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WSPAPER
GIVING OF GIFTS.
At tor all, it i. a matter of
sentiment and sense rather
t han of dollars—all this custom
of holiday 3?rt 'nv'ng.
For the man j " u he exer
cise of j udj-fr -’t an1 the ex
pres:;ion of . r.'iment in this
peculiar time e dictated
by the mean- callable. It is
pretty sane a a general rule,
anyway, to p 'treat deal
of good com >’e in the
holiday pack ,...d wrap it
with a vvealt" o' fine sent
iment. The se- on is one of the
child supreme n^d everything
done to add o • cM■ ht and
the pleasure: hi’dhood is a
good investm nt for all the
coming lifetime of these grow
ing little folks.
Holiday giving has been too
burdensome in the past. The
“swapping” of gifts means
.nothing; the “obligation”
ought always to be eliminated.
If a relative wishes to give an
other member of the family a
gift, it should be one of ser
1 icj|, practical and sensible
and useful. Eemcmbrances to
the circle of fiiend3 and ac
quaintances outside the im
mediate fam?Iy ought to be
reminders of courtesy, sym
pathy, compliment and felici
tation that will represent more
than cost. It is too often felt
by people that a gift from a
friend is animated by a desire
tor a return gift This should
rot be. We believe that in a
majority of instances the giv
ing of holiday gifts is a re
sponse to an involuntary up
wtiling of the spirit of kind
n. S3 inherent in almost all of
as; u desire to be kind to some
one at *he time when the spirit
of peace and . good will is
dominant in human thoughts
and tiff airs. We recall a very
sensible lady who has made a
practice of sending with each
gift a brief note stating that
it was given because of the joy
ful pleasure it gave to the
donor and requesting the re
cipient not to make a return
gift nor to feel that any return
was due.
The cost-plus system in gen
eral giving in the holidays
ought to be adopted; and plus
fnkes in this higher value
’hich does not deplete the
ank roll and which does give
more back to the giver than it
ever transfers to the recipient.
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MAIL EARLY!
The approaching holiday
~ason is heralded by the usual
equest of the postoffice de
partment that the public do
what it can to aid in the
prompt handling of mail mat
ter which will be increasing
in volume each day from now
until Christmas.
In Sending gift packages two
things are important if disap
pointment is not be invited
careful wrapping, and mailing
as soon as possible. Holiday
package mail may be marked
to indicate it is not to be op
ened until Christmas, and
this permission should result
in an increase in early mailing.
It is not a mistake for any
person to feel that the small
amount of mail which he sends
does not delay the transmis
sion of mails, but the aggre
?ate of mail matter even in a
community like Hyder severe
'y tests the facilities of the
postoffice force at each holi
day season.
Even if an individual does
not take the broader view of
making his contribution to
ward the handling of mail, he
should think of the personal
advantages in obtaining the
best results in his own ship
ments hy turning them over to
the postal force early enough
to avoid the inevitable rush
if the holiday, season, there
by having reasonable assur
ance of prompt delivery.
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MARRYING AGES.
Census statistics reveal the,
ages at which men and women
I are most inclined to marry,,
ithough the average for both
sexes is rising:. About 10 per
cent of women marry before
they are 20, while more than
half marry before the age of
25. More than half the men
do not marry before the thirti
eth birthday. It appears that
as age come apace the chances
jf marriage rapidly diminish.
However, this may not be due
0 unwillingness but to lack of
pportunity. According to cen
sus compilations, 2,000,000
nen and women more than 60
-ears of age are leading single
ives, though whether of
blepsedness” is open to de
bate.
Altered conditions are respon
ible for the rising average mar
riage age. Not so long ago
about the only career for a
woman lay in marriage. Some
1 our grandmothers were but
6 when they became brides.
Now, ordinarily, a girl is not
>ut of high school at that age.
Ev‘m when both are at marry
ing age it does not follow that
i a wedding will ensue quickly.
