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THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY
Last Monday the world agair
celebrated Armistice Day, an
niversary of the cessation oi
hostilities in the World war.
That was an event big and im
portant enough to warrant set
ting aside by law of one daj
a year to commemoarte it. And
it need hardly be said that it
will be more important than
now in the years to come, wher.
new generations will be forget
ting or knowing only by refer
ence to history of the momen
tous significance of that com
pact signed in the French
woods bringing to an end a
conflict that raged for foui
years and came closer to top
pling civilization than anj
other event in modern history.
The natural impulse on Arm
istice Day is to enshrine deep
er in the affection and admir
ation of the people the services
rendered by the men and worn
en who bore their parts in the
struggle. There cannot be toe
much of that. For the Ameri
can people or the people pro
tected by the army and navy of
any other nation to forget the
sacrifices made would be hid
eous ingratitude.
Generations may get out of
patience with the war veterans
for this, that or the other
thing, but as a group these
veterans hold notes against
the public which can and will
never be paid in full. It is im
possible to revive the dead and
to restore the injured to full
and selfsame bodily vigor. No
measure wholly wipes from
memory the terror and squalor
of the trench, the madness of
the barrage, the torture of
the wounded. These things are
given beyond hope of adequate
repayment and it is the nat
ion’s duty as it is its desire to
show in every reasonable way
its gratitude.
But that gratitude canqot
confine itself to mere words
and flag-waving. Like as not
the “doughboys” and the
“gobs” believe that their coun
try is appreciative of their
services, but what they want is
for their countrymen to estab
lish in practice the principles
hese fighting men went to the
rench and the camp to uphold.
Those principles envisage
lemocracy, which all that
vord implies, the right of the
)eople to rule, the sanctity of
he ballot box so that the
leople can rule, with integrity
n public office, the observance
>f law and the enforcement
hereof, the preservation of
he home, the contentment of
he people.
That is the vision of the Arm
stice Day of 1928. The roll of
Irums and blare of horns, the
hud of marching feet, the
vaving of flags, the huzzas of
he populace all have a place
in the picture but in the back
rround dominating the whole
•cene is the command from
Glanders' Field and other sa
-red spots to keep the faith,
o hold aloft the torch, “be
’ours to lift it high.” That is
he message, undying and
iternal, that gives to Armistice
Oay this and every other year
its distinction.
THE AGE-OLD PASTIME.
We have lost the feeling of
'eisure which in former days
was so conducive to walking.
Sven in our motoring We seem
! uO be possessed of the idea that
we must hurry to get some
where, although we may have
no particular destination in
mind. An Englishman who ev
en during his visit to this coun
try spent much time in walk
ing said of us that the pictures
in the periodicals represent
ing the occupants of automo
biles reclining in luxury and
enjoying magnificent scenery
did not depiet us truly. That
is not the way we cover the
miles.
He was greatly amused over
the fact that during his walk
ing tours he was frequently
offered rides by motorists;
“They do not seem to under
stand,” he says, “that a man
on a walking tour is not in
need of vehicular conveyance.
They act as if the best thing
about walking is giving it up
and having a ride.”
Obviously the automobile
does not permit of sauntering.
When the road is good, there
comes the .irresistible impulse
to make the most of it, which
to nearly all drivers means
anywhere from 35 to 60 miles
an hour. And consequently
there is lacking the opportun
ity for quiet enjoyment of the
passing landscape; and lack
ing too is the inducement for
reflection and restful editation
which walking, either by one’s
self or with agreeable com
panions, makes almost inevit
able. In its own way motoring
has its pleasures, and on the
whole they are no less than
those of walking. And perhaps
in the stress of modern life it
is only natural that we should
have taken to the thrill-pro
ducing form of exercise.
Just for Fun
The trouble with the world
is that too many people would
rather live well than live right.
The “upper class,” is much
like the others, except that it
doesn’t wash its own cars.
Fortunately, a book that im
proves your mind seldom
makes you as dull as the auth
or.
Song writing must be easy.
Any idiot can write the words
and then he has only to steal
the music.
You can’t tell. The loafers
you know may be accumulat
ing material for the confession
magazines.
Restaurant prices seem espec
ially fearful to those who
haven’t tried feeding a family
of six at home.
