but it is
done with respect and consideration
and does not imply contempt. It gives
the widow freedom to select her sec
ond husband.
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Legal Notices
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Cook Inlet Precinct, Jan. 4, 1908.
To Harry McCormack, C. J. Wal
ters, James McGill, Thos. McConety,
Geo. Hanson, Wm. Burns and Alfred :
Noel:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hundred
dollars in labor and improvements
upon the Skukum Creek placer claim
situated upon Skukum creek, tribu-;
tary to Twenty Mile river, in the
Territory of Alaska, Cook Inlet pre
cinct, claiming 12000 feet from NOTICE
up the creek in a southeasterly direc
tion, and300 feet each side of Skukum
creek, as will appear by certificate
tiled the 23rd day of February, 1900, in
theolllceof the recorder of said pre
cinct, in order to hold said premises
under the provisions of Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States
being the amount required to hold the
same for the year ending December
31st, 1907.
And if within ninety days from the
publication of this notice, you fail, or
refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure, to-wit, $12.50
each as a co-owner, your interest in
said claim will be forfeited and be
come the property of the subscriber
under said section 2324.
A. C. CARRIER,
Co-owner of one-eighth of said claim.
First publibation Jannary 4, 1908.
WEEKLY WEATHtR RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
February 25.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 38 30 Rain, wind
Monday 35 28 Clear
Tuesday 39 28 Cloudy
Wednesday 39 33 Rain
Thursday 36 34 Clear
Friday 30 22 Clear
Saturday 32 23 Snow
Samuel Bonnefield, President of the
First National Bank, Fairbanks, was
in town for a few hours. He was on
the Northwestern going out to Seattle.
If you desire, write or ship to
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