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THE OLD PARLOR.
Somebody has waked up all
at once to the fact that the
old “parlor” is gone. Not only
here in America but in London
and all over England and al
most everywhere in the West
ern world. And the queer thing
about it is that nobody seems
to have seen it go or going.
Yesterday it was the core, the
heart ,the arcanum , the cen
tral sanctum sanctorium of
every full-fledged house. To
day is no more. Along with
the old room of state, the com
pany headquatrers, where the
family put its best foot forward
and stood the horsehair furni
ture around in every solemn
posture of the very primmest
propriety, there was the draw
ing room, too. A parlor and
drawing room together lifted
any house fortunate enough to
possess them clear out of the
common and gave them cast
and rank and glory. If so much
arctitectural grandeur were
still further buttressed in re
lief by a sitting room, dining
room and perhaps a first-floor
den, there was nothing more
needed of mortal distinction.
And now, complain certain
elderly romancers, dreaming
of times past, parlor and draw
ing rooms have gone out and
nobody saw them go. Of course
the explanation i3 very simple.
In all the old houses where
parlor and drawing room lay
out remains the same, a new
fashion of use and enjoyment
has sw'ept in and obliterated
the old boundaries. Familie:
gradually got to living all over
the house instead of parking
themselves in certain restricted
parts of it and barring the rest
from use except on state oc
casions. In the new houses thi
parlor was simply forgotten
and every room made for daily
use.
In the beginning the parloi
was intended for use. It wat
the part of the house w’hert
the family was to have its pri
vate life and pleasure and com
fort, safe from every intrusion.
Nobody has ever told just how
it got away from that simple
intention and became the form
idable, formal, stuffy and for
bidding thing it came to be. In
these latter days it has suc
cumbed for the very good
reason that houses have shrunk
to the actual necessities, and
the old-time spaciousness min
istering to pride has been out
lawed by that master econom
ist known as H . C. L.
-o
A REAL MINING NATION
We fancy ourselves a great
mining nation and we are—but
if we stop to compare the min
eral resources of this nation
and the manner in which they
have been developed with the
resources of the right little,
tight little isle, we must per
force hang our heads in shame,
^ays the Alaska Weekly.
Our English brethern step
over into South Africa and de
velop the Rand goldfields to
a point where they alone pro
duce more gold than our en
tire output. British Columbia
is enormously rich in mineral
resources, but we question if
it compares with Alaska and
yet its mineral output is more
chan double Alaska’s while
trading on the Vancouver
Stock Exchange in mining
stocks of a more or less specu
lative nature is at the ratio
)f 25 to 1 as compared with
Seattle, a city of three times
the population.
The difference is the differ
3ce of attitude. The average
Englishman, be he rich or poor,
ecognizes mining as the basis
>f wealth and is entirely will
ing to take his share of the
necessary hazard which is an
inevitable element in new min
ng ventures. The average
American of today has been
carefully educated into regard
ng mining as just one degree
worse than shooting craps with
•die other fellow’s dice, and
wants none of it.
An announcement recently
appearing in the “Mining and
Industrial Record” regarding
the re-opening of the Lady
smith smelter by a strong
group of British capitalists
states that, “The company will
be prepared to assist financi
ally prospectors and small
companies who have proper
ties which can be placed in
productive condition. An ex
ploration company is being or
ganized in London to co-oper
ate with the smelting company
in the acquisition of proper
ties which can be put into pro
ductive condition as a source
of ore supply for the smelter.”
The American system among
companies of like standing was
tersely put to the writer re
cently in a statement to the ef
fect that, “We are not interest
ed in prospects—we buy ore
bodies.” We are very much in
hope that the British Metal
Corporation of London and its
subsidiary exploration com
pany will not follow the line
between British Columbia and
Alaska to closely. In any event
it does not require depth of
analytical consideration to re
veal the reason for the differ
ence in the annual mineral pro
duction of Alaska and British
Columbia.
Just for Fun
A stout matron is a flapper
j gone to waist.
Religion has failed in its pur
pose if it is only a means to
bigoted opinions.
_
The bible continues the best
! seller, the most widely unread,
and the most misquoted book
on the market.
Hospitals are places where
people who are run down wind
up.
About all a rolling stone
gathers is momentum.
Raising a family costs almost
f as much as it is worth.
UP WITH HIM
I’d like to see him hanging
High on some elm or birch;
He kicks about the preacher
But never goes to church.
As Chopin once so aptly re
| marked, “Every little move
ment has a meaning all its
I own.”
; Nobody kicks at the price of
: luxuries.
1 He-“Can’t you forgive the
past?”
She—“If you give me a nice
enough present.
Some girls are brides-to-be
! and others are in the tried-to
; be class.
One reason why we never
function as a reformer is be
cause we enjoy about every
thing other people like.
Fame is largely an accident.
; Notoriety may be gained by
walking down the street in a
one piece bathing suit.
“One cannot correct his short
comings without first admit
their existence.
There are many gasoline sav
ing devices on the market. A
pair of comfortable shoes is
the best.
Lady (who had written en
gaging house maid)—Why,
when you answered my quest
ions so fully, did you not say
you were Scottish?
New Maid—Well, I dinna like
to boast.
One can-opener factory has
just declared a dividend of 37
per cent.
That shows whether woman’s
place is at home or at the
matinee.
Nurse: Do you want to see
the little brother the stork
brought you?
Bobby: Naw, I wanna see the
stork.
Dorothy-But, surely, you did
not tell him straight out that
you loved him?
Jane-Goodness, no! He sim
ply had to squeeze it out of me.
Somehow when a man is dis
honest the news gets out on
him quicker than when he’s
honest.
Bill Brindle is so tough he
couldn’t cat lady fingers unless |
they had brass knuckles.
An ounce of co-operation is
better than a pound of com
petition.
Those who are freest with
complaints usually have little
I else to offer.
Some say it with flowers,
| some by wire, but saying it by
| looks is the cheapest and saf
I est.
! A candidate’s propoganda
! sometimes starts out like a
| boom but comes back like a
boomerang.
There may be some question
as to where the Younger Gen
eration is going, but it certainly
gets there.
The sources of something for
nothing are soon exhausted[
-"A
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
The worst thing about an
artistic temperament is that
it revolts at the idea of earning
a living.
WE’RE BADLY SHAKEN UP
Surely all this agitation
Of humanity is wrong;
First the fliver did its darndest
Then the Charleston came
along.
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Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington, May 9, 1927.
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