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COLUMBUS
Four hundred and thirty-six
years ago came the turning
point in civilization and gov
ernment!
And so, because of that date,
October 12, the world is cel
ebrating the discovery of
Christopher Columbus.
The fearless Italian navigator
set out in search of a shortcut
route to India, by way of the
westward ocean. What he
really discovered was much
more than a new continent, for
as he landed on the Island of
Guanahani, West Indies, he
opened the door of the land
that made government by the
people possible.
True, the early explorers of
America were lured by gold,
but it was refugees from Euro
pean political oppression that
built the foundations of) the
mighty civilization that has
risen on the American conti
nent.
Innumerable millions enjoy
in their liberties and their hap
piness, the fruits of Christo
pher Columbus’ faith. Conti
nents are his real monuments.
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PATIENCE WORTH WHILE.
(From “Underground”)
That old saying that Rome
was not built in a day has a
parallel in the history of
uividend-paying mining com
panies. The development of a
prospect into a mine takes time,
and the man who is without
patience should shoot craps
with his money. Mining com
panies sell development shares
so that funds will be provided
to carry out the development
of the veins. Some companies,
if they wished, could sell con
trol to larger mining organi
zations but if they did so
would lose the full measure of
profits that will come if they
hold control, do their own fi
nancing, and stick to the fin
ish.
The average mine is longer
lived than the individual who
invests his money in it. It is
certain that few of the orginal
stockholders of the famous
Homestake mine are still liv
ing:. Rich old mines of Idaho,
California, Colorado, Nevada
and Arizona continue to make
history as dividend payers and
the heirs of the original in
vestors in many of these com
panies are now enjoying the
dividends. It took time and
money to attain success for
these enterprises but once the
goal is reached there is a long
period of prosperity ahead.
The goal is worth fighting for.
Patience on the part of stock
holders and their continual co
operation are factors in every
success.
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GOLDEN EGGS.
According to the legend it is
the goose that lays the golden
egg. But according to state
ments from leading egg mark
ets of the country it is the hen.
Egg production by the most
common of barnyard fowls
this year will exceed in value
all the gold taken out of the
earth during the same period:
Moreover, the eggs which* the
hen supplied, save the number
which are still reposing in eold
storage for future use, have
been consumed at countless
breakfast tables, while the
gold, not being perishable,
still remains in vaults or in the
form of currency.
The hen is not held in high
regard, owing to her habit of
crossing the road at a time
which is often inconvenient
for the motorist and also be
cause her elation over discov
ering that she has replenished
he earth interferes with the
clumbers of the country, but
she is nevertheless one of our
most imporatnt wealth pro
ducing factors.
Not only is the value of the
igg production greater than
chat of the gold output, but it
is above rubies. Lacking gold,
the United States should be'
able to set up other standards
of values and still exist as a
nation. Lacking eggs, we
should be in sorry straits.
It is time that the hen was
esteemed at her true worth.
Poultry raising has become, in
recent years, one of America’s
largest industries. It has saved
many farmers from bankrupt
cy ^vhen crops have failed and
it is keeping in operation
thousands of arable acres that
otherwise would have been
abandoned because of the
grain surplus.
Just for Fun
Clyde Hager reports that a
certain society editor in writ
ing of the swellest luncheon of
the season said the hostess
served lovely refreshments.
But the printer turned it out
“lively.”
Ten percent is the tip; ten
percent of the bill in a restaur
ant; on a train 10 percent of
what the porter expects.
Josephine: “My mother was
born in Paris, my father was
born in Los Angeles, and I was
born in New York.”
Joseph: “Funny, how you all
got together, wasn’t it?”
Ike: “Did you get damages
for the wreck you were in?”
Sol: “Sure, I got $5,000 for
myself and $2,000 for Sara.”
Ike: “But your wife wasn’t
hurt.’
Sol: “No, but in the wreck I
had presence of mind enough
to kick her in the face.”
A THRIFT ARGUMENT.
