CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING i
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FOR SALE
For sale Hotel Crist at a sacrifice on
account of illness. Fourth and K.,
Anchorage, Alasku.
An eight horse-power Felton water
wheel, never been used. Just the
thing for a small mining plant or
electric generator. Inquire at the
Gateway. _^_
’ r FOR RENT
Two furnished rooms with foot aril
cold water, VAN GILDER BUILD*
ING. Apply Mr. van Gilder.
For rent two-room furnished house
$15 per month. See Dougherty ^
Stewart.
Meet me at The Branch.
Send a newsy letter home—The
Weekly Post. _
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPERIENCED GOVERNESS and
companion, eastern training, wants
Alaskan position about Jul). Fx
ences. M. H. T.. 1752 Fourth St.,
ceptional qualifications ami i efer
San Diego, California. 4-9-11-16
PROFESSIONAL i
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J. H. ROM1G, M. L).
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 9»>, Resi
dence, Adams 48.
V. R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Edinburgh
L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN. M. D.. C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
OK. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Phones:
Office. Mad. 76 Kes.. Mad. 56
DK. CHARLES DAGGETT
Dental Offices
Stull Building
Office Phone, Adams 111
Residence Phone, Madison 44
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LEON C. BOOKER
Attorney at I**"
Phone Madison 84
ROBERT SIMPSON
Juneau, Alaska
Glasses Fitted lenses Ground
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FRATERNAL
L. 0. 0. M. 1425
Regular meeting every triday
night at 8 o'clock in A. B. Hall.
Visiting brothers invited.
ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every- Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Henry Fathers Leon C. Booker
Noble Grand Secretary'
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. m., Pioneer Hal*
m CHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gruen
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
C. E. ORLANDER
SOCCESSOR TO
8E0R8E THE JEWELER
The Seward School News
Published once a week during the school year by children in the Seward Schools.
Vo), i SKWARI). ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 14. 1917_Number 7
ORIGIN, HABITS
AND RELIGION OF
THE GYPSY RACE
Florence Van Gilder
The Gypsies themselves do not
know their origin, but they are
supposed by most people to have
come from India. The race is slow
ly melting away, and there are now
only about five million left, most of
whom are found in Spain, Turkey,
Hungary, Transylvania, Germany,
France and Italy. The French call
them Bohemians, from the belief
that they were Hussites driven
from Bohemia. They call them
selves Rommary from the word
“rom,” meaning man.
Gypsies are remarkable for their
rather olive colored skin, their jet
black eyes and their beautiful white
teeth. Owing to the fact that they
live an unrestrained life in the open
they carry themselves very erect.
The Gyspy women are usually very
beautiful when they are young, hut
their beauty lasts but a short time.
They have very poor morals.
The children grow up in idleness,
' and are taught to beg, cheat, and
steal, and to preserve their natural
traits wherever they may go. They
live a lazy indolent life, sometimes
working in wood and iron, some
times telling fortunes and practi
cing tricks.
Their marriage ceremonies are
very simple, consiting of a few
words spoken “over the tongs.” It
a husband becomes tired of his wife,
HIGH SCHOOL OPENS
The high school has re
sumed work again after a
two-weeks’ quarantine. It
seems rainer lonesome with
out the grades,
two weeks’ quarantine. It
he turns her olT without ceremony.
Their language corresponds with
the Indian dialect. It seems impos
sible for their similarity to be by
chance, particularly, as their cus
toms show much of the Hindu
character.
Their talent for music is remark
able, and some of their melodies are
greatly valued by other nations.
The Gypsies in Turkey follow the
Mohammedan religion, and in
Transylvania the Christian, but they
do not care for instruction , and
have no interest in religion.
Maria Theresa tried to convert
them into orderly citizens. Her
good plan, however, was ineffectual.
They prefer the lazy, carefree life,
and are prefectly contended to roam
from place to place, stealing, plun
dering. and cheating.
A DESCRIPTION
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Following is a paragraph written
in English I upon the following as
signment: Develop by use of de
tails a paragrph on a description of
a place to give the effect of beauty:
“In a little valley between two
barren mountains is the most
beautiful section of the great state
of California. The loud clashing
COFFEE HOOSES
OF ADDISON’S
DAY PICTORED
John Sauers
The coffee houses of Addison’s
day were the centers of news, and
the meeting places for all men.
We have nothing now like them
because we have telephones, tele
graphs and newspapers. Every
body went to the coffee house—-the
beggars, highwaymen, beaus, cour
tiers, authors, noblemen and clergy
men. Business collected where the
coffee was good and cheap and there
could be heard all the news and
gossip of the day. Only the men
of equal rank went to the same
club, as some of the more exclusive
coffee houses were called. There
was every kind of club, from the
Fat Man’s club to the Kit Kat club
of the authors, and the people were
as dependent on them as they are
on the newspapers today.
colors of the tropics are not present;
soft greens and yellows soothe
the eyes, while the sky blue of a
little lake 1 effects the gigantic red
woods. These same redwoods, tow
ering toward the heavens, shelter
this land from the winds and pre
vent the sun’s hot ray3 from parch
ing the paradise below. On the
hills rising above this valley the
California poppy nourishes in its
glory, while the green grass serves
to blend them with the land below.