“Dirt is cheaper,’’ says a
farm paper. But most book
stores still charge two dollars.
The difference is that a news
paper man makes the paper
and a journalist gets the mon
ey.
When the reporter says,
“There was a steady stream of
people,’’ he doesn’t necessarily
mean that they’re all wet.
The only men who can let
things slide and still make
money are trombone players.
Tyranny: A hatchet-faced old
maid kissing an infant that
can’t help itself.
It may seem treason to the
3ex, but a man seldom gets
more nagging than he needs.
It seems to us that the trouble
with living a double life is that
it costs twice as much.
When the post office gets out
of politics it can get another
supply by parcel post.
Man wisely thinks ten times
as often as he wisely acts.
The most satisfactory reply
to the question, “How may
chewing gum be removed from
clothing?” is, let the second
hand clothing man do it.
A small boy in the visitors’
gallery was watching the pro
ceedingg of the Senate Cham*
ber.
“Father, who is that gentle*
man?" he asked pointing to
the chaplain.
“That, my son, is the chap
lain," replied his father.
“Does he pray for the Sena
tors?" asked the boy.
“No, my son; when he goes
in he looks around and sees
the Senators sitting there, and
then he prays for the country."
“The wings of a humming
bird move six times as fast as
the propellor of an airplane,”
according to the engineering
•harks at a well known univer
sity, nevertheless we’d rather
be struck by a hummingbird’s
wings."
Last night I held a little hand,
So dainty and so neat;
I thought my heart would
surely burst,
So wildly did it beat.
No other hand e’er held so
tight
Could greater gladness bring
Than the one I held last night
vvhich was
Four aces and a king.—Not
by Jimmie R.
The little son of a minister
had been very naughty, and as
punishment he was not allow
ed to eat with the rest of the
family. A small table was set
aside for him.
On being given his food at this
table for the first time the
little fellow said very solemn
ly;
“Lord, I thank Thee; Thou
hast spread a table before me
in the presence of mine ene
mies."
We recently heard tell of a
Scotchman who was so tight
that he always refused to
laugh when the joke was at
his expense. And that reminds
us of another Scotchman nam
ed Sandy McPherson, who,
after being shown to his room
in a hotel, looked out the win
dow and noticed a large illumi
nated clock in-a tower across
the street. He stopped his
watch.
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Chamber
of
Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
Reliable Information
Relative To
PORTLAND CANAL
MINING DISTRICT
POME
(Apologies to Guest)
Women’s faults are many,
Men have only two
Everything they say
And everything they do.
Of all the sad surprises,
There’s nothing to compare,
With treading in the darkness
On a step that isn’t there.
J. A. Martin says a girl may
agree with a man when he says
he is not worthy of her, but
she never tells him so until
after the honeymoon.
UMBRELLA LORE
Solomon might have written
this. Anyway, the truth of it
is old enough and strong
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Hamilton 19 and 21 Jewels
Elgin 7 and 15 Jewels
Standard 7 and 15 Jewels
Ingersolls
Wrist watches, Waltham, El
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Jewelry made to order, repair
work Anything in jewelry fur
nished on short notice.
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
GEORGE B. GRIGSBY
Attorney - at - Law
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
enough to be credited to the
ancient sage.
To place your umbrella in a
rack indicates it is about to ,
change owners; an umbrella
carried over a woman, the
man getting nothing but the
drippings of the rain, signifies
courtship; when the man has
the umbrella and the woman
the drippings, it indicates
marriage; to carry it at an
angle under the arm signifies
that an eye is to be lost by
the man who follows you; to
put a cotton umbrella by the
side of a silk means “exchange
is no robbery;’’ to carry an
umbrella just high enough to
tear out men’s eyes and knock
off men’s hats signifies, “I am
a woman.”
PROFESSIONAL
Jixmsi pUue
^ttorncg at
Pgber, Alaska
FRANK A. METCALF
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR
JUNEAU ALASKA
John Hoviand
MINING
Hyder, 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
pointments at other times
phone Northern Drug Co.,
Stewart.
CHAS. F. WORD
NOTARY PUBLIC
HERALD OFFICE
Hyder Dock Co., Inc.
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GIANT EXPLOSIVES
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