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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
A business man remarked
that whenever he heard a man
complain of business condit
ions h i always asked him if he
knew of their being better in
any other place.
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CooFdge, with his new title
of “Boar Ribs,” has nothing on
the Prince of Wales. The latter
has been christened “King Pik
km” meaning “King's Baby
Son” by the natives at Free
town, South Africa.
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When most poor devils are
charged and arrested they pay
or go to jail. When this hap
pens to oil magnates they go
abroad to escape the courts,
and pool and merger the oil.
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The war ended six and a half
years a?o, but “the propagan
da” and other stuff that seeks
publicity through the news
papers continues to pour in in
a steady stream. The average
editor does not find time to
open this matter dealing with
every subject and movement
ruder the sun, and to publish
it is not even considered. What
a mass of effort and expense
represented in this superflu
ous mail, is thrown away!
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Harry M. Townsend, a Se
mining engineer, recently
voiced fhe opinion that the dis
trustful attitude of many
American and Canadian in
vestors toward mining projects
i* due more to the generally
dubious character of the in
formation at their disposal
concerning them than to a dis
trust of mining ventures. In
other words, the average min
ing investor has no opportun
itv to secure information ex
cept from the promoters.
Neer’bss to say this variety
of information is usually not of
a character in which the in
vestor may place his trust. The
promoter may be honest
enough but at the same time,
it is human nature to present
the roseate side of things and
to el’minate the undesirable
elements which may tend to
I mit faith in his venture. Thus
it is that the small investor Is
seldom able to learn the true
facts concerning a property or
its probable value. In most
cases the promoters themselves,
possess little accurate know
ledge of the mineral possibili
ties of the properties they seek
to exploit aside from what may
be gleaned from the presence
of mineral exposures and as
says therefrom. Hence the in
formation they give to the pub
lic is usually more theoretical
than accurate. The public has
come to realize this fact and,
have so often seen the glow
ing promises develop into dis
mal failures they are naturally
skeptical of all mining ven
tures.
Mr. Townsend very sensibly
concludes that this attitude
could be changed by the
adoption of the English system
of having competent mining
engineers pass upon the mer
its of a property before stock
is sold.
Mr. Townsend said: “In Eng
land mining shares start at par
and go to premium if the vent
ure is a success.” He declared
different methods were “one
of the reasons for the decline
in interest in mining in Seattle
since the Klondike days. There
is no doubt there is a great
mining country lying at our
doors. Great mines developed
in Alaska and British Colum
bia, prove this but in getting
our industry before the public
we must carefully separate
facts from hopes.”
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Readers frequently ask: “Who
did you mean” or “who were
you hitting at,” with reference
to articles published in the
Just for Fun column. Such
questions are doubtless quite
natural in view of the over
prevalent tendency to vicious
“back biting” and slanderous
gossip hereabout. However we
will take the occasion to say
that at no time is any article
published under the title men
tioned intended as a gibe or
"slam” at anyone, although in
some instances it may appear
that such is the case. Our only
object in maintaining the col
umn is to provide our readers
with humorous yarns, bright
epigrams and good anecdotes
free from all taint—in other
•m
words to give a good clean col
umn of humor with a local
turn. It is pur constant aim to
avoid any personal reference
that will sting or wound any
individual in the community.
And we sincerely hope that it
will hereafter be received in
the same spirit in which it is
compiled and printed-to make
our readers chuckle instead of
grunt, smile instead of frown.
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Shall women swear? On the
other hand an anti-swearer
comes across with this com
pelling argument * “It just
won’t do at all because it dis
torts the face. Cussing must be
done forcibly, to be effective.
This hardens the mouth,“
wrinkles the brow and brings
on premature age. An angry
face is never beautiful. Men
have used strong language
since the beginning of time.
That is why there are so few
god looking men. “That should
settle the question. On the face
of it the negative wins. A rep
resentative of the swearing sex
can only offer, as a clincher,
this modest addendum to the
argument: “With all men’s
swearing, at life, at fate, for
tune, accident, misery,.women
and things in general," what
has it got them?”
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; The time has come, to para
phrase the Walrus, to talk of
many things, especially of
house-cleaning and gardening.
It’s an old joke with men, and
one which they always depend
upon to get them a good laugh,
that women are never happier
than when they are cleaning
house. It is just as traditional
that when Father pulls this
joke, Mother must flare up
and tell him just how much
; “fun” house-cleaning really
isn’t.
But whether if is fun or
whether it is not, there never
was ti woman who didn’t feel
all happy and contented inside
j when the rugs were all clean
and the windows were bright
and all the old newspapers
had been thrown away. There
is something in the good clean
air of spring which makes one
hate the winter dust in mgs
and cui’tains, and the mist
which will gather on the win
dows.
And it is these very annual
sprees which make our homes
the delightful thinks they are.
To really love a home one must
work with it, although it would
be a highly idealized saint
who would have true thoughts
of love for anything while she
was in the midst of house
cleaning. The love for the
home comes later when the
ache is gone from her back
and the stiffness from her
knees.
So to make our habitations
real homes, Mother must have
her annual spring upheaval
—and the result is HOME.
Just For Fun
The successful speculator is a
financier: the unsuccessful one
is a failure.
There are some of us who im
agine we are good because we
are shocked at the sins of oth
ers.
The Blueberry Kid says what
people don't know won’t hurt
them—unless they tell it.
Walter Blanton says the flap
per is no longer attracting at
tention and this will probably
continue until they start wear
ing clothes again.
Jonas had been henpecked
all his life. As he lay on his
death bed, his wife 3aid ^‘Jon
as, do not grieve; I will soon
follow you.”
Jonas turned tired eyes in her
direction: “I suppose so, Moth
er, but you need not feel that
you should be in a hurry.” .
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The mistress heard violent
words at th& back door. £roing
to the kitchen she saw ''the
milkman just leaving: with
Bridget shaking her fist after
him:
“Why, what is the matter
Bridget?” she inquired.
“Faith, mum,” said “the irate
cook, with a final shake of het<
fist at the retreating milkman,
“that man is a baste. I just
asked him about a girl I know
who works in his dairy who
has been sick, mam. And he
got mad at me, mum.”
“What did you say to him,
Bridget ?”
“Why, all I said, mum, was
how is the milkmaid? And he
told me to mind my own busi
ness, mum, and not be trying
to pry into his trade secrets.”
“Tommy,” said the teacher,'
who was seeking to incalculate
the Golden Rule," supposing
that a boy struck you, what
would you do?”
“How big is the boy .you, are
supposing?” was Tommy’s re
ply. - •
“Have you thought seriously
of marriage?” said the high
brow chap.
“Sure thing” said Mv. Hen
peck ruefully, "ever since 1
was married.”
Jens Pederson says we can
get used to anything. That’s
why we are not shocked at see
ing a fat lady wearing a skirt
that shows most all of ‘ her
stockings.
A certain Alaska legislator is
noted for his volubility: Dur
ing a debate in which he spoke
at length one of his colleagues
eaned over to another and
whispered:
“I wish he would finish.”
“Finish!” ejaculated the oth
■ or, “he finished five minutes
after lie started but he don’t
know it yet.”
Harry Lyops asserts that
there would be a lot more suc
cessful people in the world if
every man worked as hard as
he thinks he does..
Oren F. says it is difficult to
get fresh air and avoid a draft,
but if you overdraft you get
the air pronto.
Paying cash for what one
gets is the best way in the
world of getting over wanting
so much.
Chamber
of
Commerce
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