HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Established 1924
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FEBRUARY.
Februo is a Latin word mean
ing: to cleanse. The early Ro
mans had a feast day on which
they went through the motion
of expiating their many sins
and cleansing themselves for
approaching religious festi
vals. They called this feast day
Februa and they named the
month in which it came Febru
ary.
In the earliest Roman calen
dar of ten months there was
no February. Perhaps the Ro
mans were so busy committing
sins that they had no time to
say that were sorry for any of
them.
But about 700 B C., January
was prefixed to the beginning
of the year and February
tacked on to the end of it. At
that time February had thirty
days. Then came Julius Cae
sar in 46 B. C. and reformed
the calendar, making the year
begin January 1. To perpetu
ate his exploits, he renamed
Quintilius, originally the fifth
month, as its name implies,
but at that time the seventh,
after himself, and took one da^
from February to give July 31
days, so it would be as long as
any other month of the year.
He provided,however,that Feb
ruary, thus left with 29 days,
should have 30 days every
fourth year.
Later Augustus Ceasar want
ed a month named after him,
so he selected.Sextilis, then
eighth month, but originally
sixth, and called it August. To ;
make this month as long as the
one named for Julius, he took
another day from February,
leaving it only 28 days except
in leap years
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SURVIVING SUPERSTITION.
We know that it is the ulti
mate of absurdity to give the
groundhog credit for influenc
ing the weather, yet that we
note the recurrence of Ground
hog Day, indicates the tenacity
of superstitious beliefs.
The origin of the idea that
this burrowing animal emerges
on February 2 and that the
character of the weather f jr
the ensuing six weeks depends
on whether the sun shines is
veiled in the mists of obscuri.y.
Regardless of the day, we
know that spring never ar -
rives in February in this lati
tude. The groundhog is a hi
bernating animal and as such
has enough sense, doubtless,
not to break his nap by crawl
ing to the opening of his deb
when winter still holds sway.
We incline to the belief that
he has more intelligence than
the person who stakes faith on
groundhog day.
The delusion is illustrative of
‘he difficulty in eradicating
erroneous beliefs. They survive
in memory long after they
may cease to be relied on gen
erally. We declare we are not
superstitious but we find it
hard not to note the fact, if we
run counter to signs and aug
uries. There is no such thing
as luck, yet we find it quite
difficult at times to differenti
ate what may be called luck
from circumstance , fortuitous
or otherwise. If there were not>
a lingering remnant of super
stition in our makeup we would
never hear that the number 13 \
is unlucky, nor would we
“knock on wood.”
It is a long road from the signs
and wonders which influenced
the lives of our savage ancest
ors, more or less remote, to
the state which casts off entire
ly such relics of ignorance and
we have not covered the en
tire distance so long as we stop
to note groundhog day.
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GOOD SENSE AND
GOOD BUSINESS.
Insurance is a sane, modem,
businesslike expression of the
responsibilities of the human
relationships. Nobody who
takes out an insurance policy
expects to get his money back.
He doesn’t want to. He is mere
ly paying a little more to make
sure.
But in this business of making
sure, he is doing his bit to help
others to be sure. The practi
bility of insurance rests upon
the participation of many. If
thousands insure, their small
individual fees will pay for the
hard luck that is sure to befall
the few.
And when the hard luck does
come, insurance is a matter of
extraordinary importance. It is
assistance that can be accepted
freely and without humiliation.
It comes just when it is needed
and puts no mortgage upon
the future It draws upon a
fund that is ready, paid up in
advance without constraint of
persuasion or pity. It is good
sense, good provision and good
business.
LINCOLN
An humble child, of manner
mild,
And born in lowly station;
He rose, in might, to godlike
height,
And saved a war-torn nation!
A hired hand, who tilled the
land!
A hewer stout of wood,
Who gained at ni ght by fire
light,
Such knowledge as he could!
A lawyer, kind, who knew the
mind
And very heart of man!
WThen hope grew dim, men
turned to him;
To Father Abraham!
Ah, loved thy name! And when
shall Fame
E’er write a record greater;
O, friend of slave, thou strong
and brave,
Thou Great Emancipator!
