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CHICAGO, Dec, 23— Fresh from i
the Near East, 37 big boxes of relics
of ancient Egypt and Babylonia are.
now being unpacked at the University
of Chicago. They were brought recent-:
ly after an adventuresome trip by Dr.:
J. R. Breasted, professor of oriental {
history and Egyptology. In the judg
meat of museum officials here, they i
make the oriental museum at the Un- (
iveraity of Chicago the finest of its!
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kind in the United States.
f he university professor an^J his |
^ia.it of four were the first white men ;
to cross the Arab state after it was
proclaimed, going from Bagdad to
Aleppo. At times the expedition trav-.
eiled at great personal risk.
The aim of the party was to sur
i
vey the most important buried cities;
of the Near East in regal'd to the work
t»i excavation. J)r. Breasted said he
saw ancient cities, now mearly mounds
of ruins, that were not on the map and
were totally unknown to science.
Because of his knowledge of con-1
iurons in the country behinu Syria
Dr. Breasted was asked by the Brit
ish government at Cario to go on a
diplomatic mission to the British
foreign office at London and at the
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expense of changing his plans for re
turning homo, he did so, Dr. Breated
disclose^ here.
The traditional friendship of the
Arabs for the English has now turned
to hatred, Dr. Breated reported . This,
he said, was due to the British giving
over Syria to the French after they
had promised the Arabs their own
kingdom in recompense for the help
they gave the British against the
they gave the British against the Ger
mans.
murdered by the Arabs in Mesopota
mia while the University of Chicago
expedition was in that country, Dr.;
Breasted said. He related that a Brit- !
ish colonel who k^ew the Arabs inti- •
mately was later killed at the identic
al camping place the university party
had stopped at a short time before .
“ The English rule in Mespotamia
is however the greatest blessing that
ever came to the country/' Dr. Breast
ed said. “It is accomplishing wonders
in quieting the turbulent Arabs and in
bringing in civilized conditions. Any
one who knows the Near £ast cannot
fail to rejoice at the British occupa
tion. and most of all the archeologist”.
Notwithstanding this hostility to
the British/the party determined to
push on without protection across the
deserts to the Mediterranean. They
fortunately found the Arabs friendly
to Americans.
One of the prizes brought back to
the Chicago oriental museum is an As
syrian prism chronicling the destruc
tion of Sennecharib’s army before
Jerusalem. This great Assyrian king,
had carried a host against Jerusalem
and sorely troubled Hezekiah, king of
Judah. It is related in the Book of
Isaiah that Hezekiah sent for the pro
phet Isaiah, that Isaiah prophesied
that Sennacharib would not enter Jeru
salem but would return to Assyria by
the way that he came, and that the
Assyrian's army suffered a great de
struction.
“This is a six sided prism contain
i
ing the royal annals of Sennacherib,”
Dr. Breasted said. “It relates the
chief campaigns of his western wars
and chronicles this incident told of in
Isaiah. There is a similar prism in the
British Museum, but ours is three
years older, and it is the first in the
United States.”
, A flint knife blade with a sharp edge
which Dr. Breasted characterized as
the finest piece of chipped stone
known to man, is another is a small
blue vase from Egypt, where glass
was first used, which the professor
said showed the first artistic use made
of glass.
A picture of early Egytian home
life is afforded by a group of 25 fig
ures found in an Egyptain tomb. Ser
vants making bread, washing, making
music on a drum and doing other
familiar things about the house 4000
or 5000 years ago, go to make up thrt
most complete group of the kind, it is
said, that has ever been uncovered in
one t >mb.
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If there is any place in Alaska or
; for that matter in the North West that
| can equal the brand of weather we
have had this winter we would like to
hear from it or them. Put this m your
[ pipe and smoke it On this day, the*23
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of December 1920, the Thermometer is
[:J2 degrees and the sun is shining
brightly. Yesterday it was the same
and it will probably continue to be the
same tomorrow. We have the ideal
weather of Alaska, barring none.
