HYDER WEEKLY' HERALD
Published Every Monday.
Application made for entry at the post office at Hyde*1, Al
aska, as second class matter, under the Act of March 8,
1879.__
Chas. F. Sandford.... ..... Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
The shop windows of Hyder f
liave never appeared to better
advantage than now. Show j
w'ndows are an educational!
device of real merit. They in
struct as truly as the most
carefully written textbook, i
They aid us in our daily work
by keeping us up-to-date, i
through exhibiting the latestj
efforts of the designer, the |
manufacturer, the inventor,j
the chemist and all the tribe
of men who move the world’s
cog-wheels. And Hyder’s shop
windows rank high in this
pedagogical effort. They show
that Hyder has the goods. No
need for local residents to go
away to larger towns to pur
chase needed articles, weafr- j
able or otherwise. The suit, j
the hat, the book, the n«v j
dining talla, the bit of decor
ation, the gift--almost any
thing you want or need is on
displiy in the show windows j
of your own town. Better take
a look at them.
It is little wonder that Amer
ica is infested with radicals,
when we pause to consider the
very vague ideas many of those
who profess a knowledge of
sound government have of its
real principles and the found
ations upon which this coun
try is built.
There are as many miscon
ceptions as there are misfits.
Any line of thinking which
starts out on a false premise
will inevitably lead to a mis
conviction of things in general.
It is true that there are many
occasions for reform,-better
say, betterment of conditions,
but nobody with genuine
Americanism in his heart op
common sense in his head will
want to kick down the whole
house because one room needs
papering. Construction in gov
ernment pays and upbuilds;
destruction leads nowhere but
to ruin.
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Go home and get happy.
Drop all business for awhile
and rest your mind. Stop mag
nifying your little difficulties.
Thmk of pleasant things and
talk about them to the ex
clusion of the unpleasant and
the disagreeable. When you go
to work have a beautiful pict-1
ure on your desk and when- j
ever you may be foolish!
enough to worry about your |
affairs, look at it, study it fend j
fill your mind with it for a
few minutes. Don’t let pess
imism park in your brain. If
you do it will crush you. The
people who succeed best and
are the happiest are those that
give the least importance to
the ills of life.
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Two per cent of the gross
sales of a mercantile business
is the accepted amount to be
spent for advertising, though
many firms go as high as 3
and 4 percent. If every firm
in Hyder would set aside 2 per
cent for advertising, the Her
ald could be greatly enlarged,
publish far more news and
«erve the community better
thaoi Is now possble. 'And
every firm, if it paid proper
attention to its advertising,
would greatly increase its
business.
“The law of worthy life is
fundamentally the law of
strife. It is only through labor
anid painful effort, by grim
energy and resolute courage
that we move on to better
things.’—Theodore Roosevelt.
LOCKIE MCKINNON
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT j
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Lockie McKinnon, of Juneau,
who is well known to many
Hyderites, was recently the
victim of a serions shooting ac
cident which may result in his
right hand being permanently
crippled, according to the Sit
ka Tribune of recent date.
The accident is said to have
occurred two weeks ago Sun
day, while McKinnon and a
party of friends were duck
hunting in the vicinity of Nak
wasina Passage. McKinnon
was attempting to fix the safe
ty catch pn his automatic shot
gun, with his right arm in
front of the muzzle. The weap
on went off in some unexplain
ed manner, smashing the arm
below the elbow and tearing
the flesh almost completely
away between the elbow and
wrist. A hunting companion
was near and probably saved
McKinnon’s life by promptly
applying a tourniquet and
hailing a passing boat. The
wounded man was taken to a
Sitka hospital, where he was
getting along as well as could
be expected.