Just for Fun
Abraham Lincoln had a good
sense of humor. One evening
he had left his stove-pipe hat
on a chair in Stanton’s recept
ion room. As he returned a
very fat woman arose to bow
to the President. Lincoln re
turned the bow politely and
then, walking behind her,
picked up his hat and said sad
ly, “Madam, I could have told
you that my hat wouldn’t fit
you before you tried it on.”
Keeping your feet on your
desk doesn’t hurt it much, ex
cept the sheriff is liable to
come and get it.
The world gets better. At the
age when the old-time boy was
shooting birds, the modern
ones are chasing chickens.
Eleven months of the year
still remain, and already a lot
of second-hand good intent
ions are available for paving
purposes.
It is estimated that fifty per
cent of church members con
tribute nothing to its support.
It is also estimated that they
got out of the church just
about what they put into it.
“You simply cannot find a
maid who is honest. That one
you recommended just left
suddenly and took with her
nine of my towels.’ ’
‘What kind were they?”
‘ “They were those Pullman
'towels which I brought back
from my trip.”
Mrs. Brown: My husband is
one of the most generous of
men.
Mrs. Hobbs: That’s nice.
“Yes, I gave him a box of ci
gars for Christmas and he’s
given them all away to his
friends. He hasn’t smoked a
single one himself.
It helps you to forgive your
enemy if you get busy and
make more money than he
i does.
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“There are two sides to every
question,” proclaimed the sage.
“Yes,” said the fool, “and
there are two sides to a sheet
of fly paper, but it makes a
big difference to the fly which
side he chooses.”
“What,” inquires Hubert T.
“has become of the old-fash
ioned young man who had a
watch chain made of his best
girl’s hair.”
Well, we wouldn’t swear that
its the same fellow, but we
know a young sprout who
' wears a piece of what he
j claims is his best girl’s garter
j for his wrist watch.
Silly Susie—O. officer! There
is a man following me, and I
think he must be drunk.
Officer—(giving her the once
over)—Yes, he must be.
Benath the green rests Sandy
MacLean,
His death was by his prefer
ence;
When coffins went, “Less 50
! per cent"
He died to save the differ
! ence."
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There’s an advantage in an
apartment. You have no back
yard to reveal how lazy you
are.
The laundry teaches us to be
generous. It will often give the
shirt off one man’s back to
another.
Someone saymore religion
is needed but fails to suggest
a monicker for the new sect.
Wit isn’t when it is inspired
by ill humor.
There may be many sure.
cures for love but matrimony
I is the Surest.
| Fair Maid: “Why, sir, what
I kind of a doctor are you?”
! Officer :‘Tm a naval sur
geon.'
Fair Maid: “Goodness, how
] you doctors do specialize.”
When it comes to wearing ap
parel, the flapper isn’t in it.
Failure to perform an honest
day's work is basically dishon
est. We want more who can
do and less to tell us how.
We cannot help wondering
whether students of civilisat
ion class knickers as an im
provement.
No camouflage has yet been
discovered that will disguise a
bargain.
Judge: “You have been ac
quitted of the charge of big
amy and are quite free to go
home.”
Prisoner: “To which one,
your honor?”
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.
THE NUGGET SHOP
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
GEORGE B. 6RIGSBY
Attorney - at - Law
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA
We know a girl who says
she wouldn’t want him if two
or three other women weren’t
trying to get him too.
He—“For the last hour I have
been watching to see if I could
steal a kiss from you.”
She—“Indeed! Perhaps I had
better give you one of my
brother’s cards.’
He—“Why what do you
mean?”
She—“He’s an optician, you
know.”
A rag-and-bone man was
trudging wearily along a road
carrying a bag of old iron, lead
pipes and brass. Suddenly a
woman at a fifth-floor window
managed to attract his attent
ion. “Hi! Come up here!” The
man climbed slowly up the
five flight s of stairs with his
heavy bag. When at last, puff
ing and blowi ng, he got to the
fifth floor the woman ex
claimed: “Say, mister, won’t
you put my little Tommy in
your bag if he isn’t a good
boy?”
PROFESSIONAL
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FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
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Dr. C. D. Carter will be at his
office in the Reichenbach Bldg.
Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday of each week. For ap
pointment* at other times
phone Northern Drug Co.,
Stewart.
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