SEWARD GATEWAY
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SATURDAY. FEHKUAKY i:». 1?H»S
THE PASTOR S SERMON
Sunday morn in*; at the Methodist
church Uev. IVdersen yaw ids second
talk in the series on ditlicuit passant's
in the Hii*ie. tak,i._r h i l is subject
that verse where it is stated in sulv
st.mcc that to he a follower of i'heist
a man must hate his own flesh and
blood. Mr. 1’edersen pointed out the
fact, that in translating from one lan
yuajre to ai other, the thought of the
sp.-aker is often 1 't aid a ditTerent
import yfiveu to his words; also that a
man should not he in dye , by a remark
taken here and there at random from
his dis.-om-se. A study of tin teach
ing's of .)es ;> would nowhere warrant
the conclusion that lie ever tauyht
that men were to hate their fellows,
much lrs> to hate the members of their
own family.
Two other reasons r i*rht he added
[•> sh» a t im imp. obabi iity ot - sis
ever teaching that one is to hate one's
father or mother, the first ’s that
his say ino were repeated orally and
handed down from one to another with
out any attempt at absolute accuracy,
Ion;r before they were committed to
writ ins.', hence the probability that
he has been reported as saying tinny's
which he never said. The second rea
son is found in the oriental use of hy
perbi !e i»\ w hich a speaker yrossly
overstates the truth he wishes to con
vey in order that Ids hearers may ’he
more readily catch the truth concealed
in the exaggeration.
The occidental mind is prone to take
the orie .val statements as literal ex
pressions «>f ; rut n, hene« aro nil the
teachings of the Hebrews have been (
wayed many a wordy battle that lias
often resulted in per> cut ion and blood
shed. ________
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
fi;< m Monday's dayi.y
Ninety*! years ago t#iay in a
doorless lug blit in old Kentucky was
Dorn a ehiUi that b cau.e the greatest
living American, and now that he has
been dead well on toward a half cen
tury 11i — mo !" y is 1 dii r vereu, ItF
ability and ;uan:y eh:u\; ter more ap
preciated than t!»o*>e >*; any other
A met ic.tii.
Abraham Lincoln t'o> from the
hutnbb s* at.u n.rst • D-eate origin to
the tii'st place in t m* hearts of his
countrymen by force of an inherent
power that impelled tom ever onward
to the sacr lice of his own life in the
inter '%ts nan ami a turn d country.
LitiC"ln*s die .\;ts t.« • a happy one
oniy ;ts h derivet i appi•.(•-*> from
alleviating the suffering and soothing
the sorrow of those to whom he con’d
extend a hi iping hand. Sentiment
never waned in ids i >b!e heart even
though the girl be loved, died in her
youth. Through the instrumentality
of busy bodies he was led to marry a
woman whose life and spirit were i
never in harmony with his own ami
who often led him a merry dance.
This very fact may have led him the
more persistently to seek comfort in
the hearts of his countrymen since he
found little of it in the place he should
have b» en able to call his home.
Washington has won the distinction
of being called the Father of his Coun
try, but it is a greater thing to edu
cate the heart and mind of the coun
try than to be simply the father of it.
This is what Lincoln did while he |
lived, and has been doing in a greatly
increased ratio since he has been dead.
The Father of his Country had his
place which he tilled more nobly than
could have been done by any other,
but Lincoln, born of the people, with
his sterling honesty, kindly spirit and
great loving heart touches and lifts
and inspires humanity as no other
American living or dead has ever
been able to do.
It is said that King Alphonso of
Spain keeps his wife awake with his
snoring. Kings have always been con
sidered divine Can it be the divinit
ies snore? How the mighty are fal
len!
NOTHING DOING FOR ALASKA
It is reported from Washington that
the (iuggenheims have a large number
of well paid men in the lobby who will
j use all their influence to prevent any
legislation for Alaska tending toward
home-rule, and which might in any
way prove detrimental to their large
corporate interests.
Among these men looking after the
Guggenheim interests are said to he a
number of prominent Alaskans who
can render aid of great value to their
employers by rep son of their personal
knowledge of the territory.
ST VALENTINE’S DAY
FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY
Many will In* the missives of love
that will he sent to tin* fair ones today.
Many also will he Hu* charicatures i
that will find iluir way throuyh the
mails and he received with a smile or;
| a frown, as the recipient enjoys or is
displeased with a practical joke.
How the custom now in voyue of
seraiiny valt i.tim > on 11 e llthday el
February orii*ji.alid is not definitely
known. Tin* day. however, takes its
name from M. \aietu ne. w ho w as a
bishop of Home in the third ceiiniry.
lie is reported to have heen a man of j
'most amiable, nature and remarkable
yilts of eloquence, so that he was very
successful in convertiny the payttn
leei.ans to riirislianity. >y reason ol
t'iU he is said to have incurred the
displeasure of tin* Kmporor Marcus |
Aurelius Claudius, w’oo tried to sup
press the little Chri*-tion hat'd, and
who ordered St. Valentine to he put to
deal!'., as the story yues. 1 he date of
his death was February 14. U.‘0. His
hones are still exhibited to the erouu* j
Ions traveler at the church of St. :
l’raxcdes, in Koine. I’upe Julius
erected a church to this worthy
martyr’s memory, and the yate leadiny i
to it, which is now the Port a del j
Popolo, was known for several centur-j
ics its Porta Valent ini. It is said that i
St. Valentine was a man of admirable
parts, and so famous tor his love and .
charity that the custom of choosing j
vah-niincs on this festival took its rise
from thence. When the saint came to
be placed on the calendar, his name
was yiven to the day of his death, and i
th > was made a festival, to olTset that ,
ot the Lupercaiia, a feast in honor of |
the yod Pan, occurring on the loth of i
the month.