“GEORGE MARTOV.”
Mining Notes
Swanson & Frost of McCarthy,
noved an outfit to Dry creek recently.
The Mother Lode at McC arthy, is
shipping live more cars of ore this
week.
It is reported that 0. R. Williams,
a Koyukuk mining man, has interest
ed English capital in that district,
taking options of between *>00 and
700 acres of ground, the purchase
price of which and the improvements
iH)ntemplated making the investment
total well above a million dollars. A
pipe line 2t> miles long will be in
stalled.
On an extended trip of inspection
into the Circle district, on which they
expect to be gone for about six weeks,
a party of mining men consisting of
Joe Sherry, Steve Schuman and Pat
O’Connor will leave Fairbanks soon.
They will go first to Circle and will
then go into the Klumb’s Fork district
of the Big Chena country. They are
making the trip with the idea ot in
spection all of the various shallow*
mining properties they run across.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
Notice is hereby given that Bank
of Seward has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Flor
ence Foote, deceased. All persons
having claims against the estate of
the said Florence Foote are hereby
notified to present said claims, with
the proper vouchers attached, to said
Bank of Seward at its place of busi
ness, in the town of Seward, in Kenai
Precinct, Third Division of the Terri
tory of Alaska, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated this 10th day of April, A. D.
1917.
BANK OF SEWARD,
H. S. Balderston. Cashier.
April 10-30
Two completely furnished cabins
for sale cheap, west of Catholic
church. 4-5—tf
Furnished cabin, 2 beds, rent $10
per month, water free 4-115—2t
Waterfill and Frazier whiskey at
the Branch.
Waterftll & Prazier whiskey at
The Branch.
Buttcrkist popcorn for sale at the
KEY. tf
Fresh Crab and Herring
just received from West
ward—SKWARI) FISH CO.
MACK TRUCKS
For heavy, rugged use stand any strair
you care to put upon them. For heavj
construction and haulage; for all-round
utility; for satisfactory service from
every angle.
Seven thousand MACK Trucks in daily service
testify to MACK quality. I have sold over *75,(XV)
worth of MACK Trucks in the Pacific Northwest
since January l—everyone of them earning money for
I the owner every day.
There’s a MACK Truck for every purpose. All
sizes from ) to 7 1-2 tons. While you are about it get
a truck that is a REAL TRUCK. Write for our in
teresting literature.
‘PERFORMANCE COUNTS’
T. G. YOUNG
Distributor for MACK T rucks
100 Pike Street SEATTLE
C. M. PETTIBONE
Packer** Direct Selling Agent
SALT SALMON, HERRING, COD
CANNED SALMON
If Service Count* Our Interests are Mutual
OFFICES: L. C. SMITH BUILDING SEATTLE, U. S. A.
G.W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
•SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES:
WELLMAN CANNED GOODS TIP TOP EGGS
MARSHFIELD CHEESE
RED CLOVER BUTTER SPERRY’S FLOURS
AND A FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
Stoves, Hay and Feed
No Better Goods Can Be Bought At Any Price
G. W. PAI.MER, KNIK, ALASKA
THE
COLEMAN
HOTEL
GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
RUBBER BELTING
COAL MINERS' «nd GOLD MINERS SUPPLIES
Doon and Wlndne*
IXl. Parlor Heater*
Air Ti&ht Heater*
Aluminum Ware
P. it B. Par**
Mtttthoid Koofine
Marine E«eme Oil
Gas Engine Oil
I.acqueret Paint.
Denatured Akokot
line's Bantre*
Gasoline Stove#
Deadening KeH
Weather Strip*
ttlai-kaitrith'* Coal
Wheel Barrow*
H thing Tackle
Alcohol Stove*
Seine Twine
Gmaltr Ware
Cook Stove*
(•amp Stove*
Oil Stove*
Spark Plur*
Jump Coil*
Batierie*
A •be*t»*
Tar Paper
Valve Oil
Hoor Oil
l.inaeetl Oil
!\ip (»reH»*
Paint*
Ammunition
Bench Force*
Brushea
Yarniahe*
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
Lanipe
l.antern*
Tenta
Shot (inn*
Gurolin
Bellowrs
Cutlery
Fire Cler
Ritlca
Fire Brick
Lime
F/cment
GIsm
Ro[>e
Mercury
Phone Wain 8/ J. L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
JOHN A* NELSON, Manager
Office-Bank of Seward Building
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SEWARD ALASKA
Proof of labor Wanks for sale at
Gateway.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
Long distance telephone booth at1
The Branch.
SEWARD BAKERY
Phone Madison 82
Excels in Good Bakery Goods
Give Thera a Trial
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ALASKA WEEKLY POST
Off the press Saturday. Order now. Ten cents per
copy. Better than letters.
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rr Day
ham) and
Night
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