! Many a Jack never finds his
i Jill. Therein is one important
j reason why many do not mar
f rv, though to what extent it
. is true the census figures do
not reveal.
I
Just for Fun
| Wrinkles are also caused by
smiling when you feel like
frowning.
Few of us get anything with
; jut working for it.
The most serious mistake on
aarth is being too serious.
The height of ignorance is
thinking you know everything.
Most persons who are in a
hurry to get somewhere prob
1 ably do not know why.
The old toll gate has nearly
oassed, but the highways still
take their toll.
j We are reminded, sadly, now
| md then, that the aviation
jtunt has not been perfected.
As the world grows wiser
, and wiser, it finds more and
more ways to make a fool of
itself.
It would increase the volume
of knowledge if a man knew
at 25 what he thought he
knew at 18.
The man who depends more
i on cleverness than old-fashion
ed honesty is usually headed
for an awakening.
He—The trouble with you is |
that you are spoiled.
She-- No, that’s the per
fume that you gave me for
Christmas.
“Before we were married,
George used to kiss me when
we went through tunnels.”
“And now?”
“Now he takes a drink.”
What has become of the old
fashioned wife who felt sorry
for her husband because he
had to work too hard ?
A good heart is not enough;
one must have that kind of
liver, too.
The blueberry aays a
man •.*n run faster than ?.
woman, yet he lets her catch
| him.
! “A boy’s best friend is his
j mother," a man’s best friend
j is his dog.
■ Some guys are so dumb that
when they got an invite to a
garden.party they went out
and bought a spade!
He~May I call you by your
first name?
She-If I may be permitted to
use your last name!
Walter Blanton says a little
shoving now and then is need
ed by the lazy man.
—
I Willie—(upon hearing a bone
! creak' “Mamma, what’s that
j noise?” ' /
j Mama—“Hush Willie, that’s
j one of my internal organs.”
Willit—“An what was it play
| ing ma?”
Perseverance is merley keep
ing on doing what you decid
ed to do even after you decide
that maybe you shouldn’t.
Lots of men think they are
! tolerant simply because they
haven’t character enough to
form convictions.
News that radio lessons dur
ing sleep have proved satis
factory will mystify professors
who have lectured to drowsy
students.
Sixty-nine buildings are com
pleted each day in New York,
but you can’t make a man
who is having a house built
| there believe it.
An English scientist has dis
covered that a ship traveling
east is lighter than when it
travels west. And, on the At
lantic side drier.
‘I’d like to go where I’d be
entirely cut off from the
world.”
“Why don’t you try a tele
phone booth?”
Old Gentleman, who has lost
his way in the fog, and sud
denly finds himself up in a
dark passage:
“Anybody here? can you tell
me where I’m going?”
A voice: “Yes, into the river;
I’ve just come out!”
He: “I’ve been sitting here
in the car like an old fool wait
ing for you more than an
hour.”
She: “I’m not to blame for
the manner in which you wait
ed.”
We think the prize for courte
ous repartee was won by
Thackeray. When he was
standing for Parliament, he
happened to meet his opponent
one day, who, after chatting
amicably, left the great nov
elist with the remark, “May
the best man win!”
To which Thackeray returned
instantly," Oh, I hope not.”
Little Nesta, who had been
examining her doll’s body
with great interest, proceeded
to feel carefully all over her
own little b ody as she lay in
bed that night.
“Oh, Mummie,” she suddenly
exclaimed, “aren’t we beauti
fully made; I can’t even feel a
stitch anywhere.” .
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
. Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
A young husband was anxious
ly ^waiting news of the hirth
of his first child. He was pac
ing up and down when the
doctor came out and told him
to control himself or else take
a walk around the block.
"But I tell you I’m^scared to
death," protested the young
man.
"You needn’t be,” replied the
doctor. ‘I’ve brought more than
2,000 babies into the world
and I haven’t lost' a father
yet”
John Hovland ,
Assay Office
Hyder, Alaska
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