HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
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aska, as second Jass matter, un^r the Act of March 8,
1879.
Chas. F. Sandford. Editor.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
APPROACHING.
Advertisements are beginning
to appear with decorations of
holly and mistletoe and smiling
faces of Santa Claus. To the
observant these ad frescoes
tell their own story, give their
own warning, hint at the im
portant business from which
none is barred and in which
sooner of later everybody will
be engaged.
In other words, Christmas
shopping. The holiday is only
a month ahead and there are
only 24 shopping days left. In
no time these days will pass.
Every year more sensible
persons do their Christmas
shopping early. They reap all
the advantages in variety of
selection and leisure of choice
and when Christmas Eve comes
they can proceed about theii
last-minute holiday tasks or
derly, while the others fume
and sputter.
Americans are a great people
never to do today what can
be done tomorrow. The post
office department is urging
early posting of Christmas
mail but the last days will
probably be bigger than ever.
As ever the train will leave at
5:15 but the cars will not fill
up until 5:14.
But we get there even if we
are a last-minute nation, al
though it is at a tremedous
cost of physical energy and
mental upsets. The Christmas
shopping season is merely one
phase of a national temper
ament.
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THINK IT OVER!
Before you mail that Christ
mas order for merchandise to
an outside concern think it ov
er a few minutes. Perhaps
you’ll change your mind about
mailing it. And if you can get
the kind of articles you wish
here, you should do so. (
If you cannot, that is another
matter, but we should always
remember that the dollar sent
out of town is gone forever.
The dollar spent at home re
mains and works for you. It
circulates at home, either in
civic improvements, better
schools, churches, or goe3 into
more merchandise for your
next needs.
When you spend your money
with the home merchants you
help them, you assist in foster
ing home industries. They in
turn help to build up the town,
and to make greater oppor
tunities for you and for your
children.
Spending your money at home
is like putting a mortgage up
on it to come back to you.
Spending it away from home
is simply bidding goodbye to
-t, and its further usefulness
to you.
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BRIGHT FUTURE JUST
AROUND THE CORNER
From Underground
Mining and smelting securi
ties are in the spotlight on the
big exchange in New York
and have scored sensational
advances during the past few
weeks in the face of depression
n other stocks listed on'that
board. That great activity in
mining securities in New York
is an advertisement for the
mining industry that is speedi
ly overcoming the nasty prop
aganda that has been peddled
.0 the detriment of this great
.ndustry. Our banker friends
ake to refer to Kennecott Cop
per, Anaconda Copper, Home
take Mining, American Smelt
ng and a score of other top
notch mining securities as in
dustrials. But the fact remains
hat they are mining stocks
tnd had the same lowly begin
nings as numerous prospects
hat are being financed today.
Few of the present-day bank
as and bond dealers are aware
that the American Smelting
and Refining Company had its
birth in Colorado and that the
Guggenheims, who formed the
company, came to Colorado
as lace peddlers. They saw the
possibilities in mining and
smelting and the great com
pany of today with its shares
selling around $248 at this
writing was the result. Home
stake was a rank prospect and
had to levy several assessments
to get funds to develop the ore
from which it has paid over
fifty millions in dividends.
Utah and Nevada Coppers,
owned by Kennecott, had
great mountains of low grade
ore and talk of profitably
treating the same was laugh
ed at. But mining and milling
brains, minus blue sky laws,
turned the trick and they have
paid hundreds of millions of
dollars in dividends. Hundreds
of other prospects have become
great mines in like manner.
There is one fact that stands
out as we analyze the situat
ion. The demand for metals
is growing and these great
companies that have arrived
are making immense profits.
That is the incentive that
causes men who use their
brains to enter the mining
business. If there are great
profits for the big companies,
the little fellows are bound to
get their share. That is the
reason that good prospects
in the mining districts are be
ing picked up and held. There
is a better day for the industry
just around the corner.
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WHY BE AN EDITOR
“Running a newspaper is just
like running a hotel only dif
ferent,” remarks an exchange,
in discussing some of the trials
and tribulations of newspaper
ing. “When a man goes into a
hotel and finds something on
the table “which does not suit
him, he does not get up and
raise hades with the landlord
and tell him to stop his danged
old hotel.
“Well hardly,
“He just sets that dish on one
side and wades into some of
the many dishes that do suit.
“It is different with some
newspaper readers. They find
an article occasionally that
does not suit them exactly and,
without stopping to think it
may please hundreds of other
readers, make a grandstand
display of their supreme assi
ninity and hasten to stop their
paper.”
