HYDER WEEKLY HERALD
Published Every Saturday
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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
THE HOME TOWN
MERCHANT.
We wonder if the citizens in
.and about here realize the
great worth of the home-town
merchants to the general life
of the community, of the di
verse things they do for the
town and its people, and how
much we, as a people, owe to
them.
Back of every movement for
good-for development, for
progress and uplift-are the
home-town merchants, and
often only the home-town mer
chants, while others fold their
hands in indifference other
than to hold them out during
beneficial showers.
Who is it that contributes
most to community welfare—to
church, to school, to society,
to charity, to enterprises and
improvements? The home
merchants.
Who are the vital forces in
every organization having tc
do with community life and
betterment? The home-town
merchants.
Who are the first to launch
movements for various im
provements, for better streets,
for a cleaner city, for amuse
ments and entertainments?
The home-town merchants.
Who digs deeper into their
pocketbooks to help worthy
causes along-and calls come
often during the run of a year
and who gives more support tc
community benefits, with theii
money, presence and voice
than the home-town mer
chants? Nobody.
Who are the first to speak up
against that which is injuriour
to our community—that is det
rimental to the home, to so
ciety, to the industrial, com
mercial, financial and mora
life? The home-town mer
chants.
Verily “day by day in everj,
way," our merchants are con
tributing of their money, thei
time and their energy to mak<
this community a bigger and
better place in which to labor
and live.
It is well that our citizens give
more than a passing thought
to the debt they owe to Hyder
merchants and remember that
this debt can be repaid by giv
ing to them the trade of the
community, a trade that is
rightfully theirs, a trade well
earned.
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MAKE AND SAVE.
With the building and loan
associations increasing in num
ber and the banks continuous
ly spreading the gospel of
:,make and save,” and giving
a service that is thrift educat
ional in its functions it can be
•eadily seen that a responsive
public has been created.
The man who saves a certain
portion of his earnings every |
month is not only a wise, fore
handed man preparing for
?ase and comfort and security
n his old age, but he is also
a better citizen. No matter
what his motive is in adding
) his bank or savings account
nonth after month, he is a real
milder of the community. He
s adding to the store of liquid
wealth of the community, en
abling the constructive forces
hat are at work to have the
wealth to work with. If a busi
less man wants to build a new
dock--a citizen wants to build
i home-a corporation an of
ice building—he has helped to
dace the funds where these
dans can be materialized.
The educational value of these
‘make and save” institutions is
>f incalcuable good to the
ommunity. For too long, in
his country the gospel of
‘nothing risk, nothing have,”
las been exploited. It is the
ext of the gambler and of the
:onfidence man. It has been
he means of wasting immense
volumes of wealth all through i
he nation.
’ersistent saving of money and
he conservative investment of
;avings is what pays.
LESSONS OF LIFE.
Every person should go to the
cemetery at least twice in life.
Once at the end of life, and
first early in life to reflect on
the brevity of life and the in
sufficiency of worldly goods.
There is no place like a quiet
churchyard for meditation and
there is room in every life for
more serious thought.
The gravestones hold a moral
for all living. There is inscribed
the human virtues, but among
the inscriptions there is no rec
ord of estates left behind, fort
unes made and spent and
worldly fame attained. The
magnitude and sculpture of
the stone or the vault alone re
main to remind the world of
“the boast of heraldry and the
pomp of power.”
Why should human beings
worry and struggle through
life’s fleet span in pursuit of
wealth, fame, luxuries, vanities
and all those other evanescent
things we choose to call riches?
The poor are distressed by too
little money, the moderately
wealthy by the thought that
others possess more wealth
than they, and the rich by too
much money.
The Garden of Paradise was
paradise only so long as Adam
and Eve entertained no
thought of worldly things.
There were no pestering bank
accounts, troublesome servants,
expensive automobiles, busi
ness worries and social and
fashion detractions in Para
dise.
Few people have learned the
secret of living well. Most of
us measure contentment in
terms of dollars and social po
sition. The number is neglig
ible which views life as a gold
en opportunity to work and
think and be joyful.
Just for Fun
Its a lucky bridegroom who
gets a good looker and a good
cooker.
Felt hats may come and straw
hats m ay go, but the high hat
goes on forever.
Extravagance is often caused
by one mistaking his wants for
his needs.