DEATH CALLS FAMOUS
NORTHERN CHARACTER
One of the most famous char
acters in the history of the
North mushed his way over
the Great Divide a few days
ago. This was James Daugh
erty, known to the old timers
of Alaska and the Yukon as
“Nigger Jim,” a nickname giv
en to him in the early days of
the Yukon gold stampede be- >
cause of a southern accent. j
Death called him in the Fair'- j
banks hospital a week or sc !
ago, following an attack of j
acute intestinal trou le. He
was taken suddenly ill while
at \\\,rk on a steam shovel j
crew on the Alaska itaiiioad
and w» s rushed to the Fair
hanks hospital by spe’i il train
“Nigger Jim” was known to
everyone in the Klondike in
| the early days. He was on the
| Yukon, at Circle and Fortymile
'before the famous gold discov
jery at Dawson and joined the
! first stampeders from Forty
mile. He is said to have made
a fortune in mining on Bonan
;za but was best known as the
(Proprietor of one of the pion
eer saloons and dance halls.
He made money through the
halcyon days, of the gold rush
but he loaned thousands to his
friends and spent with a lavish
hand. Later years found him
without money and minus the
wife and child he had acquired
when fortune smiled. He never
lacked friends but those who
had benefitted by his generos
ity had vanished. It is said
that he could have lived out
his days in affluence if he
could have realized upon but
a small part of the sums loaned
to needy ones !n his time of
prosperity. During the last few
years he has worked as a com
mon laborer. He was aged 61
! years and a native of Alabama.
jHe was buried at Anchorage
under the auspices of the Elks.
ALASKA RAILROAD
INCREASES EARNINGS
A financial statement relative
to the Alaska Railroad, issued
recently by general manager
Noel W. Smith, shows an in
crease of revenues exceeding
$94,000 during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1924. At the
same time, costs of operation
and maintenance increased by
!more than $353,000.
I The revenues, exclusive of
i river service increased from j
$743,133.27 for the year end
ing June 30, 1923, to $837,
524.47 for the year ending
June 30, 1924. The expenses
of operation and upkeep in
creased from $2,254,898.99
to $2,608,585.47 in the same
period,The deficit of $1,771,
062.76 was met by an appro
priation of $1,245,000 by Con
gress, combined with use of
other available funds and re
sources of the railroad on hand
at the beginning of the year.
Freight earnings increased
$74,219;66, mainly from the
opening of the river service on
the Tanana and Yukon; tourist
traffic increased passenger
revenues $14,429.36; dining
car service increased $20,358.
30: the opening of the Curry
hotel in Mt. McKinley park ac
counts for an additional $24,
024.80; increase in revenues
from the sale of power amount
ed to $5,045.79, and other rev
enues $585.52.
Just For Fun
The reckless driver Is never
late—at his funeral, according
to Billy McDonnell.
The Blueberry Kid says there
would be more marriages if
more women were able to sup
port husbands.
Times change: the foot that
used to rock the cradle now
steps on the gas.
We wonder what some of the
office-seekers, who feel all
swelled up at the thought that
their country is calling them,
would think if,they knew what
the country is calling them.
Women carry their money in
their stocking because it
draws interest there, accord
ing to Hubert Thomas.
A group of local men were
talking together in the post
office the other day, when one
of them, who is something of
a joker, stepped up to another
chap, and holding a long hair
before his eyes, said:“This
looks suspicious. Where did
this long hair come from?”
“Why,” the other hurriedly
replied, “That’s from my
wife’s head.”
“Are you sure of it?”
“Sure of it? Of course I am.
You don’t think you would
find any other woman’s hair
on me, do you?”
“No', probably not,” the joker
replied, “But I am sorry that
you are so positive it is your
wife’s hair, because I just
picked it off Bill’s coat sleeve
Mrs. Y and Mrs. Z were en
gaged in their favorite divers
ion :“Oh, my dear, have you
heard what they say about So
and So? I can’t hardly believe
' it, but—“And just then the cat
over in the corner emitted a
yawn and said to himself: “It’s
no wonder some folks say
j kindness is the cardinal
virtue.”
We don’t dare to tell his
name, but he was expatiating,
philosophically on marriage to
a group of friends the other
night: “When a man chooses
his wife,” he said loftily,—But
just then he saw his wife smile
broadly and knowingly at one
of the lady visitors, who also
smiled broadly and winked.
And he is still wondering what
there was about the remark
to make*them act that way.
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