“My boy,” said the old
gentleman, “save your money;
you will find it your best
friend.”
“But,” queried the young
man, “what good is a friend
you don’t use?’ ’
The hew automobiles are
coming in in a variety of col
ors, but the pedestrians will
still have to be content with
black and blue.
People condemn Christianity
and prohibition as failures
when neither has ever Jbeen
tried.
No matter how interested a
surgeon becomes in appendi
citis operations, he must al
ways do them on the side.
The dumbest Hyder girl
thinks the heavy champion is
the fellow who wears his long
union suits the year round.
Some girls are too young to
know better, but they are will
ing to learn.
If Victor Hugo never stood up
in a bus, where did he get the
idea for the Hunchback of
Notre Dame?
North: Are you in favor of
women taking part in public
affairs?”
South: “Its all right if you
really want the affairs public.”
A well known Hyder citizen
recently overheard the follow
ing colloquy between a newly
arrived young lady and her
boy friend:
“Young Lady: “What is an
angle station”
Boy Friend “It is a place on
the tramway where the cables
make a turn and change their
direction."
Young Lady: “Oh! I thought
it was a place where fishermen
went to get angle worms fot
bait.”
If you are not doing your
best on your present job, you
will do still worse on a better
job.
Jimmy Roberts says the ordi
nary woman’s waist is 28 to 32!
inches around; the ordinary
man’s arm is about 30 to 33
inches long.
“How admirable are thy
works, Oh, Nature!”
“Punkin” pie always tastes
better than “pumpkin.”
Pete Wilson says the modern
woman has been weighed and
found wanting—everything un
der the sun.
Home to some Americans is
pay taxes while on their way
from one resort to another.
Present day school pupils are
spell-bound not to spell any
word correctly.
Never kiss a girl and tell the
world about it-she will.
If all things come to him who
waits, why not be a set-and
waiter instead of a go-getter?
There seems to be place for
everything in the world except
your knees and feet in a break
fast room.
“There’s only one man in the
world I’d marry.’ ’
“Well, one’s enough, isn’t
it?”
The short skirt reveals the
female anatomy the way mar
riage does the male character
and often the disappointment
is about as great.
Now and then we meet a wife
who gives us the impression
she just married her husband
because she had a grudge
against him and wanted to be
in 'i position to get even with
him.
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
An epigram has no chance.
If it isn’t true, it soon dies; if it
is true, it becomes a platitude.
The ideal candidate is one
who has made a name for him
self and for whom the people
have made a nickname.
One half the world doesn’t
know how the other half lives,
perhaps, but the installment
people know.
An orator is a man who uses
language of which you are in
capable to tell you something
you already know.
Explanation of progress: The
only reason most people speed
up is because the car ahead in
spires an ambition to pass it.
The final proof of patience
consists in helping Willie with
his artimetic without getting
mad at your own ignorance.
“What do you think of his
nerve? He called me a bare
faced robber.” “Oh, well,per
haps in his excitement he
didn’t notice your moustache.”
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Attorney - at - Law
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
ALASKA NOTES
A floodlight and a flashing
beacon for the Fairbanks air
port have been ordered by the
Territory and when installed
sometime this fall will make
the Fairbanks field the first in
Alaska to be equipped for
night flying.
The recent finding of a seine
boat upside down at Kana
gaunt Cove indicates another
tragedy of the sea. A board
bore the word “Kintlock Pack
ing Company, of Mill Bay,
Nass River,” which identifies
the boat as of Canadian regis
ter. The fate of the crew on
board can only be guessed at.
It is believed that the boat
must have drifted from below
Cape Fox in Canadian waters.
It is recalled that there was a
howling southeast storm a few
days before and it is believed
she must have been caught in
the storm.
PROFESSIONAL
Jzvm&l pim
^.ttontcg at ^a*a
JHgiter, Alaska
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
John Hovland
MINING
Hyder, Alaska
CHAS. F. SMDF9RD
NOTARY PUBLIC
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