Heredity is something every
father believes in until his son
begins acting the fool.
Silence is usually mistaken
for sense.
A popular person is one who
enjoys being bored.
Some women are so foolish
they should have been men.
One way of getting what you
want is by wanting nothing.
The value of a hug depends
upon the law of supply and de
mand.
Work was invented by people
gHaaegga—eggagesi.1,,1 j
who were too nervous to sit
still.
One thing about modern
bathing suits is that you no
longer have to take a girl at
her face value.
“Crabbed age and youth can
not live together”—but youth
is always fool enough to try it
if Crabbed Age has plenty of
money.
It pays to be upright. Look at
the popularity of the pronoun
“Do you ever play with bad
little boys, Willie?”
“Yes, Auntie.”
“I’m surprised. Why don’t you
play with good little boys?”
“Their mothers won’t let me.”
Joe—I’ve got an invention
that’ll make me millions!
Boe—What is it?
Joe— A liquid which, when
applied to a girl’s lips, makes
her kisses taste like oranges!
Boe—‘At’s not so good; why
not a liquid that’ll make an
orange taste like a woman’s
kiss?’
“Did you take your honey
moon trip on an airplane, as
you intended?”
“No; but I came down from
the clouds shortly after the
ceremony.”
“Poppa,” said little Abie,
“What is ethics?”
“Ethics, my son, iss ven a cust
omer comes in to pay a forty
dollar bill und pays fifty dol
lars by mistake. De ethics iss,
should you keep de ten dol
lars-or divide it with your
partner?”
“What’s de name of dis in
fant?” demanded the colored
parson .who was officiating at
the christening of Mirandy’s
latest offspring.
“Her name am Opium Bry
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Chamber
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Commerce
Hyder, Alaska
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ant," was the firm feply.
The parson protested: “Opium
ain’t no fit name for a gal!"
"Well, it fits dis gal,” said
Mirandy. “For dey say opium
comes from wild poppy, and
dis chile’s poppy suah am
wild."
Tommy—Pa, what is a theor
ist?
Tommy’s Pa—A theorist, my
son, is a man who thinks he is
learning to swim by sitting on
the bank and watching a frog.
The correspondent of a large
business concern had been in
vited out to dinner by a friend.
At the table the host asked him
to say grace. It was a new ex
perience, but he was not to be
found wanting.
“Dear Lord,” he began, “we
thank Thee for all the favors
of recent date. Permit us to
express our heartfelt grati
tude. We trust that we may
continue to merit Your confi
dence, and that we shall re
ceive many more blessings
from You in future. Amen.”
“Laughter creates appetite,”
said the Scotchman, starting to
cry at the dinner table.
Never give a friend your cor
rect address. He may be plan
ning to send you a wedding in
vitation.
PORTLAND CANAL LODGE
1218
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
Meets Second and Fourth
Thursdays
Second Thursday in Hyder
Fourth Thursday in Stewart
CHAS. F. SANDFORD
NOTARY PUBLIC
HERALD OFFICE
John Hovland
MINING
Hyder, Alasna
NOME GETS FIRST ALASKA
AIR MAIL SERVICE
Contracts for parrying the
mail from Nenana to Nome
during the breakup period this
spring have been awarded to
the Wien Airways of Fair
banks, it was announced re
cently by Governor Parks. The
service which calls for three
round trips was provided for
by a subsidy granted by the
1927 Alaska Legislature. The
contract calls for a trip leaving
Nenana April 10 and returning
not later than April 20; one
leaving April 23, and returning
not later than April 27; and
the third leaving 21 and re
turning May 25. Mail deliveries
are required at Nenana, Ruby,
Unalakleet, Keewalik and
Nome, but the intermmediate
stops can be omitted if weather
conditions are such that land
ings cannot be made. Rates of
fered by the successful bidder
are: Passengers 43 cents per
mile, and express one mill per
mile per pound, or approxi
mately 60 cents per pound,be
tween Nenana and Nome. The
territory pays a subsidy of
$750 for each trip.
A shipment of 600 leghorn
pullets was recently made by a
Seattle produce firm to Kodi
ak. This is believed to consti
tute one of the largest live
poultry shipments ever made to
Alaska.
PROFESSIONAL
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Attorney - at - Law
KETCHIKAN. ALASKA
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