And, we may add, it happens
far oftener than most readers
would think possible.
Just for Fun
Speaking of football, many a
man has advanced $1,000 for
his son’s education and got
only a quarter-back.
When the electrician tells us
he will put in a light plug for
us tomorrow and then don’t
show up, we suppose he is go
ing on the theory that tomor
row never comes.
Inscriptions on flivvers be
longing to Junior high school
students, in the States are fre
quently amusing. An exchange
reports one such rambling
along the street bearing the
sign in white paint: “Seven
ifcys in this makes one weak.”
“Can a leopard change his
3p0ts? ’
. “Of course, silly; when he
gets tired of one spot he can
jo to another.”
Some girls go to college,
while other remain at home
and get married.
Someone threw a head of cab
bage at an Irish orator while
he was making a speech. He
paused a second, then said:
“Gentlemen, I only asked for
your ears. I don’t care for your
heads!” He was not bothered
any more during the remain
der of his speech.
When a lot of millionaires
found a free love colony there
should be some rich doings.
It is all right for a ball player
to pitch a game, but if he
throws a game-that’s differ
ent.
Overheard at one of our prom
inent street corners:
‘After I got home last night,
r. got Australia.”
“That’s nothing”! After I got
home last night, I got Hail Col
imbia.”
A small Hyder lad recently
jut this question to his mother:
‘Which would you rather have
i million dollars or eighty
ponies?”
It might be well to abolish
che death penalty except in
certain cases of assault and
battery.
Cogitations of a Modern '
Young Man.
Is there a girl who would not
Keep me waiting while she
dresses?
Is there a girl who could not,
Clip short her golden tresses?
Is there a girl who would not,
Use paint, perfume and pow
der?
Is there a girl who could not,
Refuse to cook me chowder?
Is there a girl who would not,
Drink homebrew, shine or
wine?
Is there a girl who could not,
Miss a dance without a whine?
Is there a girl who would not,
Light a corktip for a smoke?
Is there a girl who could not,
Fall for taffy from some
bloke?
Is there a girl who would not,
Like kisses—soft, caresses?
Is there a girl who could not,
Keep knees under her dresses?
If there is such a girl who
would not,
Do these many things, withal
Don’t bring her here, for I
could not,
Put up with her at all.
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
mSma
Mrs. Pryer—“I neVer judge
people by what I see on the
outside.”
Mrs. Guyer—“Neither do I,
my dear—I want to see what
they hang out on the line.”
Wife (angrily): “If you must
know, I married you because
I thought you had money!”
Hubby (bitterly): “Bah, I
know that! But can you tell
me what I was thinking about
to let you?”
They say a Scotchman loves
a good yarn as long as it is not
at his own expense.
And that reminds us of the
story of the Scotchman who,
after his beloved wife had
been laid at rest, decided to
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Waltham 17 and 23 Jewels
Hamilton 19 and 21 Jewels
Elgin’ 7 and 15 Jewels
Standard 7 and 15 Jewels
Ingersolls
Wrist watches, Waltham, El
gin & Hofes, $12.50 to $25.00
Jewelry made to order, repair
work Anything in jewelry fur
nished on short notice.
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Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
fiEORGE B. GRIGSBY !
Attorney - at - Law
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
;rect a monument to her mem
ory. After selecting a suitable
stone during the course of ex
;ended shopping, he inquired
is to the cost of an inscription.
On learning that fhe charge
would be based on the number
af letters, and that punctuat
ion marks counted the same
as letters, he went home and
evolved an inscription like
this:
Here Lies
MA WIF
Born Feby. 30, 1872
Died July 16, 1921
“Let Her RIP"
One can hardy doubt that
his “Rest in Peace,” was any
less sincere by reason of the
absence of periods after the
last three letters.
PROFESSIONAL
^ttorncg at ^ato
^Uaeka
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
». S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
John Hovland
MINING
Hyder, Alaska
Dr. C. D. Carter will be at hi*
office in the Reichenbach Bldg.
Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday of each week. For ap.
pointments at other times
phone Northern Drug Co.,
Stewart.
GRAS. F. SANDFORD
NOTARY PUBLIC
HERALD OFFICE
Hyder Dock Co., Inc.
DEALERS IN
Coal, Hay and Grain
GIANT EXPLOSIVES
AGENTS: STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION CO.
HOLGER JOHNSON, Manager.
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