The valentine custom has of late
years received much impetus owiny to j
the profits to In* derived from the sale i
of the love missives, hence the city 1
store w indows down in the states have :
for the past week or more heen tilled j
with fancy valentines to tempt the pas-;
serb\ to purchase ami send a token to
some loved one.
From «>reyon City comes the story
that upon takiny up a dead body for
the purpose ol moviny it to another j
erim t’-ry. it was found that the un
fortunate tel low had. after burial, J
tun, d over and drawn his leys up j
c ,v t< the trunk of Ids body, and had '
irriuiyed inotmr muscular exercises.;
It must he the custom down there to!
bury 1 a v * y roomy box to admit of!
that kind of yytunastics before takiny j
lina; with Charon on the Styx. •
Debts among the Chinese are till j
on the new \ear. It is the uni* i
vi*-sal cusiotu among the Celestials, j
.1 who fails to comply i> ruined, j
si* far as his credit goes, forever, j
Good thing. Help it along.
Factory Dust Hacks Him Rich
.John Kelly, of Bufllnyton, lnd., once
was a truck farmer, making a bare)
living. Now he is an opulent nianu- j
facturer of cement blocks with a good j
income and little outlay.
Kelly's home is two blocks from the |
cement works of the Illinois Steel J
Company at Buffington, wher :v &l,000,- j
000 plant grinds slag and converts it in* J
to Portland cement. When the winds !
blow otT the hike clouds of cement
laden dust envelop the Kelly home
i and the Kelly truck farm.
The owner, in the hope of saving his 1
1 garden greens, recently constructed an
immense shield of the billboard type
at the rear end of his lot, facing the
cement plant. When the cement dust
comes his way it strikes liis fence and
falls in a pile at the base of the shield.
After that all that Kelly has to do is
to scoop up some gravel, mix it with
the cement and mold the mass into
blocks for which he finds a ready mar
ket.
We have founded an institution in
which the people can deposit their
money with a feeling of the utmost
confidence and safety.
* Bank of Seward.
{Land and Mineral Decisions
I _
Published by Woodford P. Harlan. |
land attorney, Washington. 1). C.
Mineral Land—The burden of proof
is properly upon one alleging the min- j
eral character of a tract that has, pri- j
I or t hereto, been adjudged mineral.
Mining Claim The result of pro-'
erodings in which the parties thereto!
have had full opportunity to present [
evidence according to the recognised
! rules of procedure, should not be dis
turbed by the report of a Special
J Agent on the entry involved.
Reservation -An executive order of
the President declaring a Reservat ion
will be held const it lit ional until other
j wise judicially decided.
Residence Cannot be established
! through the act of anolhe»\
Residence The land is the entry-1
man’s home, if In* established rosi- j
donee on it, so long ns his family oc- j
eupies it.
Settlement One who goes upon land |
; covered by an existingentry, with in-.
tent to acquire the same as a home-]
stead, and purchases the relinquish
ment of said entry, together with the i
improvements and household efleets j
of the entryman, and thereupon as-'
sullies possession of the premises, ini
tiates a right superior to'he claim of
another who, with lull knowledge "I
• he said facts, subsequently, and prior
to the tiling of the relinquishment, sel-1
lh*s on said land.
^Practice A case should not be ad-!
vanced lor cousiderai ion unless a de-j
nial of such action would result in a;
public injury or injustice.
Practice Papers are not tiled when
received at the local ollice during a
vacancy in the ollice of either Register
or Receiver.
Mineral Agricultural The exist-;
enee of gold in non paying quantities
will not preclude agricultural entry j
on land.
Coal Land - Rach member of an as
sociation must show qualification.
The law requires that no member of a '
company shall be interested in other j
land claimed or owned under the coal
law at dale of entry.
Homestead —Townsite An entry im-!
properly allowed of land reserved for
townsite purposes by an act of March
1877, may be permitted to stand,
w hen subsequently the town is disin
corporated and no adverse claim ex- j
ists.
Receiver Appointed
The A. B. Druy Co. in order to ef
fect a dissolution of partnership and
setth- up its accounts has had l>r. Bur
ton of Valdez appointed receiver and
he is now here attendin'' to selling
out the stock.
WEEKLY WtATHtR RECORD
Weather record for the week end ill”-j
February 14.
Tl IMl’KU ATl’ItE.
Max. Min.
Sunday 44 27 Cloudy!
Monday 41 2d Clear, wind
Tuesday 4.4 20 Cloudy
Wednesday 40 44 Cloudy, snow ; j
Thursday 44 24 Cloudy, snow j
Friday 44 Cloudy, snow
Saturday 42 42 Cloudy i
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