HYDER WEEKLY HERALD ‘
Established 1924
Published Every Saturday at the Herald Building,
Second Avenue, Hyder, Alaska.
Chas. F. Sandford and Louise Sandford
Sole owners and publishers
Chas. F. Sandford,......Editor and Manager
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aska, as second Ja&s matter, un^r the Act of March 8,
1879.
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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
CONSTRUCTIVE.
That community is indeed
poor about which nothing good
can be said, but poorer still is
the citizen so blinded by petty
prejudice and self-interest
that his criticisms of the town
of his abode are many and nev
er interspersed with approbat
ion.
Just as every human being
has faults, every community,
which is but a collection of
human beings, has defects.
But, considering the number of
human failings, is it not sur
prising that the average city
and town has so few shortcom
ings and can please so many?
In spite of these civic defici
encies there is not a commun
ity, not even the squalid fron
tier settlement, which, if it
should count noses, }vould find
its knockers exceeding in num
ber its boosters. Would one say
those who are blind to their
town’s disadvantages are more
nearsighted than those who
cannot see its advantages?
There would be less knocking
if knockers realized that a
community is just what its citi
zens make it and that it is a
confession of personal weak
ness to diagnose the home
town as incurably sick and de
crepit. By their fault-finding
knockers admit they have
failed to do their part in mak
ing their town fit their ideal
of what a community should
be.
That citizen best serves his
community who is unstinting
in his praise where praise is
due 3nd who is fearless in his
condemnation of things to be
condemned. Constructive ef
fort can be the fruit of dc
structive criticism.
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IT CANNOT BE DONE.
How man clings to life and
its joys! One of the richesl
men on earth has been heard
to say that he would give well
nigh all he possesses foi
a healthy, normal stomach.
Quacks line their pockets witi‘
easy gold by merely holding
out the hope that by a gland
transplantation the old may be
made young again. He who ha:
lived to 60 or better and find:
the fires of youth cooling like
embers on the hearthstone
fondly believes that he would
gain something could he recov
er the physical abilities of
youth and couple them with
the ripened experiences of eld
cr!y manhood.
Fallacious folly! Man walk*
the way but once, unless it be
a fact indeed that his soul
transmigrates and in another
shape and time he returns to
earth. If this were not true,
then it would be possible for
man to realize physical im
mortality; and we know that
is impossible.
We experience youth but
once, the rounded experience
of manhood but once, the twi
light hours of decadence but
once, life and death but once.
There can be no turning back
ward of the years, the hours or
the minutes. That moment
which elapsed between the
reading of the last paragraph
and this sentence has been
rolled into the unnumbered
centuries which mark the
past. It will never return.
Youth but once! That is the
sentence of deity. But it is not
a hard sentence.lt is possible to
so live the .days we have that
even when the physical abili
ties are breaking down there
remains a joy and gladness in
the softening twilight hours
which ripens one for the har
vest and the heroic entrance
nto that magnificent experi
ence which we are wont to be
lieve awaits us beyond the
tomb.
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THE POWER OF THE PRESS.
The power of the press can
iot be measured in physical
inits nor lineal dimensions and
yet there has never been t
time in the history of the
fouilh (state that, this power
has not l«een exerted with im
pressive effect on society a’id
with society conscious of that
t ff. ct.
This omnipotency seems to
have been inherent in the in
stitution itself, for it was dur
injr the incipiency of the press
in America, at a time wlie*
there were scarce a half-doren
newspapers in the New World,
th .t the battle for the freedom
of the press was won quickly
and decisively. Attempts have
been made since to muzzle the
the press, but without success.
The power of the press is
readily explained by the fact
that with rare exceptions the
press represents the will of
the people.
Without the cooperation of
the press it has been said with
authority that the United
States could not have orga
nized its resources for the suc
cessful execution of the world
war. Without the cooperation
of the press it is stated as a
fact that the educational work
of federal and state depart
ments wmuld be prosecuted
with greatly decreased effici
ency and at prohibitive cost.
Persons concerned with the
rigid enforcement of the pro
hibition laws are quick to con
cede that it is only because a
majority of the newspapers of
the country favor prohibition
and its enforcement that those
commissioned with • such en
forcement are seldom derelict
to their duty. In spite of propa
ganda to the contrary, there
are no other laws in the Unit
ed States so vigorously en
forced by public officials as
those against alcoholic bever
ages. And the power of the
press is responsible-even more
so than public opinion.