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Any man can follow advice but it’s
• quite another matter to catch up.
The devil is not as black as he is
painted, nor is a woman as pink.
The teacher whose name is Miss Clive,
Asked the boy where the cannibals
' b’ve, He thought for a while,
Then looked up with, a smile,
And answered, “On page twenty five.”
Fresh Seal Shipped Eastern Oysters
at Cameron's Cafe. We know how to
frf them.
FIRE INSURANCE
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REAL ESTATE
“Glacier
Breezes ”
PERT PARAGRAPTHS OF SENSE
AND NONSENSE FOREIGN AND
LOCAL, CAUGHT ON THE
FLY BY “THE HUMAN
TOOTHPICK ”
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This morning the school bell was
silent. The light sprinkle of snow
which fell last night was not disturb
ed on the trail that leads to the school
house. The school is closed for the
holidays. The children were up at the
usual hour, on their way at the usual
hour, but their way this morning led
to the A. B. Hall. If any doubt exists
•in any person’s mind in Seward, the
’Community Tree doings are not going
to be SOME DOINGS that doubtful
Thomas should take a petek into the A.
; B. Hall during rehearsal time. Never
was such a jolly bunch of youngsters
gathered together in Seward .Every
one of them chuck full of life and ex
cess spirit and each and every one of
them determined to give their part in
the program the best they know how.
The decorations will be completed to
day and the finishing touches added.
On Christmas Eve the old hall will be
crowded. Every body will be there who
loves children. The teachers have been
working many hours overtime to per
fect the program. Their enthusiasm
has been sincere and the Kiddies have
caught the spirit.
The biggest present that Santa
Claus will deliver to Alaskans this
Christmas will be the S. S. Victoria.
Everybody is awaiting the arrival of
this boat with keen expectancy. Alas
ka’s Christmas boat. She was expect
ed to arrive here yesterday, also last
night. She didn’t and now we are look
ing for her some time today. She’ll
come and when she does most every
body in Seward will be busy. Every
'merchant in Seward has freight and
| express oh the boat. All this freight
and express contains Christmas goods.
And mail. Sacks and sacks of it fill
the hold of the ship. She’ll get here,
! sooner or later. Just be patient.
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People who have glass eyes should
not throw stony stares,
THE COMMUNITY TREE.
This morning the teachers and the children who will
participate in the doings on Christmas Eve rehearsed the
program which will be given on that night. The A. B. Hall
was alive with a happy bunch of youngsters.
The following program will be given:—
1 Song: “It came upon the Midnight Clear.” Audience.
2 Song: By the little folks. :
3 Recitation: “Naughty Jimmy Brown” Marguerite
Thompson.
• -^Recitation: “Family Troubles” Helen Stotko.
5:Drill and Song: “Guess who’s Who”.
6 Dialogue: “A letter to Santa Claus” Isabelle Robinson,
Eddie Borgen,
7 Recitation “The Mistletoe” Melba Johnsrud.
8 Song : “Christmas Bells-” Four Girls.
9 Recitation : “An Ignorant Dolly” Mildred Parker.
10 Recitation: Christmas Secrets Lynn McNeer.
Telma Tallasen.
11 Duet: ‘‘Star of the East” Charlotte Mathison.
12 Recit-ation: “The Lockout Men” Willis Corson.
13 Recitation: “If I could be old Santa Claus” John Nelson.
14 Song: “Hark the Angels Sing” Seven Girls.
15 Recitation: “Christmas Days” Hunter McNeer.
16 Recitation: “When things are not what they seem” Isa
belle Robinson.
17 Platette: “Christmas Secrets”.
118 And Final: Song Holy Night The Audience.
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BREEZES c
A GOOD REASON »
Why is hour glass made small in >
the middle? jj
To show the waste of time. ^
It is not always the liquid voice that ]j
is most addicted to a flow of profanity.
