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TOO CHEAP
When Frank Becker, sourdough'newspaperman now in
’ Seward, left Seattle recently he figured devoutly that;
he had crossed the last frontier of the paper napkin. Vain
hope than which no other has sprung so spontaneously
from the human chest. Must it be possible that Alaska,!
where man has always wiped off a pugnacious chin with
hearty gesture, begin her advent into the world of paper
with such a flimsy, useless,irritating and altogether ery
sipelas imitation of the real thing as a paper napkin.j
Why, Oh Why, must our story of great emprise be herald
ed by the fluttering futility of that fatuous fantasy I
The darn things won't stay on your lap but immed
iately skid under the table. If you tuck them into your
vest the corner stick up and gets in the soup. If you
swipe but one corner of the carniverous orifice, they form
into a ball and when again called to service, can only be
found hiding behind the lettuce.
Besides they don’t do the job properly. If you are
still wearing the facial lingerie of olden time, one dab and
the paper napkin becomes an innocuous, wet and soggy
mass, restored to the primeval pulp from which it sprung.
If the visage is clear and unencumbered a vigorous mop
of the paper napkin deposits the last vistage of the apple
pie behind the ear. Enough is enough. Give us back
the old linen napkin, or forsooth the cotton dish towl, lest
we be-driven in desperation to grow more hair on the back
of the hand.
Companionate marriage is like the instalment plan.!
You get her with a little cash down, but the longer the
payments run the harder they are to pay.
GETTING UNDER WAY
Mining development is growing more extensive in the
yVest. Metal prices seem destined to immediately attain
higher levels. The result will be that old and new pro
perties will be brought into production. The population
of the world is growing and living conditions are improv
ing. This all means a greater consumption of metals.
More gold and silver to finance business expansion and
greater amounts of copper, lead, zinc and other metals
mean a greater and more prosperous mining industry.
The present year should prove exceedingly profitable for
investors in metal shares. Gold stocks are always popu
lar because the price of gold never varies and the demand
for the yellow metal grows constantly.
An investigation usually discloses that the victim of
somebody’s negligence is still dead.
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ore to be found.
Of all the districts on this conti
nent which I have visited—and I’ve
sojourned in most all of them—the
section which comes nearest to my
ideal is the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
I can imagine no more perfect way
of living than to have a satisfactory
job in the town of Seward, Alaska,
that •would permit a fellow to spend
about t.nree months of every year on
i
the game trails that are accessible
from that town.
T once had the idea that to be per
fectly happy I would have to live al
together out far beyond the frontier
of civilization. I tried this; and
while it is marvelous for a few
months, it becomes monotonous even
tually. I think the ideal arrangement
for the average man, and the most
practical, is to have a job in a town
or village within easy access of the
land of his dreams, and be able to
spend a self-satisfying length of time
out in the country.
Seward offers a very good oppor
tunity in this respect. It is the ter
minus of the United States Govern
inen Railway in Alaska, and some
thing of an outfitting place for the
more remote sections of the interior.
It has one of the most promising fu
tures of all the towns In Alaska, and
it worth “growing up” in. There are
large machine shops, some fishing ac
tivities, and opportunities for good
men in most all the trades as well
as the professions.
Two easy days’ travel from Seward,
by railway, small boat and afoot,
takes yon into what is considered
about the finest moose countf’y in the
world. The same length of time will ®
take you into a very fine mountain ^
sheep country. Bear are frequently .
seen on the mountains within sight of
the main street, a^id salmon are to
be caught in season by trolling right
in front of the town. Trout may be
found within a couple of hours' walk
from town and unexcelled rainbow
fishing at an easy day’s walk.
Two days on the train also tafces
you to where caribou can be seen by
the thousands every fall; and a few
days’ travel to the westward on a
mail boat will put you in the greatest
grizzly bear country on this continent
where they get those famous “Largest
of all bears" on the Alaska Peninsula.*
If you like duck or goose shooting,
a day’s travel from Seward will land
you where you can get “the limit”
nearly any time during the open sea
son.