Just for Fun
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Democrats are a hopeful lot;
they are already looking
around for a lamb for the 1932
slaughter.
Many a fight is not for rights
but for wants, according to
Marshal Martin.
One thing is certain: As long
as so many persons are satis
fied with the veneer of life
there will be plenty of it.
A clean neck is much more at
tractive than a powdered one.
The meanest husband in Hy
der shaves in his wife’s pres
ence just so he can get away
with making faces at her.
“Will you marry me?” said he.
“No,” said she.
And they lived happily ever
after.
Some men show their bravery
by flying across the ocean, oth
ers by wearing suspenders.
Every man thinks his time is
important, and sets his watch
at every jeweler’s window, at
every town clock, and when
ever the radio announcer
mentions the hour.
Milliners are undoubtedly re
sponsible for a great deal of
the overhead expense of many
homes.
When a great financier an
nounces that the country is go
ing to be very prosperous he
"I.I'...•amass,
means that he is.
The Blueberry Kid says many
a husband is willing to accept
advice from almost any woman
except his wife.
—
The person who depends on
others is usually looking for an I
opportune time to importune.
Every man discusses himself
with every woman who will
listen to him.
Jack's girl insisted on pow-!
dering publicly—
But Jack broke her-also their
engagement-by brushing his
teeth in public.
About the only time h tele
phone operator hears a pleas
ant voice is when she’s not on
duty.
A BREATH OF SPRING.
He met her in the garden;
The night was still as death;
He knew she knew her onions,
‘Cause she had ’em on her
breath.
Wrote a friend to Mark I
Twain: “Is there anything!
| worse than having toothache j
i and earache at the same |
! time?”
I Mark Twain replied: “Yes,!
| rheumatism and the St. Vitus i
■ dance.”
Every man clings with tenac
ity to the easiest chair.
Every man pretends indiffer-:
ence to clothes. ’
In the spring a young man’s
fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of love,
Love’s potential obligations he !
; then pauses to survey;
Thoughts of diamond ringsj
and orchids give his sentiments !
a shove,
And his fancy with a gentle
sigh as lightly turns away.
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Little Wayne came home from i
Sunday School with a worried
look on his face.
“Mother,’ he said, “Adam and
Eve didn’t have any house and
they lived in a garden.
“Yes.” said mother, but gave
no more of an answer.
He thought about this for quite
a while. Finally he settled the
matter to his. own satisfaction
and said, “Oh, yeS, I suppose !
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Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
they slept in the garage.’ ’
An Irishman was out gunning
for ducks with a friend, who
noticed that Mike aimed his
gun several times, but didn’t
shoot.
At last his friend said: “Mike,
why didn’t you shoot that
time? The entire flock was
right in front of you.”
“I know it,” said Mike, “but
ivery time I aimed at a duck
another duck came right in be
tween us.”
“Beg pardon, sir, but could
you tell me if there is a man
living in this hotel with one
eye named John Hardy?”
“Maybe I could help you out.
Do you now the name of the
other eye?”
Gold Digger-“Men are like
tooth paste tubes.”
Another - “How’s that?”
The First-”You’ve got to give
them a squeeze before you
can get anything out of them.”
James—What do you see in
that girl’s dress?
Walter—Not much. Its what
I see out of it that gets me!
Salesman—“Socks? Yes, sir;
what number do you wear?”
Purchase—“What number?
Two of course. D’ye think I'm
a centipede or a bne-legged
veteran of the war?”
“I can assure you,” said the
philosopher, “that a good
woman’s thoughts rise above
dress.”
“That’s right,” agreed the
cynic. “She’s probably think
ing of a new hat.”
The military instructor at a
certain school, and usually a
versatile master of the little
niceties of military technique,
slipped up a little in his in
structions one day and figura
tively got his companions “up
in the air.” He was explaining
the military movement of
“halt,” and this is the way he
wanted it done.
“Now, my men,” he said, when
I say ‘Halt!” put the foot that
is on the ground beside the one
that is in the air and stand
motionless.”
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Waltham 17 and 23 Jewels
Hamilton 19 and 21 Jewels
Elgin 7 and IS Jewels
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.
Crosley Radios on Hand. Come
In And Look Them Over.
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PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
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Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
PROFESSIONAL
GE0R6E B. GRIGSBY
Attorney - at - Law
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
|Slue
.Attorney at
Alaska
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FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
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