NEW IMMIGRANTS |
OTTAWA, Ont., Dec., 23— It is C
estimated that the immigration move
mcnfc into Canada for the present fis
cal year will approximate 190,00Q the |
new tuners being very” largely from ,
Great Britain and the United States, i
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The high water mark in Canadian
immigration was reached in 1913, |
when 403,436 ersons entered the do- |
minion . !j
For the first six months of the -
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present fiscal year Canada's immi
grants numbered 95,005, an increase ]
of 38 percent over the movement for
the corresponding period last year. In
the matter of origin they were divided
I as follows: British 52,768; United
States 30;763; others 11,474.
At present the dominion is receiv
I j
ing a considerable influx of Polisn!
Jews. These are being examined and
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must comply absolutely with the, re
.gulations before being permitted to
Icome in. ■ {
1 Many are being sent back.
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SHUNS WILHELM I
DOORN, Holand, Dec., 23— The I
burgomeister of Doom has set an
example for the village by having as
little as possible to do with the For*
'mer German Emperor, William, Unlike
'Amerongen, where both the burgo
meister and town secretary w?ere quite
proud to be guests at William’s table,
the village authorities here have tak
en the attitude that it would be bet
ter for all concerned if they did not
visit the House of Doom .
The same can also be said now of
the burgomeister of Wierengen and
the former Crown Prince Frederick.
The former burgomeister there, J.
Pereboom, was an intimate friend of
•Frederick, but his successor, Herr Slot,
is said to consider the Crown Prince’s
presence there as somewhat of a nuis
ance.
j THE HEIGHT OF PRECAUTION
j A man with a perculator going in
j the back door of a soft drink empor
j ium on a dark night for a dime’s
• worth of root beer.
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COME TO
SYLVIA’S
FOR
A FRAMED PICTURE
FRESH HIGH GRADE
* CANDY
CHRISTMAS and
NEW YEAR CARDS.
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STEAMER SPOKANE.Dec. 20 Dec. 29
DUE SEWARD DEC., 27th
GOES TO SELDOVIA AND HALIBUT COVE.
Company reserves right to change schedule without notice
Office in Admiral Building.
Wayne Blue, Agent.••.Seward Alaska.
\ ALASKA ™_ JK
—4 SAILING SCHEDUL E
Sailing from Seattle Leave Seward
Northwestern Dec., 5th via Inside Passage Dec. 11th.
Victoria Dec., 17th via Outside Passage Dec., 22nd.
Northwestern Dec 30th via Inside Passage Jan., 4th.
Victoria Jan., 10th via Outside Passage Jan., 15th.
NOTE— The S. S. Victoria sailing of the 17th will be
the Xmas Trip. She does not go the Inside Passage.
A. H. MCDONALD, Agent.
Symphony
Charme
STATIONERY
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. CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
MAKE AN IDEAL GIFT.
FACE POWDERS
TOILET WATERS
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We have made a special
study of the minds of wo
men. Our selection of gifts
for men is appropriate. We
invite you to inspect the as
sortment we have in stock.
Razors, Fountain pens,
Eversharp Pencils, Flash
lights, Pipes and Cigars.
WE HAVE THE VARIETY .TO
CHOOSE FROM
'lufi
XMAS
PRESENT
DeLUXE
Many, many years ago candy and stationery
assumed the lead on the list of holiday gifts.
A drug store HAS ALWAYS been the logical
place to procure these acceptable gifts and the
Seward Drug Company HAS ALWAYS sup
plied the Seward people with the best grades
of this merchandise. This ! season is no excep
tion. We have the freshest packages of candy
and the most artistic and llatest stationery in
Seward at prices consistent with the quality
. of these articles.
1921 REXALL CALENDARS ARE HERE
WE WILL GLADLY FURNISH ONB ON
REQUEST.
CANDY
OUR PRICES
1 lb. 1.50
2 lb. 3.00
3 lb. 4.25
4 lb. 5.50
SPECIAL
ASSORTMENT
of CHRISTMAS
PACKAGES.
SEWARD DRUG CO.
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