HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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83ka, as second class matter, under the Act of March 8,
1879.
Chas. F. Sandford.., Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
On the average of at least
once a month the editorial mail
contains an epistle from an in
dividurl with a hobby or a
grievance. Part of the time
these epistles emit wrath about
something that has been print
ed in the newspaper; part of
the time about something that
hasn’t been printed. But they
have an unvarying conclusion,
which is a threat to “stop the
pcner.”
Of course every editor re
spects the opinions of his fel
low men. whether they chance
to be readers of his particular
paner cr not; if he didn’t he
couldn’t exnect his fellow men
to respect his opinions. But the
editor who undertook to vary
the pc l'cy of his newspaper to
su;t every complaint or humor
or e’rery hobby of his readers
wou'd soon find himself in the
poor house or the padded cell
division of the lunatic asylum.
For this reason an editor with
a mind of his own and a cer
ta;n amount of work to per
form every day is obliged to
keep a special corner of his
waste basket ready for the
communications of heated in
dividuals who feel the impulse
to “stop the paper.”
People have been “stopping
papers” for a great many
years, but for some inexplic
able reason newspapers con
tinue to be published. The
answer probably is that where
one individual with narrow
conceptions and hidebound
predjudices takes offense at
some truthful article, fcevera,*
hundred more are inclined to
applaud it.
Another reason why editors
are more or less contemptuous
of the “stop-the-paper,” bull
dozers is that the great bulk
of American citizens respect a
newspaper which is frank and
courageous, even when they
disagree with its policies,
while they have only disgust <
for one which trims its sails to t
catch every passing breeze.
This is a free country, and
nothing is freer than the priv
ilege of taking a newspaper or
leaving it alone. Editors would
i be the last of all persons to
wish it otherwise. But the dear
leader who imagines that
; “stopping the paper” also
stops the presses is the victim
of childish illusion. He hurts
himself far more than he hurts
the offending editor or news
paper.
j There is too much ill health;
•too much “catching” of every
thingthat happens along. Peo
ples minds are becoming ob
sessed with the idea of “catch
ing” things, to the detriment
of both their mental and phys
ical well-being. Not a discip
le of the spiritualists or even
the “better and better” cult,
we are, however, a firm believ
er of not lying down on the
| road and letting the stylish or
prevalent vehicle of disease
run over us. There are simp
le health rules to follow that
will keep the body well and
the mind clear from thoughts
of disease. Have a clean cons
cience and open bowels. Take
a bath at least once a week,
whether you need it or not.
Let a little fresh air in the
house once in a while. Take
the “daily dozen” or the morn
ing half dozen every morning.
Don’t worry and remember
that your stomach needs as
much care as you would give
a furnace. When the latter is
clogged up you have gas, soot,
clinkers and no heat. In such a j
case you would doubtless poke
it, shake it up, stir it up, just
physical. Do you ever stop to
think that your stomach and I
bowels also need shaking up,
poking? Get the clinkers out,
the “grip” and several more
of their relations. Don’t be
so darn lazy physically and
don’t go gunning for ailments
or you will sure hit some of
them.
Just For Fun
--
1 Apparently the only man
who can do nothing and do it
well never gets a chance.
It has been said that the near
est thing to perpetual motion
is a Jew chasing a Scotchman
for a debt.
! That beautiful and heart
rending ditty sung so much
| not long ago entitled! “Yes,
We Have No Bananas.” has
evidently been sent to the can
nery.
“Tell me, were you cool in
battle?” said the fair one to
her caller.
“Cool,” he replied, “Why, I
was so cool that I fairly shiv
ered.”
Two Germans were discuss
ing different forms of relig
ious thought and at last they
came to Christian Science.,
jSaid Hans: “Ach! Das is nicht i
anything! Vot iss is nicht, und
vot iss nicht iss!”
Daughter- looking for her
beau)—Where’s George, Moth
er?
Mother- Today’s the first of
the month.
What’s that to do with my
date?
Well, your father thought he 1
was a collector and threw him
out.
The Tombstone Man (after
several futile suggestions )~
How would simply “Gone
Home’’ do?
Mrs. Newweeds: I guess that
would be all right. It was al
ways the last place he ever
thought of going.
Piano Tuner (To little boy at;
door(: “Son, have you any
musical instruments that need ,
tuning?’’ I
Boy: “Naw, but maybe my
sister’s beau will let you tune1
him. Ma said he wasn’t high 1
toned ’nuff for us.”
- b
“Jimmy,” said the fond moth
er to her smart 11-year-old. 1
“What became of that little
pie I made for you as a treat
yesterday? Did you eat it?”
“No, mamma,” answered
Jimmy with a grin,” “I gave it
to my teacher at school in
stead.”
“That was very nice and gen
erous of you, Jimmy” compli
mented his mother, “And did
your teacher eat it?”
“Yes, I think so,” answered
Jimmy, “She wasn’t at school |
today.”
Fundamental Issues of 1932
l.Is the candidate’s husband
a fit host for the White House?
2. Is he a proper arbiter of
the nation's fashions?
3. Can he entertain the hus
bands of stateswomen in the
approved manner?
4. Was it to his unassuming
constancy that Mrs. Blank
owed her nomination?
5. Is he fond of children,
birds, and flowers?
A satisfactory answer to
these vital questions, coupled
with the winsomeness of Mr.
Blank himself, will mean an
overwhelming victory for his
wife.
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SAYS LOOKS LIKE SLIDE
FOR LITERACY BILL
That a literacy bill will be in
troduced and passed at the
next Territorial legislature is
now practically assured, says
Stroller’s Weekly. At least
one senator and three mem
bers of the lower house from
the First Division will favor
such a bill, the journal' con
tinues, and it is believed that
practically all of the new leg
islators chosen in the third
and fourth divisions will also
favor it. The holdover senator
in the third, A. J. Dimond, is
a strong advocate of such a
measure and, as it was made
an issue there in the recent
election, there is a likelihood
that the newly elected senator
and all the representatives are
of the same mind..
J. W. Dunn, hold-over senator
from the fourth, was opposed
to a literacy bill at the 1923
session and is probably of the
same mind in the event the
delegation from his division
is not too strong for him to
hold out against. Little if any
thing is known here of the del
egation from the second, tltho
judging from the sentiment of
that division in the previous |
legislature, it is presumed
there will be strong support
for a literacy bill.
PROFESSOR SAYS ICE
WORMS NOT A MYTH
Professor Trevor Kincaid of
the University of Washington
says that he is convinced, af
ter an investigation, that the
heretofore considered mythic
al glacier or snow worm act
ually exists in Alaska and is
also found in the upper reach
es of the Cascade mountains,
according to a recent press dis
patch. He said that the glacier
worm is not really pink in col
or but more brownish than
anything else. He says the pig
ments of the skin which furn
ish this brownish color also
provide the heat which enab
les the worm to bore its way
through the ice like a hot wire.
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