The Hyder Weekly Herald
Established 1924
Published Saturday at the Her
ald Building in Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford
Owner and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter
at the postoffice at Hyder,
Alaska, under the act of March
3, 1879.
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New Year’s Day
January 1, marking the be
ginning of of the year, has been
observed as a public holiday
for many centuries, certainly in
Rome since the reformation of
the calendar by Julius Caesar
in the century before Christ.
Owing to the confusion in
dates which has resulted from
the imperfections of various
calendars, which caused skip
ping of dates at various times,
New Year’s Day may be said to
be merely an arbitrary desig
nation. As late as 1752 the
adoption of the Gregorian cal
endar by England and the
American colonies caused a
skip of 11 days.
However, regardless of the
day designated as New Year’s
at various times and in various
countries, it has been generally
observed as a holiday. The
Romans celebrated it with pro
cessions, abandonment of liti
gation and strife, exchanging
of visits and of gifts, feasting
and merrymaking. Early fath
ers of the Christian church did
not approve of these festivi
ties, but recommended that the
day be devoted to meditation,
scripture reading and works of
charity.
But about the fourth century,
when December 25 had been
agreed upon for the observance
of Christ’s nativity, New Year’s
Day, falling one week later,
began to assume a sacred char
acter as the anniversary of the
circumcision ,and as such it
still figures in the calendars of
certain branches of the church.
Other religious faiths, such as
the Mohammedan and Jewish,
have their own calendars, with
distinctive holidays and festi
vals, in which their New Year’s
Day has a corresponding sig
nificance to that of Christen
dom.
Among all it is considered an
appropriate day for reviewing
the events of the previous
year, the making of new re- j
solves and the adoption of
plans for the future. It is also I
the occasion for the expression j
of good wishes. We join in
the spirit of the day in wishing
all a happy New Year.
Just for Fun
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Our war debtors, too want to
get in on the promised new
deal. *
As if we haven’t enough
troubles already, the legislat
ures of 43 states will meet in
January.
Pat Murphy: “Hello. Is this
the Better Business Bureau?’’
B. B. B.: “Yes.”
Pat Murphy: “Well, how’d
you like to come down and
make ours a little better?”
It is suspected that the ulti
mate assets of some of thest
self-liquidating projects will
"urn out to be mostly water.
An A. P. writer says Presi
dent-elect Roosevelt is a gooc
poker player. He’ll need al
his skill when he sits in with
that European bunch.
As a step toward getting the
government out of business s
new contract has been madi
cor about 12 million dollar
worth of envelopes to be sole
through the postoffices.
INTERESTING NOTES
A bath in kerosene was recent
ly tried for sick fish in the New
York aquarium and proved sue
cesful.
A Swedish engineer has in
vented a device that records
incoming telephone calls, re
peating them later to the per
son for whom intended.
So valuable has land become
in certain parts of New York
City that it is often purchased
by the inch.
There are nearly 700 variet
ies of plants on the Hawaiian
Islands that are found nowhere
else.
An improved stop watch has
been designed for athletic
events which will time contest
ants to one twenty-fifth of a
second.
China is one of the largest
markets for scrap iron, which
is used by native blacksmiths
and iron workers in making
farm and household utensils
and works of art.
Among the best needlework
ers in the world are the men of
Japan, their only equals being
the women of Russia.
It is estimated that the
amount of coal still untouched
in Great Britain is 194,355,
000,000 tons, which would last
700 years or more at the pres
ent rate of use.
TEN YEARS 0(1 SO AGO
From the Hyder, Alaska, Miner
December 12, 1922.
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John Charles, the veteran
prospector who made the first
mportant discoveries on Tex
ts creek, left for Ketchikan.
John Lindsey and Blondy
Charlton yesterday moved the
; Portland Rooms from the foot
of Main Street to a new locat
ion in Hyder, B. C.
Preliminary steps for the or-!
ganization of the International !
Service Club were taken in
Stewart Thursday. The organ
ization will be composed of all
who served in any capacity in
the World War, or are veterans
of other wars, either of the
United States or Britain.
Explaining why the plant
was moved from the upper
townsite to the piling, the Min
or says:
“Not that it is anybody’s
lusiness, or that we feel that
vve need to offer any explanat
ions, but just to demonstrate
>ur phenomenal good nature,
we will state for the benefit of
he curious, that it was a case
jf either buy a new broom or
nove. Unless someone who
sells brooms starts advertising,j
vve may be compelled to move
igain inside of another year.
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One of the most successful i
social events in the history of
Hyder was the dance given by
-he Hyder Commercial Club
Friday night for the First
street improvement fund. Mus
ic was supplied by the Stewart j
orchestra and Wm. Bunting;
acted as floor manager. Sup
per was served by Walter
Blanton, of the Silver Grill, '
and Bob Keith of the Alaska
Cafe. W. R. Tooth presided
over the punch bowl. A solo
by Arthur Baynton and a ren
dition of the old-time Irish jig
by Kate Ryan and Pat. Daly
were special features and were
roundly encored. Receipts
totaled $228.25
Work is to commence in the
spring on a court-house build
ing in Hyder, according to Maj
or George D. Beaumont, United
States Marshal for the First Di
vision.
The building is to be erected
on the site selected this fall by
Deputy Marshal McDonald, be-.
tween the two lots cleared by!
the Pioneers in the spring- of
1920 at Cottonwood and Fifth
streets, forest reserve addition, j
The building is to cost in the j
neighborhood of $10,000, ex-1
elusive of heating plant and:
fixtures. It will house the com
missioner’s office, marshal’s of- j
fice and living quarters, jail
and district court room. The
last is considered necessary, as, j
in the opinion of the officials,1
Hyder will soon attain suffic- i
ient population to necessitate I
the holding of district court
sessions here.
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA j
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Hyder *
Methodist Episcopal *
Church *
* Rev. F. Bushfield, Pastor. *
Hyder Methodist Episcopal Church •
* Sunday School at 10:3u a. in. •
* Evening Service at 7:30 p. m. *
Everyone is cordially invited to •
* the services. •
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Howard Campbell, Dictator
P. S. Jack, Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
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