The town -itself is one of the beauty
spots of all the Western coast. Built
as it is on an alluvial fan at the head
of a perfect bay, it is surrounded on
all sides by towering mountain peaks,
many of which have never been climb
ed by a human being. There are gla
ciers; deep woods where in a few
minutes one can virtually leave the
world of civilization far behind; and
most everything that appeals to a lov
er of the great outdoors.
The big passenger boats from Seat
tle run to Seward throughout the win
ter. It is the most northern port m
the Pacific coast that has year-round
steamboat service.
If one wishes to establish himself
nearer the so-called wilds, possibly
to go in for fur farming as the busi
ness that shall provide the where
Plan to go to the May Day Dance*
on May 1, under the auspices of the
American Legion Auxiliary. At Odd
Fellows hall.
Fresh tamales. Brown &
Hawkins.
LIBERTY
THEATER
No movie show tonight, as the theatre has
been rented for the evening to Miss La
Verne Talbert who will give a fancy dance
recital.
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS — BEAUTIFUL
COSTUMES — BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING
SPECIAL MUSIC — 14 PARTICIPANTS
8:15 p. m. Sharp
vithal to live and the money for trips
nto> the game country,, there are plen
y of ideal places within a day’s jour
ley from Seward. In fact, Kenai is
m ideal section for such an under
aking. There are on it today quite
i number of these fur-raising establ
ishments, and they are all apparent
y quite successful.
The Kenai district? is also a good
Tapping ground.
If one chose, and is able, he can
iiave a small boat and go exploring
ilong the picturesque coast in sum
mer; and in winter a dog team will
take him to fascinating adventures
in the interior.
So there you have romantic adven
ture, nearly all varieties of big-game
lunting in abundance, and wonderful
fishing, all within easy access and at
a cost which is within, the reach of
my one; and there is the opportunity
of making a comfortable living at the
same time. What more could any
one want?
THE OTHER EXTREME
Thinking over the various other
sections where I have enjoyed the
things that make 'a God’s Country, I
am quite sure that my second choice
goes to Venice, Florida, down on the
Gulf of Mexico.
This may seem a rather extreme
jump from the blizzardy mountains
of Alaska to the sun-kissed palms and
palmettos of the tropical South. But
these are my two favorites and I’ll
stick to them.
If I were to have the privilege of
living a second life on this earth, and
could prescribe the route in advance,
I would request that the years one to
fourteen be spent in New York’s low
er East Side, so that I might the more
fully appreciate what was to coane
later; and the years fourteen to for
ty in Alaska, with Seward as home
and headquarters; and the years for
ty to the end in Florida.
There is much to be found in Flo
rida that takes real guts and stamina.
It is romantic and fascinating in the
extreme. But as compared to the
life that an adventure-loving person
spends in Alaska, it is an old man’s
•country.
Life is a funny thing at best, you
know. Some people make a lot of
money; others get to be famous; still
others just are here for their time
and don’t seem to get more than the
privilege of being here; and still oth
ers, while they do not become
wealthy or famous, roam through a
regular Arabian Nights storybook
career of untold fascinating experi
ences in the far corners of the earth.
T have lived in a little shack on the
arctic frontier, more than 800 miles
from the nearest town of over a hun
dred white inhabitants, and on ten
dollars a month have enjoyed myself
more than most men who make ten
thousand a year in the big cities.
It takes real guts to break away
from the grind and slavery of a con
ventional’city life—to take the trail
out to the God’s Country of your own
choice. That’s why there aren’t more
people there when you reach it. But
take it from one who’s been there—
there is always a way, and it certain
ly is worth the effort!, 1
The M. S. Discoverer, Captain
Berger, will depart tomorrow for the
Westward with Mr. Spickler, big
game hunter, and party.
The next big local affair on the
program will be the May Day dance
on May 1 under the auspices of the
Auxiliary, American Legion.
Plan to go to the May Day Dance,
on May 1, under the auspices of the
American Legion Auxiliary. At Odd
